Not sure what the big deal is about printing metal? Here are five critical reasons no print studio can afford to not offer their customers metal prints. Let’s talk metal. Not Iron Maiden (although we’d love to do that, too), but printing metal at your printmaking business. We’ve been having […]
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By popular demand, we’re adding a few new sizes of Allure to your full line-up of options for creating stunning metal prints. Allure Fine Art Metal is the ideal solution for extremely high-quality metal prints. Traditionally, metal prints have been created through the dye sublimation process, but there are a […]
Allure direct-print metal is the ideal solution for extremely high-quality metal prints. Traditionally the dye sublimation process has been used to attain a sellable metal print. There are a number of notable benefits that you gain by being able to print directly to metal: Use the highest quality OEM pigmented […]
Introducing full bleed Allure Photo Panels – how to print edge to edge on Allure, complete with photo instructions! You asked and we listened! Now you can print edge to edge on Allure Photo Panels without the need for a shear. Before, the aqueous metal panels came with a half […]
How to use Layers in Photoshop – instructions on how to effectively use the layers tool by setting up a new document in photoshop, utilizing layer order and opacity, and more! If you’re not using Layers in Photoshop, you are barely scratching the surface of this powerful imaging software. Layers […]
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A process comparison between traditional painting and digital painting and then an in-depth study of image preparation, underpainting, object development, detailing, output media, and more. I was a classically trained painter long before software was developed for artists. When I discovered Corel Painter, back when it was owned and developed […]
How to use the Pen Tool in Photoshop – overview of the pen tool and then a demonstration of using detailed paths to create a composite image. The Pen Tool is the only vector selection tool in Photoshop, which means that it creates paths instead of groupings or grids of […]
How to use the Transform Tool in Photoshop – overview of the transform tool and then a demonstration of transforming features of a portrait. The Transform tool allows for multiple resizing, scaling, warping and perspective changes within one continuous operation. The complex assortment of options, plus Keyboard Shortcuts, provide effortless […]
Master the elements of type using Photoshop’s Character panel – faux styles, OpenType options, anti-aliasing, and more! It’s easy to identify what makes bad typography so bad. We’ve all had to shield our eyes from the burning glare of a website with bright red italicized Comic Sans font. Identifying what […]