Best of Bittbox Part 1: High Resolution Photoshop Brushes

September 9th, 2008 Tom Okeefe

If you’re not already a fan of Bitbox Photoshop brushes you should be now.

Check them out and yes DOWNLOAD THEM NOW!!!

Scott Hansen “Progress” Barack Obama Poster

August 4th, 2008 Tom Okeefe

Let me be very clear that i do NOT support Obama but I do support kick ass design. I’ve always been a fan of Scott Hansens work.

He created a print this past May as part of a fund-raising effort for the Barack Obama campaign. Once completed, the poster was printed in a limited edition of 5000 and has since sold out.

Scott recently posted an article about the making of the “Progress” print. Go take a look and maybe you’ll become a Scott Hansen fan.

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Do you really suck in Photoshop?

April 10th, 2008 Tom Okeefe


In the latest saga from Donnie Hoyle (You Suck at Photoshop #10), Donnie puts things in perspective using Vanishing Point…

Printing in CS3: The inside scoop

June 8th, 2007 Tom Okeefe

John Nack gives the inside scoop on printing within CS3

Hang around the Photoshop booth at a trade show for 20 minutes and you’ll get a very clear message: the task of simply printing a photo to a desktop printer, getting just the results you saw on screen, is much harder than it should be. After fielding the hundredth question about setting up color management, then getting Photoshop and one’s printer driver to play well together, you’ll really want to get this situation sorted out

Thanks John!!!!!

Free High-Res Photoshop Brushes – Leaves

June 6th, 2007 Tom Okeefe

There are 10 photoshop brushes in the set, and most of them are 2500px in size.
Can’t get enough of photoshop brushes. Thanks BittBox.

Creating a PictoSketch in Photoshop

June 4th, 2007 Tom Okeefe

In this tutorial, you will learn how to take a digital photo and convert it into a realistic sketched drawing.  You will learn how to give the effect of a hand drawn picture by using filters and layers.

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Making Your Own Photoshop Brushes

June 3rd, 2007 Tom Okeefe

a simple easy to follow step-by-step in making your own Photoshop Brushes.

Creative Use of PNG Transparency in Web Design

June 1st, 2007 Tom Okeefe

By Jeff Croft

PNG, GIF, and JPEG
The PNG image has been widely overlooked by the web design community—and mostly for good reason. Until recently, it hasn’t been possible to take full advantage of the format and have it work reliably in all browsers. But, with proper PNG support in Internet Explorer 7, and some handy JavaScript and CSS tricks to account for older browsers, we can use PNG images to greatly enhance our design vocabulary.

What if I wanted to place my personal logo on all of my photographs? Yes, it’s possible to open each image in Photoshop, apply the logo, and resave the image. However, this becomes terribly impractical when dealing with thousands of images that are frequently updated—and sometimes updated when I’m nowhere near a computer (for example, when I send photos to Flickr via my cell phone). Wouldn’t it be nice if the logo were added automatically? PNG can help do just that.

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Make effects using the feather selection tool

June 1st, 2007 Tom Okeefe

In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial I will show you how to make a cool effect using the feather selection tool.

Looking Perfect, One Pixel at a Time

April 26th, 2007 Tom Okeefe

You really didn’t think she would look that good in person did you?

“…Professional photographers have relied on clever hands and sophisticated software to turn a good picture into something that stands out. Now, Web sites are selling professional retouching services. For $20 to $200 or more, anyone can get a tighter stomach, smoother skin and brighter teeth — at least in an image. In addition, a wide variety of programs make it possible for the average computer user to fix basic problems.”

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Loose Ends

April 25th, 2007 Tom Okeefe

Free Photoshop CS3 Tutorials
For those of you that have already made the jump to Adobe CS3 Like i have, here’s 3 free video tutorials over at Digital-Tutors to help you get accustomed to a few of the new tools. Also Adobe.com offers some free photoshop CS3 videos


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