There are many ways to create seamless patterns in Illustrator, but I‘ve found many of them to be too simple and limiting, or even worse, too complicated. Through practice and experimentation, I‘ve found a method that gives me the creative flexibility I‘m looking for, but is also easy enough to be achieved in minutes instead…
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By Karl Rosencrants One thing we all dream about having is porcelain smooth skin. That is, for the models on our design layouts! Here is a great technique for giving any model that “movie star skin” makeover that doesn‘t require hours with the clone stamp and healing brush.
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There’s realism, and then there are wrinkles. When we edit a portrait, we aim to make the subject look vibrant and authentic. We are not trying to smooth the model’s skin to make it as smooth as a newborn. In this demonstration of Adobe Photoshop’s Clone Stamp tool, we will work on separate layers as…
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© CBurkhardt/Bigstock By Lawrence Wee HDR, or high dynamic range, images are created in a two-step process: the capturing of multiple images of a singular scene in the camera, and then off-camera processing. This article will address the first step, how you should take photos for HDR creation. To make a good HDR image, the…
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Come visit Bigstock at booth 242 at Photoshop World in Las Vegas, NV! We’ll be joining hundreds of our friends from September 1-3, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. As Photoshop enthusiasts enjoy seminars by the world’s leading Photoshop experts, we’ll be there to talk about the ways that photographers and illustrators can…
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Come visit Bigstock at booth 242 at Photoshop World in Las Vegas, NV! We’ll be joining hundreds of our friends from September 1-3, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. As Photoshop enthusiasts enjoy seminars by the world’s leading Photoshop experts, we’ll be there to talk about the many ways you can use the…
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Even if you use Adobe Illustrator all the time, it can be hard to remember the keyboard shortcuts that make the program so much faster to use. We’re here to help. Bigstock has created a handy quick-reference card you can print out, pin to your wall, and refer to for guidance when you’re working on…
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw and color a face in Adobe Illustrator. By Natasha R. Graham Let‘s take the mystery out of creating a vector face using Illustrator. Although there is no single way of doing it, I will guide you step-by-step from sketch to the finished illustration using the magnificent…
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License and download this image © Glen Gaffney/Bigstock They go fast. They go high. They hit hard. They take chances that no one else will take. They know that the only true limit is the belief that there are limits. Setbacks are mere stepping stones to a path to greatness. These are the athletes who…
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© Nico Smit/Bigstock Bigstock photographers have done a wonderful job capturing the colorful, diverse and emotional lives of animals. We hope you enjoy this showcase of 14 amazing wildlife photographs. We also want to share over 40 of our favorite wildlife images with you. © Warren Price/Bigstock © Patries Dubbeldam/Bigstock © Nico Smit/Bigstock © Sascha…
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