Have you ever made a palette from a photo on ColourLovers? This tutorial is somewhat along the lines of that and it’s really easy! This works great for grabbing colors of a header or etsy banner to make a web design that matches the colors in the image. All you have to do is open a […]
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Photoshop Elements (PSE) Easy Color Overlay Tutorial
If you’ve ever wondered how to colorize a simple shape in Photo Shop Elements (PSE), this is the tutorial for you! It’s a fairly simple process. I did this as a quick reference for someone who inquired on how to do it, so the screen-shots are not re-sized. Just click on the images to see […]
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How to Install Photoshop Shapes
Depending on your operating system the path where your default Photo Shop custom shapes may differ. Please keep in mind that you don’t have to install your presets in this directory (folder). PS just defaults to it by nature, but will remember the path you browse to when loading resources from within PS. Edit: If […]
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Quick Tip: Working with Swatches
Many of us collect resources for graphic design, but I’ve not seen much mentioned about Adobe Swatch Exchage (ASE) or Adobe Color Files (ACO). I’d like to offer a quick tip, in case you were not aware of this preset format. Teapot Pattern Credits: Ransie3 I adore colourlovers, even though I’m a bit slower than […]
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