A how-to is an informal, often short, description of how to accomplish some specific task, usually meant to help non-experts.
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How can I create an abstract sea/wave effect in a free vector package?
I'm looking to create a vector (ideally) illustration with an abstract sea, much like this (not the dolphins or sun):
How can I go about this using free tools such as Inkscape?
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What copyright considerations should I take when putting work on a personal blog?
I've just started with graphic design, and I want to put some of the stuff I'm doing up on a Tumblr blog. I'm also taking some classes and doing a Certificate Program at MCAD soon, and want to form ...
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How do I create a polygon tessellation pattern in Adobe Illustrator?
I have no idea what they call this so I'm not having much success with searching. But lets start with an example with this site:
Image from pixden.com
Does anybody know how to create this and if it ...
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Adobe Illustrator error creating text constrained by shape (Area Type Tool)
I am newer than new to Illustrator, but am trying nontheless to design a logo for my friend.
The most basic of operations is to create an ellipse, correct?
I have created a circle with this tool, ...
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How to space objects logarithmically / exponentially in Illustrator?
I'm working on a chart that has to be on a base-10 log scale (meaning, the divisions are at 1, 10, 100, 1000 instead of 10, 20, 30, 40), and I'm trying to make it more intuitive and obvious to people ...
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is there an easy way or photoshop plugin to distribute words in evenly spaced formation
I try to do it mostly with words but sometimes have to do it with other things too. How do you equally space out things automatically, I Know how to evenly distribute from the center of every ...
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How do you paste inside of a layer mask in Photoshop
I was trying to paste some pattern that I made inside another layer. But each time I pasted, it ended up on the layer selected instead of its layer mask even when mask was selected.
I have Photoshop ...
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can i add these features to photoshop somehow…or can it be done & i just dont know [closed]
ability to arrange stuff with equal spacing based on actual space
and not the center.
ability to bring the back handle bar to default as you can do with
front handle bar when you have pen tool ...
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detailing pencil sketches on the computer
Forgive me for i'm not especially talented with graphic design. I was trying to make some icons for my mobile app which more or less is following a chalkboard theme. I thought that it would be easiest ...
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How to construct logos/letterforms with circles?
I've always wondered how to create these kind of logos - based on circles and a grid:
How do I connect the circles in the 'U' here and clean up the paths afterwards?
The connection could be done ...
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How to edit an animated gif in gimp to include transparency?
I have an ajax spinner which unfortunately has a white background in the corners. I want to remove the white and make it transparent using GIMP. How can I go about doing that? I tried opening it in ...
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How to select a layer in photoshop?
In Photoshop, if you choose View > Show > Layer Edges, a blue border will appear around the currently-selected layer. Is there a way to make the marquee tool select that exact area? I know I can ...
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replace single color
How do I replace a single Color in photoshop!?
All, and I really mean all, sites I find with Google either use the replace color tool box (which just replaces hue), the replace color tool (which just ...
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How to manage game graphics projects [closed]
We are a recent game development startup company & have created a team of 7 graphics designers with a background in fine arts. We are right now in process of creating a multilevel game for iOS ...
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How to create Screenshot shadow/mirror? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to create fake reflections?
I am trying to create a shadow/mirror of a screenshot in Photoshop.. For example:
For example:
How to do this?
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Making a line drawing or vector image from photograph
I'm trying to create shooting target-style single-color images from digital pictures of animals. Once I've lifted the image from the background, what are ways I could turn it into a simple line ...
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Which program to use for a 3D logo
I am starting to develop a logo, but I want to know the best medium to work with. The size of the logo should never have to exceed 500 x 500 pixels, so I'm not sure if that should be taken into ...
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How to change border color of this image in Photoshop?
I have a button image in a PSD file. The image is in single layer.
I want to change the color of the border to a bright green color.
How do I do that in Photoshop?
Thanks!
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How do I preserve transparency over a 'paste' operation in photoshop?
Basic situation:
I have an image with a complex alpha channel (ie. feathered, complex non-linear edges).
I have an image I want to overlay on top of the first image using a blend option like ...
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Create a smooth connection (blend) between open paths in Illustrator
I'm trying to connect two open paths with a perfectly smooth curve. It is an easy task in CAD/3D software, But I can't figure out a way to accomplish that in Illustrator.
The top part of the image is ...
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Sharper lines in a scanned diagram
Complete newbie question here... I have a black-and-white diagram (floor plans) scanned from a printout. It's mostly OK, but some of the lines are visibly faded or blurred in places, so it "looks" ...
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How do you create a photo that looks like it is being painted?
I came across a photo that looks like it is being painted. I like the look and would like to replicate it with one of my pictures, the question is how is this done or created? I am using Photoshop ...
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What combination of PS filters can achieve this?
Is it possible to achieve this effect using a few filter combinations in Photoshop?
http://cl.ly/183m2V253O1U2u0j2642
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How to create this effect in photoshop CS5
First let me start off by saying that I'm a programmer and have very little experience with Photoshop, so thanks for helping me out! I'm trying to create a background for my main view, but I'm not ...
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Converting Wiki to DTP format
I am looking for a way to convert Wiki to a DTP format - what is the most efficient (fast but preserving all of the document elements) way to do that? The "DTP format" can be any format used in the ...
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Illustrator CS5 blend tool problems
I'm trying to create a 'chain' like pattern that arcs round using the blend tool in Illustrator cs5.
This is what I get (the straight chain is the one I would like to replicate). The blend tool ...
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Photoshop: can I move the anchor location for a Canvas Resize using only the keyboard?
In Photoshop, when you change the canvas size, is there a way to move the anchor point using only the keyboard?
cmd+alt+c opens the Canvas Size dialog, and I can tab to the dimension fields and ...
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How can I reverse engineer drop shadow to reproduce the same effect on another image?
I have the following image that is displayed in along similar images. Each image links to a tourism brochure. I've been tasked into adding a new brochure with its own image.
Each image features ...
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How to enlarge image without distorting it?
I would like to double the size of this image without causing any pixelization.
Can you please let me know how can it be done?
Thanks!
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Add gradients to an object in Pixelmator?
I'm a new to graphic design and I'm whipping up a quick icon for an app kinda thing. I created a rounded rectangle shape. Next I need to add a slight gradient to it to make it look neat. I have to ...
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How can I create 2 small circles on the left and right hand side of another circle?
How can I create 2 small circles on the left and right hand side of another circle, equally spaced horizontally and vertically just like two ears on the side of a face?
I'm using Adobe Photoshop CS3.
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Can I extract shadows from a texture to make a transparent image (png)?
I have this image:
And I would like to extract the dark parts (shadows) to make a transparency consisting of black pixels at different alpha channel values. Here is a crude example image of what I ...
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put shape at intersections on rectangular grid in Illustrator
I have got my rectangular grid in Adobe Illustrator CS3 on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3:
Rectangular grid:
How do I make it so that it puts a shape/dot/object on the intersections, where the lines meet ...
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What does “art will be arched 12%” and how do I do it in Photoshop (or other)?
I have some drinking mugs that can hold artwork in the liner. I have just the mugs, not any pre-printed art. The artwork template (here is the PDF) states
After submission of artwork, art will be ...
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Adjusting stroke width for square and rectangle tool in Inkscape?
I am creating a favicon via Inkscape using "icon_16x16". I would like to put a border around the image and fill it in with another color. I have attempted to use the "square and rectangle" tool but ...
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Adobe Illustrator CS5 | how simplify and remove duplicates in the path
At first, sorry for my bad english =)
I have a path as seen in this screenshot:
After "release compound path", I have multiple segments of path, but each segment consists of several superimposed on ...
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Exporting groups of layers from a PSD to a single PNG file using Photoshop
What is the fastest way by which I can save a group of layers as a single PNG with empty spaces around the group of layers trimmed. I know I can run a script to export every single layer to a PNG, ...
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Create a labeled grid in Gimp [closed]
Is there a way to create a Grid in Gimp, that will also show a coordinate label ( [1,7] for example)? Thanks
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How do I create realistic looking gold in Photoshop?
How do you make a realistic looking Gold in Photoshop? I have tried using Layer Styles and using Gradient Overlay > Metallic Styles > Gold but at best that looks just okay and many time not the best. ...
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Photoshop CS5 - how to “normalize” colors in an image to reduce the noise?
New to photoshop so bear with me...
I have a scanned image that, ideally, should be just three colors: red, black, and white. The original was a pen an ink drawing and the act of scanning added all ...
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How to make a metallic gradient in photoshop
I have a line drawing of a brass instrument:
and I'd like to give it a glossy brass-like texture.
What tools could I use on Photoshop CS5? I tried filling it with gradients, and then adding a ...
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How to get this blur texture effect in photoshop?
I'm trying to get an image to look similar to this photo:
I'd guess they took a picture of the monitor with a regular camera. But I'm more interested to know what effects / filters they used to get ...
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How can I replicate the label of this bottle in Illustrator?
I'm trying to replicate the label of the water bottle shown here:
I would like to recreate it in Illustrator. I've tried a few different methods with mixed results, none of which are really a match ...
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How do I match image brightness in Photoshop?
Say I have an image that had it's brightness adjusted. I also have a small portion of the original unmodified image like this:
Is there a way in Photoshop CS5 to have the image's brightness ...
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How do I change RGB value without changing the Alpha channel?
I would like to know how can I change color of RGBA image when alpha channel will be unchanged for each pixel. If I use Paint Box Tool it will set alpha channel for all pixels to constant value.
Look ...
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How to create this grainy & pixelated effect?
How do you recreate the effect as seen in this picture through Photoshop? I'm talking about the grainy texture...
I tried using noise filter and played with layer blends, but the result is less ...
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How can I create a large-size water cuastics texture for animation?
I'm really having a hard time trying to find SOMETHING on how to create a fairly decent water caustics effect for an animation. The only thing I've found is a program that generates textures for me ...
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How to fill color in this bottle using Photoshop?
I want to fill "ink" (color) into this empty ink bottle using Photoshop?
Please let me know the steps.
Thanks!
