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How to use the pen tool in pixelmator?
In Photoshop when I want to cut out part of a picture I can easily move along the edges with the pen tool and draw my curves - not so easy with Pixelmator. Especially the alt-key does not do anything ...
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Colors appear differently on webpage when saving in sRGB
I've made a webpage with an image next to text, set as the same color I thought I had used for the image. However when I looked at the webpage on Safari (on Mac) I noticed that the actual color of the ...
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Keep black lines, make other colours transparent
Here is a sample image :
The white background is actually transparent.
I'd like to keep only the black lines and surfaces, and make all other colours transparent.
Is it possible to do this ?
I'm ...
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How to select everything around a shape in Pixelmator?
Using Pixelmator, quite often I need to draw a shape and then select everything around that shape to apply a filter or change hue/contrast. Is there an easy way to select everything around a shape, ...
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Graphic Design Books for Digital Images
I'm using Pixelmator instead of Photoshop. The problem is there are no books on learning Pixelmator. Is there a book that teaches design techniques that is not centered around Photoshop? Where can I ...
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Generate Parallel lines in Pixelmator
I need to generate parallel lines with gap of 18px in Pixelmator for the purpose of baseline. Is there any quick way like transform in Illustrator or pattern in PS? Is it possible to generate guides ...
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Pixellation in font for iPhone wallpaper
I'm trying to create an iPhone wallpaper from an image. (iPhone 4, retina display)
I've already found the resolution, which is 640 x 960, but the problem is that when I export the image out of ...
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pick color with alpha value
I need to know the color-values of a certain pixel in a PNG including the alpha value. But if I use pixelmator's color picker, the alpha value is not available.
Where can I find that information?
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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 do I crop an image with just one or a few layers with Pixelmator?
The task I'm trying to achieve with Pixelmator is opening up a PSD and quickly (because I generally have to do it a lot) crop a piece of the image but also removing layers that I don't want in the ...
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Is pixelmator a viable alternative for photoshop?
I've always been a photoshop user, i know the ins and outs and know my way around all the tools i need for my webdesign work. But now i'm faced with a dilemma, for my new job i haven't got the budget ...
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Can Pixelmator handle Photoshop layer styles?
Can Pixelmator handle Photoshop layer styles? How compatible is Pixelmator with the rest of Photoshop and the other Adobe graphics programs?
