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Help with identifying how this mobile game art was created

I love this artwork and would like to understand how it was created: Some looks hand-drawn. For example the shading on the bottom of the bird and in the moon's craters. Some looks like vector ...
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Retaining rounded rectangle shape - Flash CS5

I've got a rounded rectangle, I want to make it wider without distorting the corners round-ness, however when I just change the size of the shape, it distorts the corner's shape. How can I do this? ...
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Photoshop: How do I edit a path once it is closed?

I have closed a path, and it now appears in my Paths pane. However, I have no idea how to go back and bring up the anchor points again in order to edit it. Having clicked on the path itself, it simply ...
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How do I use the pen tool to draw a shape?

How does one create a shape in photoshop? The two ends of my shape are not closing. Can someone please tell me the principles of working with the pen tool?
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Best way to create a shadow (depth) effect in Illustrator?

I'm working on a logo and trying to give the logo shape a 3D'ish depth effect. Here is what I currently have: Regular size: Larger size: The way I'm currently achieving this effect is by creating ...
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How do I create a rectangle with a trapezoid bottom in gimp?

Using gimp 2.6.11 on Windows. How do I create a rectangle with a trapezoid bottom? I understand to make shapes I should make a selection and then stroke it, but how do I make a selection of this ...
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How do you make image masks?

I have a hexagon in my logo, but it's empty. I'd like to insert some random bits of code or hexadecimal digits in the spirit of some internet pics. Can anyone recommend simple ways to insert some ...
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How do I create a shape within a shape that has the same layer effects? [duplicate]

I wish to create a bookmark shape within a bar shape and make it look like it is "part" of the underlying bar shape, i.e. It conforms to the same gradient, but is only a different color. I created ...
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What's the best way to intersect a box shape layer?

I'm attempting to create a login box based on the below, but with a line (in the same style as the outer stroke) dividing the two sections. Is the best way to do this to literally draw a line as a new ...
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How do I curve a vector line in Fireworks?

I've been using Fireworks for a long time, but mostly for basic edits and web exports. I want to do more with it. I'm just trying to create a vector version of the Dribbble logo entirely in Fireworks, ...
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How to edit a closed shape drawn by Path Tool in GIMP?

I created a custom shape with custom pattern with the following steps: Drawing the border lines with Path Tool Making a closed shape by Selection from Path Selecting the closed shape with Magic Wand ...
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Merge different coloured shapes w/ illustrator CS5

I'm trying to merge 4 different coloured shapes so I can apply a warp to them. By warp I mean; make them look like there going off into the distance. However, pathfinder turns the shape into one ...
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What is the name of this type of shadow? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Photoshop curved Shadow I've seen these a lot recently and I want to learn how to create them in Photoshop! Here's the image I'm talking about:
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Mysterious line next to shape after saving for web in Illustrator

So I have got the .ai file from our designer and I have to save it to a specific size to then be used on a website. I have aligned all shapes to pixel raster (not sure if this is required) and I have ...
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Photoshop shape segment with gradient

How can I create a slice-like area within a shape in Photoshop and apply a gradient to it. Here is an example - the black area: I've tried to create one light grey shape and one black shape on a ...
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Photoshop remove inner border from selection

I was wondering how could I achieve to have a unique selection from a "border".. Better: How could I switch from a "ring" shaped selection to a "circle" one??
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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 create a custom gradient pattern in Photoshop CS5?

Is it possible to start a gradient (in a layer mask) from, for example, a bent shape. So that the "fade" itself will not be straight but rather a bit curved. I hope the question is understandable, ...
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Extract path from shape, and preferably merge it with another path from a shape

I have to different shapes, one that looks like a drop and one that is a square. The drop was made using the pen tool. Now I want to merge these two shapes, combine their paths to create the illusion ...
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How can i change the radius of the rounded rectangle on AI [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to modify the corner radius on rounded rectangle in Illustrator? can't seem to manupulate the rounded rectangle on Adobe Illustrator... forgot the shortcut! Any ...
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How common is the capability of creating true curves? [closed]

Say that I want to create a perfect sphere or a perfect torus. How common is support for objects like this in any 3D modeling program?

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