Create Visual Interest with Masks in Photoshop

Sep 19, 2011 No Comments by

Today I’ll show you some fun masking techniques using Adobe Photoshop. I’ll show you how to create some visual interest and depth to a design by overlapping and masking elements.    

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How to Design a Glossy Button

Jul 13, 2011 2 Comments by

Today I’d like to show you one of my favorite ways to design buttons. The end result is a nice and simple glossy button. This technique is very easy and even though I’m demonstrating it in Adobe Photoshop, you can follow the same steps in other applications as well. Hope you enjoy!

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How to Clip out People Images in Photoshop

Apr 25, 2011 1 Comment by

Have you ever wondered how to cutout an object from a background? In this tutorial I show a quick and effective way to remove a background using Adobe Photoshop. Want pre-clipped People Pictures? Check out our People Pictures.

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Don’t use Gratuitous Images in eLearning

Oct 12, 2009 2 Comments

We’ve all heard the phrase, a picture is worth a thousand words. Graphics are great training tools and can make the difference between an average course and a great course. The true test of an graphic: Can the learner look at the image and understand the concept of the training page without reading the text? If [...]

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Graphics: Adding Reflections

Mar 23, 2009 1 Comment

A popular graphics effect used today is adding a reflection to a logo/graphic. This technique adds some depth to the image and ultimately, makes it more engaging. There are multiple techniques to create this…here is one way using Adobe Photoshop. Step 1 Make a copy of the object that you want to add a reflection [...]

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