Photoshop Video Tutorial : Change the colour of an object using Hue & Saturation
Posted by Jennifer | February 28, 2007
In this video tutorial, I’m taking a look at how to change the colour of an object by first of all selecting it and then using one of the image adjustment options to completely change the hue and saturation values.
Learn To Change The Colour Of Objects By Adjusting The Hue & Sat
Photoshop Tutorial: Transforming text
Posted by Jennifer | February 27, 2007
Some of my trainees are surprised to find that they can apply many transformations to text in Photoshop without having to rasterize the layer. You can Scale, Rotate, Skew, Warp, Flip Horizontal and Vertical and STILL go back and edit your type without any problems.
To apply transformations, make sure the Text layer is selected in the layers palette and then choose Edit > Transform. From there you can choose from all of the transformations listed above.
After you’ve made the transformation, you can edit the text again if necessary. Just select the type tool and click on the type you want to change.
If you want to use Distort or Perspective transformations, however, you will need to rasterize the layer first. Rasterizing means that you are converting vectors to a bitmapped (made up of pixels) image. To rasterise text, choose Layer > Rasterize > Type. Once the text is rasterized you can transform to your heart’s content.
Website Launch : Digital Design Cottage Blog
Posted by Jennifer Farley | February 26, 2007
The Digital Design Cottage Blog has been around for a few months now but I’m only officially announcing it today!
The blog includes Photoshop tips and tutorials and will soon have podcasts featuring Photoshop video lessons.
Photoshop Brushes : The Simpsons
Posted by Jennifer | February 26, 2007
I’ve just added a new set of Photoshop brushes to the download page of the main Digital Design Cottage site. This set features Springfield’s finest characters, over 20 different brushes - just in time for their movie debut later this year.
You can also download the zip file here.
Photoshop Quick Tip: Save time by making your own custom document sizes
Posted by Jennifer | February 25, 2007
When you create a new document, Photoshop offers you a pop-up list (the Preset option) of the most commonly used document sizes in terms of width, height, resolution and colour mode. This includes sizes such as A4, Letter and the more popular web page sizes. However, you will often find that you use other sizes over and over. So rather than type in the details each time, you can just enter the size and resolution you need, give it a name and then save it as a preset using the Save Preset dialog box.
For example, I sell t-shirts on CafePress. The size required for T-shirt designs is 10 inches by 10 inches and requires a resolution of 200 ppi. So I saved this as a preset called T-shirts and now it appears at the top of the list. You can make as many custom document sizes as you want, so save yourself some time and make some custom document sizes.
Photoshop File Download : Reusable Magnetic Poetry
Posted by Jennifer | February 23, 2007
Here’s a PSD file I created that you may like to use. It’s one tile based on the idea of magenetic fridge poetry. You can reuse it as much as you want and just change the text layer on the tile.
You can download a zipped version of the file here. Let me know if you find it useful.
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Hi, my name is Jennifer Farley and I am a designer and design instructor based in Ireland. Read more about Laughing Lion Design .
