January 2009 - Graphics Feeds - English

Weekend Widget: Photodex ProShow Producer

Last week I gave a quick mention to Photodex ProShow Producer . Today I want to talk a little bit more about it. Have you ever wanted to create a slideshow set to music? I bet most of you have at least thought of doing this a few times. There are a number...

Published Sat, Jan 31 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Filed under: weekend-widget

Font Friday: Presidente Tequila

After a week in Mexico, the best thing to talk about may not be tequila. Nevertheless, I thought you might enjoy the Presidente Tequila font . The good news is that overuse of the font may lead to bad design, but at least you won't wake up on the...

Published Fri, Jan 30 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Filed under: font-friday

Great designed Bags & Beads

Red velvet handbag by Gabrielas Bags & Beads If you like to look at great original hand crafted bags and beads, then here is a website to explore. Gabriela´s Bags & beads >. On the website Gabriela both show and sell her own designed goods...

Published Thu, Jan 29 2009 15:35 by Stefan Lindblad - Art and Illustration

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Thursday Tip: Re-Ordering Pages in CorelDRAW

As with most tasks, there is more than one way to re-order pages in CorelDRAW. One of the quickest ways is to use the page markers at the lower left of your screen. Simply click on the page marker of the page you want to move and drag it to where you...

Published Thu, Jan 29 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Filed under: thursday-tip

Hump Day Hardware: Core i7 Memory

My time away from the office is almost over. Today will be my last day at the SGS Show in Rancho Bernardo, California and I'm definitely ready to head home. Even during these travels, the blog must go on. I'm in the middle of a series talking...

Published Wed, Jan 28 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Filed under: hump-day-hardware

Tutorial Tuesday: Whiten Teeth in Corel PHOTO-PAINT

If you go to the local drug store, you'll find a number of products geared towards whitening teeth. My dentist also offers services for whitening teeth. Those take time and/or money to get your teeth white. Today I'm directing you to a tutorial...

Published Tue, Jan 27 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Filed under: tutorial-tuesday

Faking Depth-of-Field Effects in Corel PHOTO-PAINT

By Steve Bain Few things can make a professional design or layout look more amateurish than blurry pictures. But, intentionally blurring certain areas of a picture can help focus attention on other picture elements. Here's a technique you can use...

Published Mon, Jan 26 2009 17:53 by CorelDRAW! Tips, Tricks & Tutorials

Filed under: Technique, photo-paint, Special Effects, Basic, Beginner, Quick Tip, Touch-up Brush, Retouching, Image Retouching, Depth effect, Depth of field, Gaussian blur

Monday Macro: Lev's Macro Solutions Web Graph

Later this morning I'll be attending the first day of the SGS show in Rancho Bernardo, California. It is geared towards sign professionals and I can't wait to learn more and meet others in the industry. When I think of creating a graph, I'm...

Published Mon, Jan 26 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Filed under: macro-monday

Laptop screens and colour palettes illustrating

Ask yourself how many times you have been sitting with a badly calibrated screen, colouring an illustration in Corel Photo-Paint, worked for ours, only to see how it comes out to bright or just simply with the wrong colours, especially when you look at...

Published Sun, Jan 25 2009 7:24 by Stefan Lindblad - Art and Illustration

Filed under: illustration, CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Sunday Stock: Freedom

Yesterday we returned from the CorelDRAW Unleashed Boot Camp Cruise and I immediately went to the ISS show in Long Beach to check out some of the latest products in the world of sportswear. That led me to today's design, Freedom , which would look...

Published Sun, Jan 25 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Filed under: sunday-stock

Weekend Widget: Bibble Pro

Only a few more hours and the Norwegian Star will once again be docked in Long Beach and the CorelDRAW Unleashed Boot Camp Cruise will be over. One aspect of the training was having each student take pictures during the cruise and we combined those all...

Published Sat, Jan 24 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Filed under: weekend-widget

Book tip, the creative digital darkroom

Okey, there are not so many books written about photography using Corel Photo-Paint X4 as a program to work with photographs, in a digital darkroom environment. This on the other hand doesnt mean you cant use a book, in this case the book "The Creative...

Published Fri, Jan 23 2009 2:28 by Stefan Lindblad - Art and Illustration

Filed under: Miscellaneous, CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Font Friday: Frosty

I'm going to continue with last week's theme as I present today's font. It does seem a little bit strange as our CorelDRAW Unleashed Boot Camp Cruise continues the journey back to Long Beach from the warm weather in Mexico. Frosty adds a few...

Published Fri, Jan 23 2009 1:00 by Graphics Unleashed

Custom Sprayers Can Add Real Drawing Power

By Steve Bain There’s nothing better than harnessing the power of your computer to create hundreds or even thousands of objects in the blink of an eye. CorelDRAW’s Artistic Media Tool sprayer enables you to do just that. You can ’spray’...

Published Thu, Jan 22 2009 10:24 by CorelDRAW! Tips, Tricks & Tutorials

Filed under: coreldraw, illustration, Advanced, Special Effects, Tips, Feature, New Media, Artistic Media Tool, Sprayer

LED: Field Light At Night

Figure out how you are going to expose that unusual lighting situation before you get into the field. And, of course, a new Lightroom preset. I really wanted to write an article about shooting frogs in Costa Rica but alas, I have to settle for writing...

Published Thu, Jan 22 2009 9:19 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, lighting, lightroom, Costa Rica, preset, white balance, night, LED, frog