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	Luke Ahearn view bio Adobe Photoshop Creating Clouds with Transparency In this article, noted author and game developer, Luke Ahearn demonstrates Creating Clouds, Lens Flares, and other effects with transparency and/or transparent pixels using Adobe Photoshop. Tutorial back to top

	Brian Artka view bio Adobe Photoshop The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers Brian Artka takes a look at The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby. ~ Read this review for details on whether or not you should grab a copy of this book... Review back to top

	Lee Brimelow view bio Adobe Flash Creating A Simple Video Player Interface In this tutorial Lee Brimelow explains how to create a simple video player interface in Photoshop, and then import it into your Flash project. Tutorial, Video Tutorial back to top

	Abraham Chaffin view bio Adobe Photoshop Designing a Website in Photoshop This Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show how to use Photoshop to design a website that will be exported as HTML and image slices. The web page can be brought into an HTML editor program such as Adobe Dreamweaver to be modified. This is an Adobe Photoshop web design tutorial showing how to design, create and save a web page with Photoshop. Tutorial back to top

	James Diefenderfer view bio Adobe Photoshop James Diefenderfer reviews: Photoshop 7 Upgrade Essentials James Diefenderfer takes a look at Photoshop 7 Upgrade Essentials by Vicki Loader & Barry Huggins published by Friends of Ed. How often do you come across a computer book that actually makes you explore just for the sake of learning what's new even if you may never use that particular feature? Read why James gave this book such high marks. Review back to top

	Aaron Fisher view bio Adobe Photoshop Aaron Fisher reviews: Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors Aaron Fisher reviews: Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors by Richard Harrington and published by CMP Books. Aaron concludes with, '' This is one book every Photoshop user should have in their arsenal..'' Review back to top

	Mike Gondek view bio Adobe Photoshop Photoshop CS3: Photo Effects Cookbook CreativeCOW leader, Mike Gondek examines Photoshop CS3: Photo Effects Cookbook by Tim Shelbourne and published by O'Reilly Media, Inc. Find out why Mike says, ''...after seeing this book, it has me interested in checking out the rest of the cookbook series from O'Reilly. You'll want to also.'' Review Adobe Photoshop Mike Gondek reviews Total Training Photoshop CS Adobe has updated Photoshop to version 8, officially known as Photoshop CS. Total Training is on top of the situation bringing what Mike Gondek considers the best Photoshop training resource available. Review Adobe Photoshop Mike Gondek reviews: Digital Photography Hacks by Derrick Story CreativeCOW leader, Mike Gondek examines Digital Photography Hacks: 101 industrial Strength Tips & Tools by Derrick Story and published by O'Reilly, (2004, 332 pages). Read on to find out why Mike says, ''If you have a digital camera and want to improve your images learning from a book written in an easy to read format, then you will enjoy this book. Review Adobe Photoshop Mike Gondek reviews: Photoshop 7 Killer Tips by Scott Kelby & Felix Nelson CreativeCOW leader, Mike Gondek examines Photoshop 7 Killer Tips by Scott Kelby & Felix Nelson and published by New Riders, (2003, 210 pages). Read on to find out why Mike says, ''Everyone who owns Photoshop should get this book.'' Review back to top

	Richard Harrington view bio Adobe Photoshop Professional Motion Control In this article, Richard Harrington demonstrates a quick tip on how to combine Photoshop and After Effects to achieve high-quality motion control in those documentary-style pan and zooms. Copyright 2003 by CMP Books, excerpted with permission from "Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors" by Richard Harrington, ISBN 1-57820-209-4 No part of this material may be reproduced or distributed in any form. Tutorial Adobe Photoshop How to Create that Ripped Edges Effect In this article, Richard Harrington demonstrates a quick tip on how to create that Ripped Paper Effect. Copyright 2003 by CMP Books, excerpted with permission from ''Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors'' by Richard Harrington, ISBN 1-57820-209-4 No part of this material may be reproduced or distributed in any form. Tutorial back to top

	Jim Harvey view bio Adobe Photoshop Photoshop CS2 Gone Wild In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Jim Harvey reviews Photoshop CS2 Gone Wild by Sherry London, by Wiley Publishing; Bk&CD-Rom edition (November 7, 2005), 400 pages, ISBN: 0764598139, and reveals, ''The book is laid out nicely, and it's certainly well written. There are top quality photographs and illustrations throughout the book that make the instructions as clear as possible. From a production value standpoint the book is a 10''. Jim does have some reservations, though, so read on to see his complete picture of the book. Review Adobe Photoshop 123Di Training Course for Digital Photography Reviewed In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Jim Harvey reviews 123Di Training Course for Digital Photography and discovers ''a delightful course that covered the Basics, the Intermediate and the Advanced aspects of Digital image acquisition, but had done so in a very interesting and well laid out program that is like nothing that I've ever seen before!'' ... A five COW recommendation for a powerful Photoshop training tool. Review Adobe Photoshop Jim Harvey reviews After Effects & Photoshop by Jeff Foster In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Jim Harvey reviews After Effects & Photoshop: Animation and Production Effects for DV and Film written by Jeff Foster, and published by Sybex Inc., 384 pages, April 2004, ISBN: 0782143172. "This is a serious book. I've reviewed a lot of books of the years and every now and then one comes along that you really have to buckle down and get your head into it. This is one of those books. Jeff Foster has written some 300 odd pages about using Photoshop to produce serious animation for your DV projects in conjunction with After Effects." Review Adobe Photoshop Jim Harvey reviews Photoshop CS: Killer Tips by Scott Kelby and Felix Nelson Creativecow's contributing editor, Jim Harvey takes a look at Photoshop CS: Killer Tips by Scott Kelby and Felix Nelson. ~ This book is published by New Riders. Jim gives this book 4 1/2 COWs and says, "...This is a must have if you are a CS user." Review Adobe Photoshop Jim Harvey reviews Adobe Photoshop Advanced Artistry by Jayse Hansen Jim Harvey takes a look at Adobe Photoshop Advanced Artistry -- a 2 CD set by Jayse Hansen published by Virtual Training Company (VTC). Read why Jim says, "...at last the more advanced Photoshop users can get solid information and instruction without having to wade through the same old hacks." But don't think it's just for advanced users, read on to find out why. Review Adobe Photoshop Jim Harvey reviewsThe Photoshop Show by Russell Brown Jim Harvey takes a look at The Photoshop Show by Russell Brown. ~ This book is published by Adobe Press. Jim concludes with, ''...All in all, I'd recommend this book to anyone who uses Photoshop on a regular or irregular basis.'' Review Adobe Photoshop Jim Harvey reviews Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby Jim Harvey takes a look at Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby published by New Riders. Read why Jim says, ''...if you are looking for an easy to understand book, with tutorials that won't take you all night to complete, then the Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks book should find its way to your library.'' Review Adobe Photoshop Jim Harvey reviews Photoshop 7 WOW! Book Jim Harvey takes a look at Photoshop 7 WOW! Book by Jack Davis. ~ This book is published by Peachpit Press. Read why Jim says, ''There really isn't enough room to detail all the features that this book contains. It is the most comprehensive and well written book on the subject that I've come across.'' Review back to top

	Tim Johnson view bio Adobe Photoshop Tim Johnson reviews Adobe Photoshop Tips & Tricks from Total Training Tim Johnson takes a look at Adobe Photoshop Tips & Tricks from Total Training and concludes "...this training will more than likely pay for itself within the first 20 minutes of viewing." Read on to find out why Tim gives this training set a 5-COW rating! Review back to top

	Leonard King view bio Adobe Photoshop Part One: Animating a Signature using Photoshop and Premiere One of the questions that gets asked time and again by users of Adobe Premiere involves creating animated handwritten text. Most of the time the immediate response is ''look into buying After Effects.'' However, if the budget doesn't stretch to new software, it is possible to create a quality handwritten text effect in Premiere, albeit using Photoshop, and a fair bit of work. In this article, Leonard King guides us through the steps. This is Part One of a two part tutorial. Tutorial back to top

	Jannis Labelle view bio Adobe Photoshop Jannis Labelle reviews Dogwaffle Jannis Labelle takes a look at a new paint program called Dogwaffle. Jannis was quite surprised that Dogwaffle would have such power for only $45. Forget about comparing it with other more established programs, if you want to have fun painting, you'll find it with Dogwaffle Review back to top

	George Loch view bio Adobe Photoshop Photoshop for Digital Video: Creative Solutions for Professional Results In this article, CreativeCOW leader George Loch reviews Photoshop for Digital Video: Creative Solutions for Professional Results by Mike Gondek, Archie Cocke, and published by Focal Press, 272 pages, September 2004, ISBN: 0240806336, and begins with "Wherever you are in videography food chain, chances are that you are dealing with graphics, text and pictures to some degree. If you have had any experience with these items in production you are most likely aware of the potential traps and snares they can create. Photoshop for digital video is a great resource for instruction in dealing with these issues. Read on to find out why." Review Adobe Photoshop Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors 2nd edition George Loch examines Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors, 2nd edition, written by Richard Harrington and published by CMP Books, (2004, 336 pages). Read on to find out why George says, ''Why another Photoshop Book? ...This book is for the editor, videographer or even a producer who wants to improve the quality of their productions in a very practical way." Review back to top

	Franklin McMahon view bio Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Design Secrets: Layout Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows layout design techniques including color schemes, font selection and alignment. This is part three of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Design Secrets: Layer Styles Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon goes over gradient and color overlay styles. This is part two of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Design Secrets: Fonts Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to make your text look great with kerning, double bold, faux and styles. This is part one of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Secrets: Photo Effects Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to use Adobe Photoshop CS2 to add image accents and highlights. Tools covered include mask mode, blur, selective blur, sharpen, dodge, burn and the fiber render engine. This is part three of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Secrets: Animation Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to use Adobe Photoshop CS2 to create animations right in Photoshop and export them to GIF and FLASH format. This is part two of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Secrets: Compositing Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS2 using photo merge and the place command. This is part one of a three-part series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Digital Photo Drama - Part Two Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to add drama to your digital photos with Adobe Photoshop CS2 using rotate, exposure, cropping, shadows and highlights, levels and text. This is part two of a two-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Digital Photo Drama - Part One Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to add drama to your digital photos with Adobe Photoshop CS2 using levels, channel adjustments, channel blurs and the photo filter. This is part one of a two-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Photoshop CS2 - Vanishing Point Creative Cow leader Franklin McMahon examines the new Vanishing Point tool in Photoshop CS2 for mapping images in 3 dimensions. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Photoshop CS2 - Adobe Bridge Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows the new Adobe Bridge, the file browser that works between Adobe Photoshop and the rest of the Creative Suite 2 Programs. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Adobe Photoshop New Tools in Photoshop CS2 Creative Cow leader Franklin McMahon goes over some of the new features and tools in the brand Photoshop CS2 including type previews, spot healing, red eye removal, creating menu sets, video output and web galleries. Tutorial, Video Tutorial back to top

	Kurt Murphy view bio Adobe Photoshop Quick Clean Composite Images in Adobe Photoshop In this matte painting tutorial noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy explores some basic compositing and image enhancement techniques using Adobe Photoshop. He focuses on ways to avoid the obvious paste up look of a shoddy compositing cut-job. He also points readers to some of the productivity short-cuts that will enable you to create your images in the shortest amount of time possible. Tutorial back to top

	Mylenium view bio Adobe Photoshop How modo can make your life easier: Image Synth In this series of articles CreatveCOW leader Mylenium takes a look at Luxology's modo 201 and how it can help you make your daily work more efficient even if you are not yet a 3D artist. Moreover he tries to provide some guidance why you possibly should consider it to complement your arsenal if you are already using 3D programs such as Maxon's Cinema 4D. In this first video, Mylenium looks at a part of modo that isn't actually a part of modo. Included in the package is ImageSynth which is a standalone plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS or later and Mylenium will demonstrate how and why you should use it. Tutorial, Video Tutorial back to top

	Bill Oneil view bio Broadcast Design Slam Dunk! AE, PS, 3D...and Basketball Fix it in post? This article shows how to BUILD it in post. Here in April, as March Madness ends and the NBA Playoffs begin, the Cows Bill ONeill shows how he combined greenscreen, 2D graphics and 3D compositing in a remarkable promo for Big Ten basketball. This Web Extra from Bills article in the Cow Magazines Commercials issue shows you rough edits along the way, and shares some of the production secrets for building an entire world in post. Feature back to top

	George Polevoy view bio Adobe Photoshop High-Pass Texture Tiling Here's a quick tip from Creativecow leader, George Polevoy for our ''Preparing Graphics for Video'' series. George often uses the ''High-Pass'' filter in Photoshop in addition to the regular "Clone Tool" in order to create seamless tiled graphics. Tutorial back to top

	Stephen Smith view bio Event Videographers How to Add Video, Photo and Audio Assets to your Digital Toolbox Who doesnt love high quality free stuff? Let Creative Cow Contributing Editor Stephen Smith be your maitre D. Hell provide a menu that will show you some of the best places to get free video, photo and audio assets that will benefit every media professional. Feature back to top

	Adam Tracksler view bio Adobe Photoshop Adam Tracksler reviews Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy Adam Tracksler takes a look at Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy by Bert Monroy. This book is published by New Riders Publishing. If you don't know anything about Photoshop, this book is not for you, but if you want to be a professional Photoshop user, then read why Adam says, ''you'll want to add this book to your library.'' Review back to top

	Dean Velez view bio Adobe Photoshop Background Creation Tips and Tricks: Futuristic There are many ways to create backgrounds in After Effects and many of us have our own special ways of doing this. Please join Dean Velez creator of ''The Anvel Training Program for Motion Graphics'' in a 5 part series as he shares some of his different methods. In this part five of the series, Dean uses the polygon lasso tool in Photoshop to create a wide odd shaped polygon in the center of the screen for each new layer with varying sizes, green tones, blend modes and overlap. He then imports the psd into After Effects to create a futuristic background. Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Background Creation Tips and Tricks: Fire Dean Velez creator of ''The Anvel Training Program for Motion Graphics'' creates backgrounds in After Effects. This is a 5 part series where he shares some of his different methods. In this part four of the series, Dean uses a big X created in Photoshop and uses a variety of blend modes, effects, and adjustment layers in After Effects to create a fiery background. Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Background Creation Tips and Tricks: Starfield Create backgrounds in After Effects with AE and Photoshop; Join Dean Velez creator of The Anvel Training Program for Motion Graphics in a 5 part series as he shares some of his different methods of creating background. In this part three of the series, Dean uses cloud layers created in Photoshop and applies filters to create a starfield background. Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Background Creation Tips and Tricks:The RAGE Background Join Dean Velez creator of The Anvel Training Program for Motion Graphics in a 5 part series as he shares some of his different methods. In this part two, Dean uses cloud layers created in Photoshop and applies filters to create an interesting red and black, almost fiery look. He calls it Rage. Tutorial Adobe Photoshop Creating the Spider Web in Photoshop: Part 1 of 5 In this 4-part tutorial, Motion Graphics Trainer, Dean Velez explores creating complex backgrounds using a Photoshop still with the 3d properties of After Effects. We'll also create high end transitions using path tools and various effects as well as eye catching 2D animation using parented layers and resolving text using the track matte features. In lesson one, we'll prepare the Photoshop still. Tutorial