Graphic Design/Software
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Education
Best Practices for Searching for Stock Photos
When searching for stock photos, use multiple keywords in your search. Instead of a single-word search term such as “flower,” try…
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A Look at CorelDRAW’s Add Perspective Tool
It’s important to be able to show clients not only a proposed design, but how that design would appear in real…
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Education
Try This: Convert Color Graphics into Grayscale Lasering with Manual Method
Sometimes, the customer won’t have a grayscale image or logo that is ideal for laser engraving. It’s not the end…
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Is there a way to cut down on digitizing costs?
Digitizing is one of those services that’s worth paying for quality. The primary goal should be to cut overall costs…
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Education
Terminology to Know Before Diving into Stock Art Sites
Stock Photography, Media, or Graphics: These are images or graphic artwork that you can download and purchase for use on personal…
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Education
Try This: Movie Strip-Style Poster
You can find lots of cool effects that can be created in Photoshop, many through a long series of steps,…
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Education
Artwork Adjustments for Sandcarvers
Check out the following example of original versus adjusted artwork. This printed artwork is an element from a wine label…
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The Three Rs of Image Editing: Resizing, resolution, and resampling
When we’re laying out a design, resizing images is a pretty common practice. However, the more the image is enlarged,…
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Education
How to Whiten Smiles in Photoshop
Open the image in Photoshop and zoom in toward the teeth you want to brighten. You will create a selection…
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Education
Pairing Embroidery Fonts with Workwear
Selecting embroidered fonts for workwear is similar to selecting fonts for any project, at least at first. You should think…
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Education
The Digital Eye: Swapping Heads
It happens sometimes-the wrong expression on the right pose. Perhaps the smile looks more like a grimace, or everything else…
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Are there any quick edits I can apply to my clients’ photos to make them better for sublimating?
Keeping your subject in focus while blurring the background can help bring the person visually into the foreground of the…
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What are Macros, and how can they help with repetitive engraving jobs?
If you are extremely computer savvy, you could go and create your own Macros. Macros are little sub-programs that operate…
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Education
Experiential Graphic Design
Show, don’t tell. Writers often swear by that dictum. Readers need to feel like they’re experiencing a story, rather than…
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Education
Tap into the Mind-Reading Powers of CorelDRAW: Live Sketch
Live Sketch focuses on the need to either use multiple lines to work out a shape or a continuous line…
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Adjust Image Color in Photoshop Before Sublimating
Adjusting image color can be done in a few different ways. Try desaturating the area around the subject just slightly.…
