Last year was tough. This year will bring us all new challenges, changes, and experiences that connect us and enhance our lives. My best wishes to you and may 2010 be special for you and your loved ones.
photoshop.com + iPhone = instant gratification
January 6th, 2010 by becky
Categories: Albuquerque, Creative, Design, Everything else..., Motion Graphics, Photoshop
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I love the fact that I can carry a camera and editing software in my pocket – literally.
In the course of my daily ‘travels’ – walking, driving, riding – I can capture what grabs my eye in a veritable heartbeat!
I admit that what may ‘grab my eye’ may not be the same or even similar for most people. However, it gives me great satisfaction that I can snap that image, instantly transform it into something creative [to me], and share it online – within say…10 minutes (or less depending on complexity).
Using my iPhone and the PS mobile app on any particular day, here’s what I see…(the original photo is at the end).
MOTION GRAPHICS: ‘ART IS IN’
‘Are You In?
As I watched the graphics unfold artistically to the music I wondered, “what and who is this for?”
Tutorial: Creating a Cover Design by Compositing in Photoshop Part Two
In part two of this three part tutorial you’ll continue to create a cover design in Photoshop by using a combination of layer masks, blending modes, layer styles and adjustment layers by compositing only four images.
Tutorial: Creating an Editorial Illustration: Compositing in Photoshop
In this three part tutorial you’ll see how easy it is to create a complicated looking cover design using four images and simple techniques.
You’ll learn how to composite images in Photoshop using blending modes, layer styles, layer masks and adjustment layers to enhance the ‘mood’ of the design. If you use a wacom tablet you can experiment with brush pressure and opacity.
Click on the image to view it large.
design + competition + guts
Cut & Paste 2009 Digital Design Tournament This ain’t no juried show of static commercial design work. It’s a ‘hold on by the seat of your pants’, ’show ‘em what you’re made of’ competition for artists with cojones.
wordplay + pepsi + emotion
December 28th, 2008 by becky
Categories: Animation, Design, Motion Graphics, My Perspective
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An Idea is born BUT not every idea is a good idea.
My door is always open for amazement.
Tonight ‘Ding’ walked through the threshold.
An idea personified (and brilliantly animated), this amazing little guy with a big idea of his own is driven by instinct to make his presence known in the world. His topless fairy godmother, Miss Davis–yes she’s both an A cup AND a D cup–persistently serenades Ding with sweet
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Chris Georgenes shows new character at Best in the Southwest
November 10th, 2007 by becky
Categories: Albuquerque, Animation, Design, Motion Graphics, Photoshop
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Best in the Southwest presenter and animation wizard, Chris Georgenes showed off a new character in his session: Flash Animation: The Art of Illusion. He used this example to show how to combine multiple techniques–motion tweens, shape tweens, frame-by-frame animation and filters.
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Tutorial: Scrolling Through Fonts
Sometime the easiest things seem the most complicated, especially when you’re working on a tight deadline and you’ve been awake for way too long and your brain isn’t functioning the way you were hoping it would. You got the picture. Here’s a way to easily try out different font options on the fly. It’ s a really quick tip, so don’t blink!
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