Tag Archives: Photoshop

Do You High Pass?

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Matt

Okay, so what am I talking about here? What is high pass? Is it a new version of the chest pass in basketball? No. It is not. It’s a way to sharpen your images in Photoshop. I know, I know, … Continue reading →

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My Photoshop Masking Technique

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Matt

First, I don’t mask everything the same way. In fact, the example I’m about to show you would probably be done differently given the neutrality of the background. But, I want to get really really basic here for a second. … Continue reading →

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How to Create the Popular “Leopard” UI Look

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Matt

Okay, so everyone is doing it. And that probably means you should too. (Isn’t that what Dad used to say?) Adobe uses the look for their application splash pages. Apple uses the look through out their Leopard UI for both … Continue reading →

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Photoshop CS4 – Convert to sRGB

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Matt

First impressions of Adobe Photoshop CS4 are quite nice. It is, as advertised, very fast. Dragging things around with the “hand” tool has an iPhone feel to it. In other words, there is acceleration involved. But, I noticed one thing … Continue reading →

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Creating Apple’s Chrome Logo

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Matt

If you’ve been to my site before you’ve probably seen me take this approach to various desktop and iPhone wallpapers. The look was originally inspired by Apple’s “chrome” version of their logo. This technique seems to work best with simple … Continue reading →

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How to Bump Map in Photoshop (CS3)

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Matt

I got a few emails asking me how I created the leather for the Pac-10 iPhone Wallpaper or if I just used an image from a car interior or something. I created the whole thing in Photoshop and figured that … Continue reading →

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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Announcement

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Matt

I woke up this morning to find a nice little email from Adobe in my Inbox. They are taking sign ups for a September 23 web broadcast event. There isn’t a whole lot more info than that at present. It really doesn’t seem like CS3 hit all that long ago. I still don’t use half the new features anyways. Continue reading →

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