Archives: 'Graphics'

HiRes — March 5, 2009, 12:05 pm

Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop

While Photoshop is far and away the industry standard, it is also very expensive. Adobe has introduced the cheaper Photoshop Elements for people who don’t want to shell out for the full package, but its functionality is limited. While they’re not generally suitable for very high-end work, there are a few Photoshop alternatives that you [...]

HiRes — February 16, 2009, 3:46 pm

Introducing Photoshop Actions to Reduce Repetition

If you are using Adobe Photoshop to perform repetitive tasks, why not take a look at the ‘Actions’ palette?
Actions are macro routines condensed into buttons and quick-key combinations. With Actions you can ‘record’ routines at any level of complexity to use later on other images.
So many people are unaware of the existence or Actions or [...]

HiRes — February 8, 2009, 2:22 pm

Creating Correctly Formatted Artwork Files for Print in Adobe Photoshop

Designing an unique identity for your small business can be a taxing task when your budget doesn’t stretch to hiring a professional to help you do the job. Digital art files need to be created to a correct size, resolution and color mode. Providing poor artwork files to printers will result in a unprofessional looking [...]

HiRes — January 27, 2009, 10:12 am

Finding The Centre Of An Image In Photoshop

Quite often it is necessary to find the exact central point of an image.
There are a couple of ways of achieving this in Photoshop.
Approach #1
Open any image.
We are going to use guides and they only work when the Rulers are on an image.
Put the Rulers on the image with Ctrl + R / Cmd + [...]

HiRes — December 16, 2008, 2:37 pm

Photo Shop Restoration And Retouching

Photo shop restoration and retouching has become a lifesaver for many people who have old photos that are faded, torn, or damaged. Photos that are restored by photo shop restoration and retouching are often many times better than the original pictures that they were taken from. Photo shop restoration and retouching can make any old [...]