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Give Your Logos Some Shine in Adobe Illustrator

Dave Cross — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:03:42 +0000

Dave Cross opens up Illustrator and shows viewers how to add some reflective shine to text or an object using an opacity mask.

Ask Dave Podcast: Change the Color of an Area without Making a Selection

Dave Cross — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:31:40 +0000

Ask Dave is a weekly podcast from Photoshop Guy, Dave Cross. In his videos, Dave answers viewer questions about Photoshop tools, actions, settings, etc. Check out the entire series on KelbyTV or subscribe to the feed.

In this episode Dave shows users how to change the color of an area using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.

Ask Dave Podcast: Have You Made a Good Selection?

Dave Cross — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:46:03 +0000

In this episode Dave shows users how to tell if they have made a good selection.

Using Photoshop and Illustrator Together, Part 3 of 3

Dave Cross — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:14:09 +0000

In this video series, Dave Cross shows off some creative ways to use Photoshop and Illustrator together. In the third video, Dave talks about Illustrator’s vast collection of shapes, symbols, textures, etc. that can be copied into Photoshop. Dave also explain how these symbols and textures can be used to create brushes in Photoshop.

Using Photoshop and Illustrator Together, Part 2 of 3

Dave Cross — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:14:00 +0000

In this video series, Dave Cross shows off some creative ways to use Photoshop and Illustrator together. In the second video, Dave talks about taking basic shapes from Photoshop’s shape tool bibrary of presets and copying them over to Illustrator to use as starting points for vector illustrations.

Using Photoshop and Illustrator Together, Part 1 of 3

Dave Cross — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:13:53 +0000

In this video series, Dave Cross shows off some creative ways to use Photoshop and Illustrator together. In the first tutorial, Dave creates a dashed line around an image by turning a basic selection into a path in Photoshop, then taking the path into Illustrator to create the dashed line, and finally bringing it all back to Photoshop as a smart object that can be edited quickly and easily.

Ask Dave Podcast: All About Tool Presets

Dave Cross — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:50:38 +0000

In this episode Dave explains what Tool Presets are and how to use them.

Ask Dave Podcast: Create Scrolling Text in Photoshop

Dave Cross — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:49:42 +0000

In this episode Dave shows users how to use Photoshop Extended’s animation panel to create scrolling text.

Ask Dave Podcast: When to Use Opacity vs. Fill

Dave Cross — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:38:41 +0000

In this episode Dave answers, When do you use Opacity vs Fill?

Creative Exploration in Photoshop

Dave Cross — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:40:20 +0000

Dave opens up an image in Photoshop, takes some standard methods and then does some creative experimenting with them. Explore what kinds of things can be done with tools like lasso, refine edge, layer masks, fill colors, and blend modes.