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Dave Cross

For over 25 years, Dave Cross has been helping photographers and creative professionals get the most out of their software. Starting with Adobe Illustrator classes in 1987, Dave has taught Photoshop,Illustrator and InDesign to thousands of users around the world. He has a Bachelor of Education, is an Adobe Certified Instructor and is a Certified Technical Trainer. Dave has taught at Photoshop World (25 times), written numerous articles and several books, co-hosted Photoshop User TV and has appeared in many DVDs and online courses for Kelby Training and creativeLIVE. Dave runs his own studio/workshop space in Tampa, FL. Over the last 14 years, Dave has taught Photoshop in every state in the United States, throughout Canada and in Europe, consistently earning rave reviews. Dave is well-known for his engaging style, his humor and his ability to make complex topics easy to understand. In 2009 Dave was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.

PhotoshopTutorials

Photoshop Layout Tips for Designers

Although it’s not a layout tool, Photoshop does have a very powerful step-and-repeat function.
Dave Cross
September 21, 2008
1
InDesignTutorials

Paragraph Rules in InDesign CS3

Dave Cross shows us how to take advantage of InDesign's paragraph rules by creating and applying new styles to your text.
Dave Cross
August 6, 2008
6
PhotoshopTutorials

Developing Outlines in Photoshop CS3

By nature, the filter used in this technique will affect the entire photo, but with a little (easy) work, you can create an interesting outline ...
Dave Cross
July 10, 2008
14
PhotoshopTutorials

Smart Strokes in Photoshop CS3

First we’ll see how using smart objects can add amazing options to your stroked creations and then we’ll learn how to create dashed lines using ...
Dave Cross
April 8, 2008
8
PhotoshopTutorials

Getting Dirty in Photoshop CS3

One of the "hot" looks in Photoshop-processed photos is the "gritty" look-one that brings out tons of details, almost to the point of being overdone.
Dave Cross
March 18, 2008
5
IllustratorPhotoshopTutorials

Mixing It Up With CS3

If you’ve used Photoshop for more than eight minutes, you know there’s typically more than one way to achieve the same result – in some ...
Dave Cross
February 8, 2008
8
IllustratorTutorials

Using Kuler with Illustrator

In this tutorial, Dave Cross shows you how to use Adobe’s interative Kuler to export color swatches to Illustrator.
Dave Cross
July 19, 2007
17
IllustratorTutorials

Using Photoshop Path Shapes for 3D Effect

This movie goes a step further and shows how to turn the flat graphic into a 3D graphic.
Dave Cross
July 3, 2007
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