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Webinar Series Tackles Business Concerns of Creative Pros

You may have seen a book called Graphic Artists Guild’s Handbook of Pricing & Ethical Guidelines. You may even own it–and if not, you probably should. The book answers thorny questions about the business aspects so many creative pros struggle with. But have you ever thought about the organization behind the book? The Graphic Artists […]

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Type Effects: The Ins and Outs of Inlines and Outlines

Monkeying with the outlines of typeset characters is usually a shortcut to an ugly mess, but there are some simple—even traditional—ways to manipulate outlines to good effect. In this column, I’ll look at inlining and outlining as representative examples. In the days before digital type, these effects were applied photographically. In modern fonts, character shapes […]

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Free for All: Oodles of Photoshop Effects Brushes

Photoshop is a good tool for digital painting, whether you’re creating something from scratch or modifying an existing image. Even a solid-color background can be dramatically enlivened with light streaks, halftones, smudges, or textures. The possibilities are limited only by the imagination… and by the time you have to create complex effects. I can’t help […]

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