Andrew Rodney Guest Blogs on Photoshop Insider
Scott Kelby has our own Andrew Rodney of PixelGenius on board as a guest blogger on his Photoshop Insider blog. Andrew talks about “getting old” along side Photoshop and how he, as a Photoshop user of 18 years has learned to love Lightroom. Check it out here. BTW, the image above is a shot Andrew did of his late dog Tosh. He still has 3 dogs (hence the “Digital Dog“ moniker), Zia, Mela and Brisket.
Andrew with Mela after a walk in the desert.
Andrew holding Brisket on the back porch of his house.
Zia on the couch. Note the eyes, Zia is part wolf and doesn’t always trust me.
Original post by Jeff Schewe
Written by PhotoShop News.London Bananas-The Blog
The blog isn’t signed by the author, but apparently some Londoner has noticed that there is an overabundance of banana skins littering the streets of London and decided to do something about it. Thus the start of london bananas.
If you want to see a lot of banana skins, check it out…
Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
Written by PhotoShop News.Photoshop Disasters Web Site
For those of you with a bit of time on your hands (or want to check out just how bad some people’s Photoshop skills are), check out PhotoshopDisasters.com.
Here you’ll find some really shoddy Photoshop work. So bad in fact that it’s really rather amusing…such as this Hungarian ad for Red Bull.
Red Bull: Gives You Nightmares
Comment: Red Bull in Hungary makes you wish you had never seen this image. Scrubbing your eyeballs doesn’t work, I tried.
EEEK!
Most of the posts seem to have been made by Cosmo7…but aside from a web mail form, there’s really no way to know who’s behind the site. The main intro says: “Have you seen a truly awful piece of Photoshop work? Clumsy manipulation, senseless comping, lazy cloning and thoughtless retouching are our bread and butter. And yes, deep down, we love Photoshop.”
Here’s another unforgivable disaster…
Zoo: Adolf Hitler Is A Babe And She’s Melting
Comment: Gemma Atkinson gets some rough treatment from this tawdry babeblog. It looks like her right hand is a flip of the left, or would have been if the artist hadn’t quietly given up. I have no idea what they were trying to remove, but the unfortunate shadow under her nose suggests a whiff of the third reich.
I guess there’s still room for schlock in the marketplace, but it would be useful for some of these “professionals” to take a Photoshop class…
Original post by Jeff Schewe
Written by PhotoShop News.A YouTube for artists
Source: CNET
Written by Ina Fried
DeviantArt gets 1.5 billion page views a month, making it one of the most popular Web sites that many people have never even heard of.
Despite the name, only a fraction of the art on the site is what might be labeled deviant. In reality, the site boasts millions of user-uploaded works of art, everything from photography to 3D digital conceptual art to old-fashioned canvas-and-paint portraits.
Think of it as a YouTube for artists trying to show their own work. Pieces can be viewed, commented on, even added to a user’s own gallery of favorites. The range of work defies characterization, but there is a heavy dose of cartooning and fantasy art as well as some adult content, which is blocked for unregistered users.
In some cases, artists have posted their digital leftovers in a “stock” pile that other artists can use as the genesis for their own work.
The site’s goal, in a nutshell, is to democratize and inspire art.
Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
Written by PhotoShop News.Ok, it DID finally Air!
On Thursday, Scott posted on his blog (Photoshop Insider) that Photoshop User TV DID finally air on the Fox Business channel.
From Scott: “Hard to believe as this must sound, but Photoshop User TV actually did air on “real” television last night on Fox Business channel. Now, as you might expect, besides the date problem, there was apparently a time slot issue in some parts of the country, and as soon as I’m back in the office (tomorrow), I’ll track it down and hopefully get you the right info for next week, but hey….it’s a start. 
”
So, some people in some parts of the country got to see it, others may not have. The good news however is that regardless of the Fox Business channel’s scheduling “issues”, you can STILL be assured of seeing each and every episode on Photoshop User TV’s web site!
Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
Written by PhotoShop News.New Russell Brown Tutorials
The Mad Doctor is at it yet again-producing Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended video tutorials (along with additional important foolishness)
CS3 Extended: Working with Video
(Part #1) Combining video files
Posted 1/11/08
Beginner to intermediate CS3 Extended
QuickTime Tutorial; 12 MB
Learn how to combine two different video documents with the help of a layer mask. Also, learn about the best high quality settings for exporting to other video applications.
CS3 Extended: Working with Video
(Part #2) Converting to Black and White
Posted 1/11/08
QuickTime Tutorial; 7 MB
Apply a black and white adjustment layer to a video document, and learn how to use key frames to blend the conversion over time.
CS3 Extended: Working with Video
(Part #3) Color tinting over time
Posted 1/11/08
QuickTime Tutorial; 19 MB
Discover some creative ways to do spot colorization of video documents with painting, and layer effects. Also learn how to paint with live action video over time.
CS3 Extended: Exporting Animated GIF
(Technique #1)
Posted 1/11/08
QuickTime Tutorial; 6.8 MB
Learn how to export video projects to small and compact GIF animations for the web. This first technique is designed for video documents that can have single, or multiple layers.
CS3 Extended: Exporting Animated GIF
(Technique #2)
Posted 1/11/08
QuickTime Tutorial; 6.8 MB
Learn how to import and process Quicktime movies into animated GIF files. This second technique uses a special import feature to create animation frame based projects.
Also be sure to check out Dr. Brown’s Services 1.9.4 Easy Installer
For CS3 and CS3 Extended Users Only
Posted 12/7/2007
Install all of the Dr. Brown Services with a click of a mouse. This installer takes all the trouble out of loading scripts into the correct locations.
It is also designed to update any previous installation, and it can be used to uninstall the scripts from your computer as well.
To learn more, be sure and watch the tutorials for all of these fine scripts.
CS3 scripts in this installation:
- Dr. Brown’s 1-2-3 Process
- Dr. Brown’s Caption Maker
- Dr. Brown’s Black and White
- Dr. Brown’s Place-A-Matic
- Dr. Brown’s Merge-A-Matic
CS3 Extended scripts in this installation:
- Dr. Brown’s Background Remover
- Dr. Brown’s 1-2-3 Process
- Dr. Brown’s Caption Maker
- Dr. Brown’s Slide Show
- Dr. Brown’s Stack-A-Matic
- Dr. Brown’s Black and White
- Dr. Brown’s Place-A-Matic
- Dr. Brown’s Merge-A-Matic
- Dr Brown’s Fit Video to Audio
- Dr. Brown’s Interpret Footage
What’s new in this 1.9.4 version:
- Rounding errors have now been reduced in 1-2-3 Process.
- Color profiles will now export with super small JPEG files in 1-2-3 Process.
- Merge-A-Matic is back with support for multi-layered Photoshop files.
- Place-A-Matic files are named after the first image selected in Adobe Bridge.
Known Issues and features:
- The Easy Installer will NOT work if CS2 and CS3 are both installed on your machine. The manual installation process is necessary in this situation.
- These scripts will only work with the English version of Adobe Photoshop CS3.
- Adobe Photoshop CS3 must be installed in the default system location for the Easy Installer to work correctly.
- For nonstandard installations, use the manual installation instructions below.
- Some complex Actions can cause errors with 1-2-3 Process.
- All Action “Open” statements must be removed, or turned off, before running Actions in 1-2-3 Process. If the “Open” statements are left on, then all your processed images will remain open.
- Processing images from a shared network drive has been known to fail.
- Super small JPEG images will only export at 72 dpi, because it uses the Web Export Feature to process the images.
Draculaa, Frankensteina and Mummies…
don’t forget to check out the ADIM 11 website
ADIM 11
April 30 - May 1 - 3 , 2008
The best hands-on graphic design conference on the planet
Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
Written by PhotoShop News.Dan (Dano) Steinhardt on Photoshop User TV
Dan (Dano to his friends) Steinhardt of Epson America was on Photoshop User TV this week with host Scott Kelby. Episode 104 featured Dano talking about his photography as well as Epson’s new Exhibition Fiber Paper.
Dano and Scott talked about photography and making state of the art digital prints. Scott admitted to “hating Dano” for being a really great “urban shooter”.
Dano explained that originally, the Exhibition Fiber Paper was being designed primarily for B&W printing but that during the testing, the paper was also deemed excellent for color printing as well.
My favorite part was the extensive FX that Photoshop User TV used to “highlight” Dano’s rather shiny head…(something that makeup alone couldn’t tame).
He even got special mention in the closing credits.
Check out Episode 104 available as a streaming Flash movie or downloadable as a QuickTime movie.
Original post by Jeff Schewe
Written by PhotoShop News.NASA Web Feature Wins Design Award From Adobe
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NASA’s Web site received a significant multimedia award this week when Adobe Systems Inc., of San Jose, Calif., honored the interactive International Space Station Reference Guide with a 2007 Max Award.
“The NASA Web team continually is finding new and innovative ways of making NASA more accessible to the world,” said Ron Ticker, NASA’s manager for space station development and the project’s sponsor. “The Interactive ISS Reference Guide and its recognition is another testament to the team’s success in that endeavor.”
With video and interactive elements, the guide explains the basic operations and physical dimensions of the International Space Station. Astronaut Mike Fincke, who spent six months aboard the station, guides users through the multimedia guide. Fincke explains how the crew works and lives in space, and how the station operates.
The guide also includes 360-degree views of the inside of several space station modules. It will be updated regularly as new elements are added to the station; the first update will be online Oct. 12.
The agency’s web presence takes another leap forward later this year with the rollout of a new design that allows Internet visitors to interact with the agency, create personal bookmark collections and playlists, and navigate and search more effectively.
The space station’s interactive feature can be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/station
Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
Written by PhotoShop News.Worth1000 Taking Liberties with the Classics
Worth1000, the perennial Photoshop contest web site has just posted a recent contest titled Counterfeit Art 11–How to tell your fine art is a forgery. The contestants have been taking liberties with the classics…
From the web site come these contest rules: “The rules of this game are thus: You will take any famous painting or artwork (any period is fine) and alter it in such a way that it is obviously a forgery, as in the themepost. As always, quality is a must. We will remove poor entries no matter how much we like you. You’ll have 48 hours to submit for this contest, so make your submission count.”
Hit list: NO celebrities. NO guitars. Use them and get disqualified.
The entry shown here is Goose by MissChief
“Although she couldn’t quite put her finger on it, the museum’s curator became suspicious after viewing the back of the latest acquisition for the ancient, Roman, sculpture galley.”
Image Sources: germany/berlin/museums/altesmuseum/sculpture/rome/statuary/433.jpg and 437.JPG
View the other entries at this URL.
Original story source: boingboing
Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
Written by PhotoShop News.Photoshop User TV Celebrates its 100th Episode!
Scott Kelby posted a story about Photoshop User TV celebrating its 100th episode.
“You can watch the historic 100th episode, which features a look back at the history of Photoshop User TV, including clips from our premiere episode (which wasn’t pretty) right on our web page at PhotoshopUserTV.com“
Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
Written by PhotoShop News.