(Photo of Rebecca used with permission.) I got an email asking how to get the effect that SNL uses for their bumper photos — you know, those bright retro-ish photos of the hosts shown between acts and commercials. I thought it would be a cinch and I said I would do a tutorial on it. [...]
Hey everyone, if you want to learn how to convert your photos to black and white and preserve areas of color (as in the Rebecca’s photo above), head on over to The Clothes Horse. I’ve been a fan of Rebecca’s fashion blog for a long time and I’m happy to sponsor her this month. Rather [...]
I get this question a lot: “I want to start a blog. Which is better: Blogger or WordPress?” I usually refrain from answering this question because there isn’t a single all-purpose best blog platform that will handle everyone’s needs. The answer really all depends on what features you need and what you plan to …
(hover over toast to see non-fill version) Hey folks, in the previous tutorial I showed you how to outline a solid font. In this post, we’ll do the opposite — add a fill to an outline font. In my demo, I’m going to use the Pee Pants Script. The steps are pretty simple and if [...]
(hover over pie to see non-outline version) I’ve bought quite a few fonts this year and some of my favorites, like Hiruko, have outline variants. There are many times when I wish my other fonts had a convenient outline variant built in. But, many of the fonts that I like don’t. Fortunately, we can make [...]
I was reading Lula, Issue #13, and I noticed some instant-film-like photo frames in use in their Lula Loves section. At first I thought it was totally Photoshopped and then it occurred to me that there might be a square film format with clipped corners that I’m unaware of. I’ve also seen this contact-sheet effect [...]
