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Youtube video tutorials, how to use plug-ins, brushes etc
A selection of video tutorials to show you how to use shapes, brushes, symbols, swatches etc in a variety of applications. All the videos are on YouTube. All the most recent videos have sound, some of the earlier ones just show little text boxes instead! Standard tutorials are available
Expression Tutorials
Tutorial: Expression Design 3 and repeating brush strokes definition
Tutorial: A video to show how to create a basic repeating brush strokes definition in Expression Design 3. The video shows a selection of paths designs and how they can be turned into a brush and then set to have a repeating region. The design displayed is a quick text path brush to make it easier to show the repeat designs. The tutorial also shows how to shrink the brush design at the end of the repeat brush stroke. © 2010 (graphicxtras.com) Andrew Buckle. Expression is registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, screenshots are shown with kind permission of Microsoft Corporation. The same approach can be also applied to earlier versions of Expression
Tutorial: Defining brush strokes in Expression Design 3
Tutorial: Defining brush strokes in Expression ® Design 3 (the same approach can be used for Expression Design 2, Creature House versions, Acrylic etc) Saving SKS files. How to define brushes. Modifying different elements of brushes. The brushes shown are heart brushes from graphicxtras © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Expression is registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Microsoft Corporation.
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Tutorial: Installation of Expression brush strokes SKS files in Expression Design 3
Tutorial: Installation of Expression brush strokes (SKS files) into Microsoft ® Expression ® design 3. Installation and basic use of the brushes via the paintbrush tool. The brushes shown are from the brushes collection from graphicxtras.com © 2010 Andrew Buckle. The same basic approach can be used for earlier versions of Expression as well such as Expression Design 2 and Creature House versions. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Microsoft Corporation.
Fonts Tutorials
Tutorial: TTF font installation (PC) and use in Paint Shop Pro
Tutorial: Video showing the installation of fonts on a pc (windows 7 but same approach for Vista etc) - example shown being the starburst from graphicxtras (c) 2010 andrew Buckle. Once installed, the font is accessed in Paint Shop Pro using the text tool, showing the various options such as vector and floating and selection text. Also shows the conversion of the design / character into a preset shape + the use of the material's palette. Screenshot is shown with kind permission of Corel Corporation
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Tutorial: Basic font use and character use in WordPad, Illustrator and Photoshop
Tutorial: A quick video to show the basic use of a font and designs in that font in various applications on a PC (windows 7) such as wordpad and Illustrator and Photoshop. The font used in the tutorial is the bow ties font from graphicxtras.com © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Adobe and Illustrator and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Tutorial: Installation of true type fonts on windows 7 and CorelDRAW
Tutorial: This is a quick tutorial on the installation of a true type font on windows 7. This could be any TTF font but the one used is from graphicxtras.com. The font is dragged from a 'normal' folder to the fonts control panel window; once done the font can be accessed in numerous other applications such as Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop etc via the application's text tool and font / type dropdown menu. In this tutorial, the example application is corelDRAW, and in particular, showing the font designs accessible via the symbols character palette. (c) 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Corel Corporation.
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General Illustrator Tutorials
Tutorial: Changing a path's fill color in Illustrator CS4
Tutorial: How to change a path's fill color in Illustrator CS4 (though most of the tutorial will also be applicable to Illustrator CS3 CS2 etc). Showing modification of color via the color palette (fill and stroke) as well as via the edit menu adjust color dialog and saturation dialog; using isolation mode/ groups; using the color guide / color libraries to adjust selected paths; using the Illustrator appearance palette to modify the fill (graphic styles). Example paths are from the starburst stripes set © 2010 Andrew Buckle (graphicxtras). Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Illustrator Plug-ins Tutorials
Tutorial Installation of Perspective grid plugin and use of secondary plugin path in Illustrator
Tutorial: Installation of PerspectiveGrid plug-in and use of secondary plug-in paths in Illustrator CS4 (the same approach basically for Illustrator CS3 CS2 CS1 etc as well as on PC or MAC OS X). Tutorial shows the setting up of secondary paths for plugins to avoid issues with admin accounts, so a plugin set can be installed to a user account folder instead. Shows the use of the plugin to create a grid for use with perspective. Illustrator and Adobe are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Perspectivegrid plug-in is from graphicxtras. Watch the video on youtube
Tutorial: Installation and basic use of spiral plug-in in Illustrator CS4
Tutorial: Video showing the installation and basic use of the spiral plugin (plugin tool from graphicxtras) in Illustrator CS4 (equally applicable to CS3 CS2 etc PC and MAC OS X). Video shows the use of the spiral plugin to create spiral vector paths in Illustrator, the use of presets, manipulate of the paths, some explanation of the spiral settings. © 2010 Andrew Buckle Screenshots shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Tutorial: Install and use of the GX line tool plugin in Illustrator CS4
The line tool plugin is Andrew's Vector Plugins volume 26 from graphicxtras.com. This tutorial shows the installation of the plugin AIP file on a PC (though equally could be a mac) and how to use the line tool to create a variety of different line designs such as circular lines, patterns etc. Also shows the use of the floating palette in Illustrator, changing of fill and stroke color and line widths etc. © 2010 Andrew Buckle The screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Tutorial: Use of the multitool plugin in Illustrator CS4: grid tool plugin
Tutorial: Use of the multitool plugin in Illustrator CS4: grid tool plugin. The tutorial shows the plugin controls, how to generate multiple paths in a grid designs, re-colorization of paths, trailing settings, checkerboard settings and more. The plugin is from graphicxtras.com and works in Illustrator CS5 CS4 CS3 CS2 CS1 and 10, PC and MAC OS X. (c) 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Illustrator Graphic Styles Tutorials
Tutorial: Graphic styles in Illustrator CS4, installation, basic use and appearance
Tutorial: A basic introduction to graphic styles in Illustrator CS4 (though equally Illustrator CS2 CS3 PC or MAC OS X). Graphic styles are Illustrator files (AI) and are stored settings of effects and path properties (such as fills or strokes). The tutorial shows the installation of the Illustrator graphic styles, accessing the styles within Illustrator, modification of styles via appearance palette. Styles used in tutorial are by graphicxtras.com - 3D styles (though any styles could be used). (c) 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Illustrator Brushes Tutorials
Tutorial: How to install / load Illustrator brushes and use in Illustrator CS4
Tutorial: Video showing the use of brushes in Illustrator. Examples of Illustrator brushes shown from brushes pack 20 (Hearts designs 1) for use in Illustrator (brushes pack from graphicxtras.com). The video shows many of the examples of the brushes included in the pack along with the loading of the Illustrator brushes, changing of the brushes to symbols, use as paths, changing of the color, exporting to Photoshop and more. No sound. Adobe and Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The Illustrator brushes are vector designs that can be used throughout Illustrator CS5 CS4 CS3 CS2 CS1 and 10 on the PC and MAC OS X. Easy to use designs, use with brush strokes, paths, frames and more.
Tutorial: Opening / loading / installation of Illustrator brushes (hearts brushes example) CS4
Tutorial showing the opening / loading / installation of brushes into Adobe ® Illustrator ® CS4 (though the same approach can be used for Illustrator CS3 CS2 etc, also the video shows the PC but the same for the mac OS X). The video shows hearts designs brushes loaded into Illustrator brush libraries. Screenshots are shown with the kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The video is © 2010 Andrew Buckle (graphicxtras.com) Also briefly mentions other features of the brushes such as the brushes options. Brushes are stored in standard Illustrator AI format. Hearts brushes are shown in the tutorial but the same approach can be used to load any brushes file into Illustrator.
Illustrator Swatches Tutorials
Tutorial: Installation and basic use of Illustrator pattern swatches (CS4 but CS5 as well)
Tutorial: Installation and basic use of Illustrator pattern swatches. Shows the selection of Illustrator AI pattern swatches files, accessing the swatches via the Illustrator swatches palette and some basic use of the patterns such as re-scaling the pattern designs. The designs shown in this tutorial are © 2010 Andrew Buckle (graphicxtras.com), in this case hearts patterns swatches but you can use any type of pattern swatches file for this tutorial. The tutorial is for Illustrator CS4 but the same approach can be used in Illustrator CS5 CS3 CS2 etc. The tutorial is on a PC but works basically the same on the mac (applications folder instead of program files) The screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Illustrator Symbols Tutorials
Tutorial:Installation of Illustrator CS4 symbols
Tutorial: Installation of Illustrator CS4 symbols. The same basic approach can be applied for symbols installation into 10, CS1, CS2, CS3 and CS5. The tutorial is on a PC but the same approach can be applied to the mac (though the installation folder varies i.e. applications adobe illustrator CS4 folder). The tutorial shows the adding of a single AI file to the symbols palette library dropdown and the use of the isolation mode / edit symbol command to modify one of the symbols (adding color, additional paths etc). Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The symbols used in the video are from graphicxtras.com arrow set.
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Tutorial: Accessing large selections of Illustrator symbols libraries in Illustrator CS4
Tutorial: Accessing large selections of Illustrator symbols libraries in Illustrator CS4. A frequent question being, if you have many Illustrator symbols libraries, is how to access all the designs you have. This is a quick tutorial showing you how to access the designs. The tutorial is for Illustrator CS4 but equally could be for CS3 CS2 and others, PC or mac. © 2010 Andrew Buckle Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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Tutorial: Illustrator CS4 symbol sprayer tool
Tutorial: How to use the symbol sprayer tool in Illustrator CS4 (equally applicable for Illustrator CS3 CS2 CS1 on the PC and MAC OS X). Use of the symbol sprayer, re-sizing of symbols, rotation of symbols; how to re-color the symbols; accessing symbols libraries. The symbols shown in this tutorial are star flash symbols from graphicxtras © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Tutorial: Illustrator CS4 and groups of symbols
Tutorial: Illustrator CS4 and groups of symbols. Tutorial to show the use of a symbol and multiple instances of the symbol and saving that as an Illustrator symbol (in Illustrator CS4 but equally could be Illustrator CS3 or CS2 etc pc or mac). The symbols used being sphere symbols from graphicxtras. The symbols are applied via the symbol sprayer tool and the symbols are rotated using the symbol spinner tool in Illustrator (c) 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe systems Incorporated
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Selection of wavy designs symbols created in Illustrator ®
Selection of symbols designs. The video is set of screenshots of the symbols. There is no commentary. The symbols are designs for use in Illustrator ®. The symbols include wavy line designs, harlequin design, mesh designs, unusual designs, 3D designs, divider designs and others.
Painter Tutorials
Tutorial: Installation of paper grains / texture in Painter and Painter's apply surface texture
Tutorial: Video of the installation of the paper grains / paper textures for use in Corel ® Painter IX (the same basic approach for Corel Painter XI, X, 8, 7 etc PC or MAC OS X) Paper grains are PAP files, the video shows how to accessing the PAP files via the Painter toolbox; the use of the grains in the apply surface texture filter inc. the use of the lights / changing light direction / color / softness settings / contrast of paper grains / scaling of paper grains. Video also shows the basic use of the grains with Painter's brush strokes using the grainy method. The grains used in this video are from the Grains collection by graphicxtras.com © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots of Painter are shown with kind permission of Corel Corporation.
Paint Shop Pro Tutorials
Tutorial: Installation of Paint Shop Pro picture tubes and file location preferences (cats tubes)
Tutorial: The video shows the installation of Paint Shop Pro picture tubes, Photo X3 version and Jasc PSP 8. The video shows the setting of the location for the tubes via the file - preferences - file locations command. The same approach can be applied for Paint Shop Pro preset shapes, brushes, plugins, frames, patterns, etc. The tubes format is TUB but the tubes can be quickly renamed to psptube format. The tubes shown are from graphicxtras.com (c) 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Corel Corporation.
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Tutorial: How to convert RIF Painter files into PaintShop Photo Pro X3 psp tube files
Tutorial: How to convert RIF Painter files into PaintShop Photo Pro X3 psp tube files. The tutorial shows the steps to open the nozzle RIFF format file and selection and export of the design as a Paint Shop Pro X3 psptube. The nozzles examples are from the nozzles collection from graphicxtras © 2010 Andrew Buckle. The nozzles can be any nozzles found on the web or via the native set of RIF files in Painter XI etc. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Corel Corporation. Corel and PaintShop Photo Pro are registered trademarks of the Corel Corporation
Tutorial: PaintShop Photo Pro X3 on image text editing using a lines design font
Tutorial: How to use the PaintShop Photo Pro X3 new on-image text editing feature (a basic guide to the use) The tutorial shows the selection of font designs, materials palette and colorization of designs and more. The tutorial uses a line font from graphicxtras.com © 2010 Andrew Buckle. The tutorial shows the on-image text tool, this is a new feature of X3. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Corel Corporation. Corel and Paint Shop Pro and PaintShop Photo Pro are registered trademarks of Corel Corporation
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Photoshop Tutorials
Tutorial: Installation and basic use of Andrew's Plugins volume 4 Blur Plugins in Photoshop CS4
Tutorial: Installation of the Andrew's Plugins volume 4 Blur Factory plugin set into Photoshop CS4 (though equally this will work in Photoshop CS3 CS2 CS1 7 6 etc) on the PC (windows 7, though equally applicable to windows Vista and XP). The 8BF plug-ins are placed into the plug-ins path of Photoshop and accessed via the filters menu. Also shown is the preferences section for the addition of an additional plug-ins folder (to avoid issues with admin privileges). The video also shows the basic use of some of the settings of one of the plugins (Burnt effect plugin) in Photoshop. © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated
Tutorial: Using Photoshop CS4 brushes to create frame / edge designs
Tutorial: Using Photoshop brushes to create a frame / border / edge effect. Video showing the use of brushes in Adobe ® Photoshop ® CS4 to create a basic frame design. The brushes used as easter eggs designs © 2010 Andrew Buckle (graphicxtras.com) but the brushes could be any Photoshop brush design. Tutorial is on the PC but could equally be used on the mac, as well as in Photoshop CS3 CS2 etc. Shows some of the settings of brushes palette such as scattering, color dynamics, master diameter, brush tips and more. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Tutorial: Opening and basic use of displacement maps in Photoshop CS4
Tutorial: Opening and basic use of displacement maps in Photoshop CS4. The tutorial could equally apply to Photoshop displacements in Photoshop CS3 CS2 CS1 etc and Photoshop Elements, PC or MAC OS X. Displacements / distortions are standard PSD files used in various Photoshop native filters such as texturizer / displace / glass and others. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The tutorial and example designs are © 2010 Andrew Buckle.
Custom shapes for Photoshop as a source for brush designs
Video showing Photoshop custom shapes being used as a source for Photoshop brush designs: showing the custom shapes as layers, paths and fills applied to create Photoshop brushes. The brushes are used in the paint tool, art history, smear tool etc. Used to create frame designs, borders, 3D designs, used in different color modes, Photoshop channels etc (shows examples in Photoshop extended using the 3D tools as well) The use of the custom shapes and layer effects as well as plugin filters to create brush designs and more. The custom shapes used in this video are from the embellishment shapes 1 set (graphicxtras.com). Shapes are © Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. There is no sound.
Goth brushes designs: how to use in Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro
Video of brushes in use in Photoshop and other applications. Examples shown from brushes pack 66 (goth designs set) for use in Photoshop and Photoshop ® Elements and other applications such as Paint Shop Pro etc. The video shows the installation of the brushes, accessing the brushes in the brushes palette, using the brushes with the paint tools, blur tool, art history brush etc. Using the brushes palette, using the brushes on layers, applying with different blending modes etc and more. The brushes are ABR and PNG format. The brushes are all from graphicxtras.com. Screenshots are shown with the kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated and Corel Corporation. The video shows many of the brushes in the goth brushes set, though not all. The brushes are by Andrew Buckle. No sound in this tutorial / screenshot display.
Custom shapes install / use in Photoshop ® Elements 6.0 Vista
A quick how to install tutorial and basic use of the custom shapes CSH files in Adobe ® Photoshop ® Elements 6.0 on Vista. Screenshots only, no commentary. The shapes files can be installed in other locations but one of the install folders is the presets 'custom shapes' folder. Once there, the shapes can be used in the cookie cutter or custom shapes tool. The shapes are not accessed via the artworks / effects palettes. The shapes in this tutorial are from graphicxtras.com (people and talk and letters shapes packs). Screenshots are with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Selection of wavy custom shapes designs created in Photoshop ®
The video shows screenshots of a selection of the shapes / fonts designs created in Photoshop ® There is no commentary. Not all the designs in the set are included. Custom shapes are for Photoshop ® and Photoshop ® Elements; the font designs can be used in most applications such as DTP / 3D / Paint Shop Pro ® etc.
Installation of plug-ins in Vista / Paint Shop Pro ® - Andrew's Plug-ins
How to install and basic use of the Andrew's Plug-ins in Corel ® Paint Shop Pro (in this case, Jasc ™ Paint Shop Pro 8 but the same is true for 9 X X1 X2 X3 etc) on the Windows Vista platform. Screenshots only, no commentary. The basic video shows how to find the location for the plug-ins and copying of the plug-ins to the plug-ins folder and then how to use one of the Andrew's Plug-ins in Paint Shop Pro. The Andrew's Plug-ins are from graphicxtras.com. Corel and Paint Shop Pro are registered trademarks of Corel Corporation. Screenshots with kind permission of Corel Corporation.
Photoshop ® Custom shapes - People designs shapes pack install and use tutorial
Custom shapes for Photoshop ® CS4 and Elements: use of the custom shapes and installation of CSH shapes based on the graphicxtras.com shapes pack 80 People designs. A quick screenshot based tutorial showing how to install shapes; use as shape layers; convert to brushes; use as patterns and much more. All the designs are from graphicxtras.com. The tutorial shows the use of the shapes in Photoshop CS4 however the same approach can be used in Elements 7 6 5 etc as well as Photoshop CS3 Cs2 and others. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Screenshots with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Photoshop Styles Tutorials
Tutorial: Photoshop Elements 6 Styles - Installation and basic use
Tutorial: Photoshop Elements 6 Styles - Installation and basic use. A tutorial to show the installation of styles into Photoshop Elements (styles are ASL files) via the file open command or via the styles palette. The styles are applied to a shape design and the styles scaling and styles dialog are shown. The same approach can be used for the installation of styles into Photoshop Elements 8 etc. © 2010 Andrew Buckle Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated
Photoshop gradient Tutorials
Tutorial: Installation and basic use of Photoshop gradients in CS4
Tutorial: installation and basic use of the gradients in Photoshop ® CS4 (though the same approach can be used in Photoshop CS3 CS2 CS as well as Elements, PC or mac OS X). The tutorial shows the installation of the Photoshop GRD file, loading and replacing and opening, applying of gradients using blending modes as well as use of gradients in layers. Gradients displayed in the tutorial are from graphicxtras but any Photoshop gradient can be used. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Tutorial: Using Photoshop CS4 gradients to create a pattern / texture
Tutorial: Using Photoshop CS4 gradients to create a pattern / texture. The tutorial shows the use of a gradient (multiple gradients) in Photoshop CS4 (though equally it can be applied to Photoshop CS3 CS2 etc PC or MAC OS X) to create a pattern. The pattern is added to the patterns palette for use as a fill layer (or fill stamp or fill) or layer effects. The pattern is created using fill layer gradients and blending modes. The gradients used in the tutorial are from graphicxtras.com but any gradients can be used. © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated
Tutorial: Using Photoshop CS4 gradients to create brushes
Tutorial: How to use Photoshop CS4 gradients (though the tutorial can also be used for Photoshop CS3 CS2 etc pc or mac) to create brushes. The tutorial shows the use of gradients (such as radial gradient designs) to create a brush shape, the brush is then added to the Photoshop brush palette via the edit define brush command. The gradients used in the tutorial are from graphicxtras.com (c) 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Photoshop patterns tutorials
Tutorial: Installation of Photoshop CS4 patterns - PAT format
Tutorial on the installation of patterns into Photoshop CS4 (could equally be CS3 CS2 etc) PC or MAC OS X. Installation of the designs via the Photoshop file open command as well as accessing the PAT library via the patterns palette. Patterns used are from graphicxtras.com but equally the tutorial could be used to add any PAT library. © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Tutorial: Using patterns as brush textures in Photoshop CS4
Tutorial: Using patterns as brush textures in Photoshop CS4. This tutorial shows the use of patterns used as brush textures via the brushes palette in Photoshop CS4 (the tutorial could equally apply to Photoshop CS3 CS2 CS etc PC or MAC OS X). The tutorial shows the scaling, blending modes, re-applied brushes and more. Patterns used are by graphicxtras.com © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated
Tutorial: Photoshop CS4 patterns and new fill layer pattern command
Tutorial: On how to use the new fill layer pattern command, changing of patterns, combining pattern layers, scaling of patterns in Photoshop CS4 (though equally it could be Photoshop CS3 CS2 PC or MAC OS X). Access the fill layer command via the layers menu. Patterns are Photoshop PAT files, any patterns can be used © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Watch the video on YouTube
Tutorial: Using pattern stamp tool and patterns in Photoshop CS4
Tutorial: On the use of the pattern stamp tool and patterns in Photoshop CS4 (though equally it could be CS3 CS2 PC or MAC OS X) The pattern stamp brush tool use and settings and selecting patterns and application of brush strokes. © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated
Tutorial: Photoshop CS4 layer style dialog and pattern overlay use
Tutorial: On the use of the layer style and pattern overlay dialog in Photoshop CS4 (though equally could be for CS3 CS2 CS PC or MAC OS X). The use of pattern overlay dialog as well as the texture and bevel setting and also the use of the stroke dialog and the application of patterns to a layer or custom shape layer. Patterns used are from graphicxtras.com but the patterns could be any patterns, native, your own patterns or patterns available on the web. Patterns are in Photoshop PAT format. © 2010 Andrew Buckle. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Watch the video on YouTube
Tutorial: How to use patterns in Photoshop, rasterization of pattern fill layers etc
Tutorial: How to load PAT files in Photoshop CS4 (though the same approach can be used with CS5 CS3 CS2 etc) PC or MAC and use them. The PAT files used in this video are from graphicxtras.com (c) 2010 Andrew Buckle. Once loaded via the replace or load command, the patterns are applied as a pattern fill layer, duplicated, shift, scaled etc; also the pattern layers are rasterized allowing for the use of Photoshop layer styles to the pattern and effects and re-coloring of the pattern. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated
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PDF Layers Tutorials
Tutorial: PDF vector designs into Photoshop patterns (Hearts designs)
Tutorial showing how to convert PDF vector files into Photoshop patterns. The tutorial shows the placement / import of heart design PDF files and then the conversion of the designs into a variety of patterns for use in Photoshop. The PDF files shown are hearts designs but any PDF design file can be used. © 2010 Andrew Buckle (graphicxtras.com). Screenshots are shown with the kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. PC Photoshop CS4 (but the same approach can be used in Photoshop CS3 CS2 etc), and also on the MAC OS X operating system.
Graphics designs: use in Photoshop and PSP (butterflies PDF designs)
How to use PDF designs (vector layers), placing them, opening the designs and using the designs in Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. Transforming the designs, using layers blending modes, changing colors of designs and more, Examples are from graphics pack 44 (Butterflies designs) from graphicxtras.com. Screenshots are shown with the kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated and Corel Corporation.
PDF layer designs: how to use in Photoshop and others
Video shows the use of PDF designs / layers in various graphics applications. The examples shown are from the graphics bundle pack from graphicxtras.com. The designs are all stored in PDF format, all stored in PDF format for use in any size of document. The video shows many examples of the graphics packs designs included in the bundle set as well as how to import the designs into Photoshop, Illustrator, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro and others. How to use the designs as layers, how to convert to brushes, how to convert to patterns, how to apply effects to the designs, use of the designs with layer effects in Photoshop, how to use the layers in Photoshop Elements. The PDF designs are all loaded into the various applications (pc or mac, though the examples show the use on the PC). All the designs are © Andrew Buckle of graphicxtras.com Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated and Corel Corporation.
How to use PDF graphics designs in Photoshop ® - Edges pack
How to use PDF (Adobe Acrobat format) files designs in Photoshop ® CS4 etc (based on the graphics pack 37 from graphicxtras.com). Including open / place command, converting to brush, applying layer effects, rasterize, frames, backgrounds and more. Graphics designs in PDF format are vector designs for use to any size. No commentary, only screenshots. Photoshop and Adobe are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Screenshots are with kind permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
EPS Tutorials
EPS designs in Paint Shop Pro ®
How to open EPS files in Paint Shop Pro ® and how to use the designs as a Paint Shop Pro layer. The EPS design used is from one of the more recent font sets from graphicxtras.com (clover design from font pack 53) The EPS vector designs are rasterized on opening and then used as a layer. Re-coloring of the design using the flood fill; scaling using the deform tool; copy and pasting of layers; using effects such as blurs; adding a shadow etc. Screenshots only, there is no commentary. Corel and Paint Shop Pro are registered trademarks of Corel Corporation. Screenshots are shown with kind permission of Corel Corporation. © 2009 Andrew Buckle.
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