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How They Did It (Photoshop Masking Edition)

Jan 8, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog  //  No Comments

For this installment of How They Did It, Here are the 5 best free masking tutorials for Adobe PhotoShop on the web. There are many great sources for learning and mastering PhotoShop, I highly recommend watching and reading anything you can from Deke McClelland, Scott Kelby and the wonderful folks at Lynda.com.

Deke McClelland: The Essential Approach To Masking
If you watch any video on the essentials of masking images in PhotoShop, watch THIS one!

 
Photoshop CS5 Masking Tutorial
Masking, Mask Refinement and Non-Destructive image editing are vital components when compositing with Photoshop CS5. This is a pretty good tutorial. via http://shawnkent.net

Photoshop Tutorial: Masking Techniques, part 1
A good round up of masking technique using paths, also: Part 2.


How To Remove Background Around Lots Of Hair Photoshop
A decent beginning tutorial. A handy use of the burn tool to take out fringing after a mask is created.

How to Quickly Select Images – Cut Out Detailed Images in Photoshop CS5
I like the use of the refine edge command in this tutorial.

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Another Experiment in Digital Painting

Jan 7, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog  //  No Comments

I am starting to like trying my hand at doing these digital paintings, I did a few landscapes a while back, now I’d like to share one of a Halloween decoration photo that I took while taking the kids trick or treating.

A digital painting by Devlin Donnelly

Skeletor, a digital painting by Devlin Donnelly

Friday Freebie: Retro Mic Vector Graphic

Jan 6, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog, Freebie  //  No Comments

Get on the Mic freebie

For today’s Friday Freebie, an old school retro mic vector graphic. Lovingly crafted from an old magazine ad with Adobe Illustrator.
You know what to do, go rock the mic!

Click to download the file. Free to use for what ever…

Speaking of mics… take a page from the Beastie Boys and pass the mic!

A Random Design Quote

Jan 5, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog  //  No Comments

A random quote from a famous graphic designer on design, culture and art.

I appreciate the moral imperative that no task is so insignificant that it needn’t me accomplished in keeping with the highest standard.
-Karl Gerstner

Good Read: Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design’s Golden Age

Jan 4, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog  //  No Comments


I found this great book the other day, Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design’s Golden Age by Steven Heller and Louise Fili. This is a must have for anyone with an interest in calligraphy, script writing or fonts. It is amazing to see the craftsman ship from these artists. It puts much of modern design to shame when you can sell how elegantly these designers created art with brush and pen.

Now, don’t get me wrong, it isn’t all that depressing, when comparing it to modern design and fonts. I personally find their work inspiring and I think if you check out Scripts you will too.

Typography Tuesday “Our Fonts, Our Friends”

Jan 3, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog  //  No Comments

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For this installment of Typography Tuesday I had to share Veer Presents: “Our Fonts, Our Friends.” This clever ad mixes some of my favorite things, fonts, mid-century modern esthetic and clever production. Fantastic!

 

“Our Fonts, Our Friends” is the first in a series of retro science films about fonts, from Veer. In this installment, the narrator discusses font styles, how to choose your font, and where to find an endless supply of affordable fonts.

The Most Amazing Model Ever – Miniatur Wunderland

Jan 2, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog  //  No Comments

When I was a kid I loved making models. But I have to say this is the most amazing model I’ve ever seen. The next time I make it to Germany, I know where I will visit first. Okay fine, after the Beer Hall, I know where I’ll visit second, Miniatur Wunderland!

The official video about Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg, the largest model railway in the world, and one of the most successful tourist attractions in Germany. On the 1.300 m² large layout, far more than a thousand trains, aircrafts, cars and ships move about. A wonder of the world in miniature. Please, find more information on http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com – From their press materials.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-01

Jan 1, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog  //  No Comments

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Happy New Year!

Jan 1, 2012   //   by Devlin   //   Blog  //  No Comments

Happy New Year

Here’s wishing you and yours a peaceful, joyous and prosperous New Year. I hope that this year is much, much, MUCH better this year than the last for all of us.

 

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