http://graphicssoft.about.com/ Graphics Software http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/09/free-vignette-script-for-the-gimp.htm Earlier this year, I posted a tutorial on how to create a non-destructive vignette effect with the GIMP. A reader, Dominic Chomko, was kind enough to create a script for... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/09/free-vignette-script-for-the-gimp.htm 2009-07-09T10:39:13Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/07/free-photoshop-layer-styles-from-deborah-ramos.htm Deborah Ramos has contributed a set of 23 styles covering a variety of effects. The styles include lemon rind, lime rind, cookies, glass, plastic, metal, and one awesome fabric style.... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/07/free-photoshop-layer-styles-from-deborah-ramos.htm 2009-07-07T09:42:40Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/06/graphics-challenge-freedom.htm This week's graphics challenge theme is Freedom. What is freedom? We'll let you decide. The idea is to create an image based on the concept of freedom, so set your imagination... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/06/graphics-challenge-freedom.htm 2009-07-06T09:27:12Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/06/explore-underpainting-in-corel-painter.htm Historically, an underpainting was used to establish the overall color values for a painting. In Corel Painter, the Underpainting palette lets you adjust the color, tone, and detail of a... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/06/explore-underpainting-in-corel-painter.htm 2009-07-06T08:39:25Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/02/creating-an-action-for-batch-processing-in-photoshop-the-actions-palette.htm © Adobe Actions are a powerful feature in Photoshop which can save you time by performing repetitive tasks for you automatically, and for batch processing multiple images when you need... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/07/02/creating-an-action-for-batch-processing-in-photoshop-the-actions-palette.htm 2009-07-02T10:48:37Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/29/take-the-frustration-out-of-photoshop-presets.htm Preset Viewer from TumaSoft If your Photoshop preset collection has ever made you want to pull your hair out, you're going to love Preset Viewer from TumaSoft! Preset Viewer allows... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/29/take-the-frustration-out-of-photoshop-presets.htm 2009-06-29T14:37:35Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/28/graphics-challenge-danger.htm This week's graphics challenge theme is the concept of Danger. Your task is to create an image that may depict or convey danger. So be careful and have some fun;... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/28/graphics-challenge-danger.htm 2009-06-28T21:46:18Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/26/photoshop-elements-transparent-text-tutorial.htm See Through Text© Sue Chastain This tutorial will show you how to create a see-through text effect with Photoshop Elements. In this beginner tutorial you will work with the type... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/26/photoshop-elements-transparent-text-tutorial.htm 2009-06-26T09:23:03Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/25/gel-text-with-layer-styles-in-paint-shop-pro.htm Learn how to use the new layer styles feature in Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 to create a gel text effect.• Gel Text with Layer Styles in Paint Shop Pro ... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/25/gel-text-with-layer-styles-in-paint-shop-pro.htm 2009-06-25T09:04:16Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/24/put-an-image-or-photo-into-text-with-photoshop-elements.htm © Sue Chastain You may have seen the text effect where a photo or other image is used to fill a block of text. This effect is easy to do... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/24/put-an-image-or-photo-into-text-with-photoshop-elements.htm 2009-06-24T08:45:41Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/23/corel-painter-tutorial-painting-trees.htm © Karen Bonaker Trees are wonderful subjects to paint. Their unrefined organic makeup lends towards lots of added texture. Take a look at how you can create very realistic texture... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/23/corel-painter-tutorial-painting-trees.htm 2009-06-23T08:47:43Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/22/how-to-draw-dotted-lines-with-photoshop.htm Many advanced options are hidden in Photoshop's Brushes palette. By adjusting the spacing we can create a custom brush to make dotted lines or dashed lines. Here are two different... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/22/how-to-draw-dotted-lines-with-photoshop.htm 2009-06-22T10:25:00Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/20/graphics-challenge-its-summer.htm This week's graphics challenge theme is It's Summer. For centuries the summer solstice has been celebrated in many different ways. Not one to miss a celebration, our theme this week... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/20/graphics-challenge-its-summer.htm 2009-06-20T11:54:48Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/19/smoothie-city-digital-scrapbooking-kit.htm © S. Braxton Browse and download this free kit of coordinating elements and papers for digital scrapbooking. "Smoothie City" is a general purpose digital scrapbooking kit in a summer color... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/19/smoothie-city-digital-scrapbooking-kit.htm 2009-06-19T08:30:45Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/17/improved-layer-mask-tool-for-photoshop-elements-7.htm Thanks to a generous reader, Paul Batty, the free layer mask tool for Photoshop Elements 7 has been improved. Paul created the XML file necessary to put the layer mask... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/17/improved-layer-mask-tool-for-photoshop-elements-7.htm 2009-06-17T08:36:36Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/16/free-graphics-sampler-from-psptubezcom.htm © Barry Meyer For the month of June, Barry Meyer is offering a 60% discount on all new memberships to PSPTubez.com, and a contest where 20 people will win a... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/16/free-graphics-sampler-from-psptubezcom.htm 2009-06-16T16:13:20Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/16/more-free-photoshop-layer-style-6-packs.htm © SKS Earlier this month, I posted a dozen 6-packs of layer styles from Shelby Kate Schmitz. Well, I've got another 20 brand new ones for you this week. These... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/16/more-free-photoshop-layer-style-6-packs.htm 2009-06-16T08:24:10Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/15/pick-your-own-cherries-digital-scrapbooking-kit.htm © Darleen Araujo This digital scrapbooking kit would be great to scrap a summer or fall memory. The colors of reds, browns and golds were chosen to make it a... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/15/pick-your-own-cherries-digital-scrapbooking-kit.htm 2009-06-15T15:22:20Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/15/summer-cottage-tube-painting-in-paint-shop-pro.htm © Arizona Kate One of Paint Shop Pro's popular painting tools is the Picture Tube, commonly called 'Tubes'. With a small collection of Tube files (*.tub) you can create a... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/15/summer-cottage-tube-painting-in-paint-shop-pro.htm 2009-06-15T08:24:47Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/14/graphics-challenge-free-for-all-7.htm This week's graphics challenge theme is Free for All. We have some basic retro shapes and colors for you to start with and do whatever you please with them. So... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/14/graphics-challenge-free-for-all-7.htm 2009-06-14T21:41:05Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/10/cookbook-chex-seamless-pattern-tile.htm Arizona Kate shows you how to create the red and white check pattern many of us are familiar with seeing on table cloths and a popular cookbook. This seamless pattern... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/10/cookbook-chex-seamless-pattern-tile.htm 2009-06-10T08:00:19Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/07/graphics-challenge-spring-flowers.htm This week's graphics challenge theme is Spring Flowers. With Summer just around the corner, we couldn't let Spring get by without a Spring Flowers theme. We have some nice starting... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/07/graphics-challenge-spring-flowers.htm 2009-06-07T21:28:03Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/03/12-6-packs-of-free-layer-styles.htm © SKS These free layer styles by Shelby Kate Schmitz can be used in Photoshop 7 and up and Photoshop Elements 2 and up. This collection includes a dozen different... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/03/12-6-packs-of-free-layer-styles.htm 2009-06-03T09:04:59Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/02/the-gimp-review-and-rating.htm The GIMP is a powerful bitmap/pixel based image manipulation program for photo editing and retouching, and creating images and animations. It's free, open-source software for Windows, Linux, and Mac. Read... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/02/the-gimp-review-and-rating.htm 2009-06-02T08:31:52Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/01/graphics-challenge-collage-2.htm This week's graphics challenge theme is Collage. We're giving you some random starting images to work with. You can add to them, chop them up, stir fry... whatever you like.... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/06/01/graphics-challenge-collage-2.htm 2009-06-01T10:23:05Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/29/get-snagit-725-for-free.htm TechSmith is offering free registrations for SnagIt 7.2.5 from now to June 5, 2009. The registration also qualifies you for upgrade pricing on the latest version, SnagIt 9. SnagIt has... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/29/get-snagit-725-for-free.htm 2009-05-29T23:08:46Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/28/its-the-manly-thing-to-do-digital-scrapbooking-kit.htm © Darleen Araujo This kit was made with men in mind when choosing colors and patterns to start the design. With a color scheme of blue, green, mustard and red... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/28/its-the-manly-thing-to-do-digital-scrapbooking-kit.htm 2009-05-28T08:42:35Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/27/iphone-for-graphics.htm I came across an article today about how the June 1 cover of The New Yorker was created on an iPhone using the $4.99 Brushes drawing application for iPhone. Over... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/27/iphone-for-graphics.htm 2009-05-27T10:44:06Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/26/free-phototools-2-lite-photoshop-plugin.htm Today onOne Software announced the release of a free Lite version of PhotoTools 2 Standard Edition. "PhotoTools 2 Standard Edition utilizes the power of Photoshop Actions to provide a range of... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/26/free-phototools-2-lite-photoshop-plugin.htm 2009-05-26T12:13:17Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/25/graphics-challenge-black-and-white-to-color-3.htm This week we are going to take some old black and white images and interpret what they may have looked like in color with a Black and White to Color... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/25/graphics-challenge-black-and-white-to-color-3.htm 2009-05-25T23:13:24Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/22/get-the-graphics-software-newsletter.htm If you don't get the Graphics Software newsletter, have a peek at the most recent issues to see what you're missing. • 4/30/09: Prim and Purple Kit, Photoshop Peeves &... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/22/get-the-graphics-software-newsletter.htm 2009-05-22T08:15:52Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/20/beta-test-acdsee-pro-for-mac.htm Today, ACD Systems opened beta testing for ACDSee Pro Photo Manager for Mac, a new professional photography workflow software built from the ground up for Mac. The initial beta release... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/20/beta-test-acdsee-pro-for-mac.htm 2009-05-20T12:19:01Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/18/view-an-index-sheet-of-pictures-with-mac-os-x.htm Many people don't realize there is a built in feature for quickly viewing pictures in Mac OS X. You don't need to open iPhoto or install any third party software... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/18/view-an-index-sheet-of-pictures-with-mac-os-x.htm 2009-05-18T08:07:09Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/17/graphics-challenge-down-the-drain.htm We're in the sewer this week with a theme of Down the Drain. We give you free reign over the starting images, use them as you will, the only rule... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/17/graphics-challenge-down-the-drain.htm 2009-05-17T23:27:36Z http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/15/using-the-snipping-tool-in-windows-vista.htm The Snipping Tool in Windows Vista. Before Windows Vista, if you wanted a screen shot you had to use the less than intuitive method of pressing the print screen key... http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/2009/05/15/using-the-snipping-tool-in-windows-vista.htm 2009-05-15T08:27:58Z