N.S.L: WEEK 128 – Photoshop CC: “Auto Adjustments- Levels”

Watching Photofocus Photoshop Hangout and I was reminded of the updated “Auto” adjustments in Adobe Photoshop CC. I use it for Levels, all the time, as a starting point.

Auto Levels to start

If you’re not sure where to start, hit that “Auto” button

#WacomWed wk.13 “Ghosts- The Awakening” Adobe Illustrator CC DynamicSketch by Astute Graphics

The plan was to watch some Netflix, and draw out some vectors. I want to practice doing this =) I threw on “The Awakening” and got to scribbling:

Tom Hill- The Awakening

I dug the shapes of the outfits and I wanted to practice

N.S.L: WEEK 127 – Illustrator CC: “Zooms and New Views”

Little by little, my Adobe Illustrator projects are getting progressively bigger. Sometimes it’s the actual size of the piece and others, it’s the details that make it big.

Ornament in Mirrorme

The need for navigation in my work is growing

#WacomWed wk.12 “Slug Life” Adobe Illustrator CC DynamicSketch by Astute Graphics

I ask people all the time, “What should I draw tonight?”

Slug Life

I think this time they were just putting me to the test

N.S.L: WEEK 126 – ACR Photoshop CC: “Auto Lens Correction”

New feature for Adobe Camera RAW in Photoshop CC. It actually works like it’s supposed to RIGHT OFF THE BAT!!!

Hereford Cathedral December 2013

I’ve seen it demoed a couple of times by Terry White

#WacomWed wk.11 “Doodle Paper 2” Adobe Illustrator CC Blob Brush

DOODLE SESH in my hotel room! =D

Doodling for Wacom Wed week 111

This is a good way to get warmed up. I can see the difference

N.S.L: WEEK 125 – Adobe Illustrator CC: “Use Preview Bounds”

This was an interesting find this week. I was trying to use an Align function on 3 different shapes but it wasn’t doing it properly. I realized that Adobe Illustrator was using the Structure for Aligning. Since I had different Appearances applied to the shapes, it looked wrong.

3 shapes aligned using “Use Preview Bounds” in Preferences

I’ve ran into this in the past and I just kinda eye-balled it

#WacomWed wk.10 “Flourish” AiCC Astute Graphics Extend Path Tool

I’m usually in LA when I’m doing these but #WacomWED came early this week since I’m visiting one of my favorite places Herefordshire, UK…. Let’s switch it up a bit:

I needed to try out some new tools by Astute Graphics so

N.S.L: WEEK 124 – Adobe Photoshop CC: “Vanishing Point Filter”

Palm to forehead! I’ve been using Photoshop since version 5, not CS5, and I recently came across the Vanishing Point Filter =O

“Zodiak Killa” Vanishing Point Filter

I know, I know. It’s been there for a long time but I never

#WacomWed wk.9 “Doodle Paper 1” Adobe Illustrator CC Blob Brush and Smart Remove Brush

YES!!! Each time I pick up my Intuos, I feel WAY more comfortable with it.

“Doodle Paper 1”

Yeah, that sounds obvious, but I know folks with their Wacom collecting dust in the corner of