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Create Photorealistic Reflections and Shadows
How-Tos: Written by Bert Monroy on October 13, 2008
Celebrated digital painter Bert Monroy shares tips on creating realistic reflections and shadows in Photoshop.
Animation Contest for Political Cartoons
News: Written on October 10, 2008
MyToons.com's online animation community invites all artists to submit funny political artwork and animations for election-day diversion.
Introducing AKVIS Sketch 8.0
News: Written on October 8, 2008
Convert photos to pencil drawings and watercolors with AKVIS Sketch.
Last Chance to Upgrade from Photoshop 7, Illustrator 10, InDesign 2.0
News: Written on October 8, 2008
October 15 is the last day to benefit from the lower upgrade pricing for Creative Suite 4.
New Features in Creative Suite 4
News: Written by Jay J. Nelson on October 2, 2008
This article originally appeared in Design Tools Monthly. Cross-Suite Interface Changes Application frame (optional): * This large window contains all your open documents and panels, on a neutral-colored background. You can move the whole thing around, even onto a second display. Tabbed windows (optional): * Each document appears as a tab in the Application Frame
iTravelstock Launches
News: Written on September 30, 2008
Art Life Media launches its first major Rights Managed collection, iTravelstock, on ArtLifeImages.com and to global distributors.
Tug and Twirl Text in Illustrator
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on September 29, 2008
The sky’s the limit when you convert Illustrator text to outlines. It’s so easy to change each letter’s size, position, and color, and even push and pull letters into fantastic new shapes.
Info Center for Adobe Creative Suite 4
News: Written on September 23, 2008
On September 23, Adobe finally shared full information about the next version of the Creative Suite: CS4. We’ll run reviews of the core creative pro apps in October, once CS4 ships to the public. Until then, sate your appetite for information with these first looks and more. First Looks: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CS4 Adobe has officially announced Creative Suite 4. Here are first-hand impressions of three of the new versions in the Design suite.
Adobe Introduces Creative Suite 4 Product Family
News: Written on September 22, 2008
Radical workflow breakthroughs, new levels of flash expressiveness and integration anchor Adobe’s biggest software release.
First Looks: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CS4
News: Written by Jeremy Schultz on September 22, 2008
Adobe has officially announced Creative Suite 4. Here are first-hand impressions of three of the new versions.
Adobe Announces Creative Suite 4
News: Written by Jeremy Schultz on September 22, 2008
Today, Adobe Systems announced Creative Suite 4 (CS4), which contains all-new versions of the company’s design, Web, and video applications. Note that this is only an announcement -- the products won't be available to the public until next month. The product suite structure of CS4 is relatively unchanged from Creative Suite 3. CS4 Design Standard and Design Premium: Adobe InDesign CS4 Adobe Illustrator CS4 Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Standard only) Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended (Premium only)
Adobe Illustrator CS2 Security Advisory
News: Written on September 18, 2008
Adobe's Illustrator CS2 for the Mac has vulnerabilities that could potentially cause code execution.
Drawing, Animation, and HDRI Tool in Public Beta
News: Written on September 12, 2008
Genetica 3.0 is Spiral Graphics' seamless texture, HDRI, and animation editor
DAZ Studio Now Works with 3Dconnexion 3D Mice
News: Written on September 11, 2008
3Dconnexion’s 3D mice enhance creative experience in latest version of 3D figure posing, rendering, and animation software.
Mystical Painter Bundle from Auto FX
News: Written on September 10, 2008
This $900 value sells for $349, but only until September 30, 2008.
Butterfly Fonts, Illustrator Symbols, and Photoshop Shapes
News: Written on September 4, 2008
Vector files are all royalty-free.
Create a Searchlight in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Colin Smith on September 3, 2008
Whip up a Hollywood-style spotlight effect with realistic-looking beams of light in Photoshop CS3.
Toolbox Makes Digital Art
News: Written on August 28, 2008
Opcoders announces the fifth public alpha of Toolbox, a visual programming language for constructing digital art. Toolbox is useful for generating textures, composing logos, photo manipulation, typography and web graphics. Among many new features in this release, Toolbox is now a single-window program.
Autodesk Unveils First Flexible Software Delivery Model for CAD Industry
News: Written on August 25, 2008
AutoCAD customers receive timely product updates and early release of new features.
Adobe Design Achievement Award Winners Announced
News: Written on August 18, 2008
More than 2,700 students from 33 countries competed in eighth annual program.