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Photoshop & InDesign Tutorial, The Benefits and Uses of Clipping Paths, & Flowing Type

Photoshop & InDesign Tutorial, The Benefits and Uses of Clipping Paths, & Flowing Type

May 18, 2012

In this week's tutorial, I cover how to set up a clipping path in Photoshop to import into InDesign as a means for flowing type around an object. I also go over some key concepts of clipping paths, how to make them, save them, and load them while flipping between programs. Plus you get to see my near-mythic physique in the sample picture.

Using Gaussian Blur On Your Layer Masks For Smoother Editing

Using Gaussian Blur On Your Layer Masks For Smoother Editing

May 04, 2012

In this tutorial, I cover how to make use of the guassian blur filter when doing photo editing with layer masks in Photoshop. This technique really simplifies a lot of the process of making sure elements you're adding to a photo blend in properly. This can be used for many different things, but in this example, I show how to clone one spot of an image over another, and blend it in seamlessly.

Doing a Spot-To-Spot Gradient (Pantones) with Overprint

Doing a Spot-To-Spot Gradient (Pantones) with Overprint

March 16, 2012

In this tutorial, I cover how to use opacity masks to successfully make a spot color to spot color blend without that nasty looking grey problem in the center. This tutorial also covers a little bit of printing process terms, and helpful hints.

Using The Offset Filter To Make Looping Textures & Correcting Uneven Lighting

Using The Offset Filter To Make Looping Textures & Correcting Uneven Lighting

March 02, 2012

In this tutorial I cover briefly how to use the offset filter to make looping textures in Photoshop, and how to address a common problem with uneven lighting that occurs when doing so.

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 7

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 7

February 24, 2012

This is the seventh and final part of this Let's Make Art episode, covering the creation of the Fh_Hyperbole font from start to finish. Since there's like 30 hours of material here, this is once again sped up to 8x speed to show the process. If you have any questions about anything I'm doing, just ask and mention the time, and I may even turn it into its own tutorial. The songs under this footage are Carbon Figures and Fat Quotient from my third album, Approach The Infinite.

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 6

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 6

February 24, 2012

This is the sixth part of this Let's Make Art episode, covering the creation of the Fh_Hyperbole font from start to finish. Since there's like 30 hours of material here, this is once again sped up to 8x speed to show the process. If you have any questions about anything I'm doing, just ask and mention the time, and I may even turn it into its own tutorial. The songs under this footage are All Things Impermanent and Fringe from my third album, Approach The Infinite.

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 4

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 4

February 24, 2012

This is the fourth part of this Let's Make Art episode, covering the creation of the Fh_Hyperbole font from start to finish. Since there's like 30 hours of material here, this is once again sped up to 8x speed to show the process. If you have any questions about anything I'm doing, just ask and mention the time, and I may even turn it into its own tutorial. The songs under this footage are Level and Carnivale from my second album, Heavy Rotation.

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 3

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 3

February 24, 2012

This is the third part of this Let's Make Art episode, covering the creation of the Fh_Hyperbole font from start to finish. Since there's like 30 hours of material here, this is once again sped up to 8x speed to show the process. If you have any questions about anything I'm doing, just ask and mention the time, and I may even turn it into its own tutorial. The songs under this footage are You Said and Strobe Minor from my second album, Heavy Rotation.

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 2

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 2

February 24, 2012

This is the second part of this Let's Make Art episode, covering the creation of the Fh_Hyperbole font from start to finish. Since there's like 30 hours of material here, this is once again sped up to 8x speed to show the process. If you have any questions about anything I'm doing, just ask and mention the time, and I may even turn it into its own tutorial. The songs under this footage are Woven Timeless, Mother, Mary and You Said from my second album, Heavy Rotation.

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 1

Let’s Make Art - Fh_Hyperbole Font, Part 1

February 24, 2012

This is the first part of this Let's Make Art episode, covering the creation of the Fh_Hyperbole font from start to finish. Since there's like 30 hours of material here, this is once again sped up to 8x speed to show the process. If you have any questions about anything I'm doing, just ask and mention the time, and I may even turn it into its own tutorial. The songs under this footage are Demographic and Medium from my second album, Heavy Rotation.