Off Topic, But Delicious
Posted on | January 26, 2011 | Comments Off
Hummm… How to make this about Photoshop or computers… Ah! This is one recipe that you will NOT have to Photoshop! it is beautifully perfect just as it is!
We had a wonderful Lunch Bunch last week, full of fun and food and of course, Networking!
Here is the recipe to recreate Barbara’s Salad and a link to the wonderful book from which it came. (click on the picture to get a bigger version to print)
To get the book, just use the link below! Happy Cooking (well, actually, Happy Chopping) Later, LI
blessings for the holidays to you all!
Posted on | December 23, 2010 | Comments Off
Happy Christmas to everyone!
Tags: christmas > happiness > holiday > joy > li hertzi deisgn > lihertzi
For those of you new to the pen tool…
Posted on | November 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Vector Tuts is a great site for tutorials for the basic to the advanced illustrator adventurers! Here is a sample for my University students.
Best Practice Suggestions for the pen tool from Vector Tuts!
- Drag handles from the first anchor point when beginning a curved path.
- Drag your handles around just one third of the curve you’re creating for a smooth path.
- Position anchor points on a curve where the paths begin to change direction, not in the middle of it’s curve.
- Be sparing with your use of anchor points, fewer points = neater path.
Visit the site for more great stuff! http://vector.tutsplus.com/
APPLE STORE IN AKRON!
Posted on | July 23, 2010 | Comments Off
I just got a late-rainy-magnificent-night email from the mug2mug Apple group…
For those of you who haven’t heard, there will soon be an Apple retail store opening in Akron, Ohio. Summit Mall will be the location. Hopes are for a November opening.
If you are interested in working at the store, go to www.apple.com/jobs and complete your resume/profile.
Great Illustrator Tip from Layers Magazine
Posted on | July 13, 2010 | Comments Off
UP AND DOWN KEYS add instant gratification to your day!
First of all, ALL of my students should subscribe to this daily Newsletter. Go to this Address:
http://layersmagazine.com/current-issue and scroll to the bottom to sign up for Layers Tip of the Day.
You can go here to learn more about the author of the tips, Jeff Witchel by clicking here. http://home.comcast.net/~witcheladv/index.html
And Now for the tip…
Layers magazine Tip of the Day
Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tip – A New Twist on an Old Tip.
I wrote a tip quite a while ago, called “Re-Siding a Polygon on the Fly,” which said the following. Click and drag with the Polygon tool. If you press the Up Arrow on your keyboard while dragging, the number of sides will increase. Press the Down Arrow and the number of sides will decrease.” After playing with some of the other drawing tools, I discovered the same shortcuts work with a lot of drawing tools.
To see what I mean, try the following. Select the Spiral tool, which is hidden under the Line tool. While clicking and dragging with the tool to create a spiral, press your Up Arrow to increase the number of segments, so the spiral winds further into the center. Or if you want to decrease the number of segments press the Down Arrow while drawing. More drawing tool tips to come.
Tip provided by Jeff Witchel, Adobe® Certified Training Provider. AdobeAce@comcast.net
Take a look at these great Illustrator Artists!
Posted on | June 6, 2010 | Comments Off
Check out this great article in Smashing Magazine!
101 Photoshop tips from our hero, Deke
Posted on | April 2, 2010 | Comments Off
Enjoy and Learn!
Enjoy your Happy Valentines Day
Posted on | February 14, 2010 | Comments Off
May Love find you waiting patiently and clobber you with inexplicable bliss!
Happy Day to Everyone!
I did this little heart in Illustrator CS4 in about 10 minutes while listening in on our Sunday call to my sister in New Mexico as she coaxed a Dingo-esque dog out of her neighbors house and watching the Ohio birds in the snow play Bunker Hill with the seed-sprinkled drifts.
Enjoy the Day, Later, LI
Change in Schedule of Workshops
Posted on | August 19, 2009 | Comments Off
We are changing the times of the class in September to the 12th and 19th.? Remember, if you are signed up for the “Retouching Your History” class, you need to take this class first, or do the final project so we know you are in the digital know about the basics!? We hope to see you here before the tomatoes ripen!
Creating Your Beautiful Business Card (ABC) in
Photoshop or Photoshop Elements
2 Saturdays September 12th and 19th
from 10am – 12:30am
Cost: $30.00 per session
Location: North Canton, Ohio
For Information Call: 760-908-8665
or Email lihertzi@lihertzidesign.com
* You will need a laptop with Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Elements loaded, your power cord, mouse/wacom tablet/trackball and creativity!
Some More Great Work!
Posted on | August 6, 2009 | Comments Off
- Caseys ABC
Casey Klhan (see below for his link) did this great card in our Photoshop4Artists Workshop ABC class on Dollstreet!? He had many striking paintings to choose from and this was a perfect choice for the design he created.? I love the texture and rich color, and the composition works well with the box of copy on the right.? So how did he do that?? Very simple in Photoshop!
First, open your file in Photoshop.
Next, create a new layer and with your Marque tool (Dancing Ants Tool) create a square and fill it with 50% grey
Now change the Layers Filter from Normal to Screen and play with the fill slider.? Wow, cool, eh?? You can also do this on the layer that your art lives on, but this allows you to play around indefinately without the fear of ruining your original layer.
You use any shape to make your lighter area, for instance, below I have created a layer with a 50% grey brush stroke.
This is what it looks like without the blue layer turned on and this is what it looks like with the layer showing (on!)
You could put some notes about the color blue in that space, or your grocery list – you can also fool around with the grey layer, maybe give it some soft edges by feathering, use a cool brush and distress it, add curlie-q’s, you get the idea.
Enjoy your day and Play, Play, Play!
Go see Casey’s wonderful work, click HERE
Tags: Casey Klahn > dollstreet > new school color > pastel > Photoshop > photoshop artists > photoshop4artists
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