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Try this on-line learning experience and let me know what you think.  Of course there is no substitute for classroom training but we hope this helps!  Some of the tips and tutorials are at other websites, so we cannot take responsibility for those, however, the FlexiSIGN® Tips and Tutorials are grown right here! 

 

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Jus' the Tips, and Nuttin' But the Tips!

I've collected some good places to go that feature Photoshop tips. There are great things to learn out there, and these sites have a lot to offer. Most anything you want to achieve with Photoshop and don't know how to start your project can be found here. I've described the sites as best I can without getting long winded. Some are PC oriented, some Mac oriented, but the techniques are still the same. 

Photoshop Tips Sources From Around the World

  • Wacom Technology's website features a tip of the week.
  • HTML versions of Kai's Power Tips and Tricks for Adobe Photoshop These are written by Kai Krause.
  • Tips on using Photoshop for Web graphics.
  • Carl Volk has an article about sharpening scans on his Photoshop Tip of the Week page. It primarily defines and discusses the use of Unsharp Masking.
  • Tips on making lightning FX
  • GrafX Design offers web graphics tutorials for users of Photoshop, CorelDRAW! and Paint Shop Pro.
  • Devin Bryants Tips page for Photoshop
  • PixArt Web Magazine covers a wide range of topics from Articles and reviews of the latest products to a gallery of amazing graphics sent in by Artists around the world. Tips and how to's on many graphic programs including Photoshop, KPT, Illustrator, Fractal products and more.
  • Andy's Photoshop Tips has great tips on making buttons, seamless tiles, embossing, creating animation and more.
  • High Voltage has tips on Blue and Green sceen techniques, Digital Visual Effects, Motion Control Cinematography, Cel Animation, Stop Motion Animation, Photoshop, After Effects, and Lightwave 3D.
  • Cooltype - tips and tricks for Photoshop has  Type F/X for doing: Bevel, Carve, Chalk, Charcoal, Chrome, Cloudy, Dirty Snow, Fire, Ice, Mat Glass, Mercury, Neon, Glow, Oil, Outline, Raised, Stone and Tearout. Tips on Memory and how Photoshop uses it, along with how-to-do Jigsaw Puzzle, Burning, Reflection, Fading, Lightning and Text to path F/X.
  • Rice's Photoshop Tutorial talks about: What's New in Photoshop 3.0, Importing and Saving Images, Color, Brightness, and Contrast Correction, Selecting, Filling, and Pasting, Editing, Painting, and Typing, Manipulating and Resizing Images, Understanding Channels, Understanding Layers and Printing. .
  • Ray tracing in Photoshop This site will show you how to add raytracing effects without a raytracer. You can add these effects with just about any renderer, even sometimes with shaded preview renderings. The program the Author used in his examples was Macromedia MacroModel, but he says you could use 3DStudio, Lightwave, Alias, anything. A great tutorial and all it takes is a little bit of theory, a little bit of forethought, and a copy of Adobe Photoshop.
  • Photoshop Tutorial which only covers version 2.5, but some of the controls tips can be applied to later version. Written for a student's point of view just starting out.
  • Photoshop Professional Tips & Tricks Most of the things described here are undocumented features. The author assumes you have a good working knowledge of Photoshop. The tips and tricks are for those who want to get more out of Photoshop and go beyond the basics.
  • Photoshop Paradise from Desktop Publishing.Com has a great number of links and onsite tips.
  • Ticks on Trips! The author says "these ticks don't suck!" Get 10 Tips on text and textures, plus more.
  • Alf's Alley talks about creating and using Displacement Maps. This tip covers a very simple and yet powerful technique, that every Photoshop Imagineer should know how to do: The creation and use of displacement maps. Since it involves the use of alpha channels, it is a great way for beginners to learn how they can be used. More tips than just this one can be learned from Alf.
  • Doc Ozone has a fabulous site to visit with great graphics, tips and tutorials.
  • Laura McCanna book author and Photoshop user has free art for the downloading and some Photoshop tips.
  • Parallax Perspectives gives you tips on making realistic lightning, transparent GIF's, 3D buttons and using layering.
  • Photoshop Tips & Tricks A great resource of ideas and problem solvers for and by Photoshop users... "the best way to learn and master Adobe Photoshop." Photoshop Tips & Tricks is built on reader questions.
  • Metatools the place where Kai's Power Tools, Bryce and more reside.

 

CorelDraw Tutorials & Tips

 

  • Corel Draw E-Tutorial
    Learn to design Graphics using Corel Draw with this On-Line Tutorial from Crane Information Solutions.
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  • Corel DRAW! 3D Buttons
    This tutorial will show you how to create 3D buttons in Corel DRAW! I used Corel DRAW! 7.0 for Windows.
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  • Corel DRAW! 3D Textured Text
    This tutorial will show you how to create 3D Textured Text in Corel DRAW! I used Corel DRAW! 7.0 for Windows. Some things may be done differently with other versions.
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  • Corel DRAW! Animated GIFs
    This tutorial will demonstrate how you can create an Animated GIF logo. I used Corel DRAW! 7.0 for Windows for this technique.
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  • Corel DRAW! Contoured Text
    This tutorial will show you how to create Contoured Text in Corel DRAW! I used Corel DRAW! 7.0 for Windows.
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  • Corel DRAW! Cracked Text
    This tutorial will demonstrate how you can create a Cracked Text effect. I used Corel DRAW! 8.0 for Windows for this technique.
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  • Corel DRAW! Creating Yahoo! Style Buttons
    This tutorial will show you how to create Yahoo! style buttons. Many people have written asking how these are done and I'll be demonstrating the technique with all of the programs I write tutorials for. I used Corel DRAW! 7.0 for Windows for this technique.
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  • Corel DRAW! Drop Shadows
    This tutorial will show you how to create drop shadows in Corel DRAW! I used Corel DRAW! 7.0 for Windows.
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  • Producing a logo and short publication with Corel Draw
    Essentially this functionality falls into two main categories: the creation of design-intensive illustrations and the production of page-based publications. We’re going to tackle both aspects by looking at a typical real world project, the creation of a logo and its incorporation into a brochure.
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  • Vector Transparency
    Tom Arah investigates how the vector-based drawing packages deal with transparency in Corel Draw.
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