Photoshop Issues and a Tip

I haven't got much done lately, as my PS has been issue-ey.

Well, I would love to have something to show, but unfortunately I don't.

Well, actually I do. There's a pseudo-tutorial Here that discusses how to keep the file size on a .psd down. That's always helpful, because anyone who works in PS as much as I do would know how much of a pain it is to have enormous files. they're hard to move, massive folders take ages to open, etc.

So my life is made easier by the internet once again... if only marginally.

I found a neat transparent glass tutorial for text, if anyone wants to see it.
I've noticed PSDtuts has changed, as their series of websites has become tuts+. so now it's
psd | tuts+
I like the feel a bit better. I use their site vector | tuts+ for Illustrator.

Hopefully I'll have a pic to show you next time around. Until tomorrow, folks.

***March 18
I left my laptop for a long time - though my life still goes on. I have a pile of posts to put up. I'll put up several a day till it's live. Sorry for the backup - to those of you who actually care.

Illustrator Tutorials

I've been loaded up with so many Illustrator tutorials it's not funny.

I've got hypertext coming out of my ears.
There's way too much for me to look at, and it's driving me nuts. I've got a lot to sort through.

I did run into the companion site to PSDTuts for Illustrator, VectorTuts.
You can find VectorTuts HERE, for those interested.

Lee, by the way, I'm curious to know what you have to say.
I haven't asked you about illustrator. I'm sure you could show me something - you know more than I do.

I've even found links to tutorials that use both Photoshop and Illustrator, like the ones HERE at VandelayDesign

I may put out a list of everything in some post, even if it's only for my own reference.
Yep. I actually post things for me to read sometimes. Sad, huh?

Not Much New

I'm still working on Illustrator stuff - none of it's finished.
Things are going slow - I have a short attention span for it and I have other things to attend to.

The past few weeks I've been gathering tutorials for Valentine's Day photoshop artwork.
It's all silly abstract focused around a heart.
I'm trying to figure out how to do the shiny part / reflections on objects, so when I finally get off my butt and do it I should learn a lot.

I am thinking of doing multiple things... it just hasn't all come together yet.

There's not anything for today, unfortunately.

Next time is the beginning of the 3-day-V-day marathon of Valentine's Day stuff.
I'll post some related artwork then, for sure, whatever I've done by then.

Adobe Illustrator... Yay!

I just got a new program that I've been trying to get a hold of for quite some time - nearly a year, actually - I now have Illustrator CS4.

I also got Filter Forge and PS CS4, stuff I've been wanting for a long time.

The post for today is coming really late because I was hoping to show off something from Illustrator. Unfortunately, I haven't finished learning to use it!

It is a vector program - everything is done by math - and everything is editable, as if it were made by the pen tool in Photoshop.

I've had to learn all the advanced things the pen tool does.
I'm getting better, but I have my work cut out for me.

I can't wait to use Illustrator artwork in Photoshop!
It usually comes off cartoon-looking, but it's vector, and scalable to any dimension.

I hope to have something soon, but I can't make any promises yet.
I will have something V-Day related out before then, though.