Toolfarm's Professional After Effects Camera Training By Ko Maruyama
The 3D world in After Effects has always been a difficult composition space to navigate. Even if you are familiar with world navigation in a 3D application, working with the camera in After Effects may not behave the way you might expect. Like any application, there is a workflow which will make working with these tools easier to understand. Toolfarm's new training shows you how.
...Read More »
Adobe Kuler By Maltaannon
Adobe Kuler is a great website where designers from all over the world create and exchange color schemes. Kuler has several algorithms to help you create your very own color scheme, plus it allows rating and commenting on existing schemes, that can be downloaded in Adobe Swatch Exchange format.
...Read More »
PHOTOSHOP DOWN & DIRTY TRICKS By Ko Maruyama
You probably know Scott Kelby from many publications, especially as the editor of Photoshop User magazine. In his latest book, PHOTOSHOP CS4 DOWN & DIRTY TRICKS, Scott and Corey Barker walk through several of the latest design tricks and trends Photoshop users recognize in so much of the print work available today.
...Read More »
Modbook from a MacBook Pro By Ko Maruyama
A few years ago, we saw a company called Axiotron out of El Segundo California come up with a Mac tablet which integrated the Wacom tablet technology (similar to the Cintiq) and the Apple MacBook. This is a great solution for those of us who loved to work with software that really took advantage of the stylus. Before the Pro version ships, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, and Maxon's BodyPaint 3D were among some of the tools I tried out on the current 15-inch ModBook.
...Read More »
Tips to Slim Down (your project) in 2009 By Ko Maruyama
It's time for those New Years resolutions to start piling up. You know the ones: I'm going to eat healthy food. I won't slouch at my desk. I'll spend less time on Facebook, Twitter and (insert your own). . . I'M GOING TO SLIM DOWN. Well how about some slimming tips you might actually stick to? Here are some ways to slim down your animation projects in 2009. Or even just your TIMELINE!
...Read More »
Tips to Slim Down (your project) in 2009 By Ko Maruyama
It's time for those New Years resolutions to start piling up. You know the ones: I'm going to eat healthy food. I won't slouch at my desk. I'll spend less time on Facebook, Twitter and (insert your own). . . I'M GOING TO SLIM DOWN. Well how about some slimming tips you might actually stick to? Here are some ways to slim down your After Effects projects in 2009....
...Read More »
Tips to Slim Down (your project) in 2009 By Ko Maruyama
It's time for those New Years resolutions to start piling up. You know the ones: I'm going to eat healthy food. I won't slouch at my desk. I'll spend less time on Facebook, Twitter and (insert your own)... I'M GOING TO SLIM DOWN. Well how about some slimming tips you might actually stick to? Here are some ways to slim down your animation projects in 2009....
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 / P4 By Ko Maruyama
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost two years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. The expo floor showcases some of the most compelling new software for animators, including glimpses of software to come. Chaos Group has some new software coming up in 2009 that they showed off in Singapore.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 / P3 By Ko Maruyama
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost two years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. The expo floor showcases some of the most compelling new software for animators, including glimpses of software to come. StudioGPU demo'd their newest software at the ATI booth
...Read More »
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro By Ko Maruyama
Toon Boom's Storyboard Pro allows you to easily create a paperless storyboard - and even animate it if you want. There are a bunch of little tricks that you can easily pull off in Storyboard Pro, and there are several ways to export your boards when you're done. But what about when you want to IMPORT something to your panels? Here are a couple of easy Quick Tips
...Read More »
Answer to Gears By Ko Maruyama
I got a few questions about how the shape layers work, why the boolean operation does what it does in the shape layer, and specifically how to make the hole in the middle of the gear. Well, I got enough email questions about it that I figured it was worth a tutorial explanation. So here it is.
...Read More »
Manga Studio 4 and website By Ko Maruyama
It has been almost 3 years since I first tried manga studio 3.0 for the PC. At that time it had just been ported from Japan's Comic Studio. Although there were two versions offered by E. frontier, both were extremely feature rich, and required some experience. Now you can get training and online assistance at manga studio online.
...Read More »
Macworld Digital Art Gallery starts now By Ko Maruyama
Digital artists of all backgrounds are invited to submit original works of art that have been created or enhanced using Mac hardware or software tools. Submitted works will be considered for the opportunity to be selected as one of 30 final images that will be displayed to thousands of Macworld attendees.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS3e: Halloween Cross Part 3 By Ko Maruyama
If you have Adobe's Photoshop CS3 Extended, you can import 3D models from other applications. If there are 3D models in a Photoshop CS3e project, you can open up the textures and modify them to suit the project at hand. You can also apply photographic elements to surfaces of your model by changing the transfer mode or opacity. Maybe you want to add it full tilt, it's up to you.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS3e: Halloween Cross Part 2 By Ko Maruyama
If you have Adobe's Photoshop CS3 Extended, you can import 3D models from other applications. If there are 3D models in a Photoshop CS3e project, you can open up the textures and modify them to suit the project at hand. You can paint just as you would on any smart object project. All of the tools are at your disposal.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS3e: Halloween Cross Part 1 By Ko Maruyama
If you have Adobe's Photoshop CS3 Extended, you can import 3D models from other applications. If there are 3D models in a Photoshop CS3e project, you can open up the textures and modify them to suit the project at hand. The first thing you need to do is identify the mappinig areas.
...Read More »
3D in Photoshop: Simple Religious Icons Part 2 By Ko Maruyama
Manipulating the texture on a 3D object within Photoshop CS3 is really easy. If you know how to use the tools in Photoshop, there's really no limit to what you can do with a 3D material. Like a smart object, the 3D material is just an embedded Photoshop document. In Part 2, I check out other models which aren't as easy to break down as the geometry in the cross.
...Read More »
3D in Photoshop: Simple Religious Icons Part 1 By Ko Maruyama
Manipulating the texture on a 3D object within Photoshop CS3 is really easy. If you know how to use the tools in Photoshop, there's really no limit to what you can do with a 3D material. Like a smart object, the 3D material is just an embedded Photoshop document. In Part 1 I just wanted to introduce you to the idea of slapping color onto a model with some additional elements.
...Read More »
Alien Skin Blow Up 2 for Photoshop By Ko Maruyama
Alien Skin is a plugin developer that has been around for a while and it's nice to see that they're continuing to keep their product line alive with new tools that we are all looking for. The new version of Blow Up works in Photoshop and Photoshop Express, giving us the option to get clean scaling solutions even when we have to get closer than we should.
...Read More »
Halloween Hats By Ko Maruyama
It's that time again. Time for some more 3D Photoshop files. Here is a simple file, actually three for you to play around with. In Photoshop CS3 Extended, you can jump into the 3D texture and modify the UV material to customize your 3D model. Of course you can also use clipping layers to do some really simple color modification as well.
...Read More »
Bluetooth headsets have become more and more popular throughout the years and now more and more cell phones have been able to take advantage of this technology. In this review we'll be looking at a brand new Bluetooth headset from iTech, the SolarVoice 908, one of the first solar charging headsets on the market.
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Thank goodness you're a pack rat! You know, have to grab, keep everything that flies by...ok everything except that report or news item or YouTube yuck you saw last week and now desperately need. Can't find it it save your behind. And still you don't have enough storage...there are new worlds to conquer, new worlds to destroy or take home with you. Don't worry Flash will always be there for you Dale!!!!
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On this Veteran's Day 2009, as we honor those who served and gave their lives for America, there are stories about man's best friend being told by those who fought alongside their "War Dogs of the Pacific." Most Americans have no idea that dogs were trained to sniff out the enemy during World War II, 549 to be exact fought with the U.S. Marines on Guam, Saipan, and other battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater.
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Did you hear? Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows - should you buy it? Windows 7 is here. In this article you will find out if Windows 7 is worth the wait and whether or not you should upgrade. Or is Windows 7 just another Vista?
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Toolfarm's Professional After Effects Camera Training
The 3D world in After Effects has always been a difficult composition space to navigate. Even if you are familiar with world navigation in a 3D application, working with the camera in After Effects may not behave the way you might expect. Like any application, there is a workflow which will make working with these tools easier to understand. Toolfarm's new training shows you how.
...Read More »
Adobe Kuler
Adobe Kuler is a great website where designers from all over the world create and exchange color schemes. Kuler has several algorithms to help you create your very own color scheme, plus it allows rating and commenting on existing schemes, that can be downloaded in Adobe Swatch Exchange format.
...Read More »
PHOTOSHOP DOWN & DIRTY TRICKS
You probably know Scott Kelby from many publications, especially as the editor of Photoshop User magazine. In his latest book, PHOTOSHOP CS4 DOWN & DIRTY TRICKS, Scott and Corey Barker walk through several of the latest design tricks and trends Photoshop users recognize in so much of the print work available today.
...Read More »
Modbook from a MacBook Pro
A few years ago, we saw a company called Axiotron out of El Segundo California come up with a Mac tablet which integrated the Wacom tablet technology (similar to the Cintiq) and the Apple MacBook. This is a great solution for those of us who loved to work with software that really took advantage of the stylus. Before the Pro version ships, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, and Maxon's BodyPaint 3D were among some of the tools I tried out on the current 15-inch ModBook.
...Read More »
Tips to Slim Down (your project) in 2009
It's time for those New Years resolutions to start piling up. You know the ones: I'm going to eat healthy food. I won't slouch at my desk. I'll spend less time on Facebook, Twitter and (insert your own). . . I'M GOING TO SLIM DOWN. Well how about some slimming tips you might actually stick to? Here are some ways to slim down your animation projects in 2009. Or even just your TIMELINE!
...Read More »
Tips to Slim Down (your project) in 2009
It's time for those New Years resolutions to start piling up. You know the ones: I'm going to eat healthy food. I won't slouch at my desk. I'll spend less time on Facebook, Twitter and (insert your own). . . I'M GOING TO SLIM DOWN. Well how about some slimming tips you might actually stick to? Here are some ways to slim down your After Effects projects in 2009....
...Read More »
Tips to Slim Down (your project) in 2009
It's time for those New Years resolutions to start piling up. You know the ones: I'm going to eat healthy food. I won't slouch at my desk. I'll spend less time on Facebook, Twitter and (insert your own)... I'M GOING TO SLIM DOWN. Well how about some slimming tips you might actually stick to? Here are some ways to slim down your animation projects in 2009....
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 / P4
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost two years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. The expo floor showcases some of the most compelling new software for animators, including glimpses of software to come. Chaos Group has some new software coming up in 2009 that they showed off in Singapore.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 / P3
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost two years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. The expo floor showcases some of the most compelling new software for animators, including glimpses of software to come. StudioGPU demo'd their newest software at the ATI booth
...Read More »
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
Toon Boom's Storyboard Pro allows you to easily create a paperless storyboard - and even animate it if you want. There are a bunch of little tricks that you can easily pull off in Storyboard Pro, and there are several ways to export your boards when you're done. But what about when you want to IMPORT something to your panels? Here are a couple of easy Quick Tips
...Read More »
Answer to Gears
I got a few questions about how the shape layers work, why the boolean operation does what it does in the shape layer, and specifically how to make the hole in the middle of the gear. Well, I got enough email questions about it that I figured it was worth a tutorial explanation. So here it is.
...Read More »
Manga Studio 4 and website
It has been almost 3 years since I first tried manga studio 3.0 for the PC. At that time it had just been ported from Japan's Comic Studio. Although there were two versions offered by E. frontier, both were extremely feature rich, and required some experience. Now you can get training and online assistance at manga studio online.
...Read More »
Macworld Digital Art Gallery starts now
Digital artists of all backgrounds are invited to submit original works of art that have been created or enhanced using Mac hardware or software tools. Submitted works will be considered for the opportunity to be selected as one of 30 final images that will be displayed to thousands of Macworld attendees.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS3e: Halloween Cross Part 3
If you have Adobe's Photoshop CS3 Extended, you can import 3D models from other applications. If there are 3D models in a Photoshop CS3e project, you can open up the textures and modify them to suit the project at hand. You can also apply photographic elements to surfaces of your model by changing the transfer mode or opacity. Maybe you want to add it full tilt, it's up to you.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS3e: Halloween Cross Part 2
If you have Adobe's Photoshop CS3 Extended, you can import 3D models from other applications. If there are 3D models in a Photoshop CS3e project, you can open up the textures and modify them to suit the project at hand. You can paint just as you would on any smart object project. All of the tools are at your disposal.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS3e: Halloween Cross Part 1
If you have Adobe's Photoshop CS3 Extended, you can import 3D models from other applications. If there are 3D models in a Photoshop CS3e project, you can open up the textures and modify them to suit the project at hand. The first thing you need to do is identify the mappinig areas.
...Read More »
3D in Photoshop: Simple Religious Icons Part 2
Manipulating the texture on a 3D object within Photoshop CS3 is really easy. If you know how to use the tools in Photoshop, there's really no limit to what you can do with a 3D material. Like a smart object, the 3D material is just an embedded Photoshop document. In Part 2, I check out other models which aren't as easy to break down as the geometry in the cross.
...Read More »
3D in Photoshop: Simple Religious Icons Part 1
Manipulating the texture on a 3D object within Photoshop CS3 is really easy. If you know how to use the tools in Photoshop, there's really no limit to what you can do with a 3D material. Like a smart object, the 3D material is just an embedded Photoshop document. In Part 1 I just wanted to introduce you to the idea of slapping color onto a model with some additional elements.
...Read More »
Alien Skin Blow Up 2 for Photoshop
Alien Skin is a plugin developer that has been around for a while and it's nice to see that they're continuing to keep their product line alive with new tools that we are all looking for. The new version of Blow Up works in Photoshop and Photoshop Express, giving us the option to get clean scaling solutions even when we have to get closer than we should.
...Read More »
Halloween Hats
It's that time again. Time for some more 3D Photoshop files. Here is a simple file, actually three for you to play around with. In Photoshop CS3 Extended, you can jump into the 3D texture and modify the UV material to customize your 3D model. Of course you can also use clipping layers to do some really simple color modification as well.
...Read More »
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