Paste by remembering layers in Illustrator

If you work with files that have a common base and several custom layers for languages or other mutations, you should always remember to switch on the Paste Remember Layers option in Illustrator. You will find this option by clicking the little contextual menu icon in the top right corner of the layers pane. Try it Out>>>

Tips & Tricks:

We all want our web sites to perform to their optimum capability. To ensure this, usability testing is a critical tool for businesses, though finding quality feedback isn't always straightforward. Well, now it can be, with UserTesting.com providing a service for a low USD $19. Read More>>>

The Client Worth Chasing--Even If There's (Seemingly) No Profit

One of the most common topics in the forums is about winning more business. Let's take a look now at why you should target a certain type of client--not so much for how profitable they are, but for who they are. Read More>>>

Set your Illustrator tools to grey

When you work with Illustrator documents your document's background is mostly white. The interface of the application, such as the panes and the toolbox are also white by default. This puts some strain on your eyes and brain when you're trying to identify each area. To relieve this extra effort you may want to experiment changing the background of the user interface to a shade of grey instead of white. Try it Out >>>

Forensic Lightroom 2 Tutorial - Importing Photos Into Photoshop Lightroom 2

Importing Images Into Photoshop Lightroom 2

We'll start the discussion on importing images into Lightroom 2 by looking at those images that were captured by another device and already exist on our system (internal or external storage device). Select File>New Catalog to start with a fresh catalog. When we do, Lightroom will relaunch and you'll see a screen that looks like this - an empty catalog viewed in the Library Module. Try it Now>>>

Backing Up And Resetting Your Photoshop Preference Files

Backing up your Photoshop preference files
How many of us use a dedicated back-up software or software/hardware combination? I think that the percentages are quite small. Most save their important files to an external hard drive and hope for the best.

In choosing what's important enough to send to your hard drive, do you include your Photoshop preference file? Try It Out>>>

New Photoshop Actions Sets — Surreal Colors And Tritones

Gavin Phillips, owner of ‘Photographers Photoshop.’ What’s different in your latest set of Photoshop ‘actions’ & movies?

With our ‘Surreal Colors & Tritones’ we are combining not only different colors & techniques, but also giving artists several different ways to customize the effect. So they have several creative ways to go with many of the ‘actions.’ Read More>>>

Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Blueprint Effect

The Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Blueprint Effect tutorial leads you through the process of giving your images a striking blueprint effect. Try Now>>>

Photoshop Toning Techniques

In Photoshop Toning Techniques, Leslie Alsheimer shows how to emulate the toning of traditional processes as well as utilize a new spectrum of creative toning possibilities. Try Now>>>

How To Handle Thorny Clients

Let's digress from the Marketplace this week. I have something more interesting!

Over the last year my business has enjoyed a significant leap in revenue and profitability. This increase came at a time when we initiated what we called the "No Jerks" clause.

It works like this: if you're a client of ours and you become too demanding or unreasonable, then we stop doing business with you. Not in a mobster kind of way, but in a gentler "we don’t think we can help you anymore" kind of way. Read More>>>