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The differences between RGB and CMYK

RGB Both RGB and CMYK represent abbreviations of two types of color systems. The main difference between RGB and CMYK is that the first one is used for digital appearance and the second one is representative for the print world. RGB, or RED GREEN BLUE - represents that color space used for computer monitors, video systems, TV, [...]

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Traditional art VS Digital art

Because we live in a century dominated by technology innovation, art itself has been offered new creative horizons. But these new advantages have not been considered so beneficial for the art by some conservative art lovers, who believe that if the art is not created using traditional tools (pen, oils, watercolor, etc.) that art cannot [...]

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Frequent mistakes to avoid…Photoshop-wise! Part II.

You might remember part one of this article, where I talked about such topics as how lame my digital skills used to be and how doing certain things in Photoshop would make lots of eyes bleed disapprovingly. Next comes the second half of this MUST-READ article, where I will show you 5 more ways in [...]

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Frequent mistakes to avoid…Photoshop-wise!

I don’t want to seem pedant in any way. I do not bring this into discussion because I think I am better and I know better than to make these mistakes. By the contrary, I made these mistakes in the past, some I might even do in the future, but the important thing is I [...]

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Mock it good.

Let’s say that you are done working on a design and now it’s time to show the client your hard work. Well, if this is the case, you probably know that before you send the final file you need to send some mock-ups for approval. In the case you have everything done, sending at least 2 [...]

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Opacity Mask. Solid to transparent vectors

Probably most of you who use Photoshop are familiar with the concept of masking and know how to use masks to achieve certain effects. The topic of this mini-tutorial is to explain how to use a mask to achieve a fade effect while dealing with vectors. For example, you are working on a design [...]

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From Raster to Vector. Halftones

As you probably know, Illustrator works with vector format files, which is great in apparel/printing, because of the way vectors can scale infinitely, and also because of the automatic color separation option offered by Illustrator. I am going to try and explain a method that allows raster files, such as photos or digital paintings to be [...]

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