April 2016

Becky Simpson: Celebrate the Process of Getting Things Done | Adobe Creative Cloud

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In the world of information overload, we’re constantly forced to curate our lives, because if we don’t, we know someone else will. Those of us who have found a career in the creative industries still need to hone our skills, manage our time, and coddle the vision that got us here in the first place. With all these distractions, how do you force yourself to stay focused and get the work done? In 2015, illustrator and designer Becky Simpson pushed herself to create a new piece of art every day for 100 days. In this session, she will share five big lessons for prioritizing, focusing, hunkering down, and jump-starting your creativity.

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How to Create a Gritty Sports Portrait in Photoshop

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How to Create a Gritty Sports Portrait in Photoshop
Sometimes it’s better to be nasty, as in the case with sports portraits. Learn how to make a sports portrait even more gritty by using dodge and burn and advanced sharpening in today’s episode.

Create Different Levels of Sharpening
A great way to help define detail in an image is to add sharpening. To create a gritty sports portrait, use different levels of sharpening to enhance both small and large details.

Start by creating a duplicate of the background layer and desaturating it by pressing SHIFT + CMD + U. This will make sure that it only effects sharpening and not color. Then convert this layer into a smart object so it can be used with smart filters. Change the blending mode to either ‘soft light’ or ‘vivid light’. Next, go to Filter – Other – High Pass. Choose a small radius to start.

This will create the first sharpening layer. To add more sharpening, simply duplicate this layer and change the radius in the high pass filter. Because the layer is a smart object, the high pass filter is applied as a smart filter, allowing it to be changed at any time.

Adobe Illustrator + Microsoft Surface Pro | Adobe Creative Cloud

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See how working with Adobe Illustrator on the Microsoft Surface Pro lets creativity flow. Learn more about Adobe Illustrator: http://adobe.ly/1YdNqJJ‌

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