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New Daily Content at Layers Magazine.com
Layers Magazine.com has been posting a lot of new content, including tutorials, product reviews, daily blog entries, and the weekly podcast of Layers TV. The Layers site includes an Illustrator tutorial section which is added to weekly. There are currently 91 tutorials dealing with Adobe Illustrator. Many of the archived tutorials came from this site, but there have been many more added from other sources. Stop by Layers' Illustrator Tutorial section and spend some time checking out the new content. There are both video tutorials and written, step-by-step tutorials to follow along with. Here are just some of the new tutorials available for free at the Layers site. Swingin' Retro Look in Adobe Illustrator. Corey Barker shows you how to create a retro look using custom brushes and symbols in Illustrator. Crazy 3D Shapes in Illustrator. Dave Cross explains that by just experimenting with the Type tool and the 3D effect Revolve, you can use the alphabet to create a whole series of 3D objects. Brushed Metal Effect. Using Illustrator's Gradient Editor and Graphic Styles to create a brushed metal effect that you can apply to any shape or text.
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Illustrator Courses Available at Kelby Training
The new Kelby Training site has been adding new courses every week since launching in December of 2007. There are currently 58 courses, about a variety of Adobe applications, all available for a monthly or yearly subscription fee. Check out Kelby Training and start learning all the things that you can do with the Adobe Creative Suite. The current selection of courses currently includes three classes on Adobe Illustrator: 1) Photoshop and Illustrator Creative Integration with Dave Cross - Learn how to create stunning visual effects that are only possible when you combine the best that vector and raster graphics have to offer. 2) Illustrator Down and Dirty Tricks with Corey Barker - This class is perfect for graphic designers and digital artists who want to unlock the incredible potential of Illustrator CS3, and take their work to a whole new level of creativity. 3) Creative Suite Interactivity with instructor Taz Tally - Tips, techniques and shortcuts for working faster and better between Creative Suite applications. Kelby Training courses deliver clear, concise, and real-world content from the best teachers in the world. The instructors aren't just the best at what they do on the computer or in the field. They're also the best at teaching it in an accessible way. This means that it doesn't take 8 hours of your day to learn. If you only have 5 minutes, you'll find plenty of 5 minute lessons to jump into, learn a thing or two, and get back to work. The first three lessons in each course are open to the public for a free trial. Give it a test drive (free trial).
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XChange International announce release of MultiPage 4 Plug-in for Adobe Illustrator CS3
XChange International, the source for extended technology worldwide, are pleased to announce the release of MultiPage 4 for Adobe Illustrator CS3.
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Introducing Layers TV: The How-To Podcast for Everything Adobe
Today, Layers magazine unveiled Layers TV, an exciting new weekly podcast featuring the latest Adobe® Creative Suite tutorials, as well as reviews, news, contests, and more. Informative, educational, casual, and sometimes irreverent, Layers TV is ideal for anybody that uses the Adobe Creative Suite, and is looking for inspiration or the latest techniques.
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Winners Announced for 2007 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the winners of the seventh annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards. The premier student design and film competition honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, and computer artists from the world’s top educational institutions.
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Toon Boom Studio 4 Is Coming
Montreal (July 30, 2007) – Emmy Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the upcoming release of Toon Boom Studio 4. As the all-in-one animation software, Studio 4 offers a smooth experience creating rich, eye-catching animations for video, websites, television, film, games, mobile devices, and more. Based on a powerful Emmy award-winning technology, studio 4 brings greater capabilities to create a wider range of animation styles easily, all within a more user friendly interface.
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Over 200 Stock City Maps for Adobe Illustrator Users
Map Resources released additional city maps for graphic design professionals who need royalty free maps they can use for publications and web site projects.
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Adobe Announces Camera Raw 4.1 Update
Adobe today announced an update to its free Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in: Camera Raw 4.1 update includes improved noise reduction and sharpening tools and raw file support for 13 additional camera models and camera backs. The camera raw functionality in the Adobe Photoshop software provides fast and easy access within the Photoshop line of products to the raw image formats produced by many leading professional and midrange digital cameras.
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