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12/13/00 - Is a Graphics Tablet Right For You?
Find out if a graphics tablet is right for you and learn which features to look for in the pen and tablet you choose. Includes a summary of the most popular brands and models of drawing tablets.
11/14/00 - Improve Your Image
Learn techniques for touching up facial features. Remove red eye, whiten and brighten teeth, smooth skin, conceal blemishes, and erase wrinkles with your favorite software. Includes step-by-step how-to's for Photoshop, PhotoDeluxe, Photo-Paint, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoImpact, and PhotoSuite.
10/24/00 - Photoshop 6.0 Upgrade Tips
This guide to upgrading to Photoshop 6.0 includes tips and hints for easing the transition, do's and don'ts to keep in mind before installing Photoshop 6.0, and answers to frequently asked upgrade questions.
10/18/00 - Ulead PhotoImpact 6 (Review)
Truly an all-in-one solution, PhotoImpact 6 is an exceptional value for imaging enthusiasts of any level who want to design Web graphics and creative photo effects easily. (Windows Only)
09/27/00 - SnagIt 5.0 Screen Capture Tool (Review)
Quite possibly the best screen capture tool you'll ever find. (Windows only). Bonus: Tips & tricks for making better screen shots.
09/19/00 - Photoshop 6 First Impressions
Feature highlights of Photoshop 6. Explore screen shots and examples of many new features including the context-sensitive options bar, text enhancements, layer styles, content layers, vector shapes, and more.
09/13/00 - Create a Web Photo Gallery
Gather up your pictures and post them on the Web... automated features of software make it easy! Here's a roundup of free and readily available software programs for automatically generating Web photo galleries complete with thumbnail images and hyperlinks.
09/05/00 - AV Bros. Page Curl and Puzzle Pro
Loaded with customizable options, these fun new plug-ins from AV Bros. will have you creating fabulous page curl and puzzle effects in no time. Tour the features and interface with screen shots, detailed descriptions, and lots of examples.
08/16/00 - Optimizing Animated GIFs
Animated GIFs can easily become quite bloated. Optimization software can help reduce their size, but you'll get even better results if you learn how GIF compression works.
08/08/00 - Slice Up Your Web Graphics
It's often debated whether or not slicing Web graphics actually makes them load faster. It can, but only when done properly. Learn the right way to slice for optimial performance, and explore several examples of effective image slicing.
07/25/00 - Eliminate It!
Learn about three free plug-in filters that can make removing backgrounds a breeze no matter what graphics software you use. These filters are excellent for removing black and white backgrounds and for creating various effects.
07/13/00 - Web Animation Overview
An overview of Web animation options including animated GIF, Shockwave Flash, and SVG.
07/05/00 - Xara 3D 4.0 New Features
An overview of the new features in Xara3D 4.0, with several examples of 3D animated headings, logos, and text effects.
06/07/00 - Removing the Background
Explore specific tools and techniques for extracting objects from their backgrounds in graphic images. Includes an overview of Corel KnockOut masking software and various techniques using Photoshop, Photo-Paint, and Paint Shop Pro.
05/26/00 - Creative Composite Challenge Results
Browse the work of the talented members of our Graphics Software community... presenting the results of the first Creative Composite Challenge.
05/16/00 - Prepare Your Photos for the Web
Get your photos ready to put on the web with tips and step-by-step instructions for Photoshop, Photo-Paint, Paint Shop Pro, and PhotoImpact. Learn how to rotate, crop, resize, and batch process images in these popular image editing programs.
05/04/00 - Digital Camera Solutions Book Review
Whether you're a hobbyist or an experienced photographer, this book will inspire you to use digital images more effectively and show you how you can have more fun doing it.
04/20/00 - Converting Images
Learn how to convert graphics between various formats, identify file formats, and find the software you need for converting images.
04/11/00 - A Review of Right Hemisphere's Deep Paint
Color, bump, and shine... Deep Paint brings new dimensions to digital art.
03/27/00 - Bitmap and Vector Images
It's almost impossible to discuss graphics software without first understanding the differences between these two major graphic types. Get the facts about bitmap and vector images here.
03/16/00 - All About Grayscale Masks
Mask are a powerful feature of image editing software. Learn how they work and explore visual demonstrations and tutorials for using them in your favorite software.
02/28/00 - What's the Best Web Graphics Program?
There are a lot of choices when selecting a Web graphics tool. Here's a breakdown and summary of the most likely choices based on the needs of various types of users.
02/12/00 - Res Up Your Images
AltaMira Groups's Genuine Fractals 2.0 lets you increase image size and resolution without loss in quality. Check out my tests and review.
01/25/00 - Opening Images
What to do when your images won't open. How to open images in your browser or set up your computer to open them with an image viewer.
01/20/00 - Announcing Free Online Courses
This site now offers free online courses! Enroll for current courses, suggest a course, or sign up as a volunteer.
01/04/00 - Multimedia Software
An overview of the various types of software that allows you to combine images with text, sound, animation, video, and other special effects.
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