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Holy Tutorial, Batman! The inspiration for this tut comes from my love of cartoons, typography, and big bold strokes. When I was a kid I loved watching those old Batman movies. You know the ones where Batman and Robin would cuff the bad guys around … Continue reading

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If you use Illustrator regularly then you know the program can be a bit annoying at times, just like it’s cousin, Photoshop. In this article I’m going to share some of the useful tips and tricks I’ve discovered in my time using AI (Version CS). … Continue reading

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When I first started building my own web sites I was envious of the nifty little icons that appeared in the tabs and title bars of other people’s web pages. These are known as favicons. What is a favicon? For those of you who don’t … Continue reading

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My biggest hurdle with Photoshop was in going from drawing with pencil and paper to drawing with a mouse and a monitor. This was hard enough, but trying to achieve the same natural pen strokes as when inking a drawing by hand was even tougher. … Continue reading

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Recently I was contacted by Shona Tiger with a question about how to achieve this effect on Veerle’s blog. I wasn’t really clear on what Shona wanted, but it seemed she was having trouble understanding the pen tool techniques being used. I visited that page … Continue reading

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