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Quick Tip Tuesday – Get Moving!

It’s been a LONG week at the White House – as some of you know I pulled a couple of all-nighters over the weekend to put together a talk I gave yesterday.  It was an HOUR LONG presentation on Visual Literacy and the Role of Graphic Novels in the New Curriculum – and to a group of teachers from all over the county.  I
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Quick Tip Tuesday – Lovin’ those Layers!

I’ve been using Adobe Photoshop for years – since version 2. I feel real comfortable with the software and am tickled when I can teach others what I know about the software and how to use it. I don’t claim to be some super Photoshop guru but I’m proud of what I know and am always happy to pass it along. That’s why it
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Quick Tip Tuesday – Straight as a Arrow

Ever needed to draw the perfect arrow in Photoshop or Elements? There is a great hidden feature to the line tool that makes it easy! Go ahead and select your Line Tool by clicking and holding on the Rectangle Tool. Along the top is the option bar – click the down arrrow and you get this dialog box: Click in your document and drag
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Quick Tip Tuesday – Dusting the House

As I mentioned in my post about dust spots and how to clean your digital camera, here’s how to get rid of them!< --more--> It’s easy! This works for both Adobe Photoshop (7/CS/CS2/CS3) and Elements (4/5/6). There are a couple of different techniques. The easiest is to use the Spot Healing Brush. Just select the tool and adjust the brush size to slightly bigger
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Quick Tip Tuesday – New Adobe Elements 7.0

Adobe is the undisputed world-leader for software related to digital photography, video, and web design. From Photoshop to Premiere, InDesign and DreamWeaver, hands down, their software sets the standards. The problem is their software is so good (and mature) it is loaded with features and it’s difficult to release new versions with substance. Because, of course, new versions equal more revenue for them in
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