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Photoshop: Extract for Rendering

Photoshop: Extract for Rendering

The method I recommend for pulling line art, drawings, and handwriting smoothly and cleanly off background surfaces.

Resources: InDesign & XML

Resources: InDesign & XML

Very Advanced: If you’re looking for training on using XML in InDesign, you’re facing a bit of a challenge. Here’s a good place to start.

Notes on Dreamweaver

Notes on Dreamweaver

Hand-coding without an editor is totally overrated. As a designer who’s constantly learning code things, here’s why…

Review Notes: InDesign

Review Notes: InDesign

Quick Reviews of live classroom and virtual training InDesign projects, Basic and Advanced topics from Style Loops to GREP searches.

Acrobat Pro Training Resources

Acrobat Pro Training Resources

A few resources for learning more about Adobe Acrobat Pro, a lesser-known yet highly capable member of the Creative Suite family.

Review Notes: Illustrator

Review Notes: Illustrator

PDF files with quick reviews of exercises on basic construction techniques, path segments, and the Pathfinder.

Review Notes: Photoshop

Review Notes: Photoshop

PDF Visual Reviews of some of the basic exercises on Masking, Adjustment Layers, Color Range Selection, etc. Will be updated soon.

FAQ Quick Tricks

Common questions from Adobe users answered with quick tips and tricks.