Say good bye to IE6

With the introduction of new Windows operating system like Vista back in 2008 and in 2010 Windows 7, both includes IE7 and now IE8.

The time has come for IE6. This is welcome news for any web designers and web developers. Because IE6 lack so many functionalities other modern and newer browsers have, but IE6 was widely used my most internet users back a few years ago.

Well, it is time for IE6 to die. …continue reading

Mean Machine 3D Modeling – Work In Progress (WIP)

Back in 2006, I started working on this 3D modeling of the comic book character Mean Machine and I ended up never had time to finish him. The 3D modeling was about 98% finish, just need to do some final touches and the UV map was also almost finished. I was about to texture him but at the time I was still learning how to texture a character. …continue reading

Everything you need to know about Levels and Curves

One of the fundamental of Photoshop in photo editing is Levels and Curves adjustment.

If you use Photoshop either as a beginner or a professional, you definitely need to know how to use Levels and Curves.

Here are 3 video tutorials about Photoshop Levels and Curves by A.J. Wood, Rich Harrington and Deke McClelland. …continue reading

Render final image on 3D object with Photoshop CS4

When everything is done on your 3D scene, the final step would be rendering and exporting out the final image or video.

To do this, here’s what you need to do:

1. Select the 3D layer you want to render.

2. Go to: 3D / Render for Final Output

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Creating 3D cell shaded cartoon or illustration in Photoshop CS4

To create cell shaded cartoon or illustration with 3D objects inside Photoshop CS4 is pretty easy.

You will need to use the Render Settings… in the 3D panel to render out the cell shaded cartoon appearance.

Basically what you are doing is rendering out the edges of the 3D object and fills the inside with solid colors. …continue reading

Exporting 3D animations with Photoshop CS4

When you save your animations inside Photoshop CS4, you are saving all the animations in the .PSD file format.

However, the .PSD file format is not the best file format to play videos. This is when you need to export or render out your animations into a video file format such as .AVI or .MOV.

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