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hey, thats pretty good Mark! /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif let us know when you have that new tut up will ya ? /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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one way is too create a new layer above the original bw image, set the layer blend mode to colour, grab your paintbrush and pick a colouor and paint.

You can do this with multiple layers above...

I think it could be optimized alot better to get its file size down!

quite interesting graphic.

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not sure why you would want to use a plug in when you should be able to use native PS to do this.

Not sure which FAQ your referring too?

The methods I know off are

1. IMAGE--ADJUST--CHANNEL...

hmmmmmmm /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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you can also make your own if you want too /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Check the manual and/or help files to find out how to create and define your own custom shapes!

Very handy!

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As well as Mark's exellent Tuts ( /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif )

one of my fav path tuts is by Steve Nelson over at the Gurusnetwork.
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if the layer is the default 'background layer' you cannot do too much to it. If you double click on it and rename , it will become a normal layer and you should be able to add a layer mask to it.
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I am still running win95 on one box and win98se on my graphics box and both are fine.

At work we were running Sun Solaris (unix based) which was good too. We have recently migrated to win2000 pro...

yup, got to agree, the user manual is a must read. Go through the manual and the accompanying lessons that are on the CD Rom. (about 20 times worked for me)

Then head over to your fav search...

thanks for the clarificatiom erik!

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isnt the short cut [ and ] for brush size and < and > for brush hardness?

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lol, interesing question.

May I ask why PS doesnt optimize your images well enough?

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I really want to answer this thread, but for the sake of my blood pressure I will resist! /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

a passing thought, whats better? a hand built Rolls Royce, or a mass...

never used fireworks, but with PS, turn on your grids, (VIEW-->SHOW-->GRID) then using the rectangular marquee tool, drag a rectangle out to the size of your border using the grid as a ref. (Helps to...

this is an age old question /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Basically, .gif files only support a maximum of 256 colours. They also support transparency. With a .gif, a pixel is either fully...

ok, as far as I know, a clipping path is used to define areas of transparency for when exporting to programs such as Quark, publisher, Xara, etc.

You create a clipping path by using the pen tool,...

me bad! I should have clarified that better Mark /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif

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do you mean like a contact sheet? thumbs laid out in a table format? Or do you mean a true montage where you make a new image composed of all the thumbnails? which version of PS are you using? The...

Hi Square eyes and welcome.

Filters are usually not free, though there are some available that are. Brushes and gradients can be found all over the web, often for free, sometimes for a price.
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I think Dale is on the right track here !

I just did some testing with an document that was in CMYK mode and the Filters you mentioned are grayed out.

As Dale says, IMAGE-->MODE-->RGB and you...

Are you working in a channel? If so, the Lens Flare, and Lighting effects filters are inactive like you said. (I cannot find the accentuated edges filter that you mention so I presume that is a 3rd...

Thanks for the info David, I am familiar with UBB Code so I shall host images locally on my server in future. Cheers ! /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

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Thanks Maya!

I have been reading some other threads about image posting and tested a bit in the 'testing' forum, but it seems that maybe my browser is having issue with uploading to this...

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::edit:: oops, guess I havent figured out the correct way to attach an image /infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif

::edit 2:: Well I tried to edit my post ,...