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News

Daz releases new Bryce 7 3D suite as fully working free software

Bryce 7 is launched as standard, Pro and PLE editions. Bryce 7 PLE is free and gives you all the features of the standard version for non-commercial work.

Adobe to add iPad app-creation tools to InDesign - updated

Adobe's new tools allows designers to create interactive magazines in InDesign that can be output as apps for mobile devices. Now includes a first look at the new applications.

Pixel Farm launches 'low-cost' 3D camera tracking software

The Pixel Farm has unveiled PFMatchit, a 2D/3D camera-tracking/matchmoving software tool that costs a lot less than its high-end tools for commercials and feature film work.

• Sky to begin 3D broadcasts on October 1
• Gadgets: Amazon unveils sleek new Kindle
• Google offers test-driving for Web fonts
• Adobe joins Microsoft's patch-reporting programme
• Blu-ray 3D boosting 3DTV shipments
• Free Media Composer 5 workshops at VET Training, London this week
• Apple updates Safari 5, adds Safari Extensions Gallery
• Photoshop Automator Actions updated for Adobe CS5
• Panasonic shows prototype 3D lens for Lumix cameras
• Apple releases OS X updates for new iMacs, Magic Trackpad
• First look: Apple's Magic Trackpad
• Adobe acquires Web software maker for £154 million
• Apple upgrades iMac line to faster chips
• Apple releases 27-inch LED Cinema Display
• Apple announces new Mac Pro with up to 12 cores

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Product reviews

Samsung NX10 interchangeable-lens camera review

The Samsung NX10 takes up less room in your camera bag than a digital SLRs, while still featuring a 14.6 megapixel, APS-C, CMOS image sensor, 3-inch LCD, and the Samsung NX mount for interchangeable lenses.

Canon IXUS 300 HS review

Canon Ixus cameras have become a benchmark for compact cameras, and the Canon IXUS 300 HS raises that standard.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V review

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V is an excellent camera, delivering some of the best image quality we've seen - but there's some strange omissions.

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ10 review

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 is one of the most feature-packed and versatile point-and-shoot digital cameras on the market.

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Tutorials

Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorial: Create an iconic T-Shirt artwork

Joshua Smith, aka Hydro74, takes you through how he created his latest work, based around his regular motifs of skulls and swirls mixed with this spring/summer’s illustration icon, the owl.

masterclass: Create a portfolio slideshow in Apple Aperture 3

Apple's Aperture 3 features some seriously beefed-up slideshow tools. Here we show you how to take advantage of them to show off your creative portfolio in the best possible way.

Classic Photoshop Tutorial: Create retro posterized illustration effects

Photoshop’s Posterized tool is shamefully underused. Here, artist Baz Pringle shows you how to rediscover its potential…

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Feature articles

Feature: Create stunning art for posters, stickers, flyers, badges and gallery prints

Posters, badges, stickers and flyers are great ways to show off your art, finds Graeme Aymer, and you can make money selling them too.

Feature: Top 10 Tips: Preparing images for print

Getting printed output that matches what you see on screen is a bugbear of most graphic designers and digital artists, so here's our guide to producing perfect prints.

Feature: How to build a winning portfolio

We speak to four successful artists to garner what they’ve learned over years of honing their portfolio

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Blogs

HUD Colour Picker in Photoshop CS5

July 30, 2010

The new Color Picker provides a quick way to select colours and alter their saturation and lightness in Photoshop CS5. There are two different ways to display the HUD Color Picker — Hue Strip and Hue Wheel. You can change these display modes in the General pane of the Preferences dialog box. 

Tip of the Day | Michael Burns | Read more...

Real-time corner effects using InDesign CS5

July 29, 2010

With InDesign CS5, you can curve one or more corners of a frame just by dragging on the corner itself. All rectangular frames now display a yellow square to put the frame into corner editing mode. Drag any of the yellow diamond-shaped corner handles to change the shape of the corner. 

Tip of the Day | Michael Burns | Read more...

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