Reviews

Alien Skin Eye Candy 7 review

Create interesting objects and effects with this classic Photoshop plug-in.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Plug-ins,
- Alien Skin Software
Photoshop CS6.1 review

Free update for Creative Cloud users includes improved type styles, blurs, web design tools and Conditional Actions.
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Video,
- Adobe
Photoshop CS6 13.0.2 with Retina Display support review

We test the Photoshop CS6 13.0.2 update on an Apple MacBook Pro and discovered that there are two main advantages...
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Video,
- Adobe
Wacom Cintiq 24HD Touch review

This multi-touch-enabled Cintiq has made Lizzie Mary Cullen consider going to extreme lengths to make enough money to buy one.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Motion,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Wacom
Adobe Photoshop CS6 review revisited

Three months on, we return to Adobe's flagship creative tool. Here's our long-term view of whether it's a must-have upgrade or not.
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Adobe
Extensis Suitcase Fusion 4 review

Real font fans need powerful tools to track the typefaces the use. Suitcase Fusion 4’s close to perfection.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Fonts,
- Graphic Design,
- Interactive,
- Plug-ins,
- Typography,
- Web,
- Extensis
Adobe Photoshop CS6 review

Michael Burns puts Photoshop CS6 through its paces to discover if it’s going to be a must-have upgrade
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Typography,
- Vector,
- Video,
- Adobe
Wacom Intuos5 graphics tablets with multi-touch input

There are three things that compel me to put this tablet at the top of my creative shopping list: design, software, and touch.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Computers Unlimited,
- Wacom
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

At the core of of Lightroom 4 is a refinement of what many already admire about it: its ability to help you produce beautiful imagery.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Books,
- Cameras,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Life & Style,
- Photography,
- Printing,
- Video,
- Web,
- Adobe
Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3

Apple listens to customers and adds long-awaited features to its video editor
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Video,
- Apple
Intel Xeon E5 chips: first workstations tested

Workstations with Intel's latest E5 chips are just becoming available in the UK - we put two of them through their paces
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- CG,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Video,
- Intel
Adobe Photoshop Touch for the iPad 2

If you want to quickly play with concepts for photography-based illustrations or graphics projects, Adobe Photoshop for the iPad 2 can do the job.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Cameras,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Apps,
- Mobile,
- Photography,
- Adobe
Canon Pixma Pro-1 review

Canon’s new A3+ photo and artwork printer is the first outside the company’s large-format range to offer 12 inks.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Digital SLRs,
- Illustration,
- Photography,
- Printing,
- Canon
Wacom Cintiq 24HD review

Scarygoround comic author and artist John Allison spends some time with Wacom's desk-conquering screen/tablet combo the Cintiq 24HD.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Computers Unlimited,
- Wacom
Adobe Edge review

Animate for the web without worrying about devices that can’t play Flash content
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Web,
- Adobe
Wacom Inkling review - a digital drawing pen for artists

We were offered the chance to have sneak peek at the Inkling, so we brought illustrator Lizzie Mary Cullen with us to put it through its paces and see if it lives up to the hype.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Storage,
- Vector,
- Video,
- Web,
- Computers Unlimited,
- Wacom
Mudbox 2012 review

Mudbox continues to be heavily developed, but is it worth the price?
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Autodesk
Universal Type Server 3 review

Losing track of your fonts? Extensis’ offering might well be for you…
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Fonts,
- Illustration,
- Photography,
- Extensis
Epson Stylus Photo R3000 review

Epson’s Stylus Photo R3000 has a smaller droplet size for finer detail, and an extra ink cartridge slot so you don’t have to swap between photo and matte black inks, and more.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Photography,
- Printing,
- Epson
FontExplorer X Pro 3.0 review

Extensively manage your font library with FontExplorer X Pro 3.0
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Fonts,
- Illustration,
- Printing,
- Linotype FontExplorer X

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