Tutorials
Adobe Illustrator tutorial: How to create vector portraits in Illustrator
Use Adobe Illustrator - and a bit of Photoshop - to develop a new look when creating vector portraits from photos, using this simple step-by-step process.
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Tutorials
Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Amazing texture techniques for vector artwork
Jeremy Bowman explores a variety of wonderful ways you can add texture to your vector work.
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Tutorials
Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Draw realistic liquids in vector art
Use Illustrator’s Mesh and Warp tools to create a glossy water splash.
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Review
Adobe Photoshop CS6 review
Michael Burns puts Photoshop CS6 through its paces to discover if it’s going to be a must-have upgrade
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Review
Xerox Phaser 7800 A3 laser printer for designers review
This A3 colour laser printer for design pros offers superb output, but its compromised by odd behaviour
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Review
Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite X6 review
CorelDraw Graphics Suite X6 adds several compelling features to its keystone component, aka 'not Adobe Illustrator'.
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Tutorials
Photoshop tutorial: Explore Photoshop CS6's new vector toolset step-by-step
The addition of better vector tools to Photoshop CS6 makes creating and editing graphic elements easier and quicker.
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Review
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.
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OKI ES9410 review
Neil Bennett encounters a high-end printer with a price to match
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Maya 2012 review
Still cutting edge with improved character animation and hyper-realistic dynamics
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Designing and developing for Microsoft Silverlight 5 review
Apparently doomed or at least marginalized by HTML5, Silverlight found a foothold in Windows Phone and has more recently emerged as a key component of the Jupiter application framework and programming model for Windows 8.
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Flash Professional CS5.5 review
Flash moves from the web to smartphone and tablet publishing
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Review
Red Giant Motion Graphics Suite review
This collection is great value but hard to master, says Barry Stead
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LaCie 324i review
Karl Hodge is impressed by a high-end display that delivers in every department
