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Resizing Photos in Photoshop2/3/2012keith
  Q: I want to know how to re-size a picture, in Photoshop, to a specific width/height without it ...
  A: You'll find tons of info, tutorials, videos to walk you thru various resizing techniques. Quality ...
removing blemishes from a picture1/26/2012Eric C. M. Basir
  Q: I’m working on a picture in the size of 100x70 cm and there are lots of spots and blemishes in the ...
  A: Without seeing the picture, it's hard to advise you. However, if it's that bad, you're going to need ...
Creating Altered Duplicates from Source Image1/25/2012Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: I am attempting to photograph different products for an e-commerce website. All of the products are ...
  A: You have to be very careful how you proceed with this. When it comes to products that are sold, ...
Editing a picture1/17/2012Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: Jenny! I had a picture taken of me this past weekend, and noticed that my eyes were closed. It's a ...
  A: First of all, what is that animal? It looks very impressive! I'm afraid that I would rather not do ...
Ref: question1/16/2012Dan Loffler
  Q: Good day Can you give me a list of as many techniques on can use in graphic design to communicate ...
  A: I did a Google search for "emotion in graphic design" and found many good articles, blogs and ...
Ref: question1/16/2012keith
  Q: Good day Can you give me a list of as many techniques on can use in graphic design to communicate ...
  A: I would just use google to research that question, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art. Same to find ...
divide a canvas1/9/2012Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: I am trying to do a Andy Warhol type of picture using Photoshop. Could you tell me how can I divide ...
  A: You can divide your canvas temporarily by using guides. They are basically like thin rulers you can ...
layer extraction12/23/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: I have a photo taken through my scope. So, there is staff around the organism I want out. I Have ...
  A: Extracting onto a layer has nothing to do with the history palette so just close that for now. Lets ...
Drawing a trapezoid12/22/2011Glen Demers
  Q: hoping you can help out..... I'm trying to draw a trapezoid in Photoshop but for the life of me ...
  A: Once you select your rectangle go to Edit>Transform>Perspective. You can create a trapezoid by ...
Adobe Photoshop 7 Picture Editiing12/20/2011Glen Demers
  Q: I want to remove a person next to me in a picture when I was on a couch as well as make that space ...
  A: Using the rubber stamp tool, you'll have to clone areas of the couch over the person sitting on it. ...
Adjusting contrast of sky in landscapes12/16/2011Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: I take a lot of photographs of landscapes and I find that if one exposes for the foreground, the sky ...
  A: There are a couple of things you could try with this. 1) My first instinct is that when you make ...
rgb-cmyk12/13/2011Glen Demers
  Q: I have made a design which is approved by the client but it is in rgb, now for printing when i am ...
  A: When designing for print it's best to work in a CMYK color space from the start because there can be ...
Sizing11/21/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: I'm using Photoshop CS. Whenever I try to create a new project and set the sizes, the program ...
  A: Never go by what you see on screen. Everyone's screen is different. The caveat to all of this is ...
Blending 2 images together11/21/2011Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: I remember asking you a Photoshop question (bevel and emboss effect)few months back and was very ...
  A: Good to see you're still doing design-related projects! I can't seem to locate the InDesign file ...
image processing11/20/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: When we zoom on any images it gets blur the more you zoom the more blur it gets. you tend to see the ...
  A: There is no software what can do this. At 100% you will see the best quality. Any closer will show ...
prepping for photoshop11/15/2011Glen Demers
  Q: I create my own music CDs and then bring them to a duplicating company. The company has templates on ...
  A: Their template is only a guide to use when creating the CD cover. You have to use another program to ...
prepping for photoshop11/15/2011Glen Demers
  Q: I create my own music CDs and then bring them to a duplicating company. The company has templates on ...
  A: The templates are Photoshop documents but you can open them in Preview or any other photo ...
text in Adobe11/14/2011Eric C. M. Basir
  Q: Ok, this is something i've put up with far too long. When I add text in Microsoft Word, text looks ...
  A: Your link does not work for me. So I'm not sure what it looks like. Create a new 300 dpi image ...
Clean up and enlarge newsprint11/14/2011Glen Demers
  Q: I'm new to imaging, have obtained Photoshop CS3 and would appreciate guidance on where to start with ...
  A: The two tools that spring to mind are the Dust and Scratches filter, use a light touch, and the ...
prepping for photoshop11/11/2011Glen Demers
  Q: I create my own music CDs and then bring them to a duplicating company. The company has templates on ...
  A: It all depends on the templates, you should be able to paste text from TextEdit into them if they ...
replace old text on a map11/11/2011Dan Loffler
  Q: I have a map as a.jpg file. The cities are called by their Romanian names. I wish to change these to ...
  A: Here's how I would do it. I would make a copy of the Background layer, you do this by dragging the ...
Ref: question11/9/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: Good day Can you tell me how hard it is to learn Photoshop CS5 (and how long would it take) if ...
  A: It all depends on how your learning curve is. Photoshop CS5 does have some similarities to Elements, ...
Ref: question11/9/2011keith
  Q: Good day Can you tell me how hard it is to learn Photoshop CS5 (and how long would it take) if ...
  A: Photoshop & Elements have many similar tools, functions & options, sometimes located in slightly ...
Ref: question11/9/2011Glen Demers
  Q: Good day Can you tell me how hard it is to learn Photoshop CS5 (and how long would it take) if ...
  A: If you can use Elements it is an easy transition to Photoshop. The basics are identical but in ...
Clone Stamp10/29/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: Greetings again: Followed the clone stamp tutorial and was able to 'eliminate' the 'railing' from ...
  A: You should never increase the image size - it will distort your image, which is what you are ...
Photoshop CYMK10/27/2011Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: Please! Why are my CYMK jpegs color saturated and how can I fix it The rgb's look great but the ...
  A: Sorry for the delay! By "printers" do you mean a printing house or printing machines you have? If ...
Plz help10/14/2011Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: how do i borderline words so that i can stroke them
  A: To apply a stroke around each letter of your text, open the layers panel and double click on your ...
CS5 saving in TIFF problem10/11/2011keith
  Q: Scenario: I am working on editing a photo and have it saved as a PSD. I make a selection with the ...
  A: If I take my lasso tool & make a selection to make an adjustment & then deselect it, that selection ...
Photoshop CS3 lasso10/11/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: Recently i got a new computer at work running Vista since then when i use the lasso tool in ...
  A: There is no way to change this setting as it is not a function error from Photoshop per se. Your ...
Layer Query10/11/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: Presently working on a project starting with a single image that became the base layer. Added two ...
  A: To unlock a partially locked layer, go to the Layer panel and select the layer in question. Look at ...
Text to image10/10/2011Huma Riaz
  Q: i need to convert or save my text logo so I can upload it in Dreamweaver. I need only Text logo. I ...
  A: Greetings, I think you should try with GIF file, it has the capability of taking transparent ...
photoshop cs410/9/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: My mask tool was not working and now it is because I reset my PS preferences. I asked you a question ...
  A: You shouldnt have to keep resetting your preferences. Did you heck your foreground color and make ...
Hoarding Board Design10/9/2011Glen Demers
  Q: I'd a project on going to design a hoarding with 14480mm by 2480mm. How do I do it in photoshop? As ...
  A: Generally these billboards are output at low resolution, 20 - 50 dpi. At 24 dpi a 14480 x 2480 ...
Layer Mask10/9/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: I am trying to combine 2 images into one. Open the two images in Adobe Photoshop, and arrange the ...
  A: You are not missing a step. Without seeing the image and what you are trying to so, your issue and ...
Diploma font shading10/6/2011Dan Loffler
  Q: I've been trying to figure out exactly how to achieve this effect, but I can't seem to figure it ...
  A: The sample looks hand engraved, as are many official documents. So it's not a font or effect created ...
retouching etc..10/6/2011Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: How are you?I have 2+1 questions to ask if its ok with you or you can answer one at a time,though ...
  A: 1. There are a few communities where you can get feedback on your work. I'm a big fan of LinkedIn ...
healing bleeds black10/3/2011Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: Sir i downloaded trial version of cs5 and when i used da most important tool,healing,on da 1st three ...
  A: You really made my day. I do care very much about this and I know how frustrating it can be to get ...
healing bleeds black10/3/2011Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: Sir i downloaded trial version of cs5 and when i used da most important tool,healing,on da 1st three ...
  A: It is actually possible to achieve what you want with the tips I gave you but you should be aware ...
healing bleeds black10/1/2011Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo
  Q: Sir i downloaded trial version of cs5 and when i used da most important tool,healing,on da 1st three ...
  A: I understand your issue and have found it frustrating in the past myself! Glad you asked. The ...
photoshop cs49/29/2011Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: After I type my text, it creates a layer but the text doesn't show. I've selected the text and tried ...
  A: There are a few things to try - First make sure your text layer is in it's proper place (i.e. not ...

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I am an Adobe Certified Instructor and also an Adobe Community Professional. I can answer your questions about Adobe Photoshop 8 through the new CS5 Extended versions.

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I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Photoshop and have been teaching the application to college students for the past 10 years. I am also only one of 15 Adobe Community Professionals for Adobe Photoshop.

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Milwaukee Adobe User Group, National Association of Photoshop Professionals, C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions,

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BA - Graphic Design Adobe Certified Instructor - Photoshop and Illustrator Adobe Community Professional - Photoshop

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