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About Kamal Krishna
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Expertise
I am a brainbench certified Photoshop professional and have been using the tool since 1998. Since then I have been constantly upgrading myself with the newer versions of the same. Please feel free to ask me for issues or difficulties, be it technical or creative. I am here to help.

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About 9years, I have been using photoshop extensively for print media, animation, presentations, broadcast designs, mobile content etc.

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www.kamalkrishna.com, www.Worth1000.com,

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Bachelor of Science(Computers)

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Brainbench Certified for Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Adobe Photoshop 5.5.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Kamal Krishna 
In Category  Adobe Photoshop

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Change formet8/30/2008
  Q: Respected, sir, how can i change a photoshop photo to jepg formet (after editing)?
  A: after editing go to the menu File> Save for Web (or Press ctrl+Shift+alt+s). After a dialog box ...
possible to create a non-editable picture?8/14/2008
  Q: I tried a few times putting some text on the photos downloaded from the same web but failed. ...
  A: Hey Rudi, there's no way to create a non-editable picture. Guess your font size is tooo small. after ...
changing from 4 color to 2 color7/14/2008
  Q: ..and I need to change it to 2 color. I am clueless as to what i should do to fix this
  A: am afraid you will have to redo it using only two colors only. You have to redesign without using ...
old photoshop and adobe streamline7/4/2008
  Q: .. I used to work a lot with graphic design but since a while i stoped and things have changed.. I ...
  A: Adobe has discontinued streamline and have added a feature called Live Trace in Adobe Illustrator ...
Scratch drive question5/28/2008
  Q: I hope you can tell me how to use my external 500GB HD as the scratch disk for Photoshop (I am ...
  A: external hard disk can be used as a scratch disk. Connect the hard disk and restart photoshop, it ...
Convert5/27/2008
  Q: How can I convert a picture that is in Adobe Photo Shop to a Jpeg??????
  A: follow these steps. 1) Open the picture in Adobe Photoshop (File>Open) 2) the go to the menu ...
adobe question5/21/2008
  Q: I have 48 different pages, different files, and i want to make it into one 48 page file. I want to ...
  A: In Photoshop you can use an automated feature that will put your files together for you. Just select ...
adobe photoshop CS25/16/2008
  Q: I need to make invitations for a 50th anniversary, and want to do a photo on them, I am not familiar ...
  A: please check the following tutorials, together both will help you design the card. 1) ...
cannot save TGA alpha file5/8/2008
  Q: I am using Photoshop 7 and I cannot save an alpha channel texture file in TGA format, or nay other ...
  A: When you are saving the file, make sure you checked the "Alpha Channel" box. And also save it as a ...
paint bucket5/7/2008
  Q: I am using photoshop7 I can’t find the paint bucket on my toolbox And I can’t see where to reset ...
  A: Press the letter 'G' if you dont see the paint bucket tool, then try pressing 'Shift G' then you ...
Laptop computer5/7/2008
  Q: I have Adobe PhotoShop CS3 and have been looking for the right laptop. Is there a website that ...
  A: any laptop would do to work on Photoshop. All you have to decide is what kind of work you would be ...
Adobe Photoshop 7 color settings4/29/2008
  Q: I made a mistake in the color settings, and I need to get them back to the originals. My prints ...
  A: If the image looks fine on the computer and prints bad. Then it must be a problem with the printer ...
Edit photo for video overlay4/25/2008
  Q: I have photoshop cs2. I also use pinnacle studio 11 ultimate. I know how to overlay a photo in ...
  A: try this: Create a layer mask for a selected area of an image, then select the Use Video Alpha ...
Digital book cover4/19/2008
  Q: I am trying to make a book cover that I will send over to amazon.com for a book. The cover is in a ...
  A: Their instructions sheet should be having a psd file too. And i think this particular guides layer ...
Font Problems after using photoshop cs24/17/2008
  Q: I recently designed a front cover and divider pages for a cookbook being published and had to upload ...
  A: try installing the fonts again, not by copying but formal installation. Go to ...
Photoshop error message4/11/2008
  Q: At startup, Adobe Photoshop returns the alert "You currently have Adobe Photoshop's primary Scratch ...
  A: ignore that message if you don't have partitions on your computer, i.e. only C: drive and nothing ...
300dpi in Photoshop4/7/2008
  Q: I understand how to create a 300dpi picture, but is there any way to turn an already existing file ...
  A: You can always change the dpi, by going to Image> Image Size... and change the Resolution field. ...
cropping an image4/4/2008
  Q: When I crop an image, the grains and blurriness in the cropped image seem to increase. Any way I can ...
  A: After you select the crop tool, you see the information bar on the top, which has the values width, ...
spherize3/28/2008
  Q: i just started using photoshop cs3, the problem is that: i prepared a 1000 px by 1000px layer, used ...
  A: Check if your document is in RGB mode. If not change it by going to the top Menu Image>Mode>RGB ...
moving layers problem3/26/2008
  Q: nice to meet you :-) I am fairly new to photoshop and I don't know how best to explain my problem, ...
  A: There's another option you can try. When the Pick Tool' is selected, see in the information bar on ...
moving layers problem3/26/2008
  Q: nice to meet you :-) I am fairly new to photoshop and I don't know how best to explain my problem, ...
  A: your mail is so sweet, i want to find a solution for your problem anyways. ;-p just let me know if: ...
Problems in color setting in photoshop 73/24/2008
  Q: I using photoshop for web graphic, printing works and photo adjusting since Photoshop 5.5 and never ...
  A: Do one or more of the following: Solution 1: Re-create your monitor ICC profile in Adobe Gamma: 1. ...
Screen Resolution3/18/2008
  Q: I am using a Gateway mediacenter edition computer. It has a wide WIDE variety of resolution ...
  A: screen resolution is only a visual adjustment for the monitor. For Games the usual recommended ...
resize a picture in adobe 3.23/13/2008
  Q: I want my picture to be 400K so i could send it to an agent. How do i do that?
  A: I dont have that version with me, but what you can do is... Open the File in Photoshop go to ...
using brushes3/13/2008
  Q: I have photoshop elements 6.0 and I would like to know what do you use the brushes for and how do ...
  A: Here are couple of links, that'l help you to use photoshop brushes. ...
Photoshop 5 printing problem3/9/2008
  Q: First of all, thanks for your help in advance, this is starting to drive me crazy! I have an HP ...
  A: Try this, After you say File > Print. The 'Print' Dialogue Box opens up. Then Press 'Alt' Key, and ...
bridge opening in Paint now, not Photoshop3/6/2008
  Q: I had browse automatically opening when I started photoshop CS2, on a PC, and clicking an image in ...
  A: Here's a way. - Right click on the image. - under 'Open With' click on 'Choose Program...' - under ...
help with photoshop!!3/5/2008
  Q: i just bought photoshop couple days, but i dont remember much of the stuff on it.. last time i used ...
  A: there are so many exciting things you can do with photoshop. Infact anything is possible. you can ...
photoshop cs3 extended2/29/2008
  Q: i can't seem to see my fonts in photoshop. what's wrong with it? also i tried to increase the font ...
  A: do you mean that when you type you don't see the text. or you don't see the installed fonts in the ...
clearer fonts2/24/2008
  Q: Every font I type in Adobe Photoshop Elements comes out pixelated. How can I improve the font so ...
  A: Increase the resolution of the File. 'Image>Image Size...' resolution = minimum of 100 OR Go to the ...
layer styles option box1/29/2008
  Q: everytime i try and use layer styles, my screen goes into the mode but no options/adjustment box ...
  A: may be the dialogue box is opening up in a different screen (dual monitor setup). After opening up ...
printing a photograph from my computer in color1/27/2008
  Q: I put photographs from my camera on my dellinspiron 530 computer that has adobe photoshop elements ...
  A: If you are able to view a full colored image in photoshop then it should print full colored. And ...
Saving files1/23/2008
  Q: I have Photoshop CS3 Extended version. I've had it for a while now and never had any problems with ...
  A: try one of these: Solution 1: Re-create the Photoshop preferences file. 1. Exit from Photoshop. ...
Convert pics to jpeg or other formats1/16/2008
  Q: I just downloaded adobe photoshop 3.2 & cannot transfer pics from my catalog to another folder by ...
  A: You didnt quite understand what photoshop is. "all pictures transfered to adobe". You cant ...
Help1/13/2008
  Q: I am doing a project where I have to convert a movie character into a sandcastle. I want it to look ...
  A: Check this link http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161111&page=1 However this tutorial ...
computer newbie needs help1/5/2008
  Q: I have a laptop and a coworker gave me a copy of adobe photoshop 5.0. I want to learn how to use it ...
  A: Photoshop is a image-editing tool. In other terms its like another program like Picasa. It doesnt ...
Map1/2/2008
  Q: I have photocopied a map and the problem is the map is dark, can I make it lighter using Adobe ...
  A: After opening the map in Photoshop. go to the menu Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast... and ...
Photoshop won't recognize scanner/printer12/28/2007
  Q: I have a Mac OS X and recently installed Photoshop CS. I went to scan in a picture from my HP ...
  A: Do you atleast see "Twain..." in the import, that should do the trick. If that doesnt work, try to ...
Photoshop 612/27/2007
  Q: do you know how i can get brushed from online and place them on photoshop? i have a few brushed on ...
  A: i think you are looking for Photoshop brushes. If that's the case here's a link ...
Photoshop CS3 Extended12/27/2007
  Q: The text tool will not work. I get a message when starting text tool: could not complete your ...
  A: Its definately because of the fonts, there must be a font that is not compatible with PS. ...
Grid12/18/2007
  Q: How to draw a grid in Photoshop 7.0.
  A: Here's a method. http://www.users.cloud9.net/~gparet/cgi-bin/download.cgi? photoshop/grid.zip Copy ...
adobe Photoshop12/15/2007
  Q: I have Photoshop 7.5 can I download this software on my new gateway vista and have no problem with ...
  A: Yes you can use the same software on vista too... it works as good. If at all any problem should ...
Sound Files for Flash11/26/2007
  Q: You may remember that I was working with a friend to make English lessons for Flash to be loaded ...
  A: the .swf file doesn't just get saved, its exported. .fla is what is just saved. You can change the ...
Photoshop Problems11/13/2007
  Q: I have a 1.5 x 6 image that I want to increase to 4x6 by adjusting the canvas size. The problem I'm ...
  A: May be your indexed image doesnt have white color pixel in it. Convert the image into RGB/CMYK mode ...
opening photoshop files11/10/2007
  Q: Kamal, I have a iMac, 2Ghz, intel core 2 duo, OS 10.4.10 and photoshop CS. When I double click on ...
  A: The problem should be with Photoshop. I Think , when you double click, the file is opening with the ...
Mobile Flash Program11/6/2007
  Q: You may remember my situation as you advised me a couple months ago about Flash. You may remember I ...
  A: the sound files you import into flash is wav file or is it the converted mp3 file? Also, while ...
default print settings9/21/2007
  Q: I am using Photoshop CS2 (version 9). I want to make the setting of printing with the option "scale ...
  A: For that setting to be default, you have to do that by going to: Start > Control Panel > Printers > ...
Cropping circles Photoshop CS29/1/2007
  Q: Hoep this does not sound like a silly question. I know how to select a circle part of a photo using ...
  A: Cropping can always happen in rectangle because in photoshop canvas cannot be circular. Only option ...
photoshop after corel8/20/2007
  Q: I had an oil painting reproduction, which I enlarged in Corel. How can I remove now the color ...
  A: All you have to do is 1) open the file in photoshop 2) Pick the Marquee tool from Tools menu ...
Saving mulitple pdf pages in tiff using photoshop8/19/2007
  Q: I have a pdf file which is a scanned book, that is scanned images of text. I figured out how to ...
  A: In Photoshop i think the easier method would be creating an action for it. Check this similar thread ...
color seperation8/17/2007
  Q: wat kind of color separation can it do? and how many colors does it separate?
  A: For offset printing, the printer uses four colors to print Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK). ...
Printing; Picture Package8/16/2007
  Q: I cannot seem to do it. I want to print 4 separate photos onto (1) 8.5x11. How do I do it.
  A: As per what i understand from your question. You just have to copy and paste all the 4 separate ...
Kids B-Day Invitations8/14/2007
  Q: I was looking on ebay for invitation for my godchild birthday party. And everyone and their mother ...
  A: Photoshop is an image editing tool, which is used by million of creative people to create print ...
loosing detail when placed in Illustrator.8/3/2007
  Q: I have created a swoosh shape with innerglows, bevels, inner shadows etc to give the effect of water ...
  A: Here's how to get there: Get your working Photoshop file (.psd) to the point it's ready for ...
unknown or invalid jpeg marker7/31/2007
  Q: My daughter who is overseas has sent me a dvd with about 900 jpgs images so that she can unload her ...
  A: Go to http://www.irfanview.com/. Download and install that image viewer. Usually when the JPG image ...
Photoshop Elements 2.07/28/2007
  Q: Let me say upfront that this may be a VERY elementary question, but I'm not very computer literate ...
  A: The photos are not stored in Photoshop Elements, they are stored in the computer. Photoshop elements ...
Mobile Phone Jpegs7/16/2007
  Q: This question is not entirely a Photoshop question, but since you have a diverse background in ...
  A: Flash is BIG, but this kind of thing is very very very simple to do in Flash, even for a beginner (I ...
Mobile Phone Jpegs7/16/2007
  Q: This question is not entirely a Photoshop question, but since you have a diverse background in ...
  A: What i understand here is you want a slide show of jpegs with background music to run on a mobile ...
Photoshop actions7/13/2007
  Q: I'd like to design a Photoshop action in CS3 that will create a frame and drop in a small jpeg ...
  A: One way is copy (ctrl+c) and keep the logo in the clipboard information. Then start playing the ...
The meaning of words about versions7/11/2007
  Q: Kamal. I hope you can answer my question about the "versions" of Photoshop program. I saw this ...
  A: Its just the version number of the Photoshop software you are using. (It's not very important.) The ...
photoshop text problem7/9/2007
  Q: I have a problem when typing text in photoshop CS. here is the detail: i press the text button, and ...
  A: just check if you are using 'Type Tool' or 'Type Mask Tool'. That is long press on the 'text tool' ...
Colour saving problems7/7/2007
  Q: Kamal. I have this problem, where when I save anything in PhotoShop CS2, it changes colours. I tried ...
  A: I assume you are saving using the 'Save For Web' method here. And may be because its being ...
RAW and metadata7/4/2007
  Q: I use bridge to sort / rate photos, and have added alot of metadata to them. . i.e. keywords etc. My ...
  A: For files like JPEG where data can be embedded, check your metadata mappings. Using Bridge the data ...
Pen Tool - Stimulate Pressure7/1/2007
  Q: Hey there. I'm not asking a how to question, but I seem to have some kind of, blip with my pen tool, ...
  A: First try updating the drivers for your tablet, also there have been complains that this is some ...
photoshop6/28/2007
  Q: Gradients will only show b/w to transpancy, will not show gradient black to white etc. How do I ...
  A: there are two ways to apply gradiation in Photoshop 1) Using the 'Gradiation Tool' in the Tools ...
error: could not create a new document because the scratch disks are full6/28/2007
  Q: Please help me with this error. I'm still new at this and would really appreciate your help. I have ...
  A: -) Ok scratch disks full means, that there is no sufficient memory to perform a task. In this case ...
Auto shapes using Photoshop Elements 5.06/26/2007
  Q: How do I make a rectangle with rounded corners? I don't want to manipulate a photo. I want to make a ...
  A: am not sure about Photoshop Elements. But will try to tell you the way its done in Photoshop. I hope ...
fonts in photoshop6/22/2007
  Q: I have downloaded some new fonts (windows, fonts folder) and photoshop cant see them. I checked all ...
  A: It seems that downloading fonts to c/windows/fonts is not enough. You have to then install them by ...
Reduce measurements of image & keep quality6/14/2007
  Q: I want to reduce the measurments of a JPEG that when opened in photoshop comes up in the Image Size ...
  A: Try this, Create a new document in adobe photoshop, with 1.59cm X 2.4cm size and 300 dpi ...
making a dress transparent6/13/2007
  Q: i have seen many photos with proper dressing has been converted to a transparent dress.for example ...
  A: hope this tutorial helps: ...
swf file with linked web-page6/12/2007
  Q: I want to export an animation created in Image ready as an swf file and I need the image to be mouse ...
  A: Let me help you with flash too, if i may, First make the symbol into a 'button', if it has to be ...
resolution, megapixel question6/12/2007
  Q: I have a 7 megapixel camera. After taking pictures and opened it in Photoshop, the pictures are in ...
  A: though its 72dpi, since the image size is BIG, there shouldn't be any problems in printing. Instead ...
Drop shadow6/11/2007
  Q: I am using Photoshop No. 7. And need help in creating drop shadows. If you have the time I would ...
  A: Here's what you have to do, after you have selected the butterfly with the pen tool. (Make sure ...
Rollovers6/11/2007
  Q: I've created a webpage that has links to pdf files. For the links I created rollovers. I used Image ...
  A: you need to tell me how you have emailed the webpage. There could be something wrong there. Can you ...
photoshop 7 macintosh osx6/9/2007
  Q: My children whish to change body parts from one photo to another for an excercise -could you tell ...
  A: Here's a method, I'll try to be very explanative k. Let's assume there are two pictures A & B, A ...
Drop shadow6/9/2007
  Q: I am using Photoshop No. 7. And need help in creating drop shadows. If you have the time I would ...
  A: Please follow the steps below for adding drop shadows for text or objects in photoshop. 1)Select ...
Importing Illurtrator vector paths to Photoshop6/8/2007
  Q: Im trying to find a way to import Illustrator paths to photoshop, I want these to be editable in ...
  A: there are many ways to do this, example: 1)Drag the illustrator object into Photoshop file. It then ...
True Grayscale6/7/2007
  Q: I am trying to convert a photo from color to grayscale in photoshop but I find that when I sample ...
  A: here's the explanation, the breakdown because, the modes are all just different palettes of the ...
True Grayscale6/6/2007
  Q: I am trying to convert a photo from color to grayscale in photoshop but I find that when I sample ...
  A: I assume you have converted the image to greyscale using "Image > Mode > Greyscale" method. The ...
linking and mailing a photoshop document6/6/2007
  Q: I created a flyer in photoshop and it needs to be sent as a mass mailing with the page linked to our ...
  A: ok here's the trick. Once you have it as an html page, upload all the images onto a web server. ...
Determining Hex Value for colour in graphic6/6/2007
  Q: I've created a couple of tiles with graduated colour that I can use to display as a background in my ...
  A: 1)Open the bitmap image in photoshop. 2)Zoom in(ctrl&+) so that its easy to pick the color 3)Select ...
linking and mailing a photoshop document6/4/2007
  Q: I created a flyer in photoshop and it needs to be sent as a mass mailing with the page linked to our ...
  A: so you want to create an html newsletter kinda thing right. Here's the way i do, i design the ...
Four color black vs. Standard black in PSCS26/4/2007
  Q: I work for a magazine, and am relatively new to pre-press for ads. I got an email from our printer ...
  A: You have to do little manual work here, but fortunately not entire re-design. 1) Open the document, ...
Correcting trapezoidal distortion6/4/2007
  Q: I have been provided several photographs which were take on picutes in a book. they were taken with ...
  A: oh k, then here's the trick.. if the image is all in a single layer, then use the lasso tool to ...
Correcting trapezoidal distortion6/3/2007
  Q: I have been provided several photographs which were take on picutes in a book. they were taken with ...
  A: there are two ways that i know of... 1) Go to image > canvas size and decrease the the size of the ...
pop art6/2/2007
  Q: I am looking to turn a picture into the "pop art" style from Andy Warhol. Any suggestions or ...
  A: explaining how to turn photographs into pop art is difficult here. However i can help you by ...
draw a triangle6/1/2007
  Q: i need to draw a scalene triangle and fill inside of it with black over white background also i am ...
  A: I'm not really clear with the question. However I'll try my best to help you, 1)Change the image ...
Embed Watermark5/22/2007
  Q: I have been putting allot of my art online and then the question was raised about others copying my ...
  A: here's the process of embedding a watermark into your art. 1) Open the watermark file (the ...
watermark4/6/2007
  Q: Can you use adobe photo shop to put a watermark on a jpg picture file? ~ please explain the process ...
  A: Yes you can do watermarking with photoshop. Here's how: 1) Open the logo file. Select all and copy ...
printing designs4/1/2007
  Q: . I would like to know what is the best preparation for any design to be printed .. is there any ...
  A: hope you don't mind me answering this questions which is for Lizal ;) Ok here are the checklists: ...
cutting out images3/29/2007
  Q: I have to cut images out and make the background disappear I've had a crash course i photoshop and ...
  A: Lets assume your picture is a person standing in front of a wall. You want to remove the wall right. ...
working with photo shop10/26/2006
  Q: I have a big problem in working photoshop7.ME , and that the computer is too slow! it s really ...
  A: Change "Maximum Used by Photoshop" to may be 70% (For this to work properly make sure you don't ...

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