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  • Mix pixel and vector

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    Mix pixel and vector

    Newcomer Ingi Erlingsson saves you the trouble of choosing between popular design applications by showing you how to effectively use Photoshop and Illustrator together, with impressive results.
  • Warp your images

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    Warp your images

    In the second part of his series, Derek Lea continues to transform a flat rendering into a textured masterpiece by incorporating two new features: Smart Objects and Warp Transformation.
  • Easy rotoscoping

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    Easy rotoscoping

    Utilise Auto-trace tool and rotoscoping your video footage is easier than you think. JJ Johnstone reveals the best way to import your layered Illustrator files to composite eye-catching 3D visuals without a 3D app.
  • Displacement effects

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    Displacement effects

    Former entrant Pete Harrison uses Photoshop's Displacement filter creatively to modify a photograph, using a variety of shapes and Blending Modes to add extra depth and interest.
  • Work smart with symbols

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    Work smart with symbols

    Computer Arts newcomer, web and graphic designer Nick La, reveals the tricks you need to recreate this striking Chinese bamboo illustration using only the power of Symbolism tools in Illustrator.
  • Easy vector compositions

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    Easy vector compositions

    newbie Darren Firth demonstrates the advantages of mixing up software packages and uses , and to tackle the troublesome issues of picking colours and creating random shapes
  • Vivid colour effects

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    Vivid colour effects

    Wizard Jort Braam combines abstract images with black and white photography, using gradients, blurs and Blending Modes to create a stunning composited image that's bursting with colour and movement.
  • Texture 3D images; part one

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    Texture 3D images; part one

    Derek Lea explains how to add textured surfaces and tactile elements to 3D renderings in . The unique results will reveal a combination of the depth provided by 3D and the painterly freedom of working in 2D.
  • Raster and vector collide

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    Raster and vector collide

    Creating eye-catching imagery for print can be a balancing act between the two distinct worlds of computer-based design. Scott Hansen shows you how to get explosive results in Photoshop.
  • Painting with light

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    Painting with light

    Recreating the work of an old master, Chuck Anderson uses brushes and glow tricks to create stunning light effects that look so real people are sure to look twice. Follow these steps and find out how it's done.
  • Creative compositing

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    Creative compositing

    By combining 2D and 3D elements you can create breathtaking composites. Hugo Delevante shows you how by explaining the creative process behind his piece Self Residual Image.
  • Animate your images

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    Animate your images

    Looking to bring your illustrations to life? James Wignall demonstrates the skills needed to transform vector images into a Saul Bass-inspired animated sequence using Illustrator and After Effects
  • Distress your fonts

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    Distress your fonts

    Looking to give your fonts a grungy, distressed effect? Then look no further. Thomas Schostok explains how to vectorize your bitmaps using Illustrator CS2’s new LiveTrace function to modify a typeface in FontLab 4
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