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AdesClrPIcker – An Excellent Color Picker

Sep 5, 2007 Graphics, Photoshop, Tips and Tricks, Tools 2 Comments

Do you want to know what color codes does a website use and want to capture the colors
so that you can use them on your website or design?

All you have to do is open your Photoshop, wait it to load, press Ctrl+PrintScreen on your keyboard to capture the screen, paste it into Photoshop, select the color picker and hover it to the color you want on the image. So everytime you want to capture colors you need to open photoshop and do the same things all over again. This seems like a lot of work.

Why waste your time? there’s another easy way of capturing colors. With AdesClrPicker tool, you don’t have to wait for
Photoshop to load anymore. It is small and very fast color picker tool. It installs into your systemtray on your desktop and just with a single click of the mouse it captures the colors anywhere on the screen.

For full features, visit AdesClrPicker tool

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$30 Blog Logo and Header Contest at John Lee’s Blog

Sep 3, 2007 Contests, Graphics Leave a comment

The goal of this contest is to design a new header image for John Lee’s blog and also a logo which can be used separately. The contest ends in one month. The logo and header entry that the client chooses will receive $30 US via Paypal and also will get some exposure as the blog has pretty good traffic. Each participant will get a link back from his blog. So I think even if your design is not good enough to win this competiton, at least you will get a link back from this PR4 blog.

Full details here

The Ultimate FREE Graphics Giveaway

Sep 1, 2007 FREE stuff, Graphics 1 Comment

Wow..this is the largest free graphics giveaway I’ve ever seen. You will get hundreds of downloadable sales page & mini site graphics, website design elements, templates, and banners as well as ebooks, memberships, PLR, audio/video products about graphics! All for FREE. These products are the real deal many of them are being sold for ($27-$197)!

Reed Floren & Stephanie Mulac will be canceling thedownload soon and if you don’t hurry, you will miss out forever!

The Ultimate Graphics Giveaway

How To Create Realistic Looking Pins

Aug 31, 2007 FREE stuff, Free PSD, Graphics, PS Video Tutorials, Photoshop, Photoshop Video Tutorial, Tutorials, Uncategorized 7 Comments

I create a new video tutorial today. I saw a tutorial at Veerle’s Blog on how to create pins in Illustrator. So I’d thought maybe I could create a video tutorial on how to create realistic looking pins in photoshop.
Hope you enjoy the video below…psd also provided

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Click & Drag The Easy Way

Aug 30, 2007 Cool Stuff, E-Cover, PS Action Scripts, PS Video Tutorials, Photoshop, Photoshop Video Tutorial, Templates, Tips and Tricks, Tutorials, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Ok, you download an e-cover action script, load it to your photoshop. You spend 2 hours try to design killer e-cover but all you get is an ugly e-book cover. Well, Max is going to teach you the secret to creating stunning ecovers, he’s also going to give you all the action scripts, ready-to-use graphics and text, ecover samples and much more. You can just click and drag each of these elements into your own designs in second. The result! incredibly professional e-cover that you could create in just 15 second!!

What will you get with the Click and Drag Graphics Package:

1. Starter Templates

These “starter templates” are simple blank templates with a few subtle “effects” that spice them up. Even though these templates are simple, they look very professional with their subtle effects.

You get starter templates for headers in 3 different sizes (650, 700, and 750 pixels wide) and each cover shape (ebook, box, cd, report, ezine, member card, etc.). With all these different variations, you’ll be getting hundreds of templates to choose from.

2. Click And Drag Objects

This module is what makes this package so easy to use and so unique. No other package offers anything like these Click & Drag objects. With these Click & Drag objects you can literally create a professional and eye catching design for your site in minutes.

You get all kinds of Click & Drag objects to choose from like:

Text – already preformatted with the proper font, size, and layer style effects. Just drag it over to your header or cover, change the text to your own product or site name, and you’re done.

Text Bars, Squares, Circles, Stars, and Corners – these are the little shapes that go behind your text to make it stand out more and give it emphasis.

Horizontal Bars – These go across your whole header or cover to divide them into portions or to give that finishing touch.

All of these objects come on their own layers and are completely customizable. So you can resize them, rotate them, change their colors, change the text to what ever text you want, etc.. You can customize them to your liking.

3. Layer Styles

Layer styles add an effect to your layers with one click. So if you want your text to look “cool”, you can add a spicy effect to it by simply clicking on one of the layer styles. Just type your text, click on the layer style button, and your text will get an effect. Max has compiled and created all of the cool text effects you can find on all of the popular designs out there.

4. eCover Action Scripts

Max has recorded the steps he took to turn 2D covers into 3D covers. So all of the distort, resize, and other commands got recorded and can be played back with just a few clicks, and turn a 2D cover into 3D in seconds.

So basically, you start with a blank template or a “starter template. You then create your own design. And finally you play the eCover action of your choice and the cover turns into 3D right before your eyes.

5. Other Templates

In addition to the Starter Templates in Module 1, you will also get templates for all kinds of other mini site graphics like order buttons, footers, backgrounds, and even simple HTML mini site templates. So you’ll be able to create all the graphics for your mini site with the packag.

6. Video Tutorials

This package comes with easy to follow, step-by-step, screen capture video tutorials. Everything is broken down for you in simple terms, so even if you’re a complete newbie you’ll be able to get started right away.

7. Graphics Swipe File

You’ll get over a hundred of Max own favorite designs that he has done for his clients (covers, headers, order buttons, footers, and backgrounds). This swipe file will save you countless hours of frustration and “being stuck” for ideas again.

8. Resources

Max will be sharing with you his favorite design related resources like:

• Where he get his stock images from.

• Where he get his fonts.

• Where he get his ideas for designs.

• A cool place to get hundreds more layer styles, patters, brushes, textures, and more.

• And much more…

This resource module will save you hours of trial and error time trying to locate all of these places on your own.

And MORE..

This is a complete design package. I highly recommend for newbies in graphics design to get this package as you can experiment with the graphics, use it in your design and plus, your clients will be impressed;)

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Method To Speed Up Your Internet Connection

Aug 28, 2007 Cool Stuff, Tips and Tricks, Tutorials, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Lately, my computer was crawling at a snail’s speed, though I have a lots of memory and constantly defrag my hard drive and clean up all the unnecessary stuff. It takes a while to open any program especially Photoshop. I was not able complete my clients projects on time. I almost give up and wanted to throw it out of the window!! But luckily I found a way to solve this.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fms7PFC-vig[/youtube]

I bought Kris Mainieri’s E-book, “PC Secret Formula“ – on how to speed up your computer. The practical steps are very easy to apply and it works!!
I print it out, bind it and keep it next to my computer as reference. Why not check it out yourself and speed up your computer’s performance.

Best Regards,

Part-time Designer

DVD Case Template

Aug 25, 2007 E-Cover, Graphics, Photoshop, Templates 4 Comments

So nice of manicho for releasing his real and stylish DVD case template. This would come handy if you are planning to have cover for your products. Do not mistaken, this is not an action script. You would have to tweak the layers yourself. If you want to change the box color, look on the “dvd case” group and tweak them with Hue/Saturation.

X-series Templates

Aug 25, 2007 FREE stuff, Page Peel, Templates 1 Comment

I just finished testing one of Ken Dahlin X-series css templates and I must say all the X-series templates are beautiful, simple and clean. I use the NegativeX template in my website here.

Actually I was so lazy to create a minisite for myself, since I found this very nice template, why not I changed it into a minisite for my page peel script:)
The template also available for sNews and blogger

Get the templates here

Create You Own Professional Ecover Graphics

Aug 21, 2007 Cool Stuff, E-Cover, FREE stuff, Graphics, PS Action Scripts, Photoshop, Scripts, Tips and Tricks, Tutorials 4 Comments

Professional ecover graphics can and in most cases will help you sell more copies of your digital product (s). I searched over the internet and found two action scripts for making your own super fast, beautiful and professional looking ecover and box.

These scripts will do the job for you automatically. Just follow these steps:

1. Download the script and unzip it.

2. Open your photoshop. Then press Alt + F9 on your keyboard. This will open the the action box.

3. Click the small arrow on the right and choose load actions.

4. Find the the action scripts and press load.

5. You can see the script is in your action box.

6. Expand it by clicking the small arrow on the left and select step 1. Then select ‘play’.

7. A template will open. Design your ebook (add title, pictures, color..yadee..yadaa…) anyway you like..

8. The final step is to select the step 2 and click play..and wait for a sec and walla!…your new ebook cover:)

Download the free action scripts below:
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Help Zamri Take A Break

Aug 18, 2007 FREE stuff, Uncategorized 1 Comment

I just read something interesting on Zamri Nanyan’s website and I think you’re going to like it too.

Besides getting tons of Self Improvement products for free, you’re also going to help Zamri Nanyan take a break in his internet business and go for a vacation in the North America region.

Not only that, Zamri is also giving away his $9.97 product for FREE!

So, go help out Zamri – just like I did.

Visit www.ZamriNanyan.com/giveaway.html

This promotion is valid from now until 23rd of August.

Thanks!

Best Regards,

Part-time Designer

Get R0boform Pro (for free)

Aug 11, 2007 Cool Stuff, FREE stuff, Tips and Tricks, Tools, Uncategorized 5 Comments

As a graphics and web designer, I have to remember a lot of password. So by installing Roboform, I had no longer need to remember all my passwords and it really helps me to keeps track of many different sets of passwords with just one click. Roboform is free but there are features disabled after 30 days. I recently stumbled to a blog that showed how you can get the official Roboform (no cracks or keygen) from the software vendor. Here’s how:

1. Open new gmail account, just for this
2. Download Roboform 30 day full function trial version here, using dedicated gmail account.
3. After 30 day trial, take the option to sign up for an offer they pose, rather than to pay.
4. They will send a bunch of CPA offers.
5. Look for “sign up for EBAY account.”
6. Accept this offer, sign up for an EBAY account, use the gmail address you used to get Roboform
7. You have to make a purchase on EBAY. Search for 1 cent offers. Find one you like, and buy it. There are thousands. Will cost you nothing or 1 cent at most.
8. You will get a serial from Roboform for the software, the same as if you paid $30. You have legitimate copy of the software and with upgrades. Ebay doesn’t care if you have more accounts, as long as they have different email addresses.

Download Roboform 30 day full function trial version here

Speed Painting or Fast Foward Painting?

Aug 10, 2007 Graphics, Photoshop, Videos 9 Comments

You may have seen one of several popular YouTube videos of Nico Di Mattia and other great graphics designers creating photo-realistic portraits in photoshop that, thanks to time lapse video, appear to been done in minutes. According to Wikipedia, speed painting is an exercise, primarily digital, in which one paints on a time budget, using already developed methods to create a piece. Contrary to (somewhat) popular belief, “Speed Painting” is not the same as a time-lapse video of a painting.

The video of John Locke painting by Nico Di Mattia showed the painting was done less than 6 minutes, but actually the real time took 4 hours. So Nico Di Mattia’s paintings do not fall directly under the speed painting category, they are commonly associated with it due to the time-lapsed nature of the video. I would call it a fast foward video painting. But if I were able to paint John Locke in photoshop, it would take a month to finish it. So how did Nico Di Mattia paint in less a day?

To be able to paint like him, you need a graphic tablet with a cordless pen and a cordless mouse, that plugs into a USB port. Using a pen rather than a mouse for drawing on a computer give you the feel like you’re drawing naturally and makes creating fine detail much easier.

Head over to his website to see the techniques, tools, and tricks he uses.

And watch his latest 6.05 minutes speed painting videos of Bumblelee which the painting was done in 19 hours of working…amazing!

And another video by Spacepaintings which was done in 1 minute,
and what category shall this type of painting goes into do you think?
Speed spray painted painting? fast spray painting?

The 1 Minute Painting – Funny bloopers are a click away

Free Page Peel Ads Templates

Aug 4, 2007 Cool Stuff, FREE stuff, Graphics, Page Peel, Photoshop, Scripts, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Here are free Corner Page Peel templates in PSD which you could edit and use them with your Page Peel Ads Script. Available in 3 colors and designs.

Sorry, download not available at the moment

For those who don´t have the script yet, you could get it for only $12 with master resell rights at Page Peel Ads Sript + MRR.

Best Regards,

No Cost Website Builder & Video Tutorials

Jul 31, 2007 FREE stuff, Graphics, Templates, Tools, Tutorials 6 Comments

If you plan on building your own sites, you’re going to need a webpage editor.

Ewen Chia just released a great WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) webpage editor to build your own webpages. So even if you don’t know html, this could be useful especially for newbies.

And as an additional bonus, you’ll also be given a 77 page complete user guide and 1 hour 20 minutes+ of step-by-step website creation video tutorials are absolutely FREE. Most webpage editor out there does not even come with video tutorials, even if you did, you’d have to pay for it.

What so special about this webpage editor:

* Comes With Over 100+ Professional Website Templates Included FREE!
* Equipped With Convenient Built-in FTP Software For Instant One-Click Publishing!
* Certified 100% Clean With Absolutely Zero Spyware, Adware Or Malware

But that is not it. What I like about this offer is that it comes with a one-time special offer “Ultimate Website Graphics” Mega Package of 4,735 professional website graphics which was created for thousands of dollars…

• 918 Bullets And Attention Grabbers!

• 298 100% Secure Logos!

• 105 Attractive Ecovers!

• 33 Guarantee Frames!

• 942 Guarantee Seals!

• 707 Order Buttons!

• 1,178 Price Stickers!

• 493 Scribbles!

• 41 Stickies!

TOTAL: 4,735 Website Graphics + Bonus 20 Headers & Footers!

You can instantly grab it for an extremely low (and worthwhile if I may add) investment of just a one-time $37 immediately as Ewen Chia WILL be raising the price very soon…Anyway this is just optional, you could just scroll down to the end of the page and skip to the webpage editor download page.

Download the free software here

Easy, Instant and Fast $2!

Jul 24, 2007 FREE money, FREE stuff 5 Comments

Today I’m not going to talk about my page peel script or peel effect. I’m going to tell you how you could easily get $2 in your paypal for FREE!!
Pedro Sardinha is making a great offer on his blog. He is giving away a FREE E-book which called “Your Easylist“.

The best thing about the book is that he is giving $2 (by Paypal) to everyone that offer his free e-book on their blog. All you have to do is write a quick review like this and then just reply to his post with your link and paypal ID!

And this is the payment I’ve received from Pedro:

Just like Pedro Sardinha said…Easy, Instant and Fast $2! check it out..

Best Regards,

Part-Time Designer
Get an E-Book cover design at Cheapest-Design.com for as low as $15.