In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I’d show some appreciation for some of my favorite posts over the past couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy these as well! Creative Curio will be back to the regular posting schedule (M, W, F) next week.
We all love being more efficient and whether you’re on a PC or a Mac, Charity’s Uber List of Keyboard Commands will certainly help you!
I’ve just discovered PSDTuts and Collis has some very high quality Photoshop tutorials, including a very practical one on Mocking Up a Business Card
We love Photoshop, but there are just too many features to know what each one does. Ever wonder about the History Brush? Me, too, and Jennifer explains it perfectly!
Kristarella published a list of her favorite Photoshop (and Gimp) brushes, inspired by our conversation on them last week.
Paul shares 7 Unusual Ways to Become a Better Designer and at least one is bound to appeal to you!
Stephen Tiano has recently begun a series on how he discovered and broke into the field of page layout and book design.
Oh! And don’t miss Johno’s expert explanations of Humanist and Old Style typefaces! Head over to I Love Typography and you’ll be a certified Type Nut in no time!
Do you have some inspiring articles from the past week(s)? Why not share some with us in the comments?
Thanks Lauren! And happy Thanksgiving to you too! I’ll be checking out all your cool links.
Hi Jennifer,
I am happy to include your link! You have some very easy to understand and follow tutorials. I really enjoy them!
Hey, thanks for the link
There’s a good smooth skin tutorial that uses the history brush. I get around not having a history brush in GIMP by using a layer mask…
Hope your Thanksgiving was enjoyable :)
Hey, thanks for the links…I’ll be checking them out! Hope you had a great Holiday!
Hi Lauren - thanks so much for the link love!
What a nice way to show appreciation.
I really enjoyed Paul’s article on being a better designer. It’s good to see him posting again. And I really need to read up on that history brush post when I have more time. There’s so many things in Photoshop I still haven’t quite grasped, and that’s one of them. But for now I need to go sleep off too much pecan pie. ;)
Kristarella,
Thanks for that tutorial. I still need a better grasp on the history brush tool. Thanksgiving was great, we had two actually. My husband’s mom is an ER nurse and she was working on Thursday, so we had our time with them Friday.
Nap Warden,
I hope you find some useful stuff in there!
Charity,
You are most welcome for the link. I liked your list of shortcuts for different programs. Many of them are similar on PC, but I’m sure you know that! Still enjoying the new Mac?
I know what you mean about Photoshop. I feel exactly the same way. Another big one is filters. I only use a couple of them and I’d like to expand my repertoire.
Awesome! That works out well when one side of the family can’t celebrate on the day. Relieves the pressure of rushing around to see people, and you get two meals!
Thanks for the plug, Lauren. I don’t pretend that what I have to say is the end all-be all on the matter, but enough people have been so good to me over the years, answering my questions about software, maximizing my promotional efforts, and just said things that helped me keep my head on straight when things were tough, that I thought I should try contributing something for a change.
Kristarella,
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Two meals is good for everything except the waistline! Yikes! It was nice to not be pressured to get to both sides on one day. But we both have
great folks that don’t expect us to do anything (sometimes to the point of leaving us out of plans!
Steve,
I think that’s how everyone gets to where they are—continually learning through reading and asking questions, networking and constructive criticism. Anyone who says otherwise is lying! I’m glad you decided to share your experiences with us.