Category Archives: Tools

Articles on Peripherals and Software

Illustrator, A Beginner’s Guide

Esben is a long time reader of Creative Curio and he approached me a few months ago asking if he could write an Illustrator guide for you readers. I thought this was a great idea and a wonderful learning experience for me, too! You all know I’m a huge fan of Photoshop, but I’m one […]

How to Set Up a Consistent Baseline in InDesign

I’ve talked about setting up a consistent baseline before, but I realized I’ve not explained exactly how to do it; I’ve only mentioned it briefly at best.
First, you should be familiar with the points and picas system, and also how to use them.
It will require a bit of planning, but your documents will turn out much more […]

InDesign Help: Speeding Up Formatting and Changes

The Help files provided with your Adobe software should be the first place you turn when you are trying to figure out how to do something. Don’t waste time searching through countless websites, trying to figure it out on your own or creating a horrible work around that only actually works half the time.
What Made Me […]

Review of Wacom Intuos and Graphire Pen Tablets

First things first: it’s pronounce Whack-um, not Way-com. Weird, I know.
I began using a Graphire3 4x5 (I think that’s the equivalent of the A6 in Europe) tablet a few years ago when I was learning Photoshop. It was recommended to me by my professor and at $99, I thought I’d try it.
I really loved the feel of […]

Experimenting with Photoshop Brushes

Last time, I showed you most of the different options in the Brushes Palette. If you haven’t read that yet, go check out Customizing Photoshop Brushes.
These last few features can also be found in the Brush Palette (F5, or Window>Brushes, or find it in the quick palettes in the upper right hand corner of the program […]

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