Photoshop: Blending Modes & Layer Masks

Here is a basic Photoshop tutorial using blending modes & layer masks to lighten photos. I’m using CS4, but this technique is doable in earlier versions of Photoshop as well, (even before any CS version). 6:17 minutes/28.5MB… be patient while loading

Short Break per “Baby Izzy”

So, I had planned on catching up on some over due tutorials this past weekend… However, my first-born had other plans (showing up 30 days early). Born November 1st, 10:23 pm EST, meet my daughter, Isabella Danielle Ross “Izzy-D” for short. I will return to tutorials soon… she is just too cute to ignore

Create a Simple Drop-Menu in Flash

Here is a video tutorial on how to create a simple drop menu in Flash. Subjects covered are button states, invisible buttons, movieclips, and Actionscript 3. 18:16 minutes/40.8MB… be patient while loading

Customize Your Flash CS4 Workspace

I get a lot of questions on how I have my Flash workspace set up. Well, it’s customized. Here is a short beginners tutorial to show you how you can customize your own workspace. You can also follow these steps for Photoshop and Illustrator CS4.

David Allen : Getting Things Done

Hey Campers – Ran across a YouTube video from a guy who’s book I’m reading. The guy, David Allen, the book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. Check it out!

New Tutorial on GoMediazine!

Hey Campers, hope all is well with you. I have a new tutorial on Gomediazine, a Flash file with a simple, yet eye-catching effect — a black & white photo with full-color rollovers. This is the first in a multi-part tutorial. Check it out! I wanna send a shout-out, and special thank you to the [...]

2hr mini-classes on eduFire.com

I want to take a moment to explain the idea behind my new online classes at eduFire.com. I have 10+ years teaching experience, and two of my specialties are: 1. developing ways of delivering a lot of information in a short time period, and 2. putting forth that information in a way that the novice [...]

AS3 Tutorial: Colors… again

So after viewing my tutorial, Build A Basic Site Using AS3 in Flash, over on Creative COW, Tom Whaley had the following to ask:I’m making an interactive color chart that has a square inside a square. I want to be able to change the color of both squares individually. How can I change them separately? [...]

FREE 2hr Flash mini-class Saturday!

Hey all, Just a reminder I will be teaching a FREE 2-hour class online this Saturday,“I Wanna Learn Flash: Interactive Intro“. My online classes will be taughtvia eduFire, their membership is also FREE. About this class: This project, though very simple in appearance, shows the basic elements that are needed to build interactive projects in [...]

I wanna learn Flash!!

Hey All, this is the first in a series of 2 hour mini-classes I will be teaching in Adobe Flash. First up, interactivity, in this class you will learn the basic elements of working in Flash to build interactive projects. Actually we will build this project from start to finish. What should you know before [...]