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Scanned Sketch Prep — Free Photoshop Action

Handy post over at my cartooning blog where I share my custom Photoshop Action for prepping scanned sketches for cleanup. Free download! This is a post from The Apple Artist - A Mac-only resource for...

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L’Ecorché Lite: Artist’s Anatomy Reference App

 From the app description: Combining the detail and mastery of a classical anatomy sculpture with the portability and advances of today’s technology. This LITE VERSION FEATURES: The classic Houdon...

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6 Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts For Illustrator Users

Another productivity post over at my cartooning blog, where I share some Photoshop keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator users like myself, that I think you will find useful. This is a post from The...

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Apple Is Making A Pen?

  Seems an “iPen” patent has been uncovered, and Apple is developing a stylus for touchscreen devices, meaning of course the iPad. Be sure to click the link in the article to Patently Apple’s post for...

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SketchBook Ink

Macworld reviews new bare-bones drawing app Sketchbook Ink for the iPad. Hands on with SketchBook Ink | Macworld. This is a post from The Apple Artist - A Mac-only resource for artists who work on...

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CheatSheet

Quickly reference keyboard shortcuts in any application. Free. CheatSheet. via iconmaster This is a post from The Apple Artist - A Mac-only resource for artists who work on Apple products including OS...

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Move OS X Windows In The Background Without Activating Them

You know when you are working in Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign and you are referencing another document, and it is partially obscured? And you want to move it a bit, but not switch to the other...

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Adobe Pen Tool Cheatsheet: Free PDF

Great concise visual guide to the mysterious Pen tool in Adobe Illustrator. Handy for all you new vector wranglers. This is a post from The Apple Artist - A Mac-only resource for artists who work on...

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5 Obscure Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts That Shouldn’t Be Obscure

Another Adobe Illustrator tip post from my cartooning blog archive. A set of handy Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts that you may not be aware of, or keep forgetting about. I include myself in that...

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Photoshop Tip: Resize A Marquee Selection

One of the most popular “tip” posts over at my cartooning blog. Ever want to resize a Photoshop marquee selection? Here’s how it’s done! This is a post from The Apple Artist - A Mac-only resource for...

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Productivity Tip: Floating, Transparent Reference Images Using Screenshots &...

Ever need to temporarily reference another document while working on something? Many times you want it floating right on top of your current document so you can refer to it while you are working, and...

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Adobe Illustrator CS5/CS6: Fix for Place Image & Blank Swatch Panel Error

If you are encountering errors when attempting to use the Place command, or seeing a blank swatches panel, most likely you are using font manager FontExplorer X and updated the plug-ins to the recent...

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ImageOptim: Image File Size Shrinker

Interesting file size utility. Free! ImageOptim 1.4.0 Photography Software Review | Macworld. This is a post from The Apple Artist - A Mac-only resource for artists who work on Apple products...

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More Info About The PNG Format Than You Can Possibly Imagine

Exhaustive PNG informational resource by the developers of ImageOptim: PNG that works. This is a post from The Apple Artist - A Mac-only resource for artists who work on Apple products including OS X,...

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Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion & Adobe CS6: The Apple Artist Podcast #11

The Apple Artist Podcast returns! In this episode, we discuss Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and Adobe Creative Suite CS6 from a digital artists’ perspective. Hosts: George Coghill, Krishna Sadasivam...

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Inkist

Inexpensive new bitmap/raster drawing app for the Mac. I don’t think this will replace Photoshop or Pixelmator for anyone, but perhaps worth a look if you are on a budget. Mac App Store – Inkist. Free...

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Coghill Shape Builder Tool Lesson in Illustrator WOW! CS6 Tutorial Book

Pleased to announce that your humble podcast host George Coghill will have a Shape Builder tool lesson for quickly coloring your vector line art in the upcoming Adobe Illustrator CS6 WOW! tutorial...

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What Microsoft Does Right: The Apple Artist Podcast #12

In this episode of The Apple Artist podcast, we discuss what Microsoft does right, the future of the Mac Pro, MacBook Pro and iPad 3 heat issues, Illustrator CS6 bugs, universal keyboard shortcuts for...

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Vector Art in Photoshop with Dynamic Zoom & Rotate View – YouTube

Vector Art in Photoshop with Dynamic Zoom & Rotate View – YouTube. In this video, I show you a recent technique I’ve been experimenting with where I’ve been creating my basic vector art using...

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Vector Art Critique: Anchor Points & Handles [video]

This screencast tutorial video on best practices for anchor points, anchor handles and path creation by George Coghill is a video critique of a beginner Adobe Illustrator user’s vector art.  George...

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