Blending Modes Words with pictures

While writing words with letters made of photographs is not a new idea, this Carmel-based company, has introduced a new website, where users can build their own personalized framed picture using up to ten black and white photos and color symbols.

making words with photographs shaped like letters

WordmarkPhotos.com gives total control of the image selection and design of the final picture to the user. Because of this new technology, Wordmark Photos is now able to offer price-conscientious consumers heirloom quality pictures that will make a beautiful addition to any room. Here's one for Mother's Day.

Photoshop for Looney Tunes

A READER AT THE PHOTOSHOP 911 FORUMS asked for help simulating the famous Looney Tunes cartoons background we all know and love. I was going to key the instructions right into the forum reply, but realized there is a little more to it than would be appropriate. (Forum thread.)

The techniques are simple. I'll give the most basic steps -- which will work in ANY version of Photoshop or Photoshop Elements since version 3.5 -- then turn you loose, knowing the principles, to create your own masterpiece. I know there are more advanced techniques with layers blending and layer styles -- but the importance of these steps represent what goes on in the background of Photoshop while using the newfangled tools. Once you know the basics, you're free to then utilize the layers styles and actually understand what how the settings work, and what they modify.

 

Flaming Text Tutorials TWO

Last month's "Flaming Text in Photoshop" inspiration page was very hot -- as we predicted -- the third most popular page in the site for March, with more than 60,000 visits! So, we thought we would hurry up and get the second flaming, sparkling, burning, magma, inferno typography text effects page installed! So, here's yet ANOTHER dirty dozen inferno tutorials that will ignite you on fire!

3D Lava Text

ExactScan TWAIN Bridge scanning

The next version of ExactScan 2 2.10 features a new, unique TWAIN Bridge to enable third party applications to utilize ExactScan's built-in drivers and image processing.

ExactScan TWAIN Bridge scanning ExactScan is popular for being a modern and easy to use Mac OS X scan software with built-in drivers for over 200 document scanners, including devices from Avision, Kodak, Oki, Visioneer and Xerox. The drivers built into ExactScan allow to use these PC document scanners on a Mac. The software allows to scan with a fingertip, comfortable directly with a press of a button from the scanner hardware as well as offering an intuitive user interface. ExactCODE continues to provide automated and intelligent document scanning for the Macintosh.

Pantone on your iPhone!

Color Expert 1.1, and Color Wheel, an Image Palette and a Swatch Book is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Color Expert puts the power of color into your hands. And its new, updated features and user-interface are sure to streamline your workflow and keep you productive.

Code Line has announced Color Expert 1.1, their Color Wheel, an Image Palette and a Swatch Book for the iPhone and iPod touch. Color Expert puts the power of color into your hands. And its new, updated features and user-interface are sure to streamline your workflow and keep you productive, no matter where you are.

Color Expert has your favorite color libraries:

• PANTONE solid coated
• PANTONE solid uncoated
• PANTONE Goe(TM) coated
• PANTONE Goe(TM) uncoated
• PANTONE f + h cotton
• PANTONE f + h paper
• Web Safe Colors
• HTML Colors

Color Expert was built from the ground up with the creative spirit in mind. Designers of all types, regardless of their medium, have a common thread -- and that common thread is color. Use it to be loud, quiet, bold, subtle, soothing, frenzied and sometimes just to stand out. But working with color can be difficult away from the studio.

Case in point. You're visiting a client and they want a good color combo to go with PANTONE 123 C. These things can take time. Especially if you have to go hunting around for swatches in your color books. You know, the ones you left back at the studio. Well, not to seem too dramatic, but with Color Expert, it takes about 15 seconds and 8 taps. Make that 9 taps if it's not already running. Sure, you'll want to play around with it after that. It's actually kind of addicting. But what a great place to start.