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Happy Friday everyone. So I’m fresh back from checking out the new Iron Man movie, and I have to say.. THAT was AWESOME. The technical wizardry, the flying, the not-so-squeaky clean superhero. Very, very neat. I don’t like going to the movies much at all.. but this one was definitely worth it.
So this is cool – as I got into the office after watching the movie, I found that the CG Society has a cool article about the 3D that was used in Iron Man. Excellent shots, and a great way to see into the background of how this movie was made. Check out their link right here.
Smashing Magazine Props
I want to send out a big thank you to the folks over at Smashing Magazine. In a recent blog post called “Useful Podcasts for Designers and Developers” Layers TV, Photoshop User TV, Pixel Perfect, AND Photoshop Killer Tips were listed as podcasts you should check out. We really appreciate the support!
A Few Minutes at Photoshop World
It’s never too early for getting your ticket to go to Photoshop World this September 4-6 in Las Vegas, you can wait a little while but don’t forget to go and do it!
Before, it had been very hard to show the sheer magnitude of the conference.. but thankfully this time around we can!! See: If you go to the Photoshop World website, there is a video that takes you through some of the stuff that we do at the conference. You get shots of the vendors, the teachers, and your’s truly out on the conference floor, making special moments with all of our fans. Make sure you go to the link.
Click the jump to get the winner of this week’s Blog Contest and a Channels tutorial from Chris Alvanas!
Chris Alvanas – Understanding Channels
Ever wonder how the red green and blue channels make up a Photoshop Image? Wonder no longer, as Chris gives you a quick tour of how these channels work in his newest tutorial.
Chris Alvanas – Understanding Channels
Blog Contest Winner
Congratulations to Willis Reed this week! He is the new winner of a copy of The onOne Software Plug-In Suite 3! as well as a year’s subscription to Layers magazine. The correct answer was Alberto Jones – a mashup of the famed Hollywood character and my best friend Al Fudger from NJ (Hi Al! – yes, that’s his real name… check his Facebook page.. he’s gonna kill me for that. )
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