Flip Boom: Animation for Kids

I just ran across this piece of software from Toon Boom - Flip Boom is an application that introduces kids to the art of 2-D animation. What fun! It is priced at $39.99, and a trial version is available to download at Toon Boom’s site.
Visit toonboom.com/kids

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Tradition and the Computer

This is a little snippet of a presentation given by illustrator Gregory Manchess (with his agent Richard Solomon) at the Rhode Island School of Design. In this clip, he talks about the growing popularity of digital art, and the importance of traditional skills. Also of note: Richard Solomon’s thoughts on the Digital Revolution.
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Multi-Touch in an Image Editor

The latest version of an image editor called LiveQuartz includes support for multi-touch gestures. Currently, that means you have to own a new MacBook or MacBook Pro to try out this feature. “Pinching” will zoom the picture, and “swiping” switches your tools. I’m excited to see where this technology will go in the future of […]

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Exposé 6

Ballistic Publishing just made the sixth edition of Exposé, “the finest international collection of Digital Art,” available for presale. It will ship in early June, and early orders receive a free 15 minute video tutorial by artist Linda Bergkvist. A special limited edition is also available.
Preview the issue at ballisticpublishing.com.

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Ian Berry’s Nintendo DS Colors Blog

Be sure to check out and subscribe to this new blog by concept artist Ian Berry. It is completely devoted to sketches he makes on a Nintendo DS, using the program Colors. You can also see a lot more of his previous DS sketches on his main sketch blog, The Last Outpost.
Link: Nintendo DS “Colors” […]

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My Modbook Review

I finally received my very own Modbook this past Monday! I have posted a LONG review over at DaniDraws.com. Enjoy!

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Faster iMacs now available

Apple just boosted their iMac line, which can now come with up to a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Also new: 6MB L2 cache, a faster 1066 MHz front-side bus across the entire line, and 2GB of memory that comes standard in most models.
Read more about it at Apple’s website.

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Flickr comes to Photoshop Express

Categories: News, Photoshop

The free, online image editing service from Adobe, Photoshop Express, recently announced integration with Flickr. Users now have the ability to pull photos from their Flickr accounts, edit them in Photoshop Express, and upload them back. Adobe also introduced an embeddable player that will let users put slideshows on other websites.

Link: Photoshop Express

Posted by Dani @ May 12, 2008

Trackpad Gestures in Photoshop

Categories: Photoshop, Tips and Tools

I previously mentioned a piece of software called LiveQuartz, which is an image editor with support for multi-touch gestures on Apple laptop trackpads. While this functionality isn’t available in Photoshop yet, CreativeBits recently noted a few trackpad tricks that DO already exist.

Check out the article at creativebits.org.

Link via The Graphic Mac.

Posted by Dani @ May 12, 2008

Pixelmator 1.2 “Draftsman”

Categories: News, Software

Pixelmator just introduced its second major update, dubbed “Draftsman.” It includes new features such as rulers and guides, plus controls for curves and color balance adjustments.

Check it out at pixelmator.com.

Posted by Dani @ May 12, 2008