Photoshop Varied Contrast Oct 8, 08, 6:33 a.m.

What is the best way to improve an image where half the picture has overly light tones and the other half is too dark? Some are defined edges and some blend into the other side.

Would I have to make selections and do the different tones individually? Then what about the areas where it fades into the other extreme?

Removing Backgrounds in PS Oct 5, 08, 4:35 p.m.

What do you think is the quickest, most efficient way to remove backgrounds in PhotoShop? In this case they are product images with a near white background. I'm removing everything including the shadows.

E-Commerce Sites Aug 28, 08, 11:35 a.m.

How many of you have your own E-Commerce Site?

Illustrator Duplicate Objects Aug 23, 08, 6:11 a.m.

Isn't there a way to copy and paste something in IL but have it paste a specific distance from the original like 2 inches below for instance?

Firefox still sucks? Jul 29, 08, 2:52 p.m.

I had hope for the v3 beta but it still seems to be as much of a CPU hog as ever. Everytime I use it ends in the End Now button. Anyone else finding 3 to be slow.

Tree Shrew on Booze! Jul 29, 08, 8:14 a.m.

Haha, I love this article on the BBC:

"Tiny tree-shrew proves heavyweight boozer"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scien…

QBN UI Improvement Jul 24, 08, 1:50 p.m.

Since the text size on this site is too small for me I bump it up one level. This causes the Prev Next buttons in the Public section to dissapear in FF/Opera.

Just a suggestion. It would be nice not to lose that feature at a larger text size. Also, as we all know, not losing features or breaking the layout on changing the text size is important to accessibility / usability.

Storing Prints Jul 20, 08, 12:14 a.m.

What is a good way to store prints? I have a lot of copies of 8x10 block prints that could be stored better. Maybe some archival art envelopes and a plastic bin or is there something more standard?

Art Ideas and Subjects Jun 13, 08, 8:23 a.m.

Where do you get the subjects of your art work from? Photos, still lifes, landscapes, life drawing, or completely from imagination?

I just read this book called Blank Canvas and most of it discusses using the first four. It then says at the end that making something completely imaginary is the most difficult way of creating art. For some reason when I think of making art it is almost always imaginary. I wonder if this is due to thinking about it from more of a design perspective.

Here is the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Blank-Canv…

aye mon then May 9, 08, 12:44 p.m.

Did someone here make up the anteater image joke with aye mon then? I can't find it anywhere else and want to show someone.

N Carolina May 8, 08, 9:47 a.m.

What are the best cities to visit here? We are thinking about going to N or S Carolina this summer.

Mountain Battles May 1, 08, 8:03 a.m.

Anyone have the new Breeders CD yet? What do you think? Anyone going to an upcoming show?

XP Boot from CD Apr 7, 08, 8:41 a.m.

Anyone know why when selecting the CD from the boot menu it still just loads XP instead. The CD contains an ISO file. The computer is also over ten years old.

Recording audio Mar 26, 08, 7:48 a.m.

I know the basics of how to record but how intensive is it to record 30 mins of audio at a time? Would you need a huge amount of RAM?

Martial Arts Mar 26, 08, 7:33 a.m.

What martial arts have you taken and how far have you progressed in your styles?

have an e-commerce site? Mar 20, 08, 11:33 a.m.

Does anyone here run their own e-commerce site?

PHP Grouping Results Mar 4, 08, 9:48 a.m.

Can anyone tell me how to group an output to only show the related category name once and display all items in that category? Example:

Category 1
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3

Category 2
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4

In the database, item.cat_id = cat.id

Business Checking Account Mar 1, 08, 10:33 a.m.

How many of you have a separate business checking account for freelance work and do you think it is a good idea?

make the logo bigger Jan 16, 08, 10:31 a.m.

I had a mockup review with a local client yesterday. The amount of cliche client requests was pretty funny. I got:
1) make the logo bigger
2) add a swoosh to the logo
3) fill in the white space with something

On top of all that they gave me hand written text to retype on their site.

Screen Printing Kits Jan 11, 08, 12:25 p.m.

Are these worth the money for a simple intro into silkscreen? Or is it better to buy quality items separately? I bought a Speedball kit for $80 during my end of year tax shopping spree.

Contents include a 10-inch x 14-inch screen frame, Fabric Squeegee, 3 jars of 4 oz. Fabric Ink (Black, Red, Yellow), 4 oz. Screen Filler, 4 oz. Drawing Fluid, 4oz Diazo Photo Emulsion, 4 oz. Diazo Photo Emulsion Remover and Instruction Booklet.