Jumat, 11 Juli 2008

Final Image Preview
Before we get started, let's take a look at the image we'll be creating. The source file for this tutorial is not currently available, though we are planning on releasing this in the future.

Step 1
First of all get a nice photo. I've used this one from sxc.hu. You can get this image here.
Open this photo in Fireworks CS3. The create a vector shape with the Pen Tool (P), as shown in the image below.
Tip: Be open to create new forms and ways of creating this effect.
Step 2
Select this vector and change the color to Linear, as shown in the image below. Then change the opacity of one side to 0%. Then place it close to the other side with the full color.
Tip: Be open to experimenting and choosing the color you like for your design. The colors chosen for this design are used to help explain how to create this effect.
Step 3
Next control the direction of the transparent vector fade, as shown below.
Step 4
Now it's very simple, make this vector a bitmap by going to Modify > Flatten Selection. Copy this vector 3 times and do a free transformation with the Scale Tool (Q).Tip: Feel free to scale and transform the vector as you want.

Step 5
Create a circle vector and do the same actions as in the previous step. Then change to Linear with the same color and configurations. Then go to Modify > Flatten Selection. Copy the result 3 or more times, and make a free transformation with the Scale Tool (Q).

Step 6
Now for the secret, you don't need to do one vector for each color you'll use. It's just to change the color with Hue/Saturation. Go to Filters > Adjust Color/Hue/Saturation. Then configuring the effect, as in the image below, or as you prefer.
Tip: Use different colors and discover different applications for this same effect. Use your creativity and imagination.
Step 7
Ok, you've changed the color of the circle. Let's do it with all the vectors now. It's the same, only change the color configurations of the Hue/Saturation effect. Look at the final image of this step. You'll have all the vectors with different colors, but don't forget to leave one of these shapes with the white color.

Step 8
Get each kind of form you've created, and make 3 or more copies. Then make free transformations with the Scale Tool (Q). Select all the parts and go to Commands > Creative > Twist and fade. Apply the configurations as in the image below, or as you prefer.
Tip: Don't worry if your results are different, as this is a random way to generate forms. It's hard to do the same twice.

Step 9
All right, select all the vectors you've created. Then make different combinations of different groups with various sizes and colors. Then select all the parts and go to Commands > Creative >Twist and fade.
Tip: Use your imagination, create another group of 3 vectors, select it, and do the effect Twist and Fade multiple times until you're satisfied with the results.
Step 10
Be creative and apply this effects with different colors, combinations, and forms. The secret is to make the forms and then change colors. Continue to create groups with 3 or more parts, and use the Twist and Fade Effect. You can also modify the color using Hue/Saturation.
After you created the dynamic parts of this design with the Twist and Fade effect, adjust the inside. Put some groups within others, use your imagination and invent.
Step 11
Let's add the details now. Create one white circle, as in the image below. Select the circle, and go to Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Then configure as show in the image below or as you prefer.

Step 12
Select the result and go to Modify> Flatten Selection. Duplicate it and make a free transformation with the Scale Tool (Q).

Step 13
Select all the parts and go to Commands > Creative > Twist and fade
Tip: When you use the Twist and Fade effect get another group with 3 or more elements, and again use the same effect. Make sure to do it again with another small group. This way you'll have many parts. Also, you'll be able to put it in different places with various sizes.

Step 14
Now it's simple, get all the parts and make combinations over the image. Be creative and combine the shapes and colors dynamically.
Tip: Use your imagination, create another group of 3 vectors, select it, and do the effect Twist and Fade repeatedly until you're satisfied with the result.
Conclusion
Apply more colors and elements, use the opacity if you like. Change the colors with Hue/Saturation. Then apply the Twist and fade effect again.
Tip: This is a simple effect, but the secret is how you apply it. So use your creativity and be happy!

Rabu, 25 Juni 2008

AutoCAD Tips & Tutorials

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can make your work go much faster. You can use the default keyboard shortcuts and create your own.

Here are the defaults that come with AutoCAD:

F1: Displays Help

F2: Toggles the Text Window

F3: Toggles OSNAP

F4: Toggles Tablet mode

F5: Toggles ISOPLANE

F6: Toggles Dynamic UCS

F7: Toggles GRID mode

F8: Toggles ORTHO mode

F9: Toggles SNAP mode

F10: Toggles Polar Tracking

F11: Toggles Object Snap Tracking

F12: Toggles Dynamic Input

CTRL+0: Toggles Clean Screen

CTRL+1: Toggles the Properties palette

CTRL+2: Toggles the DesignCenter palette

CTRL+3: Toggles the Tool Palettes Window

CTRL+4: Toggles the Sheet Set Manager

CTRL+6: Toggles the dbConnect Manager

CTRL+7: Toggles the Markup Set Manager

CTRL+8: Toggles the QuickCalc calculator palette

CTRL+9: Toggles the command window

CTRL+A: Selects all objects in the drawing

CTRL+SHIFT+A: Toggles Groups

CTRL+B: Toggles Snap mode

CTRL+C: Copies objects to Clipboard

CTRL+SHIFT+C: Copies objects to Clipboard with Base Point

CTRL+D: Toggles Dynamic UCS

CTRL+E: Cycles through isometric planes

CTRL+F: Toggles running object snaps

CTRL+G: Toggles the grid

CTRL+H: Toggles PICKSTYLE

CTRL+I: Toggles COORDS

CTRL+J; CTRL+M: Repeats the last command (pressing Enter does the same)

CTRL+L: Toggles Ortho mode

CTRL+N: Creates a new drawing

CTRL+O: Opens an existing drawing

CTRL+P: Prints/plots thecurrent drawing

CTRL+R: Cycles through layout viewports

CTRL+S: Saves the current drawing

CTRL+SHIFT+S: Opens the Save As dialog box

CTRL+T: Toggles TABLET mode

CTRL+V: Pastes data from the Clipboard

CTRL+SHIFT+V: Pastes data from the Clipboard as a Block

CTRL+X: Cuts objects to Clipboard

CTRL+Y: Cancels the preceding Undo action

CTRL+Z: Reverses the last action

CTRL+[; CTRL+\: Cancels the current command (pressing Esc does the same)

CTRL+PAGE UP: Moves to the next layout tab to the left of the current tab

CTRL+PAGE DOWN: Moves to the next layout tab to the right of the current tab

ALT+F11: Displays the Visual Basic Editor

ALT+F8: Displays the Macros dialog box

You can create your own keyboard shortcuts. See my tip, "Create a custom keyboard shortcut" for the detailed steps.

Creating custom keyboard shortcuts in CorelDRAW® X3

The preset keyboard shortcuts available in CorelDRAW® X3 help you complete commonly performed tasks faster. Did you know that you can become even more productive by creating custom keyboard shortcuts that suit your working style? For example, if you use the Bèzier tool often, you can assign a keyboard shortcut for activating the Bèzier tool.

To assign a keyboard shortcut to a command

1. Click Tools > Customization.

2. In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.

3. Click the Shortcut keys tab.

The Commands page of the Options dialog box lets you create custom keyboard shortcuts for commonly used menu commands and tools. Click the Shortcut keys tab to access the controls you need.

4. Choose a shortcut key table from the Shortcut key table list box.

5. Choose a command category from the top list box.

The top list box lets you choose a command category such as a menu, a toolbar, or the toolbox.

6. Click a command in the Commands list

In this example, we choose Toolbox from the top list box and Bèzier tool in the Commands list.

7. Click in the New shortcut key box, and press a key combination.

If the key combination is already assigned to another command, that command is listed in the Currently assigned to box.

8. Click Assign.

In this example, we assign Shift+D as the keyboard shortcut for activating the Bèzier tool.

Note: If the same keyboard shortcut is already assigned to another command, the second assignment overwrites the first. By enabling the Navigate to conflict on assign check box, you can automatically navigate to the command whose shortcut you reassigned and assign a new shortcut.

You can use keyboard shortcuts (also known as hotkeys) to quickly activate many menu commands and tools in CorelDRAW® X3. The keyboard shortcut for a menu command is displayed to the right of the menu item; the keyboard shortcut for a tool is displayed in a ToolTip when you hover over the tool.

This example shows the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+N) for starting a new project.

This example shows the keyboard shortcut (F10) for activating the Shape tool.

Below are the keyboard shortcuts for some commonly performed tasks.

Task	Keyboard shortcut
Open a file	Ctrl+O
Save a file	Ctrl+S
Import a file	Ctrl+I
Export a file	Ctrl+E
Print a file	Ctrl+P

Note: For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, see the CorelDRAW X3 Quick Reference Card included in your software package.

Shortcut Photoshop yang Sering Digunakan

Dalam modul ini kita akan membahas mengenai keyboard shortcut yang sering digunakan dan harus dikuasai dalam menggunakan Photoshop. Dengan menggunakan shortcut-shortcut ini kita dapat mempercepat proses kerja dan akan sangat memudahkan kita dalam bekerja.

Sebenarnya banyak sekali keyboard shortcut dalam aplikasi Photoshop namun kita tidak perlu menguasai semuanya. Yang perlu kita kuasai hanya yang paling sering kita gunakan saja.

Beberapa shortcut yang wajib kita kuasai tersebut antara lain :

Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Alt + Z
Merupakan shortcut dari Undo yang digunakan untuk membatalkan perintah. Ctrl + Z untuk membatalkan perintah terakhir sedangkan Ctrl + Alt + Z untuk membatalkan sampai dengan 10 perintah terakhir.

Ctrl + D
Shortcut yang digunakan untuk mematikan seleksi/selection.

Ctrl + C
Merupakan shortcut untuk meng-copy obyek.

Ctrl + X
Merupakan shortcut untuk meng-cut obyek.

Ctrl + V
Merupakan shortcut untuk mem-paste obyek yang telah di-copy/di-cut.

Spasi
Merupakan shortcut dari Hand Tool yang digunakan untuk menggeser tampilan. Kemudian apa bedanya dengan apabila kita menekan tombol H yang merupakan shortcut dari Hand Tool? Misalnya saja kita sedang aktif pada Pen Tool kemudian kita ingin menggeser posisi dari tampilan gambar kita dan kita menekan tombol H maka kita akan aktif pada Hand Tool dan bukan pada Pen Tool lagi. Sedangkan apabila kita menggunakan tombol Spasi maka kita akan berpindah sementara pada Hand Tool (selama kita menekan tombol Spasi) namun tetap saja kita aktif pada Pen Tool dan setelah kita tidak menekan tombol Spasi lagi kita akan kembali pada Pen Tool.

Ctrl + Spasi + Drag
Digunakan untuk membesarkan tampilan pada area yang di drag.

Ctrl + Spasi + Klik / Ctrl + Spasi + Alt + Klik
Digunakan untuk membesarkan/mengecilkan tampilan secara bertahap.

Ctrl + “+” / Ctrl + “-”
Digunakan untuk membesarkan/mengecilkan tampilan.

Ctrl + 0
Digunakan untuk melihat tampilan gambar 100%.

F
Digunakan untuk mengganti screen mode menjadi Full Screen Mode. Dengan menggunakan Full Screen Mode akan mempermudah proses kerja kita terutama bila kita melakukan zooming dan sebagainya.

Tab
Digunakan untuk menyembunyikan alat-alat meliputi Toolbox, Window Layers, dan sebagainya. Biasanya kita menggunakannya bersamaan dengan Full Screen Mode.
Tombol “[” atau “]”
Digunakan untuk memperbesar/memperkecil ukuran brush dengan cepat.
Shortcut-shortcut yang telah disebutkan diatas tidak mutlak harus anda kuasai namun seiring dengan kebutuhannya, nantinya anda akan sangat terbantu menggunakan shortcut-shortcut tersebut.

These shortcuts are intended for Photoshop 7 and CS users.

File Menu

Action	Keys
1. New Document	1. Ctrl+N
2. Open Document	2. Ctrl+O
3. Browse	3. Shift+Ctrl+O
4. Open As	4. Alt+Ctrl+O
5. Close	5. Ctrl+W
6. Close All	6. Ctrl+Shift+W
7. Save	7. Ctrl+S
8. Save As	8. Ctrl+Shift+S
9. Save a Copy	9. Ctrl+Alt+S
10. Save for Web	10. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
11. Page Setup	11. Ctrl+Shift+P
12. Jump to Image Ready	12. Ctrl+Shift+M
13. Exit	13. Ctrl+Q

Edit Menu

Action	Keys
1. Undo	1. Ctrl+Z
2. Step Back (History)	2. Ctrl+Alt+Z
3. Step Forward (History)	3. Ctrl+Shift+Z
4. Cut	4. Ctrl+X
5. Copy	5. Ctrl+C
6. Copy Merged	6. Ctrl+Shift+C
7. Paste	7. Ctrl+V
8. Paste Into	8. Ctrl+Shift+V
9. Free Transform	9. Ctrl+T

Image Menu

Action	Keys
1. Adjust Levels	1. Ctrl+L
2. Adjust Auto Levels	2. Ctrl+Shift+L
3. Adjust Auto Contrast	3. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
4. Adjust Curves	4. Ctrl+M
5. Adjust Color Balance	5. Ctrl+B
6. Adjust Hue/Saturation	6. Ctrl+U
7. Desaturate	7. Ctrl+Shift+U
8. Invert	8. Ctrl+I
9. Extract	9. Ctrl+Alt+X

Layer Menu

Action	Keys
1. New Layer	1. Ctrl+Shift+N
2. Layer via Copy	2. Ctrl+J
3. Layer via Cut	3. Ctrl+Shift+J
4. Group with Previous	4. Ctrl+G
5. Bring to Front	5. Ctrl+Shift+]
6. Bring Forward	6. Ctrl+]
7. Send Backward	7. Ctrl+[
8. Send Back	8. Ctrl+Shift+[
9. Merge Layers	9. Ctrl+E
10. Merge Visible	10. Ctrl+Shift+E

Select Menu

Action	Keys
1. Select All	1. Ctrl+A
2. Deselect	2. Ctrl+D
3. Reselect	3. Ctrl+Shift+D
4. Inverse	4. Ctrl+Shift+I
5. Feather	5. Ctrl+Alt+D

Filters Menu

Action	Keys
1. Last Filter	1. Ctrl+F
2. Fade	2. Ctrl+Shift+F
3. Extract	3. Ctrl+Alt+X
4. Liquify	4. Ctrl+Shift+X
5. Pattern Maker	5. Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X

View Menu

Action	Keys
1. Proof Colors	1. Ctrl+Y
2. Zoom In	2. Ctrl++
3. Zoom Out	3. Ctrl+-
4. Zoom In & Resize Window	4. Ctrl+Alt++
5. Zoom Out & Resize Window	5. Ctrl+Alt+-
6. Actual Pixels	6. Ctrl+Alt+0
7. Show/Hide Target Path	7. Ctrl+Shift+H
8. Show/Hide Rulers	8. Ctrl+R
9. On/Off Snap	9. Ctrl+Shift+;
10. Show/Hide Extras	10. Ctrl+H
11. Lock Guides	11. Ctrl+Alt+;
12. Show Guides	12. Ctrl+;
13. Show Grid	13. Ctrl+'

Misc. Shortcuts

Action	Keys
1. Fill with Forground Color	1. Alt+Backspace
2. Fill with Background Color	2. Shift+Backspace
3. Ascend through Layers	3. Alt+]
4. Descend through Layers	4. Alt+[
5. Select Top Layer	5. Shift+Alt+]
6. Select Bottom Layer	6. Shift+Alt+[
7. Show/Hide All Palettes	7. Tab

Selasa, 24 Juni 2008

Tables are a new AutoCAD object that is can be created and customized by the user. Tables can be used for parts lists, revision history and time you need to organize text.

COMMAND	KEYBOARD	ICON	MENU	DESCRIPTION
Table	TABLE		Draw > Tables...	Creates and inserts a new table.

Start the command and you will see this dialog box.

Insert table Dialog Box

The labels look pretty straightforward - you can define the number of rows, columns, row height, column width and press OK. Or......you could press on the button circled above to open up the Table Style dialog box.

Create New Table

This allows you to create your own table style - sorry, just had to state the obvious. Give the new style a name and press "Continue".

Table Style

Here, you can define the parameters (color, text height, borders, etc.) in your new custom style. This preview is used in the other dialog boxes as well. Make sure you have your Text Styles defined first.

So now that you have defined your table style, you can insert one into the drawing and enter data using the Mtext editor and tabbing through the cells. Anyone who has used a simple spreadsheet will be able to use this. One major drawback is that there is no formula function in the table.

Formatted table in AutoCAD

Once the table is in the drawing, you can double-click in any cell to edit it or right click it for more options:

Right-clicking a table in AutoCAD 2007

What once used to be a very tedious task in AutoCAD has become easy with this new tool. You also have the ability to copy styles from one table to another to add consistency to your drawing. Practice creating a table or two.

AutoCAD Tips & Tutorials

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can make your work go much faster. You can use the default keyboard shortcuts and create your own.

Here are the defaults that come with AutoCAD:

You can create your own keyboard shortcuts. See my tip, "Create a custom keyboard shortcut" for the detailed steps.

Sabtu, 21 Juni 2008

Here I will teach you about Photoshop-Aircraft-Gun-Animation-Tutorial

[1]-First of all Open any image of Gun as I did take following image

[2]-NOw make duplicate Layer with the help of Ctrl+J & then go to Blending Options with click on ‘f’ which is indicating by Hand sign

[3]-Now select Inner Shadow & use the following settings
Photoshop Technique-How to use the Inner Shadow feature

[4]-Now your image should look as shown below

[5]-Now Open New Layer & then create the following selection with the help of Polygonal Lasso Tool

[6]-Now fill the selection with fff200 color & then go to Select>Modify>Contract & use the following settings

[7]-Now your image should look as shown below

[8]-Now fill the selection with # f7941d color & then go to Filter>Blur>Gussian Blur & use the following settings

[9]-Now your image should look as shown below

[10]-Now press Ctrl+J & create the following Transformation with the help of Ctrl+T & then ENTER

[11]-Now your image should look as shown below

[12]-Now go to Image Ready with the help of Ctrl+Shift+M & then go to WINDOW>ANIMTION & make 2 Duplicate Frame with the help
of 2 Times click on following sign which is indicating by Hand sign