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  The Team
  by Samantha Bla Bla

  I don’t know what kind of wagon this is but I thought it was a good find, Do any of you out there know what year this is from and what it was used for? Thanks for the help in advance and happy viewing hope you like it ??

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  " Save Me 2"
  by Samantha Bla Bla

• Photoshop CS3 (and CS2) Brushes
  by bchrisdesigns

  I just wanted to share some really cool brush resources for those of you interested in adding some plugins to your Photoshop software. I…

  I just wanted to share some really cool brush resources for those of you interested in adding some plugins to your Photoshop software. I have used some of them and they rock! All are freeware and some cite that you must give a link back to them in order to use them. The following is a comprehensive list of ALL of the websites where I have downloaded brushes from. Any of my pieces that feature a brush from one of these sets will be linked back to this journal for proper crediting. Brush gurus: 50ml Brushes Seishido Pixel Chick Damned in Black Dubtastic Juuichi Aquired-taste Photoshopsupport.com’s Brush Page I hope you all find these as useful as I have! If you need help installing these, check out my Photoshop Tip #1: Where to get brushes? journal entry. These are my pieces which use any of the above dingbats/fonts (will add as I create more):

• Photoshop Tip #1: Where to get brushes?
  by bchrisdesigns

  Okay, so you’ve seen some amazing work online and wondered where the artist got all those astounding background effects or how they did t…

  Okay, so you’ve seen some amazing work online and wondered where the artist got all those astounding background effects or how they did that cool layered effect. Well, as surprising as it may sound, some of those effects were done using a very common Photoshop preset: Brushes. You may be asking yourself, don’t I already have brushes installed with my Photoshop CS3 (or CS2) software? Well, yes, you do. But those are the basics. There are a ton of awesome people out there in internet land who are making additional brushes (and other plugins) for you to use with your software. These plugins are very easy to download and install. I will try to give you a short rundown of what to expect when installing these brushes. For more information as to how to use them or for more detailed installation information or installation for a MAC OS, please consult the very wonderful Photoshopsupport.com, a very neat index of everything Photoshop! (Please note: The following instructions are very, very simplistic because I wanted even the novice Photoshop user to be able to use these tools. I know there are a bunch of different ways to do these things (even some that are easier), but I wanted to put it in basic terms without all the fancy language and extra steps because I remember how it was when I first started teaching myself to use the Adobe programs. Plus, this is not intended to be a full fledged tutorial.) The first step is to download some really cool brushes from an online provider. Some brush sets you will have to pay for, others are free with some restrictions, and others are completely free. Make sure you read the website’s policy before you use them. You can view my Photoshop CS3 (and CS2) Brushes journal entry to visit the websites where I have downloaded most of my brushes from. Most of them have free areas or are completely free and all you have to do is link back to them. Once you have chosen the brush set to download, simply download it to your computer. Because the files are normally saved in a Zip file, I start off by downloading the file to my Desktop first and then moving them over after (this is to avoid confusion). However, if you feel comfortable unzipping them right into the proper file, then by all means go-ahead-with-your-bad-self! After you have downloaded the Zip file to your Desktop, you will need a program (such as WinRAR, which is what I use) to unzip the file. At this point, you may be asking where you unzip the file to? Well, inside the Zip file may be a read me (.txt) file and other junk (which may be of interest to you) and there should also be a brush (.abr) file, which is the one you want to unzip. You can unzip the brush file onto your Desktop and then move it over manually, or you can unzip it to the Photoshop directory itself. Regardless of which method yo use, your ultimate goal is to get that .abr brush file into a specific folder in your Photoshop program’s file. For brushes, the file you will want to place your .abr brush files into is the “Brush” file within the “Presets” file. So, how do you get there? Open your My Computer and find the drive which has the folder “Program FIles”. Now, open “Program Files” and then find the folder labeled “Adobe”. Next, open the “Adobe” folder and you will see ALL of the Adobe programs, which are installed on your system. Locate the “Adobe Photoshop CS3” (or CS2) folder and open it. Find the “Presets” folder and open it. Finally, you will see a folder called “Brushes”. Open it. You can now see ALL of the brushes that are installed to use with your Photoshop program. This “Brushes” folder is where you want to place all of your downloaded .abr brush files. So, the quick breakdown to find the “Brushes” folder is: Program Files >>> Adobe >>> Adobe Photoshop CS3 (or CS2) >>> Presets >>> Brushes Once you have unzipped the files or drag-and-dropped them into this file folder, you can close the folders. You will also need to re-start your Photoshop program in order for the brushes to be finalized and installed and ready for use (sometimes, you have to re-start your computer as well). After you have re-booted your software, open a blank file and click on the “Brush Tool” or simply press its keyboard shortcut ( B ) to activate it. Now, right click anywhere on the page and your brush palette should appear (this is where you control the brush size/hardness, etc.) and in the upper right hand corner you should see a little black triangle with a circle around it. Click on that little triangle/circle icon and…. whaaaaa-la! Your newly installed brushes are there just waiting for you to experiment with them! All you have to do is click on a preset and it will ask you if you would like to load those brushes. Click “Ok” and they will appear in your brush palette waiting to be used and abused! So, go have fun with your new brushes and get creative! The last step, of course, is to add your comments below! Add your brush tips (pun intended) below so that we can all learn from each other! Cheers!

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  Wallpaper for noupe... If fish could fly.
  by pixelcriminals

  Available as a print or as a wallpaper. Please visit www.pixelcriminals.com to see my portfolio Paul

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  Helping hands
  by Daniela Muehlbauer

  Helping hands, given in an old people’s home in Germany. This picture has been featured in the First Things group in March 2009 and in the European Everyday Life group in April 2009.

• TUTORIAL: Tee Shirt Helpful Hints
  by Patricia Montgomery

  _I am certainly no expert at making tee shirts. I know there are others out there who are the real experts. So I’m just going to share…

  I am certainly no expert at making tee shirts. I know there are others out there who are the real experts. So I’m just going to share a few helpful hints that came out of my struggles to get two tee designs uploaded on RB. Here’s what I did: Opened Photoshop Elements (or any other image editing program) and set up a new empty page. Set the dimensions to 2400 width x 3200 height with a transparent background. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the background is not transparent, it will not work! If you are one pixel off on the dimensions, it will not work! You cannot transpose the pixels either (NOT 3200 width x 2400 height) as it will not work! Transferred (copied) an image to the blank/transparent background. Added text to complete my design. Saved image as a .png file. NOTE: Other file extensions (such as .jpg) will not work! It must be a .png file! Uploaded to Redbubble with a default color and a default style. This will be the color and style (short-sleeve, long sleeve, etc.) you want to display on the page to showcase your design. NOTE: If you forget to choose the defaults, it will not work! Should I have a contest to see who can guess all the things I did wrong when I first tried to upload a tee shirt design? LOL! Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have problems or further questions. This tutorial was featured in the Daily Wrap on October 4, 2008. / This tutorial was featured in the group, Tutorials, on February 3, 2009. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA* Add Buttons To Your Profile Page How to make a calendar Downsizing those example images on your profile page Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile Add photos to your profile description Adding emphasis to your text

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  The Future Is In The Past
  by GFinch

  A classic Mercedes 230CE parked outside a grand house. Without this, the modern cars of today wouldn’t be so great. The black and white, I feel has a great affect on this picture.

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  Help Checking The Turkey!
  by Susan Bergstrom

  Original digital photograph. / Taken with a Sony Full HD 1080 Cyber Shot camera. Thank You for viewing my art. VIEW susan’sgallery / VIEW susan’szazzle

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  Garden-Joan Senior
  by Janis Zroback

  / Beauty for one Day from my Garden....I am a grower of Daylilies, Hostas, Ferns and Hydrangeas, with a lot of other plants in between…this photo is featured on another artsite at the present time and I thought I would post it here, for you to see…I don’t usually post photos as I’m an amateur, but I’m learning more each day ..this was taken at dusk with the camera set to nighttime….no editing was done…

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  Garden-Baltimore Oriole
  by Janis Zroback

  / Beauty for one Day from my Garden....I am a grower of Daylilies, Hostas, Ferns and Hydrangeas, with a lot of other plants in between……I don’t usually post photos as I’m an amateur, but I’m learning more each day ..

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  Tropics..Jacob
  by Janis Zroback

  / “Jacob is part of the Tropics collection...Watercolour on Cartiera Magnani Acrilico Paper.. Jacob came into the night, riotous with colour, proud and straight, wearing the emblem of leader…newly endowed ... Janis Z.. / / /

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  Tropics...Zaboca
  by Janis Zroback

  / “Zaboca” is part of the Tropics Collection...Watercolour on Fabriano Artistico Paper…Zaboca is colloquial for avocado… Late season again.. / Frost tipped, green.. / But still ripe for the picking.. Janis Z.. / / / / /

• Neutral Density Filters
  by Mel Brackstone

  I can’t talk about these filters in any sort of technical way, but I can explain what I bought, and how good they are at allowing you to …

  I can’t talk about these filters in any sort of technical way, but I can explain what I bought, and how good they are at allowing you to shoot dawn and sunset without losing all your sky detail. I started off with a set of Cokin P filters. The filters sit in a plastic holder, that attaches to the front of your lens by way of an adaptor ring. The ring needs to fit the front element of your main landscape lens. When I used the Canon 20D the Cokin P was fine, with no vignetting, but once I bought the full frame Canon 5D, my lens had to be closed down to 24mm wide. This was unacceptable to me, since I like wide landscapes. Looking into various other filters meant spending quite a bit more money, however, all the reviews showed Lee filters to be ideal. There are a couple of companies here in Oz that sell them, and after wasting time ordering and paying in advance to an overseas company, only to find that they were out of stock, with no idea of a delivery date, I asked for a refund and contacted Mediavision in Sydney. Geoff was very helpful, and gave me a quote for a foundation kit, wide angle adaptor ring, a set of 3 neutral density soft graduated filters, and a full 0.6 ND filter. Postage was only slightly extra, and I had them in my hot little hands within the week. Geoff also sent a Lee catalogue. / Mediavision Australia / Sydney Office:- 4 Monash Road,Gladesville NSW 2111 / Phone:(02) 9816 4055 Fax: (02) 9816 1661 / Melbourne Office :- 22 Yertchuk Avenue,Ashwood Victoria 3147 / Phone:- (03) 9807 5133 Fax:- (03) 9807 7814 When I go to the beach, I take a bag with just filters and holder. They all have their soft cloth or soft vinyl bags, and it’s easier to slip them in and out of there without having to take off my backpack. Before dawn I’ll generally just have the adaptor ring and holder on the lens, with no filter. As the sun gets closer to jumping up from under the horizon, the filters are brought into play. Usually I’ll add the 0.6 first, if there’s not much cloud around, and once the sun has risen, the 0.9 will be added on top. The soft graduation means that you can slide the filter up and down, even slightly below the horizon, and it doesn’t leave a solid line. I haven’t been in a situation where I think I’d need the hard grad, to be honest. The holder turns easily if you wish to switch to portrait mode, just remember to turn it back when you go back to landscape mode! Because I live in Queensland where the sun is especially bright, all year round, it’s important to have these filters to make the most of a good sky. It’s near impossible to capture sky detail AND foreground detail without them. I don’t shoot in the daytime if I can get away with it, usually we pack up and leave the beach within 30mins after sunrise. I believe that you can still make good use of the ND grads all through the day, but I don’t have any real experience of that. Even shooting waterfalls can be easier when using ND filters, because it cuts out some of the light that might otherwise over-expose your image if you’re trying for silky water. The only problems we’ve all had is when the sea mist is particularly bad. In that instance we are constantly looking for ways to clean the filters, and still haven’t come up with a satisfactory solution. If anyone can help, we’d be much obliged! I hope this helps, as I said, not techy, but may be helpful for anyone looking to know what to buy….. cheers This has also been added to the tips and advice forum of All Seascapes Group forum

• Promote Your Artwork/Photos the Easy Way
  by owlspook

  A fellow artist here on RB, Nuh Sarche posted a journal entry “Get a free artistic website an…

  A fellow artist here on RB, Nuh Sarche posted a journal entry Get a free artistic website and promote your work… .. so I followed the link and (smile) .. the site is call Tumblelog ... go ahead and take a look … better yet go check out my blog Through Owl’s Eyes I found it incredibly easy to set up and you can link your work here to there and back again (or anywhere else (grin)) ... also you can have multiple blogs which I intend to do soon .. the one I have up right now is for my photos however I’m going to change that and use it more for a base camp blog for the other ones I’m going to do at tumblr .. separate blogs for photos, fractals, mandala/kaleidoscopes, etc. .. one can even have private blogs accessible by permission only … group blogs are also possible … maybe would consider doing one with friends if anyone is interested (smile) .. the possibilities are there! well go ahead and take a look see and do let me know what you think and if you do join please leave your blog addy here so we can all have a look (big smile) owlspook / 090207

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  Journal..Words and Images
  by Janis Zroback

  Words and Images is part of the Journal collection and is described in the latest article posted today…it’s best viewed large, to be able to decipher the layers of words and images...... A few paintings from the Journal series are shown below..click on the links to view the original pages… Tales from An Artist’s Journal part 12 / Pear Journal / Red Pear / Cherries on Stone / The Abate Pear

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  In Memory - Tee shirt
  by wildlife-appeal

  The artwork for this Tee shirt was donated by Clive All proceeds will go to support the wildlife and domestic animals that are victims of the bushfires tragedy…...

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  A Bohemian Rhapsody
  by jewelskings

  Man – *mjranum-stock / Skull – *ISOStock / Lighting – =Stock-by-Kai / Stairs – pendlestock / Texture – *Inthename-Stock “Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody” / Is this the real life? / Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide, / No escape from reality / Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see, / I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy, / Because I’m easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, / Any way the wind blows doesn’t really matter to me, to me / Mama I just killed a man, / Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he’s dead / Mama, life had just begun, / But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away / Mama, ooh, Didn’t mean to make you cry, / If I’m not back again this time tomorrow, / Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters / Too late, my time has come, / Sends shivers down my spine, body’s aching all the time / Goodbye, ev’rybody, I’ve got to go, / Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth / Mama, ooh, I don’t want to die, / I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all / I see a little silhouetto of a man, / Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango / Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very fright’ning me / (Galileo) Galileo (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo figaro / Magnifico I’m just a poor boy and nobody loves me / He’s just a poor boy from a poor family, / Spare him his life from this monstrosity / Easy come, easy go, will you let me go / Bismillah! No, we will not let you go / (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go / (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go / (Let me go) Will not let you go / (Let me go) Will not let you go (Let me go) Ah / No, no, no, no, no, no, no / (Oh mama mia, mama mia) Mama mia, let me go / Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me / So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye / So you think you can love me and leave me to die / Oh, baby, can’t do this to me, baby, / Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here / Nothing really matters, Anyone can see, / Nothing really matters, / Nothing really matters to me / Any way the wind blows

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  Help Me
  by terrebo

  View at this time 201 Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / Date/heure original 2009-05-17 14:29:34 / Mesure de la vitesse de l’obturateur 1/50 s / Indice d’ouverture f/4.0 / Vitesse estimée ISO ISO 400 / Indice d’exposition biaisée -1.00 eV / Mode compteur Partial / Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode / Longueur focale 175 mm / Balance des blancs Manual white balance

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  Please Help
  by David Petranker

  Please Help by David Petranker

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  Help me make it through the night
  by Bonnie T. Barry

  Mother and child Great Blue Heron as night falls . . . I thought of the song, “Help me make it through the night” while I worked on this piece. I’d be remiss if I didn’t give my husband Tommy credit for this photo. He saw the mother and child as he was driving in St. Mary Parish. He pointed them out to me, turned the vehicle around, and positioned the truck so I could get this shot. Without his keen eyes, I would have missed this endearing scene. Thank you, Tommy; I couldn’t do it without you!

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  *FIRST DROP*
  by van049

  FIRST DROP / Best viewed large. / / / “FIRST DROP” was FEATURED in the group FOCUS AND LIGHTING / / / / / “FIRST DROP” was FEATURED in the group OUT OF THE BLUE / / / This is the first time I have ever tried to take a photo of a water drop, so I titled this image “FIRST DROP.” / / Photo shot with my Canon EOS 40D camera.

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  Decorative sphere
  by richardgil

  Influence of nature. Graceful curves. The wispy lines resambles branches and leaf motif on this piece. Enjoy it!

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  Not Just Anybody
  by awdigitaldreams

  SP / Canon SX1-IS / no flash / halogen downlight only light source / background edit in GIMP HELP! – John Farnham