New Photoshop Action by Jeff Finley of Go Media

 

Jeff of GoMedia has provided a new photoshop action that works great on 1 color logos and designs as well as photos. You can adjust the any of the filters if necessary to provide your design with the proper distress that you would like it to have. It is available for $1.99 here. Anything else on the subject you can view the Gomediazine site.

 

Thread's Not Dead by Jeff Finley Black Friday Sale

For those who are interested in running a t-shirt company or any graphic designers interested in working with companies, this ebook is very good. I personally read it and I'm a big fan. There's a lot of useful information and I recommend anyone interested in the subject to purchase one.

Since Black Friday is coming up there will be a 25% off coupon on the ebook. Unfortunately if you were looking for the physical copy that coupon will not be valid. The ebook does come in a pdf format  that is easy to read and I've read it on my iPad perfectly fine.

Get 25% off @jeff_finley's ebook Thread's Not Dead with #coupon code BLKFRI2011 (ebook only) http://threadsnotdead.com

Win a Wacom Intuos 4

Hello Everyone! Go Media is having a contest to promote their WMC Fest.( Weapons of Mass Creation Fest) Entering is very simple and you can go to their blog for a chance to win. Wacom Intuos 4 is a nice tablet and I recommend it. They're not cheap, so I highly recommend entering to save money. I've used it and you'll like it.

To enter click here

To read more about their Weapons Of Mass Creation Fest, which involves 20 speakers, 20 designers, and 20 bands click here.

Iconic Poster Tutorial

Video Tutorial: Iconic Poster design in Illustrator and Photoshop from Go Media on Vimeo.


Check out this video tutorial from Cleveland design firm Go Media. The video shows how to use their vectors to create a stunning poster. If you join their facebook group page they'll offer you 20% off discount for your next purchase of their arsenal, which includes a wacom tutorial, vector, textures, various templates, and more. Here is the link to their Arsenal for designers. http://arsenal.gomedia.us/vector-set-18-complete-vector-set.html

Shirtmockup.com Pro Version

Here's a video from Jeff Finley discussing the new features of Shirtmockup.com. Jeff announced on twitter a few minutes ago that he quietly launched the pro version. Check it out, it has more mockups.

Drawing a Tattered Scroll From Scratch

This is another video from Jeff Finley, but unlike the Wacom Tutorial, this isn't a clear step by step video. It's an interesting video and you see how he transfers the art from Photoshop to Illustrator to make it into a vector image, but there's no clear explanation.

Draw an old-world style tattered scroll from scratch from Go Media on Vimeo.

Wacom Illustration Technique Video Tutorial by Jeff Finley

Designer and co-owner of Go Media Jeff Finley released a video tutorial showcasing his step by step design process. You’ll learn the process for manipulation and compilation of photos for reference, secrets of illustration with a Wacom tablet, and techniques for adding color and texture to finalize the piece. Honestly, it's good to see and can be very helpful, because there may be tips and tricks that you may not know about.
You can save $20.00 off your purchase with the coupon code "blackbeauty". That's very useful since the price costs $49.99. To purchase Click here

Here is what will be shown in the video to create the image that is shown above.

Photo manipulation

-Setting up document
-Finding reference photos.
-Combining reference photos into cohesive composite reference.
-Aligning the anatomy of a reference skull to a stock photo.
-Using layer masks to clean up composite reference.


Illustration

Ideal brush settings for use with a Wacom.
Drawing the skull

-Roughing in main outlines.
-Adding illustrated hash lines and stipple dots to suggest shading.
-Knowing the difference between anatomy & illustration.
-See the entire skull drawn in real time.
-Drawing more realistic teeth.
-Interpreting detail from the dull areas of the reference photo.
-Adding texture with illustration techniques.


Drawing hair

-Creating your own style from insufficient reference material.
-“Chunking” areas of hair to frame the flow.
-Subdividing the chunks to fill in the hair.
-Controlling line density to suggest light & dark areas.
-Drawing hair like a twisting tube.
-Getting in the zone with the lines.

Adding type, texture, & color

Adding fill and texture

-Filling the linework with a background color.
-Adding “noise” with texture.
-Blending in the artwork to the background with layer masks.
-Creating noise textures with the “guess & check” method.
-Adding positive & negative noise to the foreground & background to add cohesion.


Adding type

-Combining faces, weights, sizes & kerning for the perfect type treatment.
-Using Photoshop’s align & distribute functions.
-Simulating ink bleed on the type.
-Adding color

-Experimenting with textures & layer blending modes.
-Applying the global vintage color treatment.
-Spot blurring to add visual interest.
-Adding grain & sharpness with the high pass filter.

ShirtMockup.Com is live & here's a video on how to use it

ShirtMockup.com is a creation from the Go Media design firm and it makes mocking up shirts quick and easy. You can upload your design and scale it to the way you want it. They have two shirt options right now, but if you want more, you can purchase their templates or find other templates on the web. I personally like their templates and feel that they're very well done and look pretty professional with your design on it.

Here's a video of 1/3 owner & designer Jeff Finley discussing how to use this site.