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As a media producer, I can get stuck in front of my computer. It's easy nowadays with the newfound glories of animation to spend hours by yourself, editing series promos frame by frame. I love sitting through tutorials and learning new techniques. I could critique TV commercials for hours...

However, I am boldy reminded on a daily basis how important it is to bring others in to the equation. If shear workload doesn't instigate delegation, then the idea of discipleship and inclusivity should. As… Continue

Greetings! Let's go through some basic steps to creating a logo.

MOST logos will be used for print... which would require CMYK color mode, and 300dpi. However, in this instance, the Creative Worship Tour logo would be primarily used on-screen... so my document size is as follows:

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Depth. Creating Z-Space on a flat screen... one of the many wonders of digital art. Shading and gradients (and a couple of neat tools) help us go from this:

to this:

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The FX button for layers in photoshop is small, so it's easy to miss. More than anything, the knowledge of its presence will be your greatest "takeaway" from this tutorial. Let's play around with some of its funcitons...

FIRST, create a new document. At Ginghamsburg, here is the standard for every graphic that goes on screen:

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