Video – Bart Van de Wiele http://www.bartvdw.com A blog about my adventures as a public speaker and Adobe Solution Consultant. Sun, 22 Mar 2020 08:08:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 61788238 I’ve become a LinkedIn Learning instructor! http://www.bartvdw.com/linkedin-learning/linkedin-learning-instructor http://www.bartvdw.com/linkedin-learning/linkedin-learning-instructor#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:35:26 +0000 https://www.waratahpro.com.au/bartvdw/?p=686 This is something that’s been on my bucket list for a long time and was finally able to make this a reality. In January of this year I traveled to sunny Carpinteria (CA, USA) to record my first LinkedIn Learning course (formally Lynda.com). I am not new to the world of recording, however this was…

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This is something that’s been on my bucket list for a long time and was finally able to make this a reality. In January of this year I traveled to sunny Carpinteria (CA, USA) to record my first LinkedIn Learning course (formally Lynda.com). I am not new to the world of recording, however this was my first time working on a personal project of this size. And instead of recording short videos from the safety of my home office, I spent a good amount of days in a professional recording booth working with my producer.

 

LinkedIn Learning studio

 

The result: Photoshop-Illustrator-InDesign Powercombo for Design

As a designer, you’re used to using a myriad of different tools, like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. And often, you need to place, import, or paste content from one of these applications into another. But choosing the wrong technique or file format can sometimes lead to restrictions in your workflow. Typical symptoms of this are difficulties round-tripping between applications, having to flatten layers, or having to save multiple versions of the same file. All of this can result in lost time or unnecessary additional files for you to manage. In this course, we explore the best ways to navigate Adobe’s flagship applications, using real-life production techniques you can apply in your print or online design workflows.

The courses is designed for anyone that wants to do more with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and includes both old and new techniques. The inspiration for my course came from my years working as a designer. I almost every project in this course is based on a specific project or situation that I encountered myself and was able to solve using these exact same techniques. So I hope this course will be useful to everyone.

Be sure to check out my course and try some of the free videos!

 

 

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New video: Advanced blending using Photoshop Smart Objects http://www.bartvdw.com/tutorial/new-video-advanced-blending-using-photoshop-smart-objects http://www.bartvdw.com/tutorial/new-video-advanced-blending-using-photoshop-smart-objects#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2016 06:41:25 +0000 http://www.bartvdw.com/?p=529 I finally found the time and energy to record a new Photoshop video for the friendly folks at CreativePro.com. Photoshop seems to be my preferred weapon of choice these days and so I decided to share another great tip on using Smart Objects for layer blending. Intriguing right? Become a Smart Object I already did multiple…

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I finally found the time and energy to record a new Photoshop video for the friendly folks at CreativePro.com. Photoshop seems to be my preferred weapon of choice these days and so I decided to share another great tip on using Smart Objects for layer blending. Intriguing right?

Become a Smart Object

I already did multiple videos on using Smart Objects the smart way and this last installment fits in nicely with the rest of them. The video is available for viewing on the CreativePro website (along with a lot more interesting stuff), or here:

 

And as you know I’d love to hear back from you guys so be free to post a comment on the CP site or here on the blog. Enjoy!

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New Adobe Photoshop videos on using Smart Objects http://www.bartvdw.com/tutorial/smart-object-videos http://www.bartvdw.com/tutorial/smart-object-videos#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:49:07 +0000 http://www.bartvdw.com/?p=490 This month and last month CreativePro released two of my new Adobe Photoshop videos on using Smart Objects. Even though this news isn’t as recent as it should be, I suddenly realized I didn’t announce this on my blog yet. If you’re into Photoshop and want to discover more about Smart Objects you can click…

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This month and last month CreativePro released two of my new Adobe Photoshop videos on using Smart Objects. Even though this news isn’t as recent as it should be, I suddenly realized I didn’t announce this on my blog yet. If you’re into Photoshop and want to discover more about Smart Objects you can click on the images below to learn more!

Mastering Photoshop Smart Objects: Layer Comps

Photoshop Smart Objects

Mastering Photoshop Smart Objects: Applying and Editing Layer Filters

Photoshop Smart Objects

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Photoshop video tutorial: create Star Wars intro using Smart Objects http://www.bartvdw.com/tutorial/photoshop/photoshop-video-tutorial-create-star-wars-intro-using-smart-objects http://www.bartvdw.com/tutorial/photoshop/photoshop-video-tutorial-create-star-wars-intro-using-smart-objects#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:53:54 +0000 http://www.bartvdw.com/?p=433 During the next few months I’ll be producing several short Photoshop video tutorials for CreativePro, focusing specifically on Smart Objects. Many people only associate Smart Objects in Photoshop only with copying and pasting over artwork from Adobe Illustrator. But you’ll soon discover that Smart Objects can do a lot more than that. To kick off the…

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During the next few months I’ll be producing several short Photoshop video tutorials for CreativePro, focusing specifically on Smart Objects. Many people only associate Smart Objects in Photoshop only with copying and pasting over artwork from Adobe Illustrator. But you’ll soon discover that Smart Objects can do a lot more than that. To kick off the video series I decided to show you how to recreate the famous Star Wars intro, just using Smart Objects.

Photoshop Video#1: Star Wars crawl

Now it’s easy to recreate this famous introduction, only using native Photoshop tools. Click here to visit CreativePro and learn more about this fun technique.

Why Smart Objects?

Especially since the Oct 2014 update of Creative Cloud, Smart Objects have become my favourite Photoshop feature. They allow you to do things that were impossible to accomplish before. They offer you flexibility, save you time and allow you to work non-destructively.

These videos for CreativePro will each focus on specific aspects of working with Smart Objects, just to get you started. With these videos I’m hoping to get you both excited and inspired the next time you launch Adobe Photoshop.

 

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New video: create flexible grayscale images http://www.bartvdw.com/tutorial/photoshop/new-video-create-flexible-grayscale-images http://www.bartvdw.com/tutorial/photoshop/new-video-create-flexible-grayscale-images#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:26:30 +0000 http://www.bartvdw.com/?p=399 I just released my fourth video tutorial on YouTube. This time I’m using Adobe Photoshop to create a “flexible grayscale” image. This means I’m converting a colour image to a grayscale version, but I’m doing it in a non-destructive way that would still print using only one printing plate. You actually need a trick to…

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I just released my fourth video tutorial on YouTube. This time I’m using Adobe Photoshop to create a “flexible grayscale” image. This means I’m converting a colour image to a grayscale version, but I’m doing it in a non-destructive way that would still print using only one printing plate. You actually need a trick to make this work!

You can watch the video here:

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