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Free Presets For PhotoImpact Users

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

I have created a set of presets that can be used to create all kinds of neat things in PhotoImpact. I’ve used one of the presets above to create this rounded 3D header in PhotoImpact: Included with the zip file containing the presets are instructions on how to import them into your PhotoImpact Easy Palette. [...]

Re-Discovering Bryce 3D

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

I have an old version (version 4) of the original Bryce 3D software by MetaCreations. Now that I’ve upgraded my computer and have lots of extra memory to use robust 3d rendering applications, I’ve begun to really appreciate this nifty piece of software. I know there are a ton of better programs out there now, [...]

Creating Custom Brushes In PhotoImpact

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

I ran across a great tutorial the other day for creating custom paint brushes for PhotoImpact. I’ve been using PhotoImpact for some time now but until recently, I haven’t had much time to practice using the brush tools. I love to experiment and so what I did was create a new blank 300px x 300px [...]

Fun With Fonts

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Creating web graphics with decorative and dingbat fonts is one of my favorite pastimes. I get a lot of my fonts from dafont.com and I use them for hours and hours of creative fun. Here’s how I created the flower images here. Using PhotoImpact, I created a new image. I used a transparent background initially [...]

More About Bryce Graphics

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Creating landscape images with Bryce can become addicting. With scores of sky presets and the ability to create your own unique sky using the Sky Lab, you can create any mood you want. Adding 3D meshes of trees, buildings, etc and choosing the right material preset for the ground layer is all I did to [...]

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