Thursday, March 31, 2011

Education Process Chart

 An image of the education process.
Tags: successful; success; steps; to; tips; education; process; chart; diagram; educational; student; graduation; symbol; hat; silhouette; attend; class; arrow; take; notes; review; read; materials; study; listen; instructor; take; tests; graduate; advice; plan; icon; isolated; white; black; purple; blue; red; pink; yellow; green; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Healthy Planet Icon

 An image of a plant silhouette icon with healthy text words.
Tags: 100; percent; one; hundred; high; fiber; whole; grain; all; low; calorie; text; green; nature; healthy; natural; organic; leaf; design; element; circle; round; field; grass; blank; copy; space; black; leaves; orange; brown; blue; green; vine; icon; set; glowing; floral; growth; garden; isolated; white; icon; set; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Male Pattern Baldness

 An image of man with various receding hairlines.
Tags: bald; balding; baldness; scalp; receding; hair; hairline; hairstyle; profile; face; head; male; man; pattern; types; guide; black; white; styles; drawing; set; collection; above; view; aging; type; widows; peak; baldspot; spot; isolated; illustration; line; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Monday, March 28, 2011

Great InDesign Tips

Here is a site that gives some great tips on using Adobe InDesign.
Great InDesign Tips

How to Remove Background in Photoshop

  1. Duplicate Background Layer: CTRL+J
  2. Hide Background Layer
  3. Select Background Eraser Tool
    1. Sampling (Middle Icon)
    2. Discontiguous
    3. Tolerance 32
    4. Increase diameter of tool
    5. the crosshair samples what to erase and preserves everything else
    6. click on background and drag
  4.  Add Solid color layer below with gray color to see fragments
  5. Continue use of Background Eraser Tool
  6. Use Paint Bucket: Mode Clear, 32 tolerance, NO to all layers
  7. Use regular Eraser to get rid of rest of junk
  8. Use Paint Bucket to remove tiny areas too
  9. CTRL+Click on current layer to make selection
  10. Delete current layer
  11. Change Background Layer to Layer 1
  12. Move Layer 1 to top and click Add Mask
  13. Click on Mask
  14. Use Brush Tool: Hard edged, Overlay. Will darken any gray areas and preserve white areas.
  15. Lower opacity to 45% to clean hair
  16. Set Brush back to Normal 100%
  17. Alt+Click on New Layer button.
    1. Check "Use previous layer to create clipping mask", Mode: Hue
  18. Select some good color areas with eyedropper and brush areas that are discolored to remove cast
  19. Click on link icon and then the mask, Filter: Gaussian Blur 2 pixels
  20. Use Levels and slide to the right the midpoint to suck in the border
  21. Zoom in on hair click on mask (#17) Use brush to clean up highlights (remove cast color)
  22. Make another clipping mask (see#17) but use Mode: Darken. Adjust opacity to around 35%.
  23. Use Brush and sample good color and brush over cast areas.

Note Taking Tip Chart

 An image on how to take good notes in school.
Tags: successful; success; student; education; process; slide; landscape; horizontal; note; taking; tips; background; sit; front; class; school; notes; review; read; listen; testing; tool; chart; guide; graduation; whiteboard; clarity; complex; ideas; arrow; icon; set; learning; orange; white; line; red; blue; green; purple; pink; text; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Living Under a Rock

 An image of a people living under a rock.
Tags: people; living; under; rock; ignorant; ignorance; hiding; fearful; hidden; removed; remote; location; secluded; place; cartoon; drawing; sketch; doodle; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Friday, March 25, 2011

The Human Octopus

 An image of a swinger with octopus arms.
Tags: human; gigolo; octopus; swinger; man; many; arms; flirt; flirtatious; pervert; groping; many; grabby; pushy; annoying; dating; issues; glasses; gold; necklace; cartoon; drawing; sketch; martini; drink; olive; doodle; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Smoking and Gambling Slot Machine Player

 An image of a woman smoking while playing at a casino slot machine.
Tags: smoking; slots; cigarette; slot; machine; casino; gambling; woman; lady; female; purse; stool; sitting; luck; playing; holding; vacation; las; vegas; cartoon; drawing; sketch; doodle; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Couple in Love Sending Text Messages

 An image of a lovers sending text messages to eachother.
Tags: couple; love; dating; valentines; day; sending; text; messages; lovers; man; woman; romance; romantic; people; cell; mobile; phone; smartphone; smart; communicate; phones; male; female; texting; communication; sexting; cartoon; drawing; sketch; doodle; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Red Tape Monster

 An image of a businessman using sissors and a shield to fight a red tape monster.
Tags: red; tape; monster; man; business; man; scissors; government; shield; protection; fighting; giant; bureaucracy; metaphor; cartoon; drawing; sketch; doodle; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Monday, March 21, 2011

Dancing Cat and Dog

 An image of a dancing cat and dog.
Tags: dancing; cat; dog; pet; animal; fat; happy; collar; set; design; element; cartoon; drawing; doodle; sketch; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Watercolor Rose Bloom

 An image of a rose bloom in a watercolor paint style.
Tags:watercolor; rose; bloom; one; transparency; eps10; pink; yellow; soft; wet; abstract; background; flower; petal; artistic; abstract; stylized; nature; love; organic; painted; blossom; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Purple Watercolor Flowers

 An image of a two purple flowers in a watercolor style.
Tags: two; watercolor; abstract; flower; flowers; purple; green; leaf; stem; abstract; stylized; pair; wet; paint; ink; soft; subtle; transparent; stem; spring; design; element; pink; drawing; sketch; icon; artistic; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Home Icons

 An image of a glossy home icons on black background.
Tags: icons; buttons; button; symbol; symbols; housing; homes; houses; house; home; property; real; estate; icon; set; red; blue; green; purple; yellow; glowing; chrome; metal; shiny; metal; silver; building; collection; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Lucky Rainbow Clouds

 An image of a rainbow with clouds.
Tags: luck; lucky; rainbow; clouds; cloud; icon; design; element; symbol; isolated; white; perspective; fluffy; spectrum; arc; curve; curving; arch; colorful; sky; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Friday, March 11, 2011

Plant Stem and Flower

 An image of hand drawn plant design elements.
Tags: plant; drawing; sketch; doodle; stem; leaf; leaves; tree; foliage; nature; flower; abstract; organic; design; flowers; plants; element; set; swirl; shape; growth; bloom; petal; squiggly; line; pink; gray; white; isolated; yellow; purple; green; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Muslim Woman Wearing Burka

 An image of a muslim girl wearing a traditional burka.
Tags: muslim; woman; girl; wearing; traditional; burka; holding; luggage; bag; traveling; sketch; drawing; doodle; cartoon; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Sun Protection Woman

 An image of a woman afraid of getting sunburned.
Tags: woman; girl; afraid; sun; sunburn; protection; screen; sunscreen; bottle; hat; sunglasses; bathingsuit; swimsuit; summer; beach; worried; skin; towel; sitting; sketch; drawing; cartoon; doodle; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Leftover Food Storage

 An image of a leftover food in containers.
Tags: leftover; food; storage; container; leftovers; cookies; saver; plastic; bag; lid; freshness; preserve; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Hot Overheating Laptop

An image of a man with burned legs from a hot laptop.
Tags: hot; burning; burned; laptop; legs; danger; dangerous; fire; computer; sitting; chair; warning; worried; injured; overheating; cartoon; drawing; doodle; sketch; black; white; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Pacemaker Man

An image of a man with a pacemaker device attached to his heart.
Tags: pacemaker; pace; maker; device; medical; heart; attack; healthcare; health; attached; black; white; drawing; sketch; doodle; man; operation; surgery; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Original Banner Set

Original Banner Set
Tags: original; new; checkout; free; 50; fifty; percent; off; text; banner; horizontal; colorful; set; blue; red; green; orange; seal; label; stamp; wave; pattern; energy; sunrise; white; illustration; graphic; set; background; clip; art; clipart; vector

Friday, March 4, 2011

How to make a watermark background in PowerPoint

Here is an easy way to put a subtle background image, called a watermark, on the background slides in your PowerPoint presentation. This example is for the Mac.

Step 1: Click on View and select Master, Slide Master.




Step 2: Place your graphic on the first slide in the Slide Master view.

Step 3: Click on the Size Option in the Formatting Palette. Select Arrange and Send to Back.

Step 4: In The Picture section of the Transform Palette, Click on Transparency and make it 80%.

Step 5: Click on View and select Normal. That's it! Enjoy!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Hotel Guests

An image of a family of hotel guests with luggage.
Tags:  hotel; motel; guests; customer; customers; checking; in; out; tourists; carrying; check; tourism; travelers; guest; luggage; travel; tourist; family; people; vacation; cartoon; drawing; mom; dad; son; daughter; boy; girl; man; woman; male; female; trip; illustration; graphic; clip; art; clipart; vector