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Join in a LIVE ONLINE weekend with Mikey and Andy, the proprietors of lightenupandshoot.com and get ready to experience photography in total Lighten Up and Shoot style. Mikey and Andy will go over the techniques needed to take your photography to a new level

In this 3ds Max tutorial we will learn techniques for rigging quadrupeds in 3ds Max. In this series of lessons we will learn how to rig quadrupeds in 3ds Max. We'll work our way from the ground up, learning techniques for creating robust and flexible vertebrae systems, efficient and animator-friendly controls, and learn how to dynamically link and blend between spaces. We'll also cover helpful weight painting techniques and learn how to set up and automate the triggering of corrective targets. By the end of this course, you will have the skills needed to rig your very own quadruped.

Nettuts+ Web development tutorials, from beginner to advanced. Web development tutorials, including jQuery tutorials, PHP tutorials, javascript tutorials, PSD to HTML tutorials, CSS tutorials and more. Learn how to code like a pro.

Get it right from the start with Multi-Platinum Recording. The most common question Multi-Platinum has received over the years is, "how did you get those sound?". Find out in Multi-Platinum Recording, featuring industry icons like Bil VornDick, Chuck Ainlay, John Merchant, Bob Bullock, and Multi-Platinum's own Brady Barnett.

Print, Sharpen, and Share Like a Pro
In this advanced workshop Tim Grey delves into some of the finer points of creating top-quality output of your digital images. You’ll get an introduction to color management, which is absolutely crucial to maintaining consistent colors throughout your workflow. Tim takes an in-depth look at the topic of sharpening — when and how to do it, as well as when not to — and covers some advanced sharpening techniques. He also offers tips for printing your photos, exploring both the relevant settings in Photoshop and those you’re likely to find in your printer driver. Finally, he discusses troubleshooting suboptimal output — i.e., when something goes wrong, figuring out what happened and how to fix it. If you spend a lot of time optimizing your images, this workshop will help you make sure all that effort is reflected in the quality of your output.

Learn to Make Basic, Advanced, and Creative Adjustments
The core strength of Photoshop is the way it enables you to improve the quality of your images, whether you’re fixing a major problem or making a subtle adjustment. In this workshop Tim Grey explores a wide variety of techniques to help you get the best results when optimizing your images. He begins with basics like cropping, changing brightness and contrast, and correcting color balance, then moves on to more advanced adjustments like Shadows/Highlights, Curves, and dodging and burning. You’ll learn how to make targeted adjustments that affect only selected parts of the image and apply creative adjustments that don’t so much fix a problem as add a unique touch. And best of all, Tim teaches all these techniques as part of an overall workflow designed to help you work quickly, efficiently, and nondestructively.

Photographers have recently started experimenting with creating video on their DSLR cameras. The only problem with this has been that no one really wants to go out and learn another program to edit and produce this video. Now, in Photoshop CS6 you have the power to make a compelling video with images using a familiar tool. RC Concepcion will take you through, step by step to create an appealing video, right inside of Photoshop.

Photoshop is the program that some have come to know for finishing HDR Images but, more often than not, it’s overlooked as the source of producing great HDR files. RC Concepcion shows you how to create the most compelling HDRs by going through the entire process, start-to-finish, using only Photoshop.

Photoshop CS6 has loads of new design features from the way it handles type to new vector layers. Understanding all of the various functions geared towards the designer will allow you to become more creative and effective. In this class, Pete Collins, co-host of PhotoshopUserTV, will provide in depth tips and tricks on all of the ways CS6 can make your life much easier.

Being able to create artistic images with Photoshop has never been easier with the new brushes and performance delivered in CS6. With the addition of Airbrush and Erodible tips, along with the mixer brush features, you can replicate real world art media and techniques inside of Photoshop. Whether you prefer pastels and oils, or watercolor and cartooning, Pete Collins, co-host of PhotoshopUserTV, will show you how to use the tools and techniques to begin to bring your vision to life.