July 31st
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In this Photoshop Tutorial I will show you how to create a Red Gel Butterfly. The gel effects can make some nice looking icons and graphics. You can create this butterfly any size that you want. You can make a small icon out of it or you can create a nice graphic from it. I will write the first part of this tutorial for beginners and the second part for the advance Photoshop users. If you are an advance user, please skip down to the advance part of this tutorial.
How to Create a Red Gel Butterfly in Photoshop for Beginners
Open Photoshop and let it load. Then click File > New at the top of your Photoshop window to create a new canvas. Create your canvas 150 pixels by 150 pixels. Set your background to white and click OK.
Create a new layer in your Layers Panel. If you do not see your Layers Panel then press F7 on your keyboard. Click the icon in the bottom of the Layers Panel that looks like a sheet of paper with the corner curled up.
Click on your Shape Tool in your toolbar and hold it down until the menu drops down. Then click Custom Shape Tool. At the top of your window you will see Shape and a drop down box. Click the arrow to drop the box down. On the right side of the box you will see a little arrow. Click that arrow and select All from the drop down menu. This will load all of your shapes in your shape box. Now select the Butterfly Shape Tool. Draw your butterfly on your canvas whatever size you want it.
Right click on your Shape Layer and click Rasterize Layer from the pop up menu. Right click on the Shape Layer again and click Blending Options from the pop up menu. This will open your Blending Options window and this is where you will apply all of your effects to get the Gel Butterfly.
Blending Option Panel
Inner Shadow
Blend Mode – Multiply
Color – # a13333
Opacity – 50
Angle – 65
Distance – 11
Choke – 25
Size – 23
Contour – Linear
Anti-aliased – Unchecked
Noise – 0
Inner Glow
Blend Mode – Multiply
Opacity – 20
Noise – 0
Color – # 600000
Technique – Softer
Source – Edge
Choke – 0
Size – 8
Contour – Linear
Anti-aliased – Unchecked
Range – 50
Jitter – 0
Bevel and Emboss
Style – Inner Bevel
Technique – Smooth
Depth – 90
Direction – Up
Size – 12
Soften – 4
Angle – 90
Use Global Light – Unchecked
Attitude – 67
Gloss Contour – Linear
Anti-aliased – Checked
Highlight Mode – Screen
Color – White
Opacity – 100
Shadow Mode – Multiply
Color – Black
Opacity – 0
Satin
Blend Mode – Overlay
Color – fa0f0f
Opacity – 100%
Angle – 70
Distance – 38
Size – 38
Contour – Ring
Anti-aliased – Checked
Invert -Checked
Color Overlay
Blend Mode – Normal
Color – # f70303
Opacity – 100%
Stroke
Size – 1
Position – Outside
Blend Mode – Normal
Opacity – 100%
Fill Type – Color
Color – Black
You can apply a Drop Shadow to your butterfly if you want to by clicking on the Drop Shadow effect. Click OK on the Blending Options window once you are done. Your butterfly should look like the one in my image. If you have any problems with this Photoshop tutorial, please feel free to contact me using the contact button at the top of this page.
How to Create a Red Gel Butterfly in Photoshop for the Advance
Create a new canvas 150px by 150 px. Set your background to white.
Create a new layer.
Select your Custom Shape Tool and change your shape to the butterfly.
Draw your butterfly on your canvas whatever size you want.
Rasterize your Layer.
Open the Blending Options for your Shape Layer and apply the following effects.
Blending Option Panel
Inner Shadow
Blend Mode – Multiply
Color – # a13333
Opacity – 50
Angle – 65
Distance – 11
Choke – 25
Size – 23
Contour – Linear
Anti-aliased – Unchecked
Noise – 0
Inner Glow
Blend Mode – Multiply
Opacity – 20
Noise – 0
Color – # 600000
Technique – Softer
Source – Edge
Choke – 0
Size – 8
Contour – Linear
Anti-aliased – Unchecked
Range – 50
Jitter – 0
Bevel and Emboss
Style – Inner Bevel
Technique – Smooth
Depth – 90
Direction – Up
Size – 12
Soften – 4
Angle – 90
Use Global Light – Unchecked
Attitude – 67
Gloss Contour – Linear
Anti-aliased – Checked
Highlight Mode – Screen
Color – White
Opacity – 100
Shadow Mode – Multiply
Color – Black
Opacity – 0
Satin
Blend Mode – Overlay
Color – fa0f0f
Opacity – 100%
Angle – 70
Distance – 38
Size – 38
Contour – Ring
Anti-aliased – Checked
Invert -Checked
Color Overlay
Blend Mode – Normal
Color – # f70303
Opacity – 100%
Stroke
Size – 1
Position – Outside
Blend Mode – Normal
Opacity – 100%
Fill Type – Color
Color – Black
Click OK when you are done. If you have any problems with this Photoshop tutorial please feel free to contact me.
Today, as part of the Adobe Reader and Acrobat security initiative, Adobe announced that Adobe Reader will be available in "protected mode" in the next major release of Adobe Reader.
Protected mode is a technology that's previously been seen in Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Microsoft Office 2010, which effectively sandboxes the application, and restricts it from performing an action outside of the sandbox without verifying whether or not the action is legitimate, which helps stop illegitimate applications before they can access the system.
Adobe says that they have been working closely with Davic LeBlanc, Dan Jump and "other members of the Office 2010 team", as well as the Google Chrome team and various other third party consultancies utilising their knowledge and experience to learn the best way to integrate the technology.
Adobe Reader's new protected mode is based on Microsoft's Practical Windows Sandboxing technique, and will be enabled by default. Adobe Reader will perform all actions it needs to display the PDF file on the PC in a "very restricted manner" inside the sandbox. If Adobe reader needs to access an external application, such as copying and pasting information out, or opening an attachment in an external application, such as Microsoft Word, the requests are "funneled through a 'broker process'" which checks for allowed and disallowed access, to prevent dangerous behavior, such as that found in malware and viruses.
The technology means that if a new security vulnerability is found in Reader, which happens from time to time, Protected Mode will help stop the attacker "from writing files, changing registry keys or installing malware on targeted computers".
According to Adobe, the first release of "protected mode" will be only the first step in implementing the technology, and will sandbox all "write" calls on Windows 7, Vista, XP, Server 2008 and 2003. In future releases of Adobe Reader, the company plans to extend the implementation of the sandbox further to include read-only activities to "stop attackers seeking to read sensitive information on the user's computer", such as personal files and information.
The Adobe Acrobat Blog has a new post up reveling in the 1 million downloads their Reader app for Android has garnered in the two months since its release. With over 4,000 rating the app also sits at a healthy four stars, and with all the success the PDF viewer has had Adobe promises there is much more to come. I’ll take any enhancements as a bonus as I’ve been pretty pleased the the experience Reader for Android has offered since day one. It isn’t the most light-weight PDF reader on the Android Market, but for all of its features it really makes the viewing experience that much better on Android. If you haven’t checked it out I highly encourage you to check it out.
[via TalkAndroid]
