If you are a traditional artist considering incorporating your computer into your artistic repertoire, this book is a great starting point. You will find the techniques in this book will extend your digital skills.

This month Adobe released the latest upgrade for their popular vector graphics software Illustrator CS2. Here are just a few of the new features and improvements.

Adobe has released their latest upgrade for Photoshop, version CS2. Here are just a few of the new features and improvements. You can download a trial copy of Photoshop CS2 from the Adobe website.

If you are new to working with photos on your computer, this book by Katherine Ulrich is a good first project. She shows how to use the basic features of Photoshop Elements 3.

In May 2005, the newest version of Adobe software will hit the market. One of the biggest changes to these upgrades is the replacement of the old File Browser feature with a new stand-alone application called the Adobe Bridge.

Recently a friend asked me how to bend an image using Photoshop CS. He had a long, thin border image that he wanted to bend into a curve. There are many ways to do this in Photoshop, but the one that worked best for his needs was to use the Shear Filter. Here is how it was done.

Whether you want your wedding to be traditional or nontraditional, you want it to be personal. Design and print your own invitations, thank you notes and stationery on your computer. This book written by Patty Hoffman, Megan Eisen and Josh Eisen will help.

One of the new and improved features in Adobe Photoshop CS is the editable type on a path feature which is an easy method of placing horizontal or vertical text on a path. The text remains editable throughout the process, allowing for unlimited editing until the final step.

This book and CD come with a library packed with presets for Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 and 3. You will find over 500 layer styles and effects, dozens of textures and shapes, lots of media brushes and 40+ gradients. And they are all professional quality. The book teaches you how to use the presets.

Idea Kit is a good name for this book which includes everything you need to complete 17 easy and fun projects. All you need to provide is your own photos.