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Blogger Templates Cheat Sheet - #1 Wrappers

2009-10-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

This is the first time ever I make a visual cheat sheet, It was a little difficult for me, but I think it came out kind of good. I tried to put as much as details as I could. As Blogger templates have a lot of terms to go trough, I decided to make “Chapters” of it, and release them one by one, so you guys don’t have to wait a lot for the full one.

Check out the full article on Bloggertuts

Make a Navigation Bar with Automatic Highlighted Current Links

2009-10-07T19:18:00.000-07:00

Today we’re going to learn how to make a navigation bar for your blog using a very simple way to highlight current links automatically. This method is very easy and it uses only conditional tags from Blogger, so there is no need for JavaScript.

Visit Bloggertuts.com to get this great tutorial!

Blogger Quick Tips #1 - How to Show Your Twitter Updates on Your Blog

2009-07-07T18:19:00.000-07:00

Based on a lot of really simple questions that I get every day from my users, I am now starting a new "section" on my blog called "Blogger Quick Tips". Here I will make little tutorials, sometimes screencasts, to elucidate some easy quick tricks that can be easily done and improve your Blogger experience.

The first one is a quick screencast that will help you installing a simple twitter widget that works fine. It's so simple that you guys don't need any audio or even screen annotations. Enjoy it!

How to Show your T-shirt Designs With Realism - Photoshop Tutorial

2009-04-30T08:04:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will show you a quick way to aply your designs into a realistic t-shirt using Photoshop.

1. Download the T-Shirt Model:

Download this file, extract using winrar or another similar software, and open the "Camisa.tif" file using Photoshop.

2. Changing the color:

Notice that it's possible to change the color of the t-shirt, by doing that you can modify it for your own purposes. Select the "Shirt" layer then open the "Hue/Saturation" options (CRTL+U). In this case, I want to have a lighter gray color, so just change the "Lightness" value to +30.

3. Importing the design:

Go to File>Place. Select the design file you want to aply, it's recommended that you use a good resolution image.

4. Positioning the design:

Resize and place the design where you desire to aply it, then hit ENTER.

5. Overlaping parts:

Notice that some part of the design can overlap the t-shirt area, we will solve this now.

6. Dele "Your Art" Layer:

Cilck on "Your Art" layer, then drag and drop it on the trashcan icon..

7. Aply the mask:

Click on the "Mask" Layer's mask, then drag and drop it onto your design's layer.

8. Disable the mask link:

Click on the litle chain icon to disable the link between the mask and its related layer

9. The mask is ready:

Now you can move and resize the design all around the t-shirt without concerning about overlaping areas.

10. Final Adjustments:

Lower the oppacity for the "Shadow" layer, set it to 90%. Now they look more smooth, giving the t-shirt a more realistic touch.

11. Final Result:

Now you can give your t-shirt designs a more professional touch, you can also present it to your clients in a more realistic way, giving them the possibility to visualize the real t-shirt when finalized.