Category Archives: Design

Eye Candy 7 with Cheryl Mabry

Recently Cheryl Mabry reached out to us to say how much she loves Eye Candy. She sent us a few of her examples and we were impressed! Here they are: Cheryl was kind enough to provide us with a tutorial … Continue reading

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Realistic Lightning Effects

One of the exciting new additions to Eye Candy 7 is the Lightning effect. Unlike actual lightning in nature, you have fine control over where the bolt appears and what it looks like. This lets you decide how to add … Continue reading

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Bauhaus twenty-21: An Ongoing Legacy by Gordon Watkinson

Gordon Watkinson has built an impressive collection of architectural photography. His recent Bauhaus twenty-21 exhibit showcases some of the most influential buildings of Bauhaus architecture. For the first time they are presented alongside the work of contemporary architects. Under the consecutive … Continue reading

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Eye Candy Reflections Video

I just finished up a brand new Eye Candy 7 video. It shows how to use the Shadow effect to make convincing mirror-like reflections.

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The Graphic Mac: 8 Reasons I LOVE Eye Candy 7

James Dempsey reviewed Eye Candy 7 in exactly the way I would, through pictures instead of words. You can read the article at The Graphic Mac. Thanks, James!

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Eye Candy 7 is almost here!

Eye Candy 7 will be here in early December and it’s going to be awesome! Even Easier We completely rewrote the Eye Candy user interface to make it easier to explore. The theme is less clicking and more visual browsing. … Continue reading

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Pintograph update

In case you didn’t read the original article, Pintograph is a fun side project I created for generating complex line art. It is a free iPhone and iPad app. Version 1.5 is now in the app store. The update adds a couple … Continue reading

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Free Gallery Wrap Tool

A gallery wrap is a canvas print stretched around the outside of a wood frame. You can see an example below. Preparing a photo for a gallery wrap is tricky because part of the canvas is visible along the sides of the … Continue reading

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Blow something up with Marilyn Sholin

Marilyn Sholin wrote this article about resizing her paintings. She’s a veteran at preparing art for prints. Her painting style combines photography, Photoshop and even mobile apps. —– Working with technology has many challenges. For example, try to switch between … Continue reading

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The Best Features are Invisible

When improving a product, many people have an instinct to add features that grab your attention. This usually involves new buttons and sliders. It’s easy to show off that kind of feature, but it’s often bad for the product. Every … Continue reading

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