JBIG2 is a relatively new image compression standard that was first published as an international standard in 2000. It was a modern option for both lossless and lossy image compression. The standard is designed to compress images better than the traditional JBIG and Fax Group 4 standards previously implemented for bi-level or black and white images. JBIG2 compression reduces files to as small as one fifth of  the size of pictures saved under traditional formats. When black and white images are compressed with the JBIG2 algorithm, compression ratios can be Read More

Creating a flyer is a common task for businesses, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions. An advertising flyer’s primary purpose is to advertise an event, idea, product, or service. A well designed and thought out flyer provides information that convinces the viewer to attend an event or buy a company’s product or services. A flyer uses both imagery and text to get its creator’s primary message across and can be used for email, print, and web distribution. Planning a Flyer – Developing the Call to Action Prior to the flyer creation’s Read More

Step 1: Open the Picture in Photoshop which you want to convert into black and white. Step 2: Go to the Image menu and select Channel mixer option as shown below. Step 3: In the Channel Mixer Dialog box first click on Monochrome to make the picture black and white. This option just makes the picture black and white but now we need to enhance the picture. Step 4: To enhance the picture now move the three sliders in any direction till you get a good effect. Here, is the Read More

Preview: Sidebar Menu Design. Step one: Open a new document. For this tutorial, I am just going to use a 250×330 px (Width, Height) document with a black background. Now make a new layer and draw a #1D1D1D colored rectangle, size 230×320 px. Step two: With your step one layer add a Stroke layer style: Step three: Make a new layer set called Introduction, Layer > New > Layer Set. Now create a new layer and draw a black rectangle, make sure your rectangle is not touching the edges of Read More

This tutorial will help you create a three dimensional can in Photoshop. On a new layer draw a shape like this and fill with a gradient: Then on a new layer draw a eliptical shape and give it gausian until you get something like this, then place that below the layer having the main shape: Next, draw a eliptical shape for the top: After that, place an image which will be used as an cover for our can: Then go to Distort –> Spherize and use these settings: Now change Read More

Preview: Melting Icy Typography. Step one: Open a new document. For this tutorial, I am just going to use a 810×160 px (Width, Height) document with a white background. First make a new layer called Melting Ice, Layer > New > New Layer Set. Now type the name you want to turn into ice thats melting, use font Arial Black, regular, 48 pt, crisp and #0090FF for color.

A flyer is principally an inexpensively created single page circular/pamphlet used for promotional distribution and marketing. Flyers can be used as inexpensive and easy tools for effective advertising. They are distributed to various people and current clients in order to acquaint them with products, services, and a company. When consumer markets are thoroughly researched, handing out flyers in person or through mail is a cost effective way to sell products or services, invite people to attend a certain event, etc. Many websites provide free downloadable flyer templates that are simple Read More

This tutorial will help you create a glass-looking picture frame in Photoshop. First, draw a gradient in the background layer: Next, create a red rectangular box: Then apply this effect to the layer: This will be the result: Then duplicate the layer and flip it vertically to make it look like this: Then draw this shape on a new layer and fill it with white: Next, reduce the opacity: Then again on a new layer fill a box with red to white gradient: Reduce the opacity for this layer also: Read More

An address label is a sticker with a recipient’s address on it that is placed on an envelope and is used for sending large amounts of mail to the same person or entity. Likewise, address labels are often used in place of a “return address” in order to save time when filling out large amounts of envelopes. Address labels are often decorated with various designs and can be purchased from a post office or retail outlet, a label maker can make them, or a standard computer printer can print them Read More

STEP 1: First open an image in Photoshop. STEP 2: Select an area in the picture. STEP 3: Now Invert the selection by pressing “ctrl + shift + I” keys STEP 4: Now press the “Edit in Quick mask Mode” as shown in the figure or just press key “Q”. STEP 5: We add a filter to the quick mask of the picture. STEP 6: Now press on the “Edit in standard mode” button as shown in the picture or press “Q” again. STEP 7: STEP 8: Remove the background Read More