STm News and Updates

After a couple of weeks of running the poll for next video tutorial, it looks like everyone wants to see Adobe Illustrator lessons. I hadn't realized that this would be such a hot topic.

So, with that in mind, I will be posting a new tutorials soon for Adobe Illustrator which happens to be one of my favorite programs. I used it a lot in various projects from advertisements, brochures, business cards, logos, stationary, web design and often as a tool for PDF deconstruction.

Thinking about covering the pen tool in the first lesson. It seems to be the most difficult tool to master for some and I have a few pointers that will have you creating paths with ease and speed.

Just in time for summer decorating, we are celebrating July the 4th with our Facebook fans by giving away a free photo print from our print store. That's right! We will send a lucky random fan of our Facebook page one free print of their choice (a $45 value).

The winner can choose from one of our current prints found here. Prize is for a high-quality print only. No matting, framing or mounting included.

Don't miss out! Head over to our Facebook fan page or use the new social media bar at the bottom to 'Like' us to make sure you are eligible. Our fan page is constantly updated with tips, tutorials, advice, tools, website news and more.

*Only fans in the continental United States are eligible and winner will be obligated to provide U.S. shipping address or prize goes to runner up. All shipping costs included. Print shipped without matting or framing.

Just thought I would offer up another freebie from my photo library. I tend to shoot a lot of textures when on photo walks because they are easy to find and can be useful for many things.

This image was spotted on a 3 foot retaining wall around a factory. A rusting fence on top created the nice rust streaks. Might be nice for compositing or for a background image.

Visit the downloads section to get the high resolution photo or click 'read more...' for the direct link.