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Adobe Illustrator Eraser Brush Tip: Option-Erase

Published on January 8, 2009 in software and tips. 2 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, illustrator, productivity, software, tip, workflow.

Hold down the Option key when erasing using the Eraser Brush, and you’ll get a marquee that you can drag to erase a perfectly rectangular area.

Bonus Eraser Tool tip: edit the keyboard shortcuts so the Eraser uses the “E” key, and remap the Free Transform tool to Shift-E (essentially swapping the keyboard shortcuts for the two tools). Seems much more intuitive this way.

Both tips via FreeTransform

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Wacom: Bamboo Dock

Published on November 5, 2008 in software. 2 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Air, free, graphics tablet, Mac, resources, software, tool, Wacom, Wacom Bamboo.

Wacom has a new online service and free companion software tool download called Bamboo Dock. The apps available so far are basic — a drawing/doodling app, a map you can draw on and a handwriting recognition app. The others I couldn’t demo as a Wacom Bamboo serial number is required.

The online service is a sort of virtual sketchpad, allowing you to doodle, draw, scrapbook and upload files to “spaces” which are like collections, and inside of each one can add multiple canvases with different contents, themes and such.

I am having a hard time imagining a use for the online portion, but the companion apps look like they might be handy and should be interesting to see how things progress as new tools are developed/released.

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Wacom Tablet Drivers Updated

Published on September 26, 2008 in software. 0 Comments Tags: drivers, graphics tablet, software, Wacom.

Wacom has updated their tablet driver software for the USB versions of all Intuos3 (PTZ), Intuos2 (XD), Intuos (GD), CintiqPartner (PTU) and Graphire2 (ET-0405A) pen tablets and the Cintiq 12WX, 20WSX, 21UX, 18SX, and 15X pen displays.

Get the Mac OS X (10.4 & 10.5) version, the Windows XP version or the Windows Vista version. Or visit the main Wacom driver download page for other operating systems.

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Adobe Creative Suite CS4 – New Tools & Features Videos From Layers Magazine

Published on September 23, 2008 in software. 0 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Creative Suite, CS4, grpahics, illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, software.

Layers Magazine has a hefty selection of videos showcasing the new tools and features of all the Adobe Creative Suite CS4. Each video is a short demo/tutorial,walkthough/how-to of all the new stuff you can expect in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and the rest of the software in CS4.

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Details Released!

Published on September 23, 2008 in software. 0 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, art, artist, Creative Suite, CS3, CS4, graphics, graphics tablet, illustrator, Photoshop, sketch, software, vector, Wacom.

If you aren’t aware, Adobe is announcing the CS4 update the their Creative Suite design software package today. Photoshop always gets the spotlight, but us vector artists want the scoop on our baby: Illustrator CS4. I guess the gag order was lifted as of midnight, because details are pouring in, and even Adobe has updated their site to feature CS4.