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I have a design crush and her name is Kelly Wearstler. Kelly is such an inspiring artist where her
aesthetic moves effortlessly between the world of interior, fashion, and her own personal design.
Check out an image of Kelly hand-painting some of the fabric from her line. Her blog is also a daily read.
You can create the look of these lose lines in Photoshop by using the brush palette. Make sure to
experiment with different shape dynamics, scattering, and dual brush options.
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{Image of Kelly Wearstler tank: Christy Schuler Studio}
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Converting to black and white can be done many different ways. One method I like to use is the gradient
map adjustment layer with a final curve adjustment. The gradient map can give you a full tonal range as
a start and then alter to taste with a curve.
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{Image: Christy Schuler Studio}
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What a lovely mix of old and new! Described as the most “un-Apple” Apple store, the Apple Store Paris
reminds me of the entrance to the Cota St. campus at Brooks Institute where I teach a number of post
production classes. It’s a beautiful setting to walk into each day!
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{Image: Apple}
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A nice little retouching technique I often use for retouching roots or coloring hair can be found in Scott
Kelby’s new retouching book. You can check out the technique in an excerpt from the book here. It was
also cool to see a thank you from Scott in the preface. Thanks Scott!
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{Image: Christy Schuler Studio}
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Adobe has just made the beta version of Lightroom 4 available for download and a few improvements to
the develop panel have me very excited! One feature is the white balance brush. You will now be able to
selectively paint your color temperature (great for mixed lighting situations). Another improvement is the
ability to edit individual RGB channels. Download the beta here and a number of resources can be found here.
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{Image: Christy Schuler Studio}
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It’s that time of year! PANTONE has announced its 2012 Color of the Year: PANTONE 17-1436
Tangerine Tango. Continuing on from the uplifting qualities of last year’s color, Honeysuckle, Tangerine
Tango is an energetic and encouraging color. Pantone has also now partnered with Sephora to bring out a
“Color of the Year” beauty palette sometime in March.
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RGB Values: R 225 G 82 B 61
CMYK Values: C 0 M 82 Y 80 K 0
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(Left Image: Christian Siriano, style.com, Right Image: Kai Z Feng, for Instyle)
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Just a few of the books on my list this year. Make sure to especially check out Mountain by client
Sandy Hill. Absolutely Stunning! You can also watch a short video on the book, narrated by Sandy here.
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{Books: Yves Saint Laurent Style, Mountain by Sandy Hill, Delphine Manivet (cover photo by the amazing
Elizabeth Messina), The Allure of Beauty, Horse, French Seaside Style}
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I absolutely adore the cover of Angus & Julia Stone’s album down the way (designed by the artists
themselves). The fonts, the beach, the simplicity, and especially the color treatment. There are many ways
to achieve this look (desaturated split tone with much less saturation in the shadows), but one thing that
takes this a step further is the slight marbling texture applied over the image. This can be achieved by
placing a texture over the image and setting the layer to the soft light blend mode and lowering the opacity.
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{Image: Angus & Julia Stone}
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