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Buy one of these T-shirts and get a free back massage
10 stunning bus advertising
How to create your own Photoshop brushes
Featured illustrator: James Yang

Buy one of these T-shirts and get a free back massage

Posted: 04 Jun 2014 12:46 AM PDT

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There is nothing like a good back rub when you are feeling tired or anxious. Unfortunatly, massages at a parlor can be a bit expensive, and if your spouse is as tired as you are, it may be hard to convince him/her to rub your back.

These t-shirts provide you with an easy way to get some relaxation time while keeping the kids busy. If you don’t have kids of your own, don’t worry, you can just as well take your nephews to play at home.

The Play Mat t-shirts, created by bky kid and sold on Etsy, are an ingenious way to turn your back into a playground. There is even one that glows in the dark!

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10 stunning bus advertising

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:59 PM PDT

Have you ever thought of marketing your product or brand on buses? Many may not know but buses have real potential to advertise your products since you see them on road and the moving parts such as doors can be utilized for various marketing tactics to tell your products' story. Have a look at the below given 10 of the most creative and stunning bus advertising that help advertisers run viral campaigns and reach a wider range of audience:

1. Community First Credit Union: Flexible Bus by I.D.E.A.S.

You might think this bus might have met the accident but no! Through this appealing strategy, it's conveying that your home loan can be just as "flexible" as this bus.

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2. Copenhagen Zoo: Snake Bus by Bates Y&R

The best ways to demonstrate the zoo feel into reality. Have a look at this!

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3. X-Games: Bus by Kit Walker Associates

The perfect match of wheels and skateboard would definitely endorse you to play the one right?

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4. VISA, Wellington On a Plate Culinary Festival: Giant Lobster Bus by WHYBIN\TBWA

This huge lobster with its antenna sticking out will surely get any foodies attention. You might want to get your Visa handy for the "Wellington On a Plate" culinary festival.

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5. Specsavers: Bus Back Crash by Smart

Well, we all know that this little "accident" could have been avoided had you gone to the Frankton Specsavers right?

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6. Perth Zoo: Tiger Bus by The Brand Agency

So are you going to the zoo or the zoo comes to you? Kind of scary huh? Then go to zoo, the best option.

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7. Bernmobil: Airport bus by Neue Lgk

Is it bird or a plane flying? Oh! No… It's a flying bus. Get your airport feel on the bus now.

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8. National Geographic: Bus

No need to get into national geographic channel to look at the sharks. You can see it on buses with National Geographic Ad rolling. So get ready to feed the shark!

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9. X4 Energy Drink: Bus by La Age Marketing Arts

A bit of X4, teamwork and determination and you've got enough power to move a bus. Or at least make an impression.

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10. Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada: GetYourButtSeen.ca bus by Ogilvy Montréal

It's not about only butt's showoff. It's about colorectal cancer which is a serious issue and this bus ad uses shock value and humor to remind you to get your check-up.

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How to create your own Photoshop brushes

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:11 AM PDT

Photoshop has various amazing tools and brushes are one of them. There are a lot of brushes which are great for us to use. But have you ever tried to create your own Photoshop brushes? It's more fun and interesting. Check it out below:

Step 1: Create new document

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Create a new Photoshop document by going up to the File menu in the Menu Bar at the top of the screen and choosing New. For shortcut, you can use Ctrl + N for windows / Command + N for Mac. Then define your document size and remember to set the Background Contents option is to White.

Step 2: Select the brush tool

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Now create a new brush using one of Photoshop's built-in brushes. First, select the Brush Tool from the Tools palette, or press the letter B on your keyboard to quickly select it with the shortcut.

Step 3: Select a small round brush

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With the Brush Tool selected right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) anywhere inside the document window to display the Brush Preset picker, The Brush Preset picker allows us to choose from a list of preset. Select a small round brush from the Preset picker, for e.g. 5px brush.

Step 4: Make Sure The Foreground Color Is Set To Black

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In Step 1, we made sure to set the background color of our document to white. It is because all brushes in Photoshop are Grayscale i.e., brush can contain only black, white, or shades of gray in between. So choosing the foreground color as black will make it perfectly visible in white background. If your Foreground color is set to something other than black, press the letter D on your keyboard to quickly reset both the Foreground and Background colors to their defaults (black and white respectively).

Step 5: Paint A Series Of Horizontal Brush Strokes Inside The Document Window

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Now from your selected small round brush, click a series of horizontal brush strokes inside the window document. You can also alter the thickness of brush by changing the size of the brush using the handy keyboard shortcuts.
With the small round brush selected and black as your Foreground color, click inside the document window and paint a series of short horizontal brush strokes. For added variety, alter the thickness of the strokes by changing the size of the brush by defining size.

Step 6: Define your brush

Now you're ready to make your own brush by navigating to Edit > Define Brush Preset.

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Simply name your brush and you are done!

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Select your new brush from the Brush Preset picker.

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With the new brush selected, simply click and drag inside your document to paint with your custom brush stroke.

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Featured illustrator: James Yang

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 07:43 AM PDT

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James Yang is an American illustrator who works for popular magazines and other clients. He recently published his first authored children books, which were great successes.

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