The other day, my wife and I were having a cup of tea at a balcony in late afternoon. We were just talking. My wife mentioned that it had not rained for a long time. I think the last time we had rain was about 6 months ago. My wife was very concerned because her garden flowers could use rain badly. Then she said “Honey, my flowers are dying. Could you do something?” “You want rain, huh!?,” I said. So I went to my computer room, starting up my iMac and launching Adobe Photoshop. In a matter of 5 minutes or so, we had a squall of rain. I still can’t forget her happy face.

The following tutorial shows easy steps to design a scene with a squall of rain at a balcony, using Adobe Photoshop CS2. The photo image used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →

A few days ago, a man came to our office. He said that he was representing the City of Chicago. According to him, the City of Chicago is bidding for the 2016 Olympics. And they decided to make a jigsaw puzzle featuring the City and to ask people for support. “You want us to design a jigsaw puzzle?” I said. Hmm… That’s not a problem. So I just launched Adobe Photoshop CS2. In less than 5 minutes, I quickly designed a jigsaw puzzle with a given photo image.

The following tutorial shows easy steps to design a jigsaw puzzle, using Adobe Photoshop CS2. The photo image used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →

Last week, my wife and I had a little household dispute. As a result, she took her dog and went back to her home town in Kansas. I was totally upset, staying in an empty house by myself. I decided to work on one of the bathrooms, replacing floor tiles. Hopefully, she will realize how reliable I am as the home improvement guy of the household. I started out okay, but I gradually got tired. I started to think that there was perhaps an easier way of replacing bathroom tiles. Hmm… Oh, yes, Adobe Photoshop! So I went to my work room, starting up my iMac and launching Photoshop CS2. In a matter of 3 minutes or so, I replaced floor tiles in the bathroom.

It’s been several days since she left. So the question is when is she coming back? Or is she ever coming back?

The following tutorial shows steps to design floor tiles, using Adobe Photoshop CS2. The photo image used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →

Our clients aren’t all humans. Occasionally, we get a design job from a space alien or even from an insect. For example, when I answered the door the other day, it was a spider. He showed me a photo and asked me to create a spider web so that he could impress his female counterpart. Anyway, I took a job with no reward because I was bored. So, as usual, I launched Adobe Photoshop on my iMac. And, in a matter of 6 minutes or so, I created a spider web for him.

The following tutorial shows steps to design a spider web, using Adobe Photoshop CS2. The photo image used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →