Monday, 31 October 2016

How to make facial features pop out with retouching..

In this 130-minute video tutorial I will show you different retouching techniques and tricks that will help you transform regular people into eye-popping characters. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will enhance the facial features of the man and the woman giving them a funny cartoonish look perfect for our artwork. We will then work on colors and add a background that will mesh well with our characters. In this case, I choose a background that would give the impression that those two were in an insane asylum!
In this 90 minute VIDEO tutorial, we will explore different techniques, like color isolation, to bring out the contrast of the skintones, as well as the contrast between the shadows and highlights. We will also focus on bringing out the details of the facial features and hair to make our photo come alive!
For this tutorial, we will work on the portrait of a small child as the techniques we’ll use here are perfect for single and family portrait. The results you will get will from applying this knowledge to your photo editing will surely amaze your clients, or your family!

Sunday, 30 October 2016

Introducing the Mountain Directory Ebooks!...

steep grage

In an attempt to make mountain driving a little safer for truckers and RV'ers, R&R Publishing Inc. has been collecting and publishing information about mountain passes and steep grades since 1993. The Mountain Directory Ebooks give the locations and descriptions of over 700 mountain passes and steep grades in 22 states. The Mountain Directory ebooks tell you where the steep grades are, how long they are, how steep (%) they are, whether the road is two lane, three lane, or four lane, if there are escape ramps, switchbacks, sharp curves, speed limits, etc. With this information, one can know ahead of time what a pass is like and make an informed decision about whether to go over or around. If you decide to go over, perhaps the cool morning hours would ease the strain on the engine and transmission during the climb. Unhooking the towed vehicle would make the climb and the descent easier. Knowing what lies ahead is half the battle.

The printed versions of the Mountain Directory books had almost 240 pages of text and color relief maps. All 240 pages are in the downloadable versions of the Mountain Directory ebooks. Nothing is missing. In the printed versions, mountain pass locations were marked with a yellow triangle on the color relief maps.  In the ebook versions, you can click on the yellow triangles and the text appears that describes that location.


Looking for a house sitter?...


Happy to say we're now in Spain to soon start a sit in Barcelona, then several in England and one in Zurich. Looking forward to an interesting summer. Housesitting allows us to get basically free accommodation, and we have made some good friends along the way. We have sat in Portugal, France, Belgium, England, Wales, Scotland, Canada, US, and now Spain.. and all COUNTRiES



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With the number of holsters already on the market I had a hard time believing that anyone could truly do anything unique but this holster proved me wrong. This month one of our instructors has finally made available to the public the Brave Response Holster. Here are a few things that make this holster revolutionary
  • It doesn’t have to be hooked or clipped to your belt, boot, or anything. The built in waistband goes around your torso like a belt
  • As a waist band holster it can be as shallow or as deep of concealment as you want or as your pants allow
  • Its a one size fits all holster meaning that you only need to buy one and it will work for ALL your semi-automatic handguns
  • It holds up to 3 spare magazines along with the gun!!! (Or two spare magazines and a flashlight...)
  • It takes less time to put on and it conceals better without printing than any holster on the market
  • It will fit any waist up to 54 inches
  • It will allow for grip mounted lasers (but NOT rail mounted lasers)

This Holster Fits


  • All Glock Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Smith and Wesson Semi Automatic Handguns – Excluding C.O.R.E. Models
  • All Springfield Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Sig Sauer Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Browning Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Kahr Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Beretta Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Ruger Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Walther Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All FN-Herstal Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Colt Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Kimber Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Heckler and Koch (H&K) Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All C-Z Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Steyr Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Hi-Point Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All Taurus Semi Automatic Handguns
  • All 1911 style handguns – Kimber, Colt, Sig Sauer, Dan Wesson, Ed Brown, Turnbull, Magnum Research, Rock Island, Remington, Springfield, Auto Ordinance, Ruger… etc.


Run a VIN Check on Any Vehicle Instantly...


Do you know if the vehicle you’re buying is safe? Run a VIN check to start your research and make a better decision.

I just ran the report... my son is looking for a car. I was able to eliminate a car that through the report said was a salvage and in an accident. Without the report I could have been duped into a $ "Money Pit" of Problems. Thank you, everything went great. Was very thorough. Eased my mind about buying this vehicle.

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