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Want to Draw, Design, or Paint in the Digital Medium? These are the most popular classes at xTrain. They are designed for you the artist. Read the rest of this entry

One thing I've discovered in the many online forums in which I participate is the number of people who are astounded by the simple photos I spend a few short minutes on in Photoshop doing touch-ups. They make comments like "Wow, I'm so amazed at the Photoshop skills people have!" or "I really wish I could do that," but surrendering to the impression they could never learn for whatever reason. The fact is, learning how to do photo touch-ups is not only simple, it's not even very time-consuming! I've learned the skills I use regularly in minutes, just watching a tutorial here and there where someone can show me the ropes. Then, I spend a little bit of time in Photoshop practicing what I've learned, and I have it down! I want everyone to understand how easy it is, as long as they have the proper tools at hand. I usually recommend Ben Willmore's Course and several tips from Rob Sheppard's classes on how to take images and make them cool like mine.

Dallas, TX (November 16, 2007)– xTrain.com, a leader in online video training for media, arts, and design, is pleased to announce today the latest installment of their free Dr. Brown’s Photoshop Laboratory Classes featuring Photoshop Guru Russell Brown. This new xTrain™ class “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” features professional portrait retouching tips and techniques made easy by the comical and entertaining “Dr. Brown.”

“This fun and exciting class features all of the professional techniques that anyone using Adobe Photoshop needs to know to make their portraits better than real life,” said Siotha Vest, xTrain’s Director of Training. “This latest addition to Russell Brown’s classes on xTrain provides our students with solid instruction enabling them to master Photoshop CS3 without the boredom of typical online video training.”

In this new class, Dr. Brown provides several insider secrets for retouching portraits such as whitening teeth and eyes, enhancing eyelashes, reducing 5 o’clock shadow, removing wrinkles, and color correcting skin tones all within Adobe Photoshop. Dr. Brown uses multiple blending techniques, healing brushes, and the Auto Blending layers to accomplish his retouching effects. These techniques are all focused on throughout the show, with some fun antics mixed in along the way.

With the philosophy, "Learning about Adobe Photoshop should never be boring," Russell Brown and xTrain have created several other exciting classes on topics such as 3-D Experiments, Black and White Experiments, and Animation Experiments. During these training sessions students can discover how to import 3 dimensional vector art then adjust size, tinker with lighting effects, and manipulate tiny vectors; learn to transform their images into creative black-and-white masterpieces; or discover how to quickly edit movie frames in Photoshop CS3 Extended Edition, control timelines, learn motion blur techniques and even import sounds.

xTrain™ offers world-class online video training ranging in topics from Photoshop® for Baby Boomers to Professional Digital Arts

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xTrain™, chosen by Adobe Photoshop expert Russell Brown, creates the training series Dr. Brown's Photoshop Laboratory.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 7, 2007 -- xTrain.com, the leader in on-line video training for media, arts, and design, is pleased to partner with Russell Brown, Adobe Photoshop expert, to create the training series Dr. Brown's Photoshop Laboratory.

Russell Preston Brown, Senior Creative Director at Adobe Systems Inc., holds a unique position in the computer industry. With complete mastery and breath taking style, Brown shows users how to work - and play - with Adobe software. He has given the world's leading photographers, publishers, art directors, and artists a strong grasp of the software tools that, by virtually all accounts, have led to Adobe's applications becoming the standard by which others are measured. Brown,a Photoshop Hall of Fame Winner, states "xTrain is the future of online training."

"Russell Brown and xTrain have created the perfect combination of entertainment and solid instruction to master key features in Photoshop CS3 without the boredom of typical online video training," comments Jeremy Vest, xTrain president.

With the philosophy, "Learning about Adobe Photoshop should never be boring," Russell and xTrain have created exciting learning tools on topics such as 3-D Experiments and Black and White Experiments. During these training sessions you will discover how to import 3 dimensional vector art then adjust size, tinker with lighting effects, and manipulate tiny, unsuspecting vectors with your bare hands! Additionally, you will learn to transform your images into black and white, and explore more than a dozen ways to convert images into handsome black and white.

For more information about xTrain, please visit www.xtrain.com.

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