Photoshop Creative is introducing a Readers’ Gallery section to the magazine, which will enable readers to submit their Photoshop work for publication. Any image subject will be considered (although please note that due to restrictions by our US distributors, we cannot print any nudity).

 Please email your submissions to: pcr@imagine-publishing.co.uk

Each image must have a title, caption and be 300dpi

Include your name and any relevant website / gallery URL

We look forward to seeing your work!

Check out this amazing competition for Photoshop users! You get to create your own film poster for the latest Ricky Gervais movies, ‘The Invention of Lying’. Use the provided set of images to create a poster  for the film and you could win yourself a signed script and film prop! Check out all the details below. The deadline is the 7th February, so get your skates on and get designing!!! Good luck…

PRESS RELEASE:
INVENT A FILM POSTER - AND WIN A RICKY GERVAIS SIGNED FILM PROP

The Invention of Lying, out on Blu-ray & DVD on 1st Feb, is a hilarious comedy that takes place in an alternative reality in which lying does not exist. Everyone, even politicians and advertisers, speaks the truth (and nothing but the truth). Ricky Gervais plays screenwriter Mark Bellison, who is tasked with writing a film about the 1300s entitled Black Plague. Unfortunately for him, that’s a century where “not much happened”, but that’s all about to change as he discovers lying and finds that dishonesty has its rewards.

Now, Ricky Gervais needs YOUR help to create a mind boggling poster to help him position the film as a ground breaking (and quite possible tongue in cheek) piece of cinema. You can start from scratch if you wish, or use some film artwork and stills* kindly supplied by Universal Pictures to create a unique poster and submit it to our judge…. none other than Ricky Gervais himself!

To give you a bit of inspiration we’ve even managed to get our hands on the Black Plague opening credits. It goes a little something like this:

‘On the very first day of the fourteenth century, a momentous occasion occurred. It began as a day much like any other. The sun rose, the people awoke, workers began to work, babies began to cry. But all of that was interrupted when….’

As if getting your masterpiece in front of Ricky Gervais wasn’t reward enough, we’ve also got our hands on two props from the film - a Black Plague ‘writer’ chair back and a copy of the Black Plague film script - both of which we’ll get signed by the film’s star, writer and director.

So what are you waiting for… take your seat, open the stills and create a poster to wow the world! Click this link to download the start images.

Email your entries to IOLcomp@imagine-publishing.co.uk by 7 February 2010. Please ensure email entries are no larger than 2MB and please include all of your contact details.

We’ve had the pleasure of chatting to one of Photoshop’s most crucial boffins this month, in the form of Co-Photoshop Architect, Russell Williams. This rather impressive title means that Russell plays a pivotal role in what features and functions appear in each new version of Photoshop.
Be sure to check out the free podcast that goes live on this site next week to find out all about his job and whether he’ll spill the beans on what will be in Photoshop CS5… Our staff writer, Simon Skellon does his very best to get all the gossip!

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday Photoshop Creative, happy birthday to us!

Is that a big big-headed to sing happy birthday to yourself? Probably. But we don’t care because we’ve reached our 50th issue and feel very proud and honoured indeed. Thank you all so much for your support of the magazine. We believe we have some of the most loyal, lovely readers in the world and it’s been fabulous working for you all to bring you lots of Photoshop goodness.

For those who haven’t popped to the shops yet, we have a fantastic celebratory issue. You’ll love our specially designed glittery cover, not to mention an awesome competition where you can win the ultimate design kit worth over £2185! Wowser - I wish I could enter, I’m very jealous!  : (

We also have a fantastic interview with Photoshop fanatic and pro, Scott Kelby, plus some amazing tutorials to improve your skills. There’s also a whopping £160 worth of free Photoshop resources on the CD alongside 55 minutes of video tutorials too. So head down to WH Smith, Borders or your local supermarket and grab your copy today. Alternatively, head online to www.imagineshop.co.uk to purchase the spangliest issue yet!

Now, I’m off to eat some cake : )

Don’t forget to listen to the latest podcast interview available now! We caught up with the lovely Scott Kelby to find out more about his hectic Photoshop lifestyle and reveal more about the man behind the biggest Photoshop organisation in the world.
Check it out for free here: http://www.photoshopdaily.co.uk/news/podcast-interview-with-scott-kelby/

If any of you are missing issues of Photoshop Creative magazine, don’t forget to check out volume 3 of the eMag. This interactive DVD contains issues 25-36 in their entirety, and you also get any tutorial source files to boot.

This eMag is perfect for anyone who missed out on a copy of the magazine. The disc contains PDFs of all the magazine articles, including search features to make finding what you want really simple. You can read through the content by issue, browse according to type of article (feature, tutorial, news etc), or use the advanced search function to search for a specific keyword. You can access the content through the disc interface, or print out high-quality PDFs for later reference.

This eMag has over 900 pages of content and costs just £19.99. If you’d like to order a copy, head over to www.imagineshop.co.uk

There is heaps of Photoshop talent on the gallerys here and Photoshop Creative readers are often asking us how to recreate many of the pieces of artwork featured online. So, with this in mind, we are opening the doors of Photoshop Creative to any aspiring tutorial writers out there.
Get in touch if you want your tutorial idea to be considered for the magazine. You will need to be able to clearly, and most importantly, concisely explain how to create one of your images and provide a screen grab for each step. If this sounds appealing, then drop us an email at PCR@imagine-publishing.co.uk, giving us your tutorial idea and artwork example. You could soon be getting your work and name in print!

By now you’ve hopefully checked out Photoshop Daily - the resource site for people who love all things Photoshop. It’s a place where you can downl;oad stock images, tutorials, video tutorials, textures and desktops as well as catch up on the latest industry news and reviews.
But no doubt we can make it even better, so I would love to hear from anyone who has any ideas on how their own ultimate Photoshop website would be like. Email us at pcr@imagine-publishing.co.uk or leave a comment. Perhaps your bright ideas may appearing online soon : )

If you’re stuck for gift ideas then check out The Beginner’s Guide to Photoshop DVD  - the perfect present for any aspiring Photoshopper. This is a great resource for those new to the software, providing over 90 minutes of video tutorials. The DVD will help you familiarise yourself with the Photoshop tools and get to grips with the interface too. It’s a fantastic way to learn and will set you in good stead to become a skilled Photoshop user - all for just £19.99.Check out these links to find out more:  http://www.imagineshop.co.uk/item_show.php?itemID=1043&action=emags  and http://www.creativelearning.tv/     

It’s that time again, and we’re on deadline for issue 43. Admittedly we know this issue isn’t going to be half as stressful as the next though. Usually we have four weeks to put the magazine out, but we’re facing a very tight three-week deadline next issue - not fun! It’s always this time of year that the deadlines get frantic, squeezing in 13 issues into the year. It’s always worth it in the end though, making Christmas seem all the more exciting when all the hard work is done.Our staff writer Simon who recently joined the team is being thrown in at the deep end with his first taster of crazy deadlines - his fingers have never typed so fast! Art Editor, Dani is designing pages so fast I think she’s going to wear a hole in her mouse mat and as for me - well I’m working my way through about ten ‘to-do’ lists, which seem to be growing, rather than shrinking by the day! I’m guessing there are many of you out there who are running round like us trying to tie up the loose ends before the Christmas celebrations begin - so good luck in finishing all your work! I’m pleased to see that this isn’t stopping many of you uploading new images to the gallery by the day (when do you guys actually sleep!) and letting off some steam with a bit of Photoshop therapy.