design|house™ is a collection of Adobe Photoshop® actions, brushes, custom shapes, and styles, as well as hi-res backgrounds, wallpapers, textures, digital mats, and photo objects. In essence it's a complete digital design|house™ for the modern photographer and designer. And, the design|house™ learning center is packed with video tutorials and PDF sample sheets that demonstrate and explain all of the design|house™ essentials.
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I am so thankful for everything and everyone in my life. And, to celebrate that today, I’m going to EAT LIKE A PIG! I’ll probably have to unbutton the top button on my jeans while I’m watching football later today, but it will be worth it.
So, here’s to you and yours. Have a great Turkey Day!
…and it’s completely free. No strings attached.
The design|house learning center (http://www.getdesignhouse.com/tlc/index.html) is full of video tutorials on everything from standard photoshop workflow to using design|house custom shapes. It’s a great resource, and you don’t even have to own design|house to use it.
Here’s an example of an online video tutorial in the d|h learning center:
And let me also mention that I’m always looking for new and useful tutorial ideas. If you have an idea for a tutorial you’d like to see, please don’t hesitate to send an email to info@getdesignhouse.com with your tutorial idea. Be specific - it’ll help me give you exactly what you want.
This halloween image was made with pieces and parts from design|house.
A lot of people have asked me what you should use the design|house card stock for. Well… you can use it for almost anything - as a background in a layout - as a texture… heck, I’ve seen it used for promotional and marketing materials.
The image below uses a design|house card stock as a base layer that shows up as texture. The image also has the design|house blue colorization action and a design|house digital mat.
If you shoot fashion or glamour, then design|house can give your images the edge they need. Simple drag and drop textures, backgrounds, and an assortments of brushes can really help you get creative with your fashion and glamour images.
There’s nothing wrong with a standard image, but add a little design|house OOMF! to your images and watch your clients go, “Wow!” - These three images were combined using design|house photo and handmade textures, design|house digital mats, and design|house brushes.
design|house works on all kinds of photos. This family portrait was among the clients favorite images.
This quick, natural light shot of Julie Lowry at the NoBS Inferno Seminar in Nashville, TN was enhanced with design|house brushes, digital mats, textures, and actions. Turn your ordinary images into something extraordinary with design|house.
As a modern professional photographer, you need to set yourself apart from the hobbiest. design|house can do just that for you. The photo above has been enhanced with design|house actions, textures, and brushes, and it only took seconds to complete.
Go checkout the online tutorials in the design|house learning center: http://www.getdesignhouse.com/tlc/index.html
Mike Long, of Times Two Studios is a good friend and fabulous retouch artist and photographer in Portland, Oregon. He uses design|house on his own work and on work for his clients. The comparison photo above is an example of what the library inside of design|house can yield when used with a studio shot.
Mike says,
“design|house™… it ROCKS! The actions are a breath of fresh air and the non-destructive nature of them allows for total control - they are an instant hit. The myriad of textures and wallpapers are just amazing, I’ve only just scratched the surface of their potential. Together with the brushes and shapes, the Suite is a photographer’s dream. In a World of actions and textures, the D|H suite is not only worth every penny, it’s a bargain!”
