Not having an expensive digital SLR camera is no excuse for ignoring Photoshop’s powerful Camera Raw adjustment options. In this tutorial, we will take a look at how we can open our “Point and Shoot” camera images from within this powerful new tool to create stunning photos. Click here to view the tutorial.

 Our new Photoshop tutorial is a cool one on how to draw and color Homer Simpson in Photoshop using the pen tool, brushes, and various and fill and shading techniques.

 Another tutorial covering one of the fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0. Today we will teach you how to bring your projects to life and add interactivity to a Flash movie using the Event Handling system of AS3.

 This tutorial will walk us through the basics of using Smart Objects. We will use this powerful new tool in Photoshop CS3 to create a composite sheet for printing multiple digital photos on a single document.

 Here’s a great trick for creating a floating border from within your digital photograph. This technique will also be great practice for desaturating, selecting, and linking layers.

 We will take a look at a great technique for removing those unwanted color casts from your digital photos using a blur technique and adjustment layers. You will have your digital photos color corrected in a snap! Click here to view the video tutorial.

 Our latest ActionScript 3.0 tutorial will teach you how to use the TransitionManager Class to apply various ready-made transition effects for your MovieClips. A very helpful class if you for creating all sorts of image galleries.

Learn how to create the cool looking Windows Vista folded-tip folder icon using basic tools in Photoshop. Click here to read the tutorial.

Autodesk announced its new version of Mudbox, a digital sculpting and texture painting tool. The new release is bundled with new features and a new redesigned artist-friendly user interface. One of the major enhancements in Mudbox 2009 is Texture paining, which enables the user to paint directly on the 3D model. To read more about the new features of Mudbox 2009, and download a 3D day fully functional trial visit the official website by clicking here.

 The latest issue of Adobe Edge has a detailed article on the new features of the next edition of the Flash Player codenamed Astro. Major additions to the player include the ability to create custom filters and blend modes using a new technology called Adobe Pixel Bender, native 3D engine, and a new text engine that allows device fonts to be anti-aliased, rotated, and styled. Astro also features many performance improvements and new ActionScript API made in response to community requests.

You can learn more about these new features by reading the article on Adobe Edge. You can also download the Flash Player 10 Beta 2 and check out demos of the technology over at Adobe Labs.