Eric Z Goodnight
Contributing since September, 2010
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About Eric Z Goodnight
Eric Z Goodnight is an Illustrator and Stetson-wearing wild man. During the day, he manages IT and product development for screenprinted apparel manufacturing; by night he creates geek art posters, writes JavaScript, and records weekly podcasts about comics.
Latest Articles
How To Process Camera Raw Without Paying for Adobe Photoshop
You might think that you need expensive software to take advantage of Camera RAW---something like Photoshop or the more modestly priced Lightroom. For
How to Use and Master the Notoriously Difficult Pen Tool in Photoshop
Photoshop and Illustrator both have a dark point many users choose to avoid---the notorious Pen Tool. It may be intimidating, but it can be mastered,
45 Different Services, Sites, and Apps to Help You Read Your Favorite Sites (Like How-To Geek)
Ever wonder how geeks stay connected with their favorite blogs and writers? Read on to learn about RSS feeds and how easy they are to use with these 4
HTG Projects: Create a Pop Art Sci-Fi Poster with an Inkjet Printer
Looking to decorate your house with some cool artwork? Grab some of your favorite Sci-Fi pics and some surprisingly simple tools, and create a Pop Art
HTG Projects: How to Create Your Own Custom Papercraft Toy
Graphics programs aren’t simply for just editing your photos—they can have whatever fun application you can think of. For a fun, geeky project, here’s
What is Camera Raw, and Why Would a Professional Prefer it to JPG?
A common setting on many digital cameras, RAW is a filetype option many professional photographers prefer over JPG, despite a huge disparity in filesi
The 10 Best How-To Geek Guides for Perfect Christmas Photos
Taking a lot of pictures this Christmas? Here's a roundup of some of our favorite How-Tos to help you get the best possible photo prints this year.
How to Create Quality Photo Prints With Free Software
Photoshop may be the professional standard for high quality photo prints, but that doesn't mean you have to pay hundreds of dollars for printing softw
Improve Your Photo Prints By Properly Preparing Your Printer
Whether your photo printer is new or has been collecting dust between the holidays, you’ve likely spent a few frustrating moments setting up the machi
Is Your Desktop Printer More Expensive Than Printing Services?
While many users see desktop printers as the best way to print photos, compared to cheap printing services, they may be more expensive. In this simple
Design and Print Your Own Christmas Cards in MS Word, Part 2: How to Print
Creating greeting cards can be a lot of DIY fun around the holidays, but printing them can often be a nightmare. This simple How-To will show you how
LCD? LED? Plasma? The How-To Geek Guide to HDTV Technology
With image technology progressing faster than ever, High-Def has become the standard, giving TV buyers more options at cheaper prices. But what's diff
Design and Print Your Own Christmas Cards in MS Word, Part 1
Looking for a little DIY fun this holiday season? Open up familiar tool MS Word and create simple, beautiful Christmas and Holiday cards, and impress
The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 8: Filters
One of everyone's favorite parts of Photoshop is the filters menu---it's a big box of weird, fun effects. Read on and learn what filters are,and what
Improve Digital Photography by Calibrating Your Monitor
Monitor profiling and calibration are serious business, often involving equipment costing hundreds of dollars. Thankfully, there are free tools for ca
The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 7: Design and Typography
Programs like Photoshop have allowed new generations of would-be designers jump in and create with greater ease than ever before. See just how easy it
The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 6: Digital Art
For artistic readers, Photoshop offers digital painting options few other painting or photomanipulation programs can equal. Whether you want to draw f
What’s the Difference Between Desktop and Professional Printers?
The device you use to print your mapquest directions has more going on inside it that you’d give it credit for—in fact, it’s practically a miracle. Wh
The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 5: Beginner Photo Editing
Photoshop is named "Photoshop" for a reason; it's for editing photographs. Take a look through some basic photo-editing techniques and learn how you
The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 4: Basic Menus
Photoshop has a huge menu system with options even advanced users may ignore. For today's lesson we'll take a quick tour through them and learn which