Hi Gallery gang, just a quick notice to all users. We are glad to see everyone getting involved and giving  every one a fair rating out of five for their artwork. However, we have noticed, for instance, that some artworks have had 50 visits, a five-star rating, yet NO comments left. We can’t stress enough how great it is to know why your artwork has achieved a certain mark, so please leave a comment if you rate the images. That’s why it’s there, and it is a constructive way to help others improve.Many thanks, Adam Smith, senior staff writer

Advanced Photoshop strives to bring you innovative and fresh editorial within our related articles. Issue 50 especially. This issue delivered contemporary layouts, diverse resources and great exposure for over 100 artists. Overall, it was a big success and we’d like to thank everyone who contributed.However, with such a mammoth issue, we must apologise to a couple of our artists for article misprints and so you, the reader, aren’t left without appropriate contacts and resources.We’d like to apologies to both international freelance designers George Smith and Kirk Nelson for our website misprints within our 50 Top Tips feature.George Smith’s website is in fact www.endeffect.com and not www.georgesmith.co.uk.Kirk Nelson has no official website presently, so www.trikirk.com is invalid. However, if Kirk’s previous works in our issues appeal to you, he can be contacted at kirkthreed@gmail.com.Again, sincere apologies for any problems this may have caused our artists and readers.

As Julie is away today taking a well-earned rest after a manic 50th issue, and I’m back from a little break myself (cheering on the mighty Spurs to their first win, good times, good times), I thought I’d update you guys on AP’s visit to the CreativePro Expo at the Olympia National Hall last Thursday.Needless to say, it was a hotbed of commercial and creative activity and well worth the trip. And, of course, I was there to sample the digital delights. Making some worthy contacts, we’re hoping here at the mag that these relationships will allow us to further provide readers with examples and opinions of some of the industry’s top hardware and software technologies. So keep an eye out for new developments over the coming issues.

Hi gang, well, I hope you like the new place. I am, of course, talking about the official Advanced Photoshop gallery website’s latest interface. But why not let us know directly.Just log onto the forum at www.advancedphotoshop.co.uk/forum and visit Chat Lounge>Face Off Site Section and leave your comment, be it positive or negative, but always constructive. Let us know exactly what you think of the redesign.

We’ve let you know about the official Advanced Photoshop gallery site’s wonderful new makeover, but that’s not all it offers. Now visitors can sample the Face Off site section, where artists’ works are pitted together. You decide which is best! To see it first hand, visit www.advancedphotoshop.co.uk.

It’s official! Our ever-inventive multimedia team have done it again, and presented users of the official Advanced Photoshop gallery site with a wonderful new makeover to digest.To see it first hand, visit www.advancedphotoshop.co.uk.

Well, nearly halfway through week two of Julie’s absence, and still no explosions or distractions I’m pleased to inform. Being in sole charge of the gallery these few weeks, I have noticed that the level of entries has been, well… how can I say this… WONDERFUL! It’s been a pleasure to sample some of the designs on show, and has made Pick of the Week a hard choice. Congrats to those who succeeded, and may this standard long continue gang!

As you are all aware, it’s soon to be our special 50th issue – you’re all in for a treat there – and we have packed it with some great resources, entertaining tutorials and informative features. However, here’s where you can contribute.By logging onto the forum at http://advancedphotoshop.co.uk/forum and visiting the Chat Lounge, activate The future of Photoshop - what would you like to see? Here, you can tell Nick Spence just how you’d improve our favorite app’s future versions specifically. So what are you waiting for, help a good friend out

Well, it’s been one week without our friendly neighbourhood editor Julie, and there have been no tears, spills or explosions here in the office… touch wood it continues.Next week, I’ll hopefully have just as much of nothing to report as this means things are running smoothly and I’m not losing any hair. But while I’ve been busy as a beaver, I have found time to post up some interesting news stories in the Daily Photoshop blog so please check them out. Today it’s great deals at Getty Images for Xmas gift solutions!

For all you Photoshop nuts who just love our Advanced Photoshop eMag editions, the latest Volume 2 is now available to buy at the official Imagine website – www.imagineshop.co.uk/emags.phpThis includes content from issues 32 to 47 of Advanced Photoshop all on one interactive disc. That adds up to over 1,200 pages of professional tutorials, interviews and features. There’s also 50 royalty-free images and 20 free textures absolutely free. All this for just £19.99; what a bargain!