It's come to my attention that there may be a few images out there that are still 'awaiting approval'. If this is the case, and you've been waiting for some time could you please drop me a line (emma.cake@imagine-publishing.co.uk) so I can do a bit of detective work. Many thanks.

If you are missing a back issue of Advanced Photoshop then click on the Imagine Shop link. Some very rare back issues have cropped up and are available to purchase on a first come, first served basis. There are literally only one or two of each issue so you'll need to be quick!

When will this rain ever end? If you're stuck indoors and fancy joining in on our ever expanding Advanced Photoshop community, visit the Peer Pressure section on the forum at www.advancedphotoshop.co.uk/forum to cast your vote for the winner of the July challenge.

Every month we set forum users a challenge and everyone is free to chip in and vote for the winner. The chosen image is then printed in the magazine!

Keep your eyes peeled for the new challenge later this week. It's a great way to flex those Photoshop muscles!

If your day to day Photoshop work requires you to carry out hefty masking jobs you may be interested to hear about the new version of Fluid Mask available from Vertus.

Previously available only as a public BETA in Windows Fluid Mask 3 makes easy work of masking awkward subjects such as human hair and tree leaves. Using slider controls you can switch between “Smart Blending” and standard feather bleeding.

Features of the new version include a “save settings” function that allows you to recall edge detection, blending and resolution options from previous editing sessions and a “patch” system that helps you to make changes in a selected region without affecting the rest of the image.

Fluid Mask 3 is available for Windows XP & Vista and Mac Intel, price

You may remember that when we announced the competition for work placements with McFaul there were three positions up for grabs.. Well, the third place went to Folashade Olagundoye, creator of the beautiful image on our Issue 30 cover. Due to educational commitments Shad

You may remember last week we announced the winners of the McFaul work placement competition, Amy Read and Dermot McCusker. Amy and Dermot will be helping McFaul with their groundbreaking arts show in September and Advanced Photoshop magazine will be covering the whole process from start to finish!

Here's a little bit of background info on Amy and Dermot…

Dermot McCusker

My website is www.dgfonline.co.uk. As for myself I graduated in November 05, currently working as an ICT Technican in a local school. When I not working I like to chill out with friends, have a few drinks, nothin better. Also good music and films is a must. I love to travel got the bug when I was 16, haven't been able to settle since, always looking for my next adventure, or even a weekend.

Amy Read

Well, I'm a Visual Studies Student at the Norwich School of Art and Design, and I've just finished my second year so everything is about to get serious. Thankfully we have 3 month long summers which has made way for the McFaul project. I went into my degree straight from A-Levels, which was scary at first but in the end was worth the leap of faith. I love designing, wheather its for a website or something for my desktop, I'm always on photoshop and I'm currently trying to learn a bit more about Flash. In my spare time, I look after and go for rides on my horse, Amber, and of course spend time doing absoloutely nothing on those warm sunny days. Career wise I'm always finding out about new interests, new paths that I could follow and I think that spending the summer working with McFaul will give me some real insight into the not so distant future.

Issue 32 is on sale in the UK today.
We've already had plenty of lovely e-mails from you saying how much you like the issue and our special treatment of Aly Fell's beautiful image. Aly is also very pleased with the result, which is always a bonus!
What do you think about the issue? We always appreciate hearing your thoughts, good or bad. They give us a good indication if we're going in the right direction with what you want!

Drop us an e-mail at advancedpshop@imagine-publishing.co.uk

Let the games begin

In a little corner of London City not far from Waterloo station in a smart bistro, what may well be one of the cities most innovative art projects of this calendar year was realised. On Thursday 14th June, we at the Advanced Photoshop Magazine gang took a trip to meet with John McFaul and the lucky winners of our McFaul Competition, held back in issue 30, to discuss there up and coming installation show that will be held in Convent Garden later this year.

After a spot of lunch and a few beverages the creative juices where well and truly flowing and John McFaul explained his ideas for the project with a passion you

It's lovely to see so many of you already getting your galleries together. I hope you agree that this will be a much easier way of showcasing your work than by simply using our Forum. When you upload your images don't worry if they don't appear straight away. Images have to be approved to avoid any unwanted content filtering into the system. There are some real corkers there already! Keep them coming in!

Yesterday the new 2012 London Olympic logo was revealed. Now, bear in mind the great artistic talent we have in this country, and the huge pool of financial resources this sport-tastic burden has already lumped the country, creating a good logo to represent the games surely should be a fairly simple process with enough financial support to produce something truly spectacular.

www.london2012.com

Rubbish. Worst of all however, is the cheap and nasty film trailer on the site for which a 15-year olds Media Studies class could have done better. Personally I think we should have given these little