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Design Trends ‘08

Yesterday, as I was browsing the internet reading a bunch of social marketing posts, I came across a post that discussed web design trends for ‘08. Not only did it discuss trends, it gave examples of what works right now and what doesn’t.
This is great information…not only for designers but for anyone looking to [...]



Digital Fine Art and Design: Create a Digital Painting of Einstien

More great stuff from the desk of Jeff Chadsworth (from his video library). This video takes the completed piece from digital drawing to completed digital painting. This is digital fine art at it’s finest! Check it out…



Sin City Effect

A great video tutorial on a cool effect in photoshop from Jeff Chadsworth…



From Photoshop to HTML

This is a great video for anyone who is new to creating web templates in Photoshop and then slicing them and exporting as html. Even for those of you who are familiar with the process may learn a thing or two about doing it all in Adobe CS3!



Making Your Colors Pop

Ever get that sort of washed out image where the color just seems drab and dull? There are a number of techniques that designers use to make colors really stand out. In this 3 part series I want to illustrate three different ways of using Photoshop CS3 to make your colors pop.
The first [...]



Spring Clean Yourself

Spring is the time of new growth, birth and rebirth, hope and promise. Just like spring cleaning, it’s a great time to clear away creative clutter. Every creative type out there hits blocks of some sort. Whether it’s a true creative block or just the pressures of everyday life that stymie your creative juices, [...]



Sketchbook, sketchbook, sketchbook

Whenever I taught art classes at the local Boys and Girls Club or in private sessions the one thing I would always require: a sketchbook. Many artist, writers and musicians hit creative blocks. And many struggle with how to get out of them. One of the best ways is the use of a sketchbook. Now [...]



Washington, D.C. In All It’s Splendor

More UnfocusedBrain.com.  Great DC images
These are some of the first photos I have ever released under Creative Commons Licenses

 
 
 
 
 



Useful Tool: Glue pens.

From UnfocusedBrain.com:
Some time ago I went on a glue buying freak-out. I needed glue for a particular project and realized that we were really understocked in general. So I went over to the office supply store and bought about 4 different kinds. They all have their uses but the one I keep finding new [...]



Peace March 20 2008

On 20 March 2008 it is the 5th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq. The Free Articulator is marking this day by hosting the Peace March 20 initiative, focusing on artists as social activists during this time of conflict. We’d like to invite all visual artists, writers, and song writers to sign up, participate, [...]