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The Christina Brunton Interview

— The featured artist of the 96th issue of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine is AWAKE artist Christina Brunton from Australia. I’m happy to be able to interview Christina here on Quill and Camera … Q: What was it that got you started in photo artistry? Twenty years ago I learnt how to paint, […]

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Tutorial: Fine-Tuning Sketch Effects

— It’s already awesome being able to produce a stunning sketch or paint effect with a pro-designed artistic template and few clicks of the mouse. But this should only be your starting point. The best results come when you dive into the layers and finesse the material to make it all exactly the way you […]

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In Memory of Billa Bozem

— The 95th issue of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine is dedicated to our dearly departed Billa Bozem. She was a dear friend and was cherished by the artists in our AWAKE group. As a small testimony, I wanted to post here the “Letter” I wrote, rather than leave it tucked away in the […]

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The Cat Gray Interview

— The featured artist of the 94th issue of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine is AWAKE artist Cat Gray from the beautiful county of Devon in the south west of England. It’s exciting to be able to interview Cat here on Quill and Camera . . . Q: What would you say inspires your […]

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It Adds Up

— I find it valuable at the start of each year not just to look ahead at what I might wish to accomplish next but also to look back over the year now passed so as to take a little time to actually feel proud of all I’ve done. Because it’s easy to forget. In […]

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