— 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 […]
— And I love that. One of the wonderful things about any great passion is that there is no finish line to cross. There is no day you are striving to reach where you can lay down your tools and declare the work done. Because in the end, the journey is everything. The adventure you […]
— Given what Photoshop makes possible, you really can achieve so much with so little . . . But then, too, you can usually achieve even more if you go over the top from the very start. This extraordinary photo by conceptual photo artist Joanne de Graaff serves as the perfect example of going over […]
— In “21 Days to Creative Abundance” (somewhere around Day 12 or 13) you’ll run into what I think might be one of the most vital components of the entire course: The importance of learning to think (and create) in terms of PROJECTS. “By default, we tend to go from one piece to another, drifting […]
— At least when it comes to art. I’ve found that often the more obvious a piece of art, the less attention it draws. Seems the quicker you can take in a piece, the sooner you tend to move on. But infuse a piece of artwork with a little uncertainty, a little craziness, a little […]