It’s fast. It’s fun. It’s bright and colorful. If you want some editorial art that doesn’t look like your run-of-the-mill stock art, or need something to accent the corner of a print piece, here it is. Chalk à la Photoshop!
This tutorial will show how to use channels to create a “fixed” texture not unlike working chalk on a real canvas. Click to Continue »
Dare I say, “Water color is magical”? As a child you start with crayons, then pencils and then paint. Mommy puts a plastic pail of water next to your tempura set and you douse the brush, the paper and the apron with water. Colors run unevenly all over and you smear it and mix it until the paper is a muddy greyish-brown. Didn’t it make you feel like you were creating? Nothing was more instantly gratifying for a budding artist. Click to Continue »
There are some clients that still require “pencil sketches”. It must be a comfort thing to see that graphite sketchy grey drawing that really doesn’t give you much information—similar to coffee before committing to a date. I’ve been doing digital drawings for so long that picking up a pencil and making a mess on my desk with eraser shavings really annoys me. However, I do see the appeal of showing a client a pencil looking sketch. It makes them feel like they’ve really hired an artist or an illustrator. Click to Continue »