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Tablet Painting from a Photo

This one is going out to you, Michaela with your fancy new Wacom. Below is a great tutorial from Kyle Lambert showing how to use a tablet to create a digital painting. The original can be found here.  

Posted in Course Related, Drawing, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Tutorial

Chop Shop Design!

Postmodern was “Chop Shop.” This stuff is far more cohesive. Solve a puzzle, win a prize!

Posted in Amusement, Artists & Designers, Prize, Visual Concepts

Never Ask a Favor from a Graphic Designer

Sure, I’ll work for free!

Posted in Amusement, Mad Props, Resources, Visual Concepts, Vocation & Profession

Ingrid Brandth

Kitchen table to playhouse in a minute flat; Snowboard decks like Ukrainian Easter eggs; Airplane blankets with repositionable pillows; Animated sequences of athletic endurance; Illustrations that turn musical instruments into equalizer patterns; Web sites for Nike.

Posted in Amusement, Artists & Designers, Color Theory, Course Related, Drawing, Visual Concepts, Web

Red Carpet Treatment

Is it: Jewelry? Art? Fashion? Industrial Design? Advertising Prop? Architecture? Social Criticism? Spin the big wheel for your answer.

Posted in Amusement, Artists & Designers, Visual Concepts