The Street Painting Artist
by Maricon Williams.Artists from the different part of the globe go to street painting festivals – to paint it red. With chalks, pastels and paints in their hand, artists transform the street into a palate for all.Jay Schwartz during an interview said that “Street p...
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Review on EPSON Stylus Pro 4000
by Nash Ville.Have you ever dreamed of a printer that would give you better quality prints and several color options than the printer you have now? Did you think that this dream would never materialize? You’re definitely wrong! The answer is the new Epson Stylus...
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Review: Mirror Image Design
by Will Barrow.Designing creative artworks can be disastrous if proper tools and techniques are not properly employed. Advanced planning and allocating proper devices as well as materials to use is tantamount to producing a desirable output. A step-by-step outline ...
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What is Aqueous Coating?
by Maricon Williams.This clear coating provides a high gloss surface which protects the surface from dirt, smudges, fingerprints and scratch. Aqueous coating improves postcards durability as they go through mail or inserted in pockets. It is also applied on brochures, c...
The Realistic Masterpieces of Mr. Slade
by Maricon Williams.James Gregory Artis aka James G. Slade was born on February 11, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee. He discovered his love for art when he was nine years old. It was a long cold winter when his father had given him some paint. All throughout that winter, h...
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Out of Creativity
by Will Barrow.Fred Showker’s article contains some suggestions from people who have experienced creative burnout and coped. A wide range of probable solutions have been offered ranging from browsing websites, consulting books and visiting libraries, setting egg ...
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Design with a Rusty Font
by Maricon Williams.In an article written by Joyce Evans entitled Rusty Type Effects, the author in response to a reader, gave steps on how to make a rusty font. In the tutorial, she used a pattern file and several effects to produce text that appears to be rusted. “Y...
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Amy Wassermans Collage
by Maricon Williams.Amy Wasserman lives and works in western Massachusetts with her husband, Scott, and Biskit, the love pup. She has worked as collage instructor since 1985. Her clients include Bates Southwest, Business Week, Nickelodeon, Saatchi & Saatchi, Smithso...
Who is David F. Kyte?
by Maricon Williams.Millions of people especially men – are obsessed with cars. This obsession can be traced when they converse with other people. Many of them safe keep a collection – from real cars to limited edition miniature cars to posters and the likes. At the...
Review on “Paint Shop Pro 7 Solutions” Book
by Nashville.The world of graphic design continues to penetrate the information, communication and entertainment media. More and more people are getting hooked in this profession because it’s truly interesting and enjoyable. In addition, your artworks will be m...
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Fonts with Character
by Maricon Williams.Kenn Munk, the author of Alternate Fonts and My type of hood, a native of Frederiksbjerg, Denmark, divulged that type designs are best described as systems or puzzles for the graphic designer to work out. “These puzzles have endless solutions, but ...
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Anxious for Autumn
by Maricon Williams.P22 Stanyan Autumn, as discussed in its website, is a set of three fonts based upon a casual hand lettering text created by Anthony Goldschmidt for the deluxe 1969 edition of the book"...and autumn came" by Rod McKuen. The casual hand lettering style...
When to Stop Adding Colors
by Maricon Williams.In the article How many colors should I use? By mydesignprimer.com, it differentiated two color printing methods: the Process Color Printing and Spot Color Printing.“Process Color Printing With process printing, one has the flexibility of a wide sp...
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Introduction to Calligraphy
by Paul Hood.The ancient art of Calligraphy originated from the Chinese culture which is regarded as the most sublime form of art. It is not only a practical technique for writing Chinese characters, but also a unique Oriental art of expression and a branch of le...
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Picas vs Inches
by Maricon Williams.Points and Picas is the standard measurement for type. Once you’re familiar that 12 inches = 1 foot and 12 points = 1 pica, it’ll be easy.According to Mars Crash Prevention, A pica is a unit of space equal to 1/6th of an inch. There are 6 picas t...
The Worn Out Effect
by Maricon Williams.A lot of people are fascinated just by looking at a photograph with a distressed effect. Perhaps they feel the melancholy that it wants to convey. Perhaps they are amazed on how it is done. Perhaps they wonder what makes it special….I once visited ...
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Valerie Kirschenbaums "Goodbye Gutenberg"
by Nash Ville.Truly, color is what makes our lives exciting. This might be the reason why Valerie Kirschenbaum has written and designed a masterpiece known as “Goodbye Guttenberg” containing pages that are undeniably delightful to behold. It presents 860 gorge...
