Graphic
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Size it up or down as necessary—try to size it up to the artboard. Don’t sweat the resolution or pixelation of the image since the reference photo is only a guide. However, the better the quality of the image, the more detail you have to work from. With the photo selected, go to the Transparency panel (Window > Transparency) and lower the transparency of the photo between 50% and 70% —just enough for you to still see the features, but not enough to obstruct your tracing workflow. It may also help to select a Workspace preset for Painting (Window > Workspace > Painting) to set up an initial workspace and panels placement that’s suitable for what you will be doing.
Make Watercolor and Marker Style Portraits with Illustrator
Typography/Fonts
Faking it in Photoshop | Tutorial | Computer Arts magazine
When creating a composited shot like this, it's advisable to take your photos at the same time so you've got similarly lit shots to work with.mbine textures with vectors | Tutorial | Computer Arts magazine
When you work with Illustrator and Photoshop together, you have the best of both worlds. Illustrator has an impressive set of vector drawing tools and features, enabling you to create wonderfully detailed, sharp illustrations with ease.
30 Ultra High-end Photoshop Tutorials | Psdtuts+
Ever drooled over the artwork created by Photoshop masters like Nik Ainley and Greg Martin? Drool no longer, because with the help of these 30 tutorials you can create high-end digital artworks and effects to rival any Photoshop legend.
L-O-V-E Makes The World Go W-E-I-R-D (11 Photos) - wave avenue
I found these funny illustrations in the net yesterday. The article was actually entitled, " Nerdy Dirty Illustrations for Nerds In Love ." But I believe that these do not only apply to the nerds because when you are trapped in the four letters of L-O-V-E, you'd be weirder than you've ever been.
Posters
I came home to see this lovely, amazing milestone on my blog today. So, a massive thank you to all you rebloggers for sharing ‘round the MMPs.
Minimal Movie Posters
I recently ran into a stunning portfolio of art by Jeremy Enecio , a Phillipines born illustrator who migrated to the US when he was four. His work is absolutely beautiful, and even when he works digitally his work retains an incredibly painterly feel. I encourage you guys to check out eight more of his works after the break.
Awesome Robo!: The Art Of Jeremy Enecio
ALT/1977: WE ARE NOT TIME TRAVELERS on the Behance Network
I've learned that there is no greater design element than the anachronism. I've learned that the strongest contrast isn't spatial or tonal but historical. I've learned that there's retro, and then there's time travel. The irony is that all post-modern, smugly self-referential retro porn aside, I'd gladly trade in my immaculately designed 21st century gadgets for these hideously clunky, faux-wood-paneled pieces of ?ber-kitsch. Sorry, Apple.
Diesel ‘Be Stupid’ Ads Banned for Being Indecent and Antisocial
Banned Advertising Campaign - Diesel Be Stupid Ads Campaign
The Top 100 Best Business Cards from 2010 | CreativeFan
The top 100 best business cards of 2010 really are a varied collection, with more and more unique ways of creating business cards being developed every month. While large corporations typically elect for standard (and relatively boring) business cards, small businesses and freelancers can capitalize on their creativity and focused brand image to create a unique and creative business card. Large companies sometimes can create unique cards as well, as their larger budget and personal design teams can have free reign to develop something awesome.