The Complete Digital Comic, Part 1: Sketching and Pencilling in Photoshop | Dani Jones | danidraws.com August 7th, 2007 I recently received a request to write a tutorial about creating comic book art on the computer. Although I don’t work as a comic artist, I’ve always been fascinated by the process. This was a very fun experiment, and I hope all of you, even you non-comic artists, can learn something new by this series. Supplies Software Adobe Photoshop – Photoshop is probably one of the best pieces of software you can use for sketching because of it’s brush tools and editing capabilities. Hardware Besides a good, fast computer, you will need some kind of graphics tablet, like a Wacom. Creating a Pencil Brush Got your handy-dandy Wacom tablet in front of you? In Photoshop, go to Window–>Brushes to open your Brush Palette. The Quick and Easy Brush In its most basic form, the only thing you need to make a good pencil brush is the default round brush. On the left side of the window is a bunch of categories. That’s it! A Better Pencil 1. 2. Give your new pencil a scribble. Working with Your Brush
Sharp Suits Business Card Design Starter Kit: Showcase, Tutorials, Templates - Smashing Magazine Advertisement Professionals in any field should always keep business cards on them because you never know when you’ll meet a potential client, partner or like-minded person. Despite their small size, business cards are one of the most powerful and handiest marketing tools. Don’t underestimate the process of designing business cards; a well-made card does not just share your contact details: it generates further sharing and buzz. This post targets a diverse audience. Showcase Of Original And Memorable Business Cards Letterpress Cards Letterpress printing has actually been the only form of printing text and images since it was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century. John Henry Donovan1 On this business card, the fine design created by Irish designer and developer John Henry Donovan2 is complemented by the printer’s excellent choice of paper and inking. Greg Anderson3 This card works because of the stylish dirty texture, good use of color and, of course, letterpress. Tutorials
Unusual shape business cards October 30th, 2009. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred that you’re given a business card, chances are that its the standard 90mm x 55m size. Into the rollerdex it goes to be skimmed over and forgotten like all the rest. There are alternatives however. Completely round cards. One or more round corners costs only a few dollars extra. You could even lose a corner or two completely. Square cards. Business cards which fold into a box. Matchbook business cards. What about you? Did you do anything different with your business cards? PLEASE NOTE: To prevent spam, your first comment will be moderated so there may be a short delay before it appears. How to Get Pixel-Perfect Designs in Adobe Illustrator Pixels are not what most designers are thinking about when they launch Adobe Illustrator, but there are some pretty awesome things Illustrator can do with them. By default Illustrator is set up to be a resolution independent vector drawing and print layout tool -- in short, not for pixels -- but in this tutorial we will go over a few techniques which can add pixel-perfect design to it's list of uses. As regular MediaLoot visitors will know I have previously posted a few articles discussing the advantages of using Fireworks instead of Photoshop for certain design tasks, this tutorial will hopefully do something similar for Illustrator by demonstrating it’s widely unknown ability to work well with pixels. Background The inspiration for this post came to me very recently whilst working on a premium icon pack called Vector Application Icons, my aim for this set of icons was to create a collection of monochrome icons for web applications and other uses such as toolbar icons in iOS apps. Step 1
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15 Best Places for Designers to Get Free Stock Photos Online I’m not sure if you’ve ever had a look at the prices on some non-stock photography sites (pictures of Gummy bears for $769.00 anyone?), but they reach far beyond the budget of the typical designer/developer. However, many places online allow you to obtain high-quality stock photos for free, giving the average starving artist a chance to create wonderful works of art/design without having to use next month’s rent on stock photos. In this article, we review the 15 best places to free stock photos online for designers. Note: Although these sites feature free stock photos, you should read the terms, limitations, and licensing of each work that you use; read the fine print! Dedicated free stock photo sites 1. stock.xchng stock.xchng is all free, all the time. one of the most popular paid stock photo sites – iStockphoto, sponsors them. Aimed at: Web designers and web developers, illustrators, print designers 2. A small team of in-house professional photographers supplies the photos in the site.
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