I’ve been experimenting lately with creating textures directly in Illustrator rather than moving the vector art to Photoshop for that step. Thought I’d share the resources I found that helped me become more comfortable with this process. RDesign (a creative studio in St. Petersburg, FL): Easy Vector Textures in Illustrator part one Thoughts: This technique [...]
I’m helping several friends and family celebrate their birthdays this month and I’m enjoying this month’s flower. The lovely, graceful gladiolus is August’s birth flower and symbolizes sincerity and strength of character. Gladiola come in a variety of colors including pink, peach, burgundy, yellow, orange, white, and red. Gladiola are perfect cut flowers: tall and [...]
White Lattice Dragon by *creaturesfromel on deviantART Wow. What can we say about this artist’s amazing sculptures that you can’t already tell from the photo above? Ellen’s sculptures are absolutely stunning. Fashioned from wire and clay and then handpainted with brushes (and her fingers, according to her site). View more of her sculptures in her [...]
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My niece works on the local Coast Guard base and has been dating a “Coastie” for a while so we are quite happy to celebrate U.S. Coast Guard Day in our household. We heartily thank every man and woman who protect our shores and waterways! So if you know a Coastie, be sure and wish [...]