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 [...]
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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Sketchbook by *B-AGT on deviantART Exploring DeviantArt.com again lately and came across another amazing drawing of something coming “to life” from a sketch. This is Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII and the details are incredible. Fantastic.
Fox by ~viridis-somnio on deviantART So that’s something you don’t see every day! A little lipstick, some leftover Halloween paint, a lot of creativity, and you’ve got some foxy lips! We love it!
Here’s a lovely photo I took of the Cape at Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast during a visit there with my best friend in September 1998. Our hotel was right across the street from the beach and the Cape was only a short hike up the beach itself. The nights were black and starry. [...]
Exciting news: We’re branching out our product line in our Darcy Place Studio Etsy store to include 1-inch pinback buttons. So far we have about 24 different designs including funny sayings, my cute animals in different poses, billiard and dart designs, and unique art by my brother Darren and my niece Allyson. It’s not easy [...]
I have always loved seeing the cherry blossoms bloom in the spring. The Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. was one of my favorite spring activities when I lived in the area. This cherry blossom photo was taken in downtown Seattle in the mid-90s. I stood under the tree and shot the fluffy white umbrella of [...]