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Commission
on Aug 25, 2010 in big pimpin
Working on a new coloring style for commissions and comics going for speed and flair and liking this one. I’ll have to do a tutorial on how to do that shiny glitter rubber texture on the guy on the right’s suit sometime.
Screentones
Screentones are great. Printing comics/manga in color is still insanely expensive but black and white can be done easily. Here’s some very helpful links for all you would be toners out there. Enjoy!:
Psychobob’s House ‘o Screentones: More tones, patterns, brushes etc than you know what to do with! No super manga texturing brushes (Still have [...]
Microstock is a sham
on Apr 6, 2010 in offsite
Fair Trade Photographer makes a good point!
“Companies need to think more carefully about the images they use. I suspect many businesses are unaware that the photos their designer has sold them are spread a-dime-a-dozen across the web. There is a good reason that microstock’s original catchphrase was “the designer’s dirty little secret”.
At the very least, [...]
Latest project
on Mar 31, 2010 in visual effects
New entry for Worth1000. “What would it be like to be a fly on the wall and spy on everything going on around us and not be seen?! I know I would have fun…what an exposé I would be able write!!In this contest we want you to show us how we humans can blend in [...]
Federal Street 3d Extreme Texture Brush set
New brush set out, only from Turbosquid! This brush set includes the first three Warriortree* sets (organic, manga ink, and hair) + the currently unreleased skin and wound pack along with another set of organic textures and grunge brushes never released. Why buy four separate sets when you can just get one? Visit the Squiddies, [...]
Game Companies In Pittsburgh
on Nov 12, 2009 in offsite
The Pittsburgh City Paper had an interesting article on new game companies coming to Pittsburgh. They’ve been slow coming here because, unlike the movie industry, there is no big tax credit for starting up in this area. Here’s a link to the article, its quite interesting. Pittsburgh is a hub of tech activity (CMU anybody, [...]
Level Up! Show
on Oct 20, 2009 in Video
Sun Microsystems brings us Level Up, a show about entertainment and video game culture. Thought I’d link to one of the episodes. To view the other eps visit their page: Level up! with Channel Sun
Hyper Ninja’s Photoshop Tips
on Oct 17, 2009 in offsite
Hyper Ninja’s 10 Photoshop Hotkeys
What can I say, I’m partial to a good and quick to ref page for days when I’m pulling a “duh” on what hotkey does what. Check him out; he’s got a lot of good posts!
101 Photoshop Tips in 5 min
on Oct 2, 2009 in Tips and Tricks
Deke is the web’s photoshop genius. Anybody who uses Photoshop or who just loves crazy amounts of tips mixed with humor and music, then check out his video! It’s a fun watch even if you’re not a Photoshop fiend.
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