September 01, 2009 aloa's blog

Awesome Light Photography by Alan Jaras

Back when I was a kid, I was attracted to everything creative & colorful. My neighbor, who wrote books about

Featured Tutorial

GIMP Quick Tips: Abstract Background Effect
GIMP Quick Tips: Abstract Background Effect
I was thinking a few days ago, what I should do, what I could create. I entered in some sort of a minor art block, when I took a look at my old design. One of them caught my eye. It was one of my old GIMP experiments. I couldn't remember anything about how I made it, but it looked awsome, so i saw in this a challenge. Finally, I managed to remember and put back together a quick step-by-step tutorial.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #46 - Giovanni Tabolacci
Wallpaper of the Week #46 - Giovanni Tabolacci
The wallpaper of this week is from Giovanni Tabolacci a great designer and illustrator from São Paulo Brazil. Brazil. Giovanni uses a Wacom tablet to create the basic sketch then Illustrator and Photoshop to add colors and textures producing some simply amazing illustrations. Below we can take a look at his design process. For more information visit Giovanni Tabolacci's website at http://www.tabolacci.blogspot.com/

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: Symbol
Book Suggestion: Symbol
The book suggestion of the week is called Symbol and it's a great book for those willing to learn more and improve their design skills on symbols.