May 17, 2012 paul0v2's blog

NatureMan Digital Illustration

This amazing digital illustration was designed by the Polish designer Michael Tomaka. Using over 20 photos to put together this

November 17, 2011 paul0v2's blog

Retro Movie Poster Case Study

Streets of Fear is the name of the movie poster and it was designed by the German; Ralf Krause a

November 10, 2011 paul0v2's blog

Insane Clown Case Study

The Insane Clown Posse is Detroit's own hometown harlequins. Photographer Paul Mobley teamed up with digital artist Mike Campau to

September 19, 2011 abduzeedo's blog

Nike Hair in Photoshop

A couple of weeks ago I was playing in Photoshop in a Saturday afternoon and decided to create something using

September 14, 2011 marcos333's blog

Mysterious Designs by Josh Vanover (aka. Space Knuckle)

Josh Vanover is probably one of the most mysterious designers I ever known. Wroking most with black and white, his

August 01, 2011 abduzeedo's blog

Dark Knight Rises Poster in Photoshop

A couple of weeks ago I saw the new Dark Knight Rises poster and I love it. The concept was

July 14, 2011 paul0v2's blog

Amazing Digital Illustrations by Vision

Adrián Romero is an 18 year old illustrator and graphic designer from Spain known as Vision. His work is breathtaking,

May 19, 2011 paul0v2's blog

Mirage Case Study by Peter Jaworowski

Peter Jaworowski needs no introduction, we have featured his work here plenty of times and the quality never goes down

January 12, 2011 abduzeedo's blog

Surreal Inspiration by Eugene Soloviev

Eugene Soloviev is an 21 year old Russian Photo Manipulator from Nizhniy Novgorod, he started off in the design world

November 24, 2010 guest's blog

Design History: Photo Manipulation Pioneer John Heartfield

John Heartfield (1891-1968) was a pioneer in photo manipulation. Born Helmut Herzfeld, he changed his name as a protest against

October 14, 2010 paul0v2's blog

Case Study: Nike Apparel

In this case study will go over step by step how the masters from Ars Thanea (Peter Jaworowski and Karol

September 20, 2010 abduzeedo's blog

Playing with Displace Filter in Photoshop

I have been playing a lot with the Displace filter in Photoshop and I still get impressed with how powerful

Featured Tutorial

Inception Poster with Repousse in Photoshoc CS5
Inception Poster with Repousse in Photoshop CS5
A few days ago I went to the movies with Amanda (@amlight) to watch Inception, the new Christopher Nolan movie. I left the movie theater completely blown away. The story is simply amazing and the director leaves us confused all the time, especially in the end. Anyway I'm not here to talk about the movie, but instead about how it inspired me to get on Photoshop and try something. Then I saw the posters of the movie and boom, there it was, a really cool effect to create a tutorial about :)

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #86 - Erik Schumacher
Wallpaper of the Week #86 - Erik Schumacher
The wallpaper of this week is an amazing image created by Erik Schumacher, a German student currently studying Physics at the university of Dortmund, specialised in the fields of photomanipulation and space art, but always trying to broaden his skills into other areas such as matte painting and digital painting. Erik is contributor of the Slashthree collective as well. For more information about Erik's work visit his website at http://www.xkire.de.

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: The Elements of Typographic Style
Book Suggestion: The Elements of Typographic Style
The book suggestion of this week is about typography and it is an essential book for those starting out their design career or interested in learning the elements of this trade. The Elements of Typographic Style is the perfect book to start 2012 improving your design skills :)