August 06, 2008 Francisco's blog

Architecture: Prefab Housing

One aspect of design that I really like is architecture. From huge buildings to small homes, I'll always admire

Featured Tutorial

Super Cool Watercolor Effect in 10 steps in Photoshop
Super Cool Watercolor Effect in 10 steps in Photoshop
Last year I wrote a Photoshop tutorial for PSDTUTS showing how to create a very nice design using watercolor brushes. It was inspired by the work of guys such as Bruno Fujii, Margot Mace, Raphaël of My Dead Pony and Stina Person. This time I will create another effect but it will be using Masks and Watercolor brushesl; it's inspired by another great digital artist, the master Scott Hansen the mind behind ISO 50 and also some images from the Daily Inspiration.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #155 by Nik Ainley
Wallpaper of the Week #155 by Nik Ainley
The wallpaper of this week is an image created by the master Nik Ainley. Nik wanted to do an isometric picture for ages, and to try something light and colourful. Nik is also featured in the Abduzeedo Book. For more information about this image and Nik's work visit http://www.behance.net/gallery/Cakes/1585451 and his Web site at http://www.shinybinary.com/

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion Illusive 2: Contemporary Illustration and Its Context
Book Suggestion Illusive 2: Contemporary Illustration and Its Context
The book suggestion of this week is Illusive 2: Contemporary Illustration and Its Context. This book is really inspiring, there were some amazing illustrations and you can spend ours checking them out. Another amazing thing about this book is that you can always go back and there will always be something new.