November 04, 2008 aloa's blog

Interview: Photomanipulation by Joan Charmant

This time, we have a very special interview. Joan Charmant is a software engineer who started doing photo manipulation very

Featured Tutorial

Vector Effects | Photoshop Tutorial
Vector effects
Last week I had posted an article about Photoshop Masters, it was really good to see their works and how they used the tool to achieve those amazing effects. I really like the style of some guys there, particularly Adhemas Baptista, Eduardo Recife and Nik Ainley. Now in this post, I created a really cool design mixing a photo with vector elements using Photoshop (lots of brushes) and Illustrator.

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: The Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration
Book Suggestion: The Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration
The book suggestion of this week is all about illustration and it's one of the books we check out when looking for inspiration. The book is called The Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration. We highly recommend that you check it out. About the book