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

May 14, 2012 abduzeedo's blog

Big Up Cover Illustration by Saad Moosajee

Monday is our tutorial day. We try to post tutorials every Monday showing how to create some nice effects or

March 26, 2012 paul0v2's blog

Thrill of Discovery Case Study

Thrill of Discovery is a campaign for the Discovery Channel done by the guys from Ars Thanea under the direction

March 12, 2012 abduzeedo's blog

The Artist Inspiring Design in Illustrator and Photoshop

A few weeks ago I watched The Artist. Since the first time I saw and read about the movie I

February 23, 2012 paul0v2's blog

Humanity's Last Hope - Case Study

Humanity's Last Hope is an unbelievable wallpaper designed by Adam Spizak's in collaboration to Desktopography where the theme for the

January 30, 2012 paul0v2's blog

20 things from 2011

20 things that happened on the internet in 2011 is an amazing image illustrating 20 facts that happened last year

January 20, 2012 AoiroStudio's blog

Antonio Bay Case Study by Falcon White

It's always a great thing to see how a designer works, it's a great way to learn and also to

January 05, 2012 paul0v2's blog

"Erínye" Case Study

Erínye is another piece by the Polish illustrator Wojciech Pijecki. His works are amazing and he loves to share his

December 15, 2011 paul0v2's blog

"Silhouettes Of Life" Case Study

Silhouettes of Life is a piece by one of my favorite digital artists Wojciech Pijecki from Poland. This piece was

December 12, 2011 abduzeedo's blog

Reader Tutorial: Wrestlerish Album Artwork by Chris Valentine

This is a short case study on the album artwork I did for the South African band, Wrestlerish. There were

December 08, 2011 paul0v2's blog

Battlefield 3 Poster Case Study

This poster is a tribute to Battlefield 3 designed by the Polish Grzegorz Domaradzki. On this post you take a

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

Featured Tutorial

Speed of Light Effect in Pixelmator
Speed of Light Effect in Pixelmator
In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to create a very nice abstract effect, using the super cool Travelator filter. I will make use of some of the Quartz Composer filters in order to show the many different exciting effects that can be achieved with them. Step 1 Open Pixelmator and create a new document. Let’s go ahead and use a size of 1920×1200 pixels. Next, fill the background layer with black.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #37
Wallpaper of the Week #37
For the wallpaper of the week we have a digital art from Fran Ferriz, an illustrator, 3D Artist, graphic and industrial designer from Spain. He has really cool works but in special the 3D characters. You can check out more of his work on his website.

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: The Lean Startup
Book Suggestion: The Lean Startup
The book suggestion of this week is a must read in my opinion, it's The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries. I read this book in a few days and it was one of those books that you know they will be useful and will you help you to improve in your career.