This tutorial will walk you through the simple steps used to turn a regular photograph into an interesting digital painting illustration, using Photoshop's Filter Gallery and the Smudge Tool. Depending on the photograph you choose, it shouldn't take you more than a couple of hours to complete.
The wallpaper of this week is an amazing design create by David Mascha, a artist and designer from Vienna, Austria. David is part of the DEPTHCORE collective and he has been working since 2005 for several design studios from Viena and other international projects.
For more information visit David Mascha's website at http://www.davidmascha.com/
The book suggestion of this week is really interesting especially for us designers that have to reach audiences with our work by trying to understand their needs. The book is called 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do; Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books.