Last year I created some images using fireballs, explosion, fire and smoke. Basically I only used brushes to create that in Photoshop. Now with the release of the new Pixelmator 1.4 and its brand new Brush Engine I decided to try it and create the same image in Pixelmator.
So, in this tutorial I will show you how to create fire and smoke using Pixelmator. We will play with the Brush Engine, colors and Blendings.
The wallpaper of this week is an amazing photo taken by Everaldo Coelho. If you don't know Everaldo, first of you should :) he is a design legend especially in the realm of UI and icon design. Everaldo is also senior designer at Apple and as we can see from this wallpaper a very talented photographer.
For more information about Everaldo visit http://www.everaldo.com/
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The book suggestion of this week is about branding and it's a recommendation from one of our favorite graphic designers out there, Roger Oddone. The book is called Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team and it covers everything you need to know about branding, from its definition to how come up with the most efficient strategy.