inspiration Category

Throughout art’s long history there have been many different mediums used by artists from charcoal cave drawings to oil paintings on canvas.  Not to long ago came the advent of digital painting using software  like Photoshop and Corel Painter.  The latest in digital evolution is the mobile studio.  Artist can now paint or draw on [...]

It’s time for another artist interview here at digital-artist-toolbox and this time the graphic designer is Jens Sjobergh. Jens is an extremely talented designer who has done work for Sony, UNICEF, Universal Studios, Warner Bros and many more. He has quite an impressive portfolio that is sure to dazzle and inspire you. I love how [...]

Believe it or not all of these images are 100% vector. When we think of vector illustrations “photo-realistic” isn’t usually a word that comes to mind but these artist never let that stop them from creating some of the most realistic illustrations you will ever see. Some of the artist use the gradient mesh tool [...]

Best of the web: July ’08

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This is the first installment of a new monthly “Best of the web” roundup. Once a month I’ll gather up some of the great things I’ve came across while surfing the web and share them with you here. A few of the subjects will be: inspiration, tutorials, freebies, design articles and just random cool stuff. [...]

Believe it or not, all of these photos are of real life-size locations or objects. The technique of tilt-shift miniature faking makes the life-sized look like a miniature scale model. The process involves using Photoshop to fake a shallow depth of field and punching up the color saturation. The results are truly amazing. I’ve rounded [...]

One of the best forms of inspiration is a peek into the life of artists and designers who we admire, a drawing back of the curtain to reveal the inner workings. An interview is one way to do this as it gives us insights into how that person got where they are, what their inspirations [...]

Inspiriation: Nik Ainley

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      Sometimes we all need a little inspiration. Maybe you’ve hit a creative block, or things are just starting to get a little stale and you want to try something new. Well, in any case I will be posting some artists and designers here from time to time to inspire and refresh us [...]