Ink Pad for the iPad - Vector Program

There's this vector program you can use on your iPad called "Inkpad". I heard it was simple, intuitive, and you can save your work as a pdf, so you can open it up in Illustrator. Now that's great. I always wanted to be able to work on something on my iPad, since I find iPads to be pointless. It's available for $2.99 at the iTunes store.

This is what one designer was able to do using it.

How do I get freelance work by Jessica Hische

Designer and lettering extraordinaire Jessica Hische gives her advice on how to gain some more freelance work. Some great points she make are don't be a dick, befriend other designers(which I agree is very necessary, since I too saw many other designers as competition at first), enter competitions, and do work for friends. From my experience, working with friends is a hit or miss. The important key there is to make sure you strictly keep it professional and business only. Anyway, you can read more of this useful article at Jessica's website http://jessicahische.is/obsessedwiththeinternet/andbeingranty/how-do-i-get-freelance-work/

365 Days of Creativity -Day 14

This is the color version of the line art that I worked on yesterday. I wanted to work on this in Photoshop instead of Illustrator. In my opinion it's ok at best, but maybe I'll enjoy once I take my eyes away from the computer. Maybe it would be interesting to see what it looks like if I did it in Illustrator. Should I work on this for one of my days of "365 Days of Creativity"?

 

Here's the original sketch.

365 Days of Creativity -Day 10

Here's a preview of a bigger project that I'm working on. I was debating about working on this in Photoshop or Illustrator and I decided to take it to Illustrator. I'm excited, because this was for a series I had planned for 2 years and I'm now getting around to it.

Ray-Ban Rare Prints by Andreas Krapf

Andreas Kraphf was hired to create some illustrations for Ray-Ban posters. He was assigned to have his design based on the "swirl-pattern" of their glasses. He made everything in Vector and it's insane to see the path view in Adobe Illustrator for this design. To view more click here

The rough sketches

Path view in Illustrator

Inspiration: Illustrated Flyers

Not every flyer needs to use photographs. Check out some more illustrated flyers here: http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/inspiration-30-appealing-illustrated-flyers/

Make your corporate work cool

Here's an article by Simeon Elson who walks through an example on how you can add a little spice to your designs. It's easy to be conservative with the corporate designs, but you can create subtle details to give it flare. Check it out and maybe you can be incorporate into your next project.

Click here to download the tutorial for free

Mix206.com makes me a Certified Artoholik

I'd like to thank Iquan for featuring me on the art & design blog "Mix206.com". I'm featured as a "Certified Artoholik" and his paragraph is short, but sweet. I'm assuming he wanted my work to speak for itself. Make sure you check out Mix206.com it's a cool blog that features "package of the day". Iquan is head of the blog and runs his own design agency "Artoholiks", so it's a cool feeling to be recognized by another designer.
Click below to read the feature.
http://mix206.com/2010/05/25/certified-artoholik-joe-baron/

Drawing a Tattered Scroll From Scratch

This is another video from Jeff Finley, but unlike the Wacom Tutorial, this isn't a clear step by step video. It's an interesting video and you see how he transfers the art from Photoshop to Illustrator to make it into a vector image, but there's no clear explanation.

Draw an old-world style tattered scroll from scratch from Go Media on Vimeo.

Skull Speed Painting Video by T-shirt Factory

Here's another speed video for everyone to see. These videos are interesting, because they can be informative and it's interesting see what are other people's techniques and tricks. This video is from Barkone of T-Shirt Factory.

Vector skull speed painting. from Tshirt Factory on Vimeo.

Watercolor Tutorial-Add another element to your design

Here is a video on creating some watercolor ink washes for your designs. This video will take a step by step on how to create the ink wash and then applying it in Photoshop. I've used this technique and added it to some designs. I even used the ink to create splatters for my arsenal of design tools. After I post this, I'm going to create some watercolor effects. Enjoy!

Sexy Photo Effect In Photoshop

Here's a tutorial that can create a nice photo for your designs. The tutorial isn't difficult to create, but it can add a wonderful element to your ad or other design that you're working on. Having a perfect lighting effect will enhance a good design to an amazing art piece.


Goddess Photo Effect Click Here