Vanessa Lake & tentacle by Serge Birault

Serge Birault also known as Papa Ninja released his new digital illustration. A friend of mine showed his work in progress to me and then I came across this image on tumblr and thought the final product is really well done. Serge definitely has a knack for creating some really good digital illustrations. I liked the added touch of the tattoo on his arm. Hair is difficult to do in general whether you're using traditional art tools or with a wacom tablet. He based the model Vanessa Lake. It's amazing what you can do in Photoshop.

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Thread's Not Dead by Jeff Finley Black Friday Sale

For those who are interested in running a t-shirt company or any graphic designers interested in working with companies, this ebook is very good. I personally read it and I'm a big fan. There's a lot of useful information and I recommend anyone interested in the subject to purchase one.

Since Black Friday is coming up there will be a 25% off coupon on the ebook. Unfortunately if you were looking for the physical copy that coupon will not be valid. The ebook does come in a pdf format  that is easy to read and I've read it on my iPad perfectly fine.

Get 25% off @jeff_finley's ebook Thread's Not Dead with #coupon code BLKFRI2011 (ebook only) http://threadsnotdead.com

Propaganda Posters by Aaron Wood

Autop-sea by Monaux

Here is an illustration by Karl Kwasny aka Monaux that I wanted to share.

NEXT: The future of T-shirt graphics

NEXT: The future of T-shirt graphics from T-world on Vimeo.


1,000+ T-shirts on display
150+ T-shirt artists, designers and labels
40+ exclusive portrait photographs by Nicole Reed
15+ T-shirts of the future from high profile local and international artists and designers

Presented by T-world, NEXT is dedicated to the past, present and future of the T-shirt industry. From November 4 to December 11, the intriguing industrial spaces of Sydney’s Cockatoo Island will come alive with the Outpost Project – a world-class showcase of street art. Within the cavernous steel confines of the Heavy Machine Shop lies NEXT, a vibrant display of the planet's most comprehensive collection of graphic T-shirts.

In 2011, whether you’re an advocate for design, graffiti, skate, street or urban, the T-shirt is the singular identifying uniform speaking the voice of youth culture.

Presented by T-world
facebook.com/Tworld.Journal

Directed by VERSUS
versusmedia.com.au

Music by:
Squabz soundcloud.com/squabz
OneTwoStudios onetwostudios.com.au

VIDEO: How To Draw Sports Logos: Text Beveling by Fraser Davidson

I was looking at Fraser Davidson's site and he has a couple videos on creating sports logos. You can definitely check out the rest here. I happen to really like this text beveling tutorial and it was helpful. Maybe it'll be useful for you as well.

How to make money from your personal work

Jeffrey Bowman wrote an article for Computer Arts about how to make money with your personal work. It's a small article, but I agree with the points made. It's very good to have an online store, because you have people from anywhere that can purchase your designs. Plus, having an online store can potentially make you money when you're not working, which is always great. Besides having someone purchase something that you loved working on feels amazing.

Now to read what Jeffrey Bowman wrote click here.

Free Vintage Labels

PixEden created 4 vintage style labels for you to use.

Click here to download