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Printing effects: a guide to making your cover special
If you thought that self-publishing doesn’t offer much in terms of printing effects that can make your cover SCREAM – you were wrong. …or at
Tutorial: My artwork feels off; how to fix it?
Have you ever felt that there is something fundamentally wrong with your artwork? I think each of us has been in this situation before. Imagine:
A 2020 summary – Art & Design
Welcome to 2021 – goodbye 2020! 2020 left us all with a bad aftertaste in our mouths, but one thing certainly did happen – we
Where to find affordable stock images
When you’re a hobbyist or beginner artist, finding stock photos that won’t bankrupt you can be a challenge. Subscriptions to popular stock image services do
5 Tools That Make My Job Much Easier (Designer/Artist Edition)
Every artist has tools that they would preferably never be separated from – tools that make our lives SO much easier and save as tons
Blend it: Lighting for Beginners
Introduction Hi there! In this tutorial, we’re going to take a look at something we all struggle with – lighting. After reviewing the basics, we
Gradient Maps in Photomanipulation – Tutorial
Hi, folks! In this handy tutorial, we’re going to be talking about gradient maps. What are they? How do they work? How can you use
6 Book Designers to Follow – I
This new series of posts will showcase 6 designers who do awesome work – and yes, this is mostly to let myself publicly fangirl over
Upwork, Guru, PeoplePerHour: a Subjective Review of Freelance Marketplaces
Freelance marketplaces, freelance platforms – however you call them, they are one of the easiest ways to get a gig as a new and inexperienced