filed in tutorials on Jun.01, 2009
Computer Arts – Master 3D texturing and rendering.
Another cool tutorial from Computer Arts mag.
The new version of Photoshop makes importing and handling 3D files a snap. Justin Maller shows you how to go about texturing and integrating 3D with your composition
filed in news on May.25, 2009
Korean Cultural Centre exhibits the Korean art of Manwha cartooning | Culture24.
Picture courtesy Korea Creative Content Agency
Exhibition: MANHWA 100: Centenary of Korean Comics, Korean Cultural Centre, London, until June 24 2009
When it comes to the Asian comics scene most of us have heard of the Japanese art of Manga, but in Korea they boast their own equally distinctive and highly influential form of cartooning called Manwha, which celebrates its 100th anniversary on June 2 2009.
filed in tutorials on May.22, 2009
Computer Arts – Using blends to create depth.
Working with vectors needn’t be flat, says Sara Haraigue, if you know how to breathe life into them through dynamic use of Illustrator and Photoshop
It’s important to know the possibilities offered by blends, gradients and masks for lighting your graphic compositions and adding depth of colour to detailed shapes within them.
And this tutorial will show you just what you can do with the tools available in Photoshop and Illustrator
filed in showcase on May.17, 2009
A perfect example of good work leading to an inpressive client portfolio, London-based, Japanese artist Yuko Kondo has a website full of great images and good to see she exhibits prints and murals in plenty of galleries too.
The image here is for Merrydown, other clients include Nike, Coca Cola, Eurostar, Virgin, Orange etc. etc.
filed in opportunity on May.17, 2009
Computer Arts – Graduate Showcase 2009: call for entries.
Submissions are open to final-year students on graduate design programmes across the globe in the following categories:
Illustration & 2D
Graphic Design
3D Artwork
Web & Interactive Media
Animation
Video & Broadcast
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: 19 June 2009.
filed in Call For Entries on May.03, 2009
For Presenters > SIGGRAPH Asia 2009.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 encourages artists, educators, engineers, filmmakers, innovators producers, researchers, and scientists throughout the world to submit their work for presentation in Yokohama, 16-19 December 2009.
Please review the program overviews and begin planning your submission. If you have questions about the programs or the types of work they are inviting, please contact the program chairs or myself. We will do our best to answer your questions and provide all the information you need to prepare a successful submission.
We look forward to learning how your recent achievements are contributing to the pulse of innovation.
filed in opportunity on Apr.17, 2009
Digital Artist 2009 is a brand new competition for anyone with a passion for digital art and design from across the globe. It aims to inspire, recognise and reward the highest standards of digital art across a range of genres and categories from concept art, illustration, architectural visualisation, and animation to character design and videogame art.
The competition is organised by leading art and design magazines: Computer Arts, Computer Arts Projects, ImagineFX, 3D World and .net. You can find out more about the magazines on their official websites: www.computerarts.co.uk, www.imaginefx.com, www.3dworldmag.com, and www.netmag.co.uk.
Digital Artist 2009 is pleased to work in association with Intel as the official partner for competition.
There are thirteen categories to choose from and you may choose to enter a total of five submissions across all of them. The submission process is web-based. The competition is open for entries until the end of August, when a panel of judges will select the category winners and runners-up.
filed in admin on Mar.28, 2009
We have closed the gallery pages for the time being, we need to do some work on the software. Hopefully they’ll reappear soon but we are unlikely to be running any more of the online exhibtions.
Instead we will concentrate on showcasing on the main blog pages any good, interesting digital artists we discover.
So keep watching.
filed in showcase on Feb.28, 2009
Making of Twisted Mind of Puyuh.
Leong Wan Kok has featured on Digital Show in the past, now for CG Arena he describes how he created this fascinating picture…
Hi, I’m WanKok. I have been involved in art industry for almost 12 years. Over my career path, I’ve been exposed to different techniques of creating digital art work for game industry, post production and publishing company. These experiences have somehow helped build up my personal way of rendering a scenes. In this tutorial, I’m happy to share my techniques and will walk you through the many steps I take, from initial conceptual work to final rendering.
Basically, this tutorial divides into 5 main sections: Brain Storming; Prior to Coloring; Coloring; Texturing; Final Touch Up. Each step of the way will be accompanied by WIP art works and shall also explain the tools and methods I used.
More…
filed in tutorials on Feb.28, 2009
Digital Arts – Features – Transform a photo with hand-drawn effects in Photoshop.
From Digital Arts Mag online…
We’ve all witnessed the horrors of overenthusiastic use of Photoshop filters – it’s all too easy to mutilate an image beyond recognition and then add a layer of cheese if you get carried away.
However, that doesn’t mean you have to steer clear of filters completely: when used with skill, imagination and a light touch they can be a quick, easy way to transform photos, and can have some creative, unexpected results. In this tutorial, you’ll learn a simple way to transform an ordinary photo into a cool, Bond-inspired illustration – in under 20 minutes.
We’ll use a stock photo that can be downloaded for a small cost and custom brushes to achieve an effect that is both straightforward and versatile.
