Are you about to take your first steps into creating and printing a book cover? Or perhaps you’ve already created covers for ebooks and want to transition to printed media? I’ve put together some practical advice to help you get the best results from your printed designs. This article assumes you are using Photoshop for your cover creation, but the basic concepts will hold true for whatever software you decide to use.
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Making a Moroccan Pouffe
I’ve been working on a Moroccan-themed conservatory over the last 6 months or so, and while it’s still a work in progress, I think it’s already looking pretty good. As my other half pointed out after I’d raided the Range, ‘Morocco has vomited in our conservatory’ – but I think there’s room for improvement. I…
New Range of Crystal Kits
When inspiration strikes at 5am, sometimes you just have to go with it… Introducing my new range of Crystal Kits. I got myself certified as a Crystal Master and have been busily making kits for a number of different purposes. They all include a number of specially-selected crystals in embroidered bags with complementary designs. I’m launching…
Satisfaction Survey Results
As I was updating my Testimonials page, I ran some stats from the satisfaction surveys I’ve collected from customers over the years via JotForm. Because I’m a complete spod, I’ve made a little graph. 🙂
Copyright Infringement on Second Life
From time to time, I get the odd note saying “your art’s been stolen – go see the filthy thief here and give them a piece of your mind!”. 9 times out of 10, it’s some 14 yr old kid’s photobucket account, where they’ve dumped a bunch of pics they like, blissfully unaware of copyright…
Photoshop CS6 Beta Available Free from Adobe
Adobe are giving out Beta versions of Photoshop CS6. You can download from their site at http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/photoshopcs6.html
Young Artists Incubator
Young artists up to 35 are invited to apply to participate in YAI’s London & Berlin Art Festivals 2012. If you are not an artist, or you are older, you can sign-up anyway to receive detailed information about these projects and use “the-art-voice” social blog network dedicated to all art lovers, now under construction. On…
My Best New Find
Over the last few months, I’ve been really enjoying mooching around this site – I seem to find something new and exciting every day! It’s a relatively small but passionate community of 3D artists, and unlike a lot of the larger faceless sites, members really get involved and like to share and post encouraging comments…
3D Fantasy Art 