In This tutorial we will will learn how to prepare line art for scanning into our Digital Painting projects, we will learn some Tips for Scanning, Adjusting Contrast/Levels, Extracting Line work and Creating a handy action.




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On stepping into a music store, our eyes are immediately attracted to the beautiful album art. Graphic Design plays a major part in capturing our attention and communicating the message of the album. Below you will find some of the best Christian album art, enjoy!

This is a introduction to our Digital Painting in Photoshop Tutorials, we have introduced a few tutorials before that deals with the topic. This tutorial will review some of the things we discussed. Digital painting is an emerging art form in which traditional painting techniques such as watercolor, oils, impasto, etc. are applied using digita... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/digital-painting-in-photoshop-episode-1-introduction/feed/ 3 http://www.inspiks.com/amazing-church-animations-by-bryan-clark/ http://www.inspiks.com/amazing-church-animations-by-bryan-clark/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 10:00:52 +0000 loswl http://www.inspiks.com/?p=1717

Today we feature the art of Bryan Clark. Bryan is an animator from Oklahoma City and does some amazing spots as senior graphic designer at LifeChurch.tv. Bryan does not work for LifeChurch.tv anymore but you can still download some of his work from LifeChurch.tv OPEN, a free resource with thousands of files geared towards Church Marketing. Check out mo... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/amazing-church-animations-by-bryan-clark/feed/ 1 http://www.inspiks.com/digital-painting-in-adobe-photoshop-basics-setting-up-wacom-tablet/ http://www.inspiks.com/digital-painting-in-adobe-photoshop-basics-setting-up-wacom-tablet/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:00:26 +0000 Cam http://www.inspiks.com/?p=1638

This is the first part of a series of Digital Painting in Photoshop tutorials, in this tutorial you will learn about setting up your Wacom tablet properties in Photoshop. Although the Tablet covered is the Intuos4 there is information that is still useful and relative to the Intuos3 tablet. Digital painting is an emerging art form in which traditional painting techniques such as water... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/digital-painting-in-adobe-photoshop-basics-setting-up-wacom-tablet/feed/ 4 http://www.inspiks.com/creativemyk-is-now-creationswap/ http://www.inspiks.com/creativemyk-is-now-creationswap/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:44:06 +0000 loswl http://www.inspiks.com/?p=1545

CreativeMYK.com is now CreationSwap, a unique online network where Church media is shared by artist around the world. The website offers Free Christian Photos and Church Graphics to download and a great place where Christian artists can network, share, discuss and critique. Users can visit the free and shop galleries to begin downlo... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/creativemyk-is-now-creationswap/feed/ 3 http://www.inspiks.com/the-road-of-change/ http://www.inspiks.com/the-road-of-change/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:00:23 +0000 Tyler http://www.inspiks.com/?p=1305

Our driveway is a piece of art. At the top, it's all concrete, which then switches over to chip'n seal. Next comes a run of very beat up blacktop before finishing off with a final cracked section of concrete. The changes are abrupt and shocking and to ride your smooth bike tires down it can be an adventure at times.

Yet, it seemed a fitting subject for the life changes... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/the-road-of-change/feed/ 4 http://www.inspiks.com/interview-simi-shonowo/ http://www.inspiks.com/interview-simi-shonowo/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:16:09 +0000 loswl http://www.inspiks.com/?p=957

Simi Shonowo is a talented and passionate photographer from Texas, to view her photos is like taking a peek into her soul. Whatever style Simi  uses in her photos, you can bet it will always come out pleasant to the eyes and stimulating to the mind. Simi is also passionate about her faith in Christ, her photos either make you think about God's beautiful creation and transform... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/interview-simi-shonowo/feed/ 6 http://www.inspiks.com/best-websites-to-find-free-stock-photos/ http://www.inspiks.com/best-websites-to-find-free-stock-photos/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:05:00 +0000 loswl http://www.inspiks.com/?p=907

One of the hardest thing for designers is to find that single image that fits our design idea. Sometimes we spend more time looking for photos than we spend on the actual design, but when we find that one gem of an image it makes a world of difference. That's why I put this list of the best websites to find stock photos together. The list contains webs... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/best-websites-to-find-free-stock-photos/feed/ 13 http://www.inspiks.com/interview-joe-cavazos/ http://www.inspiks.com/interview-joe-cavazos/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:21:47 +0000 loswl http://www.inspiks.com/?p=557 This is another interesting interview with a talented artist. Joe Cavazos is a graphic designer with a great passion to use the talents God has given him to bless others. Joe  works as Creative Director at  Palm Valley Church and also have a love for music. Joe's passion is to see the local church reach it's  full potential of being a light to the community, this passion is revealed in his amazing designs. So le... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/interview-joe-cavazos/feed/ 3 http://www.inspiks.com/interview-mark-lawrence/ http://www.inspiks.com/interview-mark-lawrence/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:00:42 +0000 loswl http://www.inspiks.com/?p=87 In this interview, Mark Lawrence, shares with us his passion for art combined with the word of God, if you have never seen his work before, then you are in for a treat. Mark Lawrence has one of the most extensive and expressive digital Fine Art collection. Mark is one of the most humble... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/interview-mark-lawrence/feed/ 6 http://www.inspiks.com/rfid-the-rise-of-the-mark-of-the-beast-billy-crone/ http://www.inspiks.com/rfid-the-rise-of-the-mark-of-the-beast-billy-crone/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:00:14 +0000 SeraphimChris http://www.inspiks.com/?p=60

It's being heralded as a silent revolution, a state of the art global tracking device, and even as significant of an invention as the Internet or even the computer itself. What is this device? It's none other than RFID. But with all the hoopla aside, the question we need to be asking ourselves is this, "RFID: Man's Greatest Invention or Mark of the Beast?... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/rfid-the-rise-of-the-mark-of-the-beast-billy-crone/feed/ 4