If you have a problem with the front cover of your copy of the current Jamaican yellow pages directory (dance hall scene) why not just flip it over to the back cover (ska/rocksteady scene) or better still just tear off the front cover. This is a simple solution to a simple problem in my view. The cover is almost literally a flat (two-dimensional) cardboard photo and that disturbs or turns on some of us? Give me a break. Now, though I am trained in music and philosophy and have been a Christian for 49 years I would not venture to do any kind of research at a live dance hall session because I personally could not “plead the blood of Jesus†fervently enough to keep all sections of my anatomy calm. Even then my possible response to the visual stimuli in that setting would be essentially saying much more about… read more
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20 Awesome Photoshop Actions Explore the hottest photo effects released this year; transforming images into stunning creative. What is a Photoshop Action An action is a series of tasks that you play back on a single file or a batch of files—menu commands, panel options, tool actions, and so on. For example, you can create an action that changes the size of an image, applies an effect to the image, and then saves the file in the desired format. The Photoshop actions in the post is a list of the most creative and powerful actions that were created for sale on graphicriver.net in 2016. use them to finish up your creative work or start a new one. Most of these actions are very easy to use with just one click of the play button. Have fun creating and don’t forget to experiment by combining more than one actions. Dynamize Photoshop Action… read more
Grand Opening Sale!: To celebrate the Grand Opening of our new shop at Inspiks Market, you can now enjoy 50% OFF the entire Inventory Until September 30, 2014. Products include Church Print Templates (Flyers, Postcards, CD Artwork, Tickets), Photoshop Add-Ons, Product Mock-ups and more! USE DISCOUNT CODE: IM50PERCENT Inspiks Market offers everything you need for creative church projects. Search our shop for an extensive product range, or alternatively, filter via categories.                   [creativ_button url=”https://www.inspiks.com/shop/” icon=”” label=”Browse All Products” colour=”red” colour_custom=”” size=”medium” edge=”rounded” target=”_self”]
In 1998 the desire to spread the Gospel of Christ with digital artwork started with simple email attachments to friends, and family. The collection of artwork grew so much that we decided to start sharing them on the internet as free downloads, so that people would be inspired by the Word of God through art and design.
Kaleb’s Witness Christian T-Shirts is a South Florida based online Christian T-Shirts store proclaiming the Christian faith through a creative line of high quality, durable merchandise that includes clothing, jewelry, art, accessories and other items. Romans 13:14 tells us to “clothe ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ.†As Christians, we’re walking billboards for Christ; we should be bold witnesses (2 Cor. 3:12), living our faith, inside and out, Check out some of their T-shirts below. Without the light of Jesus Christ, we are all spiritually blind. Only through Jesus can our minds and hearts become illuminated to clearly and correctly see things for what they really are. Price: $24.99 God’s love for us never wavers; it never changes. This is why we can never ‘out sin’ God’s forgiveness. In spite of our flaws, He loves us and is faithful to forgive us over and over again, “not… read more
It is time again for another roundup of images from our Flickr group. This edition features design and photography that has to do with Fathers. Done by Christians artist around the world. Select pictures are chosen every other month to be featured in our roundup. As always, remember you can submit your own photo here, and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and our Facebook Fan Page. Enjoy! Thumb by Santos Samayoa. [sociallocker] [/sociallocker]
Our Inspirational Christian Art Archive has been in production since 1998. The package consists of 287 files. Â They are provided for the sake of ministering to people. We pray that you are blessed by the combination of artwork and the Word of God which are portrayed in each piece. Feel free to download and share them. Inspirational Images by INSPIKS are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
INSPIKS Flickr Group: It is time again for another roundup of images from our Flickr group. This group features design and photography from many Christians artist around the world. Select pictures are chosen every other month to be featured in our roundup. As always, remember you can submit your own photo here, and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and our Facebook Fan Page. Enjoy! Thumbnail Image by: Clem Onojeghuo [sociallocker] Artist remain the original copyright holder of all their materials. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth by Flickr is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise. Please contact the respective owners if you wish to use any… read more
Welcome to the January 25, 2012 edition of christian carnival ii. Each week, we bring together a selection of the best Christian blog posts from across the web. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favorite site, or would like to discover something completely new, this is the best place to start! The carnival deals with a variety of topics, so look through the christian blog posts and you should find something of interest. A big thanks to all who sent in their entries. Join our Facebook page, Enjoy! Shannon Christman on behalf of author Ridge Burns presents Carpenter Ants posted at Mission Blog, saying, “Kyle (not his real name) is a young man from my ministry who has been working through some spiritual challenges lately. He and I were out working in the woods to cut a load of firewood. “ Henry Neufeld presents Of… read more
Digital Painting in Photoshop Ep.16 – Masks and Selections : This tutorial will cover the basics of painting with Masks and Selections, you should look at Episode 11, that covers Line Art before looking at this, so you get a good understanding of what we are doing. 1. Making Lineart/Inks 2. Creating Masks 3. Creating Custom Patterns 4. Laying in Patterns 5. Painting in Selections Digital Painting in Photoshop Ep.16 – Masks and Selections [sociallocker] [/sociallocker]
Designer Juliet Towner, also known as 7ulio, has done an amazing job in her position as Graphic Designer for Victory Highway Wesleyan Church. Juliet communicates the message of her church through beautifully designed Church Marketing pieces for print, web, on-screen and video. The quality of her work speaks volumes about the deeper passion she has for the message of Christ and its impact on the world. Be Inspired! Check out this great interview. Welcome to INSPIKS, please introduce yourself, and tell us where you’re from and how you got started in the field of Design. My name is Juliet Towner and I am the graphic designer for Victory Highway Wesleyan Church in Painted Post, NY. I started working at Victory when I was 15 years old as an administrative assistant. My position evolved over the years, and they brought me on as their full time graphic designer about… read more
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.
These photos are just a small snippet of Creation, they show the awesome Power and Magnificence of God. Take some time to look around your environment and you will see His handy work. Thank Him and Praise Him for what He has done. Our prayer is that you will draw closer to Him and your relationship will be strengthened. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.,And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the… read more
Absolutely Stunning Christian Album Art – 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! Pages – Shane & Shane Surrender – Seventh Day Slumber My Brightness – Charlie Hall Not Afraid – Stephanie Smith Hear My Worship – Jason Ingram You Are Everything – Matthew West There Is A Savior – Sandi Patty Forever You Reign – Nicole C. Mullen Choose – Christy Nockels Let it Fade – Jeremy Camp Blessed And Highly Favored – The Clark Sisters Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) – Chris Tomlin All I Want – Phillip LaRue Jesus Messiah – Chris Tomlin Give… read more
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 digital tools by means of a computer, a digitizing tablet and stylus, and software such as Photoshop 1. Let’s get started! Topics Include: 1. Overview of the series 2. Installing updates and drivers 3. Setting Up Wacom Tablet 4. Making a glideglove [sociallocker] Speed Painting a Female Face – Natalie Portman [/sociallocker]
The Bible is not primarily a book of science, but it does contain numerous scientific facts. We laugh at some of the scientific data that was available  just a few hundred years ago. If man alone were the author of the Bible, we would expect to find many such errors contained in it. However, if we examine the scientific data of the Bible and find it to be accurate to present-day scientific laws, then we have powerful evidence for divine inspiration given by God to the authors. The scientific data found in the Bible are not only accurate, but were revealed thousands of years before man discovered them for himself. The Bible does not contain any errors typical of the time in which it was written. Would we expect anything less from a book inspired by God? The scriptures are replete with statements suggesting scientific knowledge which predates the corresponding… read more
May was an amazing month, packed with some amazing Photoshop tutorials. If you missed them, you can find them here. In this month’s roundup we have chosen some great high quality selections with a wide range of topics, such as abstract typography, surreal Illustrations and Special Effects, etc. Please take a moment to check them out, have fun learning!! Create an Ecological Fairy Tale Wallpaper This tutorial will show how to create pebbles covering with grasses from scratch in Photoshop. You shall display your own creativity on what things should be placed on them to form your own ecological wallpaper!….. Make orange and lemon in Photoshop Make orange and lemon fruits in Photoshop. Text and video Photoshop tutorial. Watch the high quality HD video tutorial and learn Photoshop basics…… [sam id=3 codes=’false’] How to Paint a Surreal Scene in Photoshop Learn how to create this fantastic drawing by Hatice… read more
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 more of Byran’s amazing artistry at bryanclark.wordpress.com. [sam id=3 codes=’false’]
Create A Planetary Star Field in Photoshop: In this tutorial we’ll learn how to create a Planetary Star Field using masks and a few star brushes. Photoshop brushes are very powerful, they can simulate real life objects, like trees, birds and in our case, a Planetary Star Field. You can find many free brushes online at places like Brusheezy and Deviant Art. While this is a fairly simple process to achieve, there are a few tips and tricks that can be applied to any project to increase productivity and enhance the realism of your scene. Lets get started! Inspiration This tutorial was inspired by Tyler van der Hoeven’s Image called Star Field. Thanks to Tyler for graciously allowing me to use his high-resolution photo in the process of recreating the image. The image reminded me of Psalm 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work… read more
Digital Painting in Adobe Photoshop Basics: 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 watercolor, oils, impasto, etc. are applied using digital tools by means of a computer, a digitizing tablet and stylus, and software. Enjoy! Next tutorial in the series: Digital Painting in Adobe Photoshop Basics – Setting up New Document
These Cell Phone wallpapers are from the INSPIKS Christian Cell Phone Wallpaper group on Flickr. Here you will find some of the best Christian wallpapers from the group members and some from our own graphic design team. We also have  a Cell Phone Wallpaper Gallery here on our blog, which features one hundred plus wallpapers. [sam id=3 codes=’false’] [sam id=3 codes=’false’]
We have a great line-up of tutorials this month, that will satisfy your artistic thirst! These tutorials range from cool photo manipulations, abstract illustrations, cool typography effects and much more. Check them out, you may find something that you like! Extremely Glossy and Shiny Text Effect In this Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to see how to create extremely glossy and shiny text effect with glitter texture. We will use simple techniques blending and layer style effects.. View Tutorial Undress a Giraffe in Photoshop Have you ever wanted to know what a Giraffe looks like without its spots? If so, this tutorial is for you. This tut we will demonstrate how to undress a giraffe by removing its spots. View Tutorial Honey Bubbles Text Effect In this very easy Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to see how to create warm honey text effect with bubbles texture. We will use simple techniques such… read more
 Flickr Group Showcase: Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to another showcase of some of the most amazing images from our Flickr Group! We are looking forward to another exciting year sharing images with you that glorify our Father in heaven. We encourage participation from anyone that wants to share and give inspiration and insight to others. The images below are packed with inspiration, Check them out and enjoy! [sociallocker] Artist remain the original copyright holder of all their materials. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth by Flickr is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise. Please contact the owner if you wish to use any of… read more
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 that are taking place with me these days. I just finished up my last day at the farm where I’ve been working for the past three years of my life. I’ve already been offered two new job positions in the past week, yet I am so sad to leave and feel unprepared to step out once again into the unknown. But, God has my steps all laid out, one right after the other, just out of my sight and I… read more