The Realistic Masterpieces of Mr. SladeWritten by Maricon Williams
Digital painting is really hype nowadays. Digital painters are also rampant. Their works are exhibited everywhere we surf. But one name rose among others. This guy is really great when it comes to this fascinating craft. His works are realistic, you won’t entertain any hunch at back of your head that output was just hand painted and transmitted in computer.James Gregory Artis aka James G. Slade was born on February 11, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee. He discovered his love for art when he was nine years old. It was a long cold winter when his father had given him some paint. All throughout that winter, he spent his time drawing different subjects. After that he began designing ads and signs for their tent revivals. From there he got his first computer in 80’s. He then designs newsletters and ads through computer. In June 2000, his knee swelled. After two surgeries, doctors could not find out why it was swelling and then his left knee went. Three years after, he was diagnosed to have Osteoarthritis and degenerative disk disease. Pain was excruciating when he walks so most of his day was spent in his recliner. That is time when he spent all of his time on computer desk that reaches over his recliner. In winter of 2000 he became disabled.
| | Design with a Rusty FontWritten by Maricon Williams
Rust is sometimes what gives a thing greater attention compared to not having it at all. Maybe this is because a lot are enthralled by its aged look.In an article written by Joyce Evans entitled Rusty Type Effects, author in response to a reader, gave steps on how to make a rusty font. In tutorial, she used a pattern file and several effects to produce text that appears to be rusted. “You can change look by changing pattern, offset of lower layer, and even shadow. After you do this exercise, experiment by adding different effects to edges of text or try different strokes for a variety of results”, she explained. The Source of tutorial was PNG file and Rusty texture. Click here to download. Here is how it is done: 1 Open a new canvas 2 Select Text tool and click on canvas. 3 Fill & Load. This first text object is going to be used as edge of final or top text layer. To fill this bottom layer of text, Open Fill panel from Fill category, choose Pattern. In Pattern Name area, scroll down and choose Other. A dialog box will open allowing you to locate pattern to fill with. Navigate to location you saved file; select it and click on Open. 4 Set Lines. In Texture area of Fill panel, choose Line-Horiz 1 and 100% for Amount of Texture
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