dinyctis

Due to reasons that are foreign to me, a tutorial that I wrote in September of 2003 is now on the front page of the website in February of 2017.  What a pleasant surprise! I'm glad to see that this is still being of some use after all this time and that Photoshop hasn't changed all that much.  Since that will mean people flocking to this page, I wanted to write a little message: Welcome! I hope that you like what you see.  It is a glimpse of what I created many many years ago.  The lack of activity does not represent a lack of interest in art.  Design/art is what I do for a living, so I do not do it as much of a hobby anymore.  Let me tell y

I was watching the movie "Another Earth" when I noticed something familiar.  To be more specific, artwork that looked like something I made a few years ago. I used the word "familiar" very loosely, because I'd recognize something that I made anywhere from very few details. At the 17 minute mark of the movie, the main character goes on a website to write a small essay for a contest.  Guess what artwork is used as part of the background of that website? This: http://fav.me/d18g5o It's just rotated, but it's exactly the same! The flare has the same angles and the Earth is showing the exact same position.  I made that

Over the years, I've been getting requests from some people about having a few of the designs that I've made available as shirts.  I always thought it was "one of those things" where it could be much more effort than it was worth.  However, as selfishly as this might be, I've just made a few personal designs that I'd like to have made as shirts.  As such, I could make a few of the designs available including some new ones. However, I could use some guidance in choosing a service.  I figured that the art community (and hopefully a few of the people who will stumble upon this entry) will have a better idea than me (which is none!)  One with so