Gurus Unleashed

Quick Tip: Data-Driven Graphics Using Illustrator’s Variables Panel

Cheryl Graham — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:42 +0000

Illustrator’s Variables panel lets you create data-driven graphics in a fraction of the time it would take to do them by hand. In this Quick Tip, learn about Variables and see how to create and save 100 different business cards…

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Quick Tip: Create a Metallic Copper Text Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop

Enrique Elicabe — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:35:27 +0000

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In this tutorial we will explain how to create a metallic copper text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Concrete Bunker Texture Argel Font…

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Showcase: Pinned Universal CSS Navigation Menu

DMXzone — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:18:59 +0000

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Here's another awesome idea how you can customize your Universal CSS Navigation Menu and pinned it to the side of your website. Also you can add small thumbnails to the different section to give your user greater experience when browsing…

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Working with Strokes and Fills in Photoshop CS6

Julieanne Kost's Blog — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:14:10 +0000

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• After creating your own custom Stroke patterns (using the Stroke Options), save them as a preset. Don’t forget that you can save a Tool Preset in order to save all of the Options for the shape tool (fill, stroke,…

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Create a Beautiful Retro Futurism Portrait – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

Sharon Milne — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:44 +0000

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In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial,I’m going to show you how I’ve created this retro futuristic inspired portrait, using transparent radial gradients, Blending Modes and Opacities. This portrait has lots of bright neon glows and a graphic looking hair style. This…

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EU Cookie Law and How It Affects the Web

Christian Vasile — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:02:43 +0000

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Although most of the rumors and discussions are right now focusing on acts such as SOPA/PIPA, which expand the ability of law enforcement all over the world to fight online trafficking in counterfeit goods and copyrighted intellectual property, the web…

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Microsoft Will Charge To Remove OEM ‘crapware’

DMXzone — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:17:41 +0000

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For around two and a half years, Microsoft has been offering what it calls Signature editions of certain PCs. According to Microsoft, these PCs give you faster and easier access to “the applications you want right away without getting sidetracked…

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Aspect-Oriented Programming in PHP

DMXzone — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:17:41 +0000

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There’s a new player in town, and he brought new toys: The PHP World welcomes FLOW3, an enterprise application framework written and backed by the community of the TYPO3 CMS. FLOW3 can be used as standalone full-stack framework for your…

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Texture Thursday: Wallpieces

Andre Meca — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:04:36 +0000

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Wallpieces Textures You can view the textures below, and can download the full sized textures at the bottom of this page. Download This Texture Pack Join our newsletter for access to all texture thursday high-res downloads Receive links to all…

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Create the Instagram Style in Lightroom

Howard Pinsky — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:33:37 +0000

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It’s a pleasure to welcome a new Nut to TipSquirrel.com! Having been a fan of Howard and IceFlowStudios for some time I was thrilled when he agreed to come and join our humble group of Photoshop Nuts. If you haven’t already…

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Change Blend Mode from Keyboard in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements

adobe Photoshop Secrets — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:28:43 +0000

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One of my favorite keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements are to change blend mode from keyboard. You can cycle through blend modes if you want or to apply specific blend mode directly from keyboard without to click triangle…

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Digging deep into CS6’s “Recent Fonts”

Sandee Cohen — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:31:06 +0000

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A few tips on using the new Recently-Used Font list in CS6.…

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Getting Started with Photoshop CS6 – 4 Free Videos, plus 20% Discount On Full Course

The Photoshop Blog — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:47:30 +0000

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Award-winning video trainer and Adobe Certified Instructor Chad Perkins will show you the basics of Photoshop. You’ll learn about the components of visual images, making selections, color correcting, fixing images, outputting images, and much more. This course uses Photoshop CS6…

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InDesign CS6 Reviewed by Jay Nelson

Jay Nelson — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:52:16 +0000

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This morning, Macworld.com posted my rather lengthy review of InDesign CS6 here. While the CS6 upgrade is definitely worthwhile for InDesign users, I don’t think the new features will cause any QuarkXPress users to switch. In fact, if imitation is…

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5 Free Vintage Paper Textures From Bittbox

The Photoshop Blog — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:34:37 +0000

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Here are 5 free vintage paper textures you can use in Photoshop (downlaod a free trial of Photoshop CS6 Extended). All textures or downloadable files on Bittbox.com are free for personal use. For commercial use they require a usage fee.…

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Universal CSS Navigation Menu Improved and on Sale

DMXzone — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:18:06 +0000

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Today we introduce you the updated version of our Universal CSS Navigation Menu extension that lets you create all kind of great web site navigation menus such as Cascading Drop down Menus, Mega Menus, Popup or Context Menus. It comes…

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Customizing the Universal CSS Navigation Menu Font

DMXzone — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:18:06 +0000

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With this movie we will show you how to change the default Font Family and Size of Universal CSS Navigation Menu.…

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CS6 Blur Tools

Darrell Heath — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:34:50 +0000

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Using Photoshop CS6 to create selective softening effects using the new on-screen Blur Filters. Mix and match among the three filters for a variety of depth-of-field and tilt-shift effects. Step One: Open Choice Image… Open choice image from the File

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World Map & Pin (PSD)

Orman — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:50 +0000

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Today's freebie, a contribution from 17 year old Dutch designer Thom van der Weerd, is a sweet little world map design complete with location pin. Fantastic work I'm sure you'll agree!RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info…

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Quick Tip: How to Create Metal Chair Using Gradient on Strokes in Adobe Illustrator CS6

Iaroslav Lazunov — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:36 +0000

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Adobe Illustrator CS6 has a new feature which is called Gradient on Strokes. It is the first time since Adobe Illustrator’s creation we have an opportunity to apply the gradient fills to the strokes. There are two more types of…

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Kickstart Guide to Breaking into Freelance Illustration

Sharon Milne — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:51:20 +0000

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A career in freelance illustration is much more than drawing pretty pictures. While as much as you’d like to spend the entire day sitting in front of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or your other favorite tools, like most freelance professions is…

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Layer Panel Enhancements for Shape Layers in Photoshop CS6

Julieanne Kost's Blog — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:13:58 +0000

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• There is a new badge for shape layers in the Layers panel (Shape layers are not longer represented by a Fill layer with a vector mask). • Although the Shape Layer icon (badge) has changed, you can still double…

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Using Paragraph and Character Styles in Photoshop CS6

Martin Perhiniak — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:46 +0000

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In this past, working with a lot of text in Photoshop was a hassle. Global changes to text simply could not be made easily. In Photoshop CS6, Adobe has given us new ways to manage our text. This episode of…

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10 Flickr Groups for Challenge-Thirsty Photographers

Graphic Mania — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:10:21 +0000

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Everyone likes a good challenge now and again. Sometimes those challenges are against ourselves, working to accomplish a goal. Sometimes they are against a situation that seems insurmountable. Or they might be against others, trying to make it to the…

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Create Your Own Leather Texture Using Adobe Illustrator

Andrei Marincas — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:22 +0000

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In this tutorial I will show you how to create a leather texture of different colors using Adobe Illustrator. This is a basic tutorial to follow and will take around thirty minutes to complete. You can use this vector texture…

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Vintage Photo Effect in Photoshop

Tyler Denis — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:19:48 +0000

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This tutorial will show you how to apply a simple vintage photo effect using Photoshop. We're going to use image adjustments, adjustment layers and layer styles to apply the vintage effect on a regular photo so that we can keep…

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How Web Designers Can Successfully Use the Dribbble Network

Jenna Scaglione — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:34:25 +0000

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Do you like basketball? If you do and you are a web designer, you may take a liking to the design community Dribbble. If you hate sports, no worries! You still may like the network, especially if you are a…

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Adobe Announces Digital Publishing Suite

DMXzone — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:56 +0000

Categories: Dreamweaver

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At Adobe’s annual Digital Publishing Summit, the company announced a series of groundbreaking new features for its Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) that will allow media companies and corporate publishers to deliver unparalleled reach and monetize their unique content in new…

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Upgrading to Windows 8 Will Cost

DMXzone — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:55 +0000

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Those who shell go out for a Windows 7 PC in the coming months will receive a discounted upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $14.99, according to sources speaking to Paul Thurrott. The deal could start as early as…

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How To Build A Real-Time Commenting System

DMXzone — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:55 +0000

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The Web has become increasingly interactive over the years. This trend is set to continue with the next generation of applications driven by the real-time Web. Adding real-time functionality to an application can result in a more interactive and engaging…

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Members Area Tutorial: Create An Emotional Sunset Scene Photo Manipulation

Jenny Le — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:24:40 +0000

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Create An Emotional Sunset Scene Photo Manipulation In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a beautiful emotional sunset scene. We’ll work with manipulating techniques, blending, masking, painting and more. Final Image As always, this is the final image…

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Fireworks-user-use

adobe info — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:07:17 +0000

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Coloring With Photoshop – Skin Pt. 2

Janine Smith — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:27:54 +0000

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When last we saw our heroine she was looking a little, well, colorless. Today we’re going to perk things up a bit with a little help from history. First, we need to ask ourselves a couple of questions; what era…

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20 Unique and Beautiful Typography Artworks to Boost Your Creativity

James Qu — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:45:23 +0000

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Typography art is a form of artwork that always intrigues me. In this post, I will showcase 20 Unique and Beautiful Typography Art I have in my collection – these artworks in my opinion are very high in terms of quality…

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Restroom – toilet sign

aceall — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:49:32 +0000

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High resolution restroom – toilet sign. Gray background with a silver male and female gender symbols, download JPG and transparent PNG symbols. Resolution: 5000x3750px Medium size preview (1280x1024px): Male female sign File format: JPG and PNG Color theme: silver, gray…

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Meredith Corporation Chooses Adobe Digital Publishing Suite as its Tablet Publishing Solution

Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Team — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:52:18 +0000

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Today is an exciting day for Digital Publishing Suite and Meredith Corporation. At the Adobe Digital Publishing event earlier today in New York City, Jim Guerard, Vice President and General Manager of Media Solutions at Adobe, announced that Meredith Corporation,…

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Use Levels In Photoshop To Improve Contrast And Color Balance

The Photoshop Blog — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:22:17 +0000

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Here's a tip from Simon Skellon at Photoshop Daily: The Levels adjustment layer in Photoshop (downlaod a free trial of Photoshop Extended) is a versatile one. It can not only be used to improve the lighting in an image but…

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Working with Shape Layers in Photoshop CS6 – Video Tutorial

The Photoshop Blog — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:23:57 +0000

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Take a tour of the new features and improved vector workflow in Photoshop CS6 (try a 30-day trial of Photoshop Extended). In this video tutorial (Working with Shape Layers in Photoshop CS6), Julieanne demonstrates how to quickly add custom strokes…

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Publishers Usher in the Next Generation of Digital Publishing Suite

Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Team — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:59:11 +0000

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Today marks a transition for magazine and newspaper publishers. Adobe gathered in New York City along with luminaries from the publishing industry at the 2012 Adobe Digital Publishing Summit to welcome new advancements in digital publishing. Leaders such as Condé…

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Create Storybook Illustrations Using Photoshop and Filter Forge 3

Mark Heaps — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:45:38 +0000

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For many professional illustrators, Photoshop is the tool of choice to create hand-drawn digital artwork or paintings. With the right knowledge and skills, it can be used to create stunning works of art. With that said, we’re not all professional…

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Warm Colors on the Photo

Photoshop Star — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:23:15 +0000

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In this Photoshop tutorial we are going to add warm colors to one photo playing with color settings and layer blending modes. Final Image Preview Resources Boys in the woods 3 Step 1 Open photo in Photoshop. Resize photo to…

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Full Transcript: Digital Publishing Summit Live Blog

Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Team — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:51:55 +0000

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Lynly 7:28 am on May 15, 2012 Zeke wrapping up and closing the event. Thank you for attending! David Schmidt… 7:27 am on May 15, 2012 A new article has just been posted to the DPS Developer Center (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/digitalpublishingsuite.html) which

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Sports Teams Boost Ticket Sales With Digital Contracts

Adobe — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:50:17 +0000

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Beyond winning games and striving to make it to the playoffs, sports teams also need to focus on business activities. One main area of focus is increasing ticket sales – both for season and suite sales, as well as general…

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The new video workflow in Photoshop CS6

John Nack on Adobe — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:34 +0000

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RC Concepcion from NAPP gives a quick tour of new Scene layers & more:…

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Workshop: Creative T-shirt Project, Round 3

Kate McInnes — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:31 +0000

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Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be showcasing the third and final round of the Vectortuts+ Creative T-shirt Project. Check it out at the jump! Create Your Own T-shirt Design…, Round 3

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Fit Text Frame to Content Script

Rype — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:55:10 +0000

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Nathaniel Kelso created a couple of really handy scripts to fit text boxes to their content. This might seem like a really basic problem, but these problems are usually the most annoying. There is a script for a text box’s…

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Designer Mega Menu with Universal CSS Navigation Menu

DMXzone — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:17:49 +0000

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We're starting the week with an amazing showcase of Mega menu created with DMXzone Universal CSS Navigation Menu extension. For this particular demo webpage we edited the CSS in order to match the page design, something you can easily do…

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Improvements to Shape Tool Options in Photoshop CS6

Julieanne Kost's Blog — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:14:06 +0000

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Several improvements were made to the shape layers (and vector tools) in Photoshop CS6. If you missed yesterday’s video, here is a quick list of changes that you’ll find in the Options bar when working with Shapes: • Before drawing…

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Use Split Frequency Healing to Retouch a Photo in Photoshop

Daniel Meadows — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:14 +0000

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Split Frequency Healing is a technique that you can use in Photoshop that will allow you retouch photos without affecting the photo’s respective tone or texture. In this tutorial, commercial retoucher, Daniel Meadows, who has worked for clients such as…

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Featured Artist: Bram Vanhaeren

Tom — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:56:20 +0000

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Featured Artist: Bram Vanhaeren Bram Vanhaeren is an awesome digital artist from Belgium. His work centers mainly around photo manipulations, wallpaper designs and typography. He has a very unique mixed media approach, often bringing in elements of drawing and illustration…

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