Tag: digital art

looking before i leap

in which I offer some links to photoshop brushes and research Creative Commons licenses

i like to create.
(duh.)
and just look! perfect timing! i was born in an age of global publishing technology.
gotta love that.

lately i’ve been browsing around the Net for photoshop brushes and patterns that i can use. some really quality work is being shared by the generous hearts of other creative people. how cool is that? take a look at some of these:

well, as rich as the Web is with resources, you can’t always find exactly what you need.

so the other day i created my own photoshop and illustrator brushes for a digital image project. everything i needed to learn was available in online tutorials. i finished the project, and now i can share my work with others so they can benefit from my creativity. it’s like the cycle of life. Internet-style.

i was all set to slap a Creative Commons license on my stuff and post it, when the voice of reason (this guy i know really well) popped up with the reminder that licenses are legal contracts.

and one should never enter into legalities lightly.


leap, originally uploaded by tricky â„¢.

so… you’ll just have to wait a few more days before i post any brushes of my own.

don’t hold your breath.
i hear that can cause respiratory problems.
but anticipate as keenly as you like!

online delights

links to some favorites on deviantArt.com

the Net is an amazing thing. i can spend days, oh who am I fooling? i could spend years simply browsing and reading the works of other creatives. and especially the works of creatives so much more practiced than i! a site that never disappoints is deviantart.com. it’s like sneaking up to their door, creeping in through the window, tip-toeing along the hall and peeking into the studios of so many talented artists. only it’s not illegal, occifer. not a bit. perfectly legit.

and to think! most of them are students! they haven’t even launched into their professional careers yet (some, anyway)!

check out some of my favorites from a single browse-fest (and this was just the cream of the crop — as you can see, i must limit my browsing sessions or they will consume a-l-l my time):

<contented sigh>

the world is full of talented people. and with the Net around, we don’t just sit in our little world and stew anymore. well, we don’t have to, anyway. we get to jump into a global pot and provoke each other to keep trying, keep going, keep living. sorta makes me sit back in awe, and try to grasp the implications. i wonder how it will be in another ten or twenty years?

<starts to fidget>

i wonder how long it will be before i have anything worthy to post online?

<wanders down the long stone hall of Temple Asylum, muttering and gesturing, hugging self encouragingly>