Welcome to “Wings in Time” — my latest digital art collection! This project has been thoroughly enjoyable for me during a time when my limited mobility has found me doing an extensive amount of sitting around. During this time, I have rediscovered my love of birds and birdwatching; in particular, their behaviours and capturing those special moments that are unique to each … [Read more...] about Wings in Time Digital Art Collection
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Photoshop Editing Demo: Kingfisher Digital Art
Last summer I challenged myself to get a good photo of a kingfisher that passed by the RV many times every day. In years past the kingfisher has always eluded me as it wizzes by at record speed, coming to a sudden halt and hovering for quick second (never long enough to find it in my frame), then doing a high-speed dive into the water. It took hundreds of tries, but … [Read more...] about Photoshop Editing Demo: Kingfisher Digital Art
Getting Started with Digital Art
Making digital art is a ton of fun if you go about it the right way. It's a very experimental process, so you have to give yourself the freedom to try new things and just play without any expectations. The pieces are probably not going to fall into place immediately. It takes awhile before you get just the right combination of textures, blend modes, overlays and colour … [Read more...] about Getting Started with Digital Art
How to Load and Use Photoshop Brushes
There was a time when I only ever used the soft round brush in Photoshop to paint on a layer mask to define where I wanted a particular effect to appear. But since I’ve been exploring digital art, I’ve discovered so many more ways to use brushes. Not only can you put a paint stroke on your image, but you can use different colours, you can paint inside the stroke with … [Read more...] about How to Load and Use Photoshop Brushes
Wildlife Journeys – My First Digital Art Collection
I love a clean landscape photograph. One with beautiful colours, interesting lines, and gorgeous light. Or a clean wildlife image with startling detail and a soft background. Those have always been the types of images I try to make. In the past year or so, I've found myself attracted to a different type of image. Perhaps one that is more conceptual and planned rather than … [Read more...] about Wildlife Journeys – My First Digital Art Collection