24 Creatively Stunning Designs by Anthony Gargasz

thumbAnthony Gargasz is a 17 year old high school student who is an incredibly talented graphic desginer.  Using Adobe Photoshop for 6 years, he is a member of famed art group Evoke, and is currently hoping to become a graphic designer.

His portfolio is incredibly creative and his use of vibrant colors and sharp designs draw your eye deeper and deeper into each work.  Today, we have 24 creatively stunning designs from Anthony, which showcase his gallery, which is located here: http://anthonygargasz.com/

If you like his work, be sure to share this post with your friends.  Thanks everyone, and enjoy.

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Best of the Web #38

priscilla-queen-of-the-desertHello again everyone, hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed some time off (or got a lot of work done if you’re a workaholic like me).  Monday is here again, even though it seems like it was yesterday, so that means it’s time for Best of the Web #38.

Last week was a busy week around the design community, a lot of posts and information were created, so it was pretty hard to keep up with it all.  There were some really great inspirational roundups of a variety of forms of digital art, along with an invaluable list of tips on dealing with bad clients (which we all have dealt with a time or two).  Also, there was a great roundup of icon tutorials by a new design blog in the community.

So be sure to check out all the posts below, and check back tomorrow because I’ll have some more awesome posts coming this week, along with the launch of some new sites I’ve been working on for awhile.

Have a great day everyone, and take a moment to breathe, relax and enjoy life.

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42 Unbelievably Beautiful Photographs by Saul Santos Diaz

thumbSaul Santos Dias is a photographer from Fuencalienta de la Palma in the Canary Islands.   His photographs are so incredibly detailed, colorful and clear, they transport the viewer to the location and allow them to experience the beauty of the moment.  From the highest mountains, to glacier valleys, Saul manages to shock the viewer with his talent for contrast and color.  Whether the photograph was taken during a starry night, during a beautiful sunset, or during the crystal brightness of day, the vivid imagery from Saul’s photographs will leave you breathless.  In this post, you can check out 42 of Saul’s outstanding works, which will captivate you and transport you to the true beauty of nature.

Be sure to check out Saul’s website, located here: http://santossaul.com/

His whole gallery is breathtaking, and it was a near impossible challenge to keep this post to a manageable number of photographs.

If you liked this post, please share it with your friends!  As always, thank you for reading…you make this site what it is.

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24 Mindblowing Pieces of Concept Art by Daniel Conway

thumbDaniel Conway is a 23 year old digital painter, concept artist and animator from the UK.  A recent graduate of Dundee University in Scotland, Daniel has been dazzling the world with his digital painting and concept art for the past 4 years.

His ability to create stunning digital paintings that capture various elements, including water and fire, along with his use of color and contrast makes him one of the most talented concept artists around.  Today, we have 24 mindblowing pieces of concept art by Daniel, which showcase his incredible gallery, located here: http://www.artofconway.com/

If you liked this post, please share it with your friends!  I hope you enjoy!  Have a great day everyone.

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Best of the Web #37

thumbHello again everyone, hopefully you had a great weekend, although I’m sure everyone would have been happy if the weekend had an extra day.

It’s time for best of the web again, where I roundup the best posts from the previous week that are worth checking out.  It’s hard to believe that we’re already up to #37.  This past week had some really great photography roundups, as well as some great collection of inspiration and tips for web designers.

Hopefully you enjoy the posts, and if you have any suggestions that should be added to the list, let me know in the comments!

Thanks all, have a great start to the week, and check back later this week for some more awesome posts!

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21 Stunning Photographs with Meaning

thumbIn this inspirational post, we present stunning photos of a variety of subjects, including children, flowers, people, and more.  Each photo was selected not only for being stunning, but also for an underlying meaning that will be sure to brighten your day.  Hopefully, these beauties will inspire you to create beautiful artwork, web designs, graphics, wallpapers, illustrations, and photographs. 

This post was contributed by Sivakumar.  If you liked it, be sure to check out http://www.pokkisam.com/ so you can share your favorites.

I hope you like this post, and if you do, please share it with your friends.

Thanks for reading, have a great weekend!

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48 Breathtaking Digital Paintings by Philip Straub

thumbPhilip Straub is an incredibly talented illustrator, concept artist and digital painter, whose work has been used by a variety of publications around the world including Spectrum Fantasy Annuals, Expose’ digital fine art books, ImagineFX Magazine, Advanced Photoshop Magazine, Corel Painter Magazine, Fantasy Magazine and 2D artist Magazine.  As a former art director for ElectronicArts, he has had the unique privilege of working on a variety of videogames, and he currently works for NCSoft, where he has worked on other titles including Guild Wars.

Phillip’s work is imaginative, colorful and diverse.  His ability to create scenes depicting unmatched beauty is combined with his ability to create scenes that capture darkness and evil, all while pushing the boundaries of his skill and succeeding.  Here, we have 48 breathtaking, outstanding, incredible digital paintings by Philip that showcase some of the very best in his gallery.

If you like Philip’s work, be sure to check out his website, located here: http://www.philipstraub.com/

Please share this post with your friends if you enjoyed it!  Thanks for reading everyone.  All images are credit to Philip Straub.

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