Best of the Web #45

KayakingGood afternoon (or other variant based on where you are), and welcome to another edition of best of the web.  This past week had a lot of photography roundups, everything from out-of-bounds style to tilt-shift photography.  Also, there were two interesting tutorials on comic and cartoon style illustrations.  My personal favorite post was a review of Photoshop brushes by SmashingMagazine, but of course, all the posts from past week that are included here are pretty good and definitely worth seeing.

Anyways, hope you all like, and as always, if you have any comments or suggestions for me, or want to contribute, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Have a great day!

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37 Clever Satirical Photomanipulations by azrainman

thumbSatirical artists have a wide variety of topics to choose from, including sports, politics, entertainment, and others.  This wide variety of topics allows from some of the most creative designs and photomanipulations.

Today, we have 37 clever and satirical photomanipulations by a talented designer known as azrainman.  Unfortunately, it was difficult to track down information on him, although his deviantART portfolio is located here: http://azrainman.deviantart.com/

His manipulations are incredibly creative, and each expresses a given concept.  Please keep in mind that the opinions that may be interpreted from the images are not necessarily those of this blog.  Enjoy!

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24 Breathtaking Character Illustrations by Ryan Wood

thumbRyan Wood is a digital painter from Salt Lake City, Utah with an incredibly unique style and form for character illustration, somewhat resembling a caricature.   His style exaggerates various features, while expressing the character’s true form and identity.  From Mario to Elvis, from evil witches to abominable snowmen, Ryan’s creative and unique mind continues to dazzle his audience again and again.

Today, it’s my pleasure to share with you 24 of Ryan’s amazing works that showcase some of his work and creative style.  Each piece was hand selected for it’s incredible character illustration and unique depiction of an identifiable character.  If you like his work, be sure to check out his blog, located here: http://woodyart.blogspot.com/

I hope you like his work, and if you do, please share it with your friends using your favorite social network.  Thank you all for another great week, and have a great weekend!

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Best of the Web #32

thumbHello again everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend and were able to enjoy a little rest.  Today it’s Monday, so for most of us, that means back to work or school, but it also means it’s time for another best of the web from last week!

Last week had a couple really awesome inspirational roundups and artist features (and not just the ones I posted).  Additionally, SixRevisions did a great blog design tutorial, and of course, Abduzeedo came through with another awesome case study, this one by the legendary Peter Jaworowski.  So be sure to check all these great posts out, and then check back tomorrow because I’m gonna keep bringing you some awesome posts.

Thanks everyone, have a great start to your week, and remember, inspiration is everywhere.

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Web Picks #26

thumbI love a variety of art forms, from abstract to web design to digital painting, so in this week’s Web Picks, there are a variety of posts included.

There’s some great inspirational posts for both web design and other forms of art, as well as some great tutorial roundups, one for Drupal and the other for web development, and of course, there’s some great tutorials from across the web as usual.

Stay tuned for a new post hopefully tomorrow, but after that I might not be able to post again until next week as I am headed out of the country for a quick vacation.  Thanks for reading everyone!

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Wacom Intuos 4 Giveaway Winner

1Last week I ran a giveaway of a Wacom Intuos4 drawing tablet.  Today, it’s time to announce the winner, so keep reading below to see if you won!

Intuos4 redefines the Intuos pen tablet experience, thanks to a new design and new features inspired by members of our professional creative community.

The small Intuos4 pen tablet is perfect for limited desktop areas or for those who want a highly portable, professional-level tablet that fits comfortably in a laptop bag.

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15 Spectacular ThemeForest Templates

thumbThemeForest is one of 4 Envato marketplaces for buying and selling items.  In particular, ThemeForest is dedicated to web templates, from Wordpress themes to HTML templates.

Today, we’ve rounded up 15 absolutely spectacular templates from ThemeForest which can be purchased and used for your business.  Luckily, the prices of ThemeForest templates are very reasonable, particularly compared to other template sites.

Enjoy, and please share this post with your friends!  Have a good weekend everyone.

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