31 Spectacular Digital Paintings by Grzegorz Rutkowski

thumbGrzegorz Rutkowski is a digital painter and illustrator from Poland.  His works typically encompass a fantasy style genre, such as what you might see in Lord of the Rings, Morrowind, World of Warcraft, and other popular fantasy works.  His use of crisp, eyecatching colors and shadowing provides a unique viewpoint of the fantasy worlds that he illustrates.

Here, we have 31 spectacular illustrations by Grzegorz, which showcase his incredible style and unique mind.  If you like what you see, check out Grezgorz on deviantART here: http://88grzes.deviantart.com/

Enjoy!

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17 Stunning Designs by Rob Shields

Forever_Heavy_by_RobShieldsRob Shields is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, specializing in design for the multimedia industries (music, fashion and lifestyle).   His designs are always crisp, clean and well executed, as well as using excellent contrast and colors.  Each design element is expertly placed, and Rob is a genius at visualization of a concept.  His work has been featured in a variety of publications, including ComputerArts and Advanced Photoshop magazine.

Here are 17 of Rob’s awesome designs, showcasing his creative and unique mind.  If you like his work, be sure to check out his website: http://www.robshields.net/ or his deviantART profile, located here: http://robshields.deviantart.com/

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33 Spectacular Black and White Photographs

thumbThere’s just something about black and white photography.  Maybe it’s because humans are used to seeing the world in color, or maybe it’s because we associate black and white with a sort of “old time” feel.  Or maybe it’s that black and white photography force us to examine beauty not as a myriad of colors, but instead, absence of color.

Today, we have 33 spectacular black and white photographs that will force you to look at life and its color in an entirely new way.

As always, I’d love to hear from you in the comments, whether you think I missed an image, or you just want to say hello.  Hopefully you all enjoy this post!

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49 Killer Car Wallpapers

wsliricadrawing1280x1024-1280x10241Cars offer designers a unique opportunity to create a stunning image, by using the car itself as the focus of attention, and designing or taking a photograph where the background and elements accentuate the car’s beauty.  Because cars come in all shapes, sizes and colors, there are nearly endless possibilities.

Today, we have a list of X absolutely killer car wallpapers that you can use on your desktop to help impress your friends.  Sure, they might not add to your productivity…but they sure are nice to stare at.

Apologies in advance for some of the sizes, unfortunately some designers assume that everyone is using 800×600 resolution.  Regardless, they still are all quite beautiful.

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Web Picks #17

thumbAlright, we’re back to Monday, and that means more web picks.  Last week featured some great roundups, one by SixRevisions, and another by Designm.ag which will hopefully provide some great and brilliant resources to all you designers out there.

There are also 2 great image round ups, one by Abduzeedo and another by PSDTUTS, so be sure to check those out if you haven’t seen them yet, since they’ve been all over Digg.

Also, don’t miss tomorrow’s post, as it’s a great and interesting roundup, so be sure to check back in at some point tomorrow to see it.  Thanks for reading as always everyone!

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Sunday Special #4 – More Inspiration from Flickr

thumbWell, another glorious Sunday here.  It’s been a pretty crazy week, from -30 degrees Fahrenheit last Sunday, to 60 degrees yesterday, and then back to 28 degrees today.  However, the weird weather and the holidays have given me plenty of time to browse Flickr for some more inspirational images.  With that said, here they are.

As always, I love to hear from you so please leave comments and let me know what you think.  Thanks and be safe, looking forward to the New Year!

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Out of this World #2 – Nebulae Tutorials and Inspiration

thumbAlright, well it’s time for part two of our “Out of this World” series.  This time, we’re going to look at the best nebula tutorials and images out there on the web.  Nebulae are notoriously difficult to create, because they come in varying shapes, sizes and colors.  It is for this same reason that designers love to create them, because the possibilities are almost endless.

Here’s the best tutorials and inspiration for nebulae.  Hopefully you like it, and if you have a comment or addition to our list, be sure to leave a comment.

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