7 Principles of Effective Icon Design
in Articles by Sean HodgeBefore approaching icon design there are some guidelines and principles that are worth studying. If you want to create effective icon designs, then you should take a holistic approach to issues such as: audience, size, simplicity, lighting, perspective, and style. This article gives you a good starting place for creating icons that work well together and fit seamlessly within your designs.
Core Principles for Rapidly Attaining Creative Flow
in Articles by Sean HodgeConsistently achieving a state of focused concentration can be difficult. There are some simple techniques you can employ that will have you rapidly entering this blissful creative and productive zone. Learn the benefits of Flow and how to get into that hyper productive groove.
12 Ways to Tap Into an Endless Well of Creativity
in Articles by Sean HodgeThere is no reason to ever run out of ideas. The world, our minds, history, and the internet offer an infinite realm of artistic exploration. Consider the impact your habits, approach, organization, and internal rhythms have on your finished work. Find out some approaches professional artists use to continuously wave a wand of endless creativity. Continue Reading
Inspiration: Fire, Flames, and Infernos
in Articles by Sean HodgeIgnite your creative fire with inspirational artwork and ideas. Jump off to tutorials that will teach you how to fire up your own work. Get your creative digital fire right here! And get it while its hot!
5 Important Criteria that Make a Great Photoshop Tutorial
in Articles by Sean HodgeDeciding what is great is not arbitrary. While some opinions will vary norms are arrived at through a common criteria by which something is evaluated. So lets define some criteria for judging a written Photoshop tutorial on the web. Let’s evaluate the points that make a tutorial good, great, or a super five out of five stars.
Top 5 Alternatives to Photoshop For Mac Users
in Articles by Sean HodgeDeciding on an alternative for Photoshop depends a lot on what you use Photoshop for. There are five apps that I’ll give you some information about that are trying to compete head to head with Photoshop. Though if you have more targeted image creation needs there are some apps that may even be a better option than Photoshop.
