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I have a bit of a soft spot on the gaming industry. Over the decades, the gaming industry has been glamorizing itself, and becoming more (as some would say) 'risk adverse' by refraining from unconventional concepts and sticking to well-worn gaming genres. Despite this setback, there will always be the few powerful developers who would be given a little leeway to come up with something brilliant - so to speak. Will Wright, creator of the...

I love a lot of the digital art-related stuff coming out of Korea. Perhaps you haven't heard of Tae Young Choi? He's currently living States-side, and once worked for the now defunct Midway Games, the people who brought you such properties as Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am. Seriously. Oh, they also made the Unreal franchise. Enough with that though. According to an feature of the digital sci-fi / fantasy art mag ImagineFX,...

"Hey medmapguy, just what the hell were you thinking? What is this Classicism crap? This isn't going to be grade-school level art discussion, will it?! Just... what part of 'modern visual culture' involves the works of the masters from a bygone era!?" Everything! The works of the masters such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Carravagio, Goya, and many more are what inspired a generation of concept artists working in the creative industry...

Shut up. I know this is a dumb title, but cut me some slack here. This latest news from the creative front is rather grim. Apparently, science fiction's reputation is a lot worse off than I previously imagined!The latest ImagineFX magazine reveals that "fantasy is back - in a big way". Damn! Maybe I underestimated the immense popularity of this genre. I was so caught up with giant robots beating the junk out of each other that completely...

Harlequin asks: Can anyone advise me or point me to a tutorial on turning a color scan of a pencil sketch to a sharp looking inked lines in CS4? I hope that makes sense. Emblee Go to Adjustments > Desaturate. Then go Adjustments > Levels. You should get a histogram with three triangles below it. Drag the triangle on the left across to the right and you should get thick dark lines. If not play with these until you get the affect...

Yep. I am one of the few tech-savvy digital "artists" right now who doesn't know who the f**k is Frazetta. Should I be annoyed, or happy that I am actually TOO YOUNG to know this artistic master? Nah. I'm just ignorant.Thanks to my ignorance, I didn't know squat about this guy! All I heard is that Frazetta is quite known for his his amazing work in comics, calendars, CD covers and novel covers. What you see above is just a teeny, tiny sample...

CGSociety features some of the most amazing looking digital art on the planet. Here's a few of the more recent pieces that were featured by that site. Some food for creative thought and all that. Time to get crackin' withmy own art, damnit!Title: Umbrella on BalconyName: Erwin MadridCountry: USASoftware: PhotoshopHi Everyone!This is something that I saw when I was walking around the streets of Salzburg last year while on vacation. I thought...

I've been inspired by a handful of contemporary artists in my time. From the legendary Phil Straub, to Dave Seeley, 'Imperial Boy' and even Hyung Tae-Kim.My recent experience in painting has led me to a kind of 'depression'. My paintings (many of which I have not posted on the net) are just too damn muddy. Is it because of the brushes I use? My lack of understanding the basic principles of art? My utter lack of creativity?? I practice,...