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Do you go home, feeling frustrated, and feel this... necessity to fill the Void™ through art. Doing everything you can for the sake of expressing and communicating your darkest, most intimate thoughts? That could very well be the 'purpose' some artists have in choosing art as a hobby/passion. But what are the other reasons that compels people to create art (Aside from mortality)? What drives a person to do these things we in society have identified as creative outlets??! I recently stumbled across this lil' video, and I gotta...

No matter what you do, whether it be painting characters or drawing crap, a familiar style - your style - always seems to surface. C'mon, name me your favorite artist and you'll definitely like a particular feature of his or her art - whether it be the way the artist renders characters, or the color style (fine art style or pastel or comic-book style) or any of that good stuff. Every contemporary digital artist seems to have their own take on the whole Space Marine thing If you've drawn say uuh... fan art, like I have been...

Hey there Void™! Found a very interesting article written by art extraordinaire Irene Gallo waaaay back in April of 2006, but the lessons stated here are priceless. They are especially useful since, at t the time of this writing, the bulk of my "work" is centered pretty much on science fiction/fantasy. I suppose I'll post large excerpts from the article and see if I have something to say or add to it. The article is actually about...

There are folks who spend an inordinate amount of time in from of a computer or console during their high school or college years. Others find time to go out, and live life. Others, spend time crafting and honing their skills in well... art. I was the guy who wasted his time in the computer. That being said, there are a few brave souls, at this "golden age" of freedom and wasted youth, working to hone their design skills. Painting graffiti...

Science fiction appeals to geeks because it effaces all remants of the grown-up world. It is a parallel universe conducted entirely within the confines of childhood. What do we talk about? Do I talk about... super old sci-fi that nobody cares about? Do I ramble about the differences between Science Fiction and Science Fantasy? No! Rather than waste time on those wonderful topics, lets look at this article by some guy named Philip K. Dick....

What is a copyright? In the simplest terms, "copyright" means "the right to copy." Only the owner of copyright, very often the creator of the work, is allowed to produce or reproduce the work in question or to permit anyone else to do so. "The Artist shall retain the copyright and ownership of the image, granting exclusive rights of usage to the Client for promotional, advertising, and reference purposes only. Any additional uses of the image for anything other than promotional, advertising, and reference purposes shall constitute...