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LI VI NGTHE PHOTOARTI STI CLI FE p u s h i n gp h o t o g r a p h yf u r t h e r
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ge tmos tof t e na s k e di st heobv i ousone : “ Whe r edoy ouge ty ouri de a s ? ! ” —t o whi c ht he yr a r e l yha v eagooda ns we r . T hes a meque s t i onc a nbepos e dt oi ma gi na t i v edi gi t a l a r t i s t s .Andmor eof t e n t ha nnot , t he y ’ l l bej us ta sunc e r t a i n wha tk i ndof a ns we rt ogi v e . Ha v i ngi nt e r v i e we ddoz e nsof t opa r t i s t s , whe ni tc ome st oa s k i ngwha ti ns pi r e s t he i rwor k , t het y pi c a l a ns we ri sus ua l l y l e s st ha nhe l pf ul .T he ywi l l r a t t l eof f a wi dea r r a yof t hi ngs( mov i e s , mus i c , book st he y ’ v er e a d, a r t wor kt he ya dmi r e t he ms e l v e s ) , butt ha tdoe s n’ tr e a l l yge t usa nyc l os e rt owha ti ns pi r e da nypa r t i c ul a rpi e c e . T r ut hi s , i de a sc omef r om a l l ov e rt he pl a c e .Andt he y ’ r eus ua l l yt heha ppy r e s ul tof s omec ha nc ec ol l i s i on, ac oupl e of i ma ge sori de a sma s he dt oge t he r . S omeof oura r t i s t spl a ywi t hi de a si n t he i rj our na l s , ot he r si nt he i rhe a ds .But t hea ppr oa c hwi l l of t e nl ookl i k et hi s : “ Wha ti f I s t a r twi t ht hi si ni t i a l phot oor i ma ge. . . a ndt he nbr i ngi nt hat one… a nds e ewha tha ppe ns ? ” I tmi ghts t a r twi t haphot os hootwhe r e t hea r t i s ti sa l r e a dyt hr owi ngi de a sup a ga i ns te a c hot he rwi t ht hehopeof br i ngi ngav i s i ont oge t he r. . . T he na ga i n, i tmi ghts t a r twi t hs ome r a ndom phot oha ppe ne duponby c ha nc e( “ Ooh, I be tI c oul ddos ome t hi ngwi t ht ha t ! ” ) Whe t he rbyde s i gnorbyc ha nc e , t ha t i ni t i a l s e e dof ac ompos i t i one ndsup s i t t i ngt he r eope ni nPhot os hop, r i pe wi t hc r e a t i v epos s i bi l i t i e s .Andt ha t ’ s whe nt hee x pe r i me nt i ngr e al l ybe gi ns .
I tbe c ome sas or tof c r e a t i v epl a y .T he a r t i s twi l l br i ngi ns ome t hi nge l s e. . . T hel a y e r ss t a r tt os t a c kup. . . E v e nt ua l l yt hea r t i s ts l i psi nt oac e r t a i nf l ow . . . Anda ts omepoi nt. . . I de a sc ol l i de . Ma gi cha ppe ns . Andwha t ’ ss oa ma z i ngi st ha tt hi s us ua l l yha ppe nsa l l oni t sown.Whi c h i spr e c i s e l ywhyi t ’ ss omy s t e r i ous ( e v e nt ot hea r t i s t ! ) Ov e rt i me , a sa na r t i s tpr a c t i c e shi s orhe rc r a f ta ndde v e l opsac e r t a i n a e s t he t i ct a s t e— i ta l l j us ts t a r t st o c omet oge t he r , onec ompos i t i on f ol l owi nga not he r .E v e nt ua l l yabody of wor kbe gi nst oe me r ge . Butt hepr oc e s sof“ c omi ngupwi t h i de a s ” r e ma i nsf or e v e re l us i v e , a l mos t i mpos s i bl et opi ndown. Wha tI f i ndmos te x c i t i ngi ss e e i nghow oura r t i s t sa r ee v e nt ua l l ya bl et opul l c r e a t i v ei de a ss e e mi ngl youtof t hi na i r . T he yc a nt a k epr e t t ymuc ha ny t hi ng, howe v e rt r i v i a l , a ndt ur ni ti nt oART . T he y ’ v el e a r ne dt os e et hewor l da s v i s ua l a r t i s t s , a ndt heme c ha ni s msof c r e a t i v i t ys pi na wa yi nt he i rhe a ds wi t houtt he i rha v i ngt ot hi nka bouti t . Andbe c a us et he y ’ v ema s t e r e dt he i r c r a f t , onc et he yope nPhot os hop. . . i ta l l j us thappe ns . Whe r edot he i ri de a sc omef r om?I n t hee nd. . . f r om a ny whe r ea nde v e r y whe r e ! T he y ’ r ej us tt ha tgood. ~S e ba s t i a n
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CONTRI BUTI NGDESI GNERS “ A WA K E ” : L I V I N GT H EP H O T OA R T I S T I CL I F E Amanda Rockwell
http://www.brushworkshop.com
A professional designer with ScrapbookGraphics, Amanda Rockwell creates fantastic content for the AWAKE and KAIZEN groups. But I think her greatest contribution is in encouraging digital artists to get away from their screens and break out the art supplies now and then and actually have fun creating their own custom brushes.
Anna Aspnes
http://annaaspnesdesigns.com
Again and again in the work of my top students I was seeing one name turn up constantly when they were citing the source of the artistic content in their work: Anna Aspnes. When I visited her website I was stunned, and when I saw her work in Somerset Digital Studio magazine I knew that this was a talent I needed on my team.
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Caroline Julia Moore
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CarolineJuliaMoore
Over the past two years, I’ve watched as the immensely talented Caroline Julia Moore shifted from cognitive neuropsychologist to full-time self-employed artist and conceptual photographer … all while also launching a successful content-design business. Her contributions to the group have been a delight and an inspiration.
Cheryl Tarrant
http://www.distressedtextures.net
Cheryl Tarrant is the brilliant creator behind the superb iPhone app Distressed FX and the immensely popular content design studio Distressed Textures. In looking at her artwork, one can’t but wonder if her images are paintings or photographs. And her textures are simply divine. We’re very lucky to have her working with us as a designer!
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CONTRI BUTI NGDESI GNERS “ A WA K E ” : L I V I N GT H EP H O T OA R T I S T I CL I F E Denise Love
http://2lilowls.com
The textures and backgrounds from 2 Lil’ Owls are some of the nest in the digital art industry, and indeed many of the works in this magazine feature Denise’s textures — often several in one piece. Without question the photo-artistic community is so much the richer for the love and care Denise brings to her designs.
Foxeysquirrel
http://www.foxeysquirrel.com
Immensely popular (and stunningly proli c), Foxeysquirrel is the name by which artist Teddi Rutschman is known around the world. Her artistic design kits bring together a wide range of styles — from the enchanted and purely whimsical to classic illustration, from the exquisitely ornate to elements with touches of dreamlike old world mastery.
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itKuPiLLi
http://www.mischiefcircus.com/ itKuPiLLi is the rather unusual name donned by Kirsi Rouvinen, the celebrated digital artist from Finland. The itKuPiLLi Imagenarium at MischiefCircus.com is a source for whimsical digital goodies, and the content Kirsi creates for our KAIZEN group is always greeted with excitement and enthusiasm.
Jai Johnson
http://www.DailyTexture.com
Jai Johnson is a ne artist and the acclaimed designer behind “The Daily Texture.” Time and again when a work of digital artistry caught my eye, I’d nd Jai’s name listed in the credits as the texture designer. It took some time to get her, but I’m extremely excited to now have Jai an active member of our KAIZEN design team.
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CONTRI BUTI NGDESI GNERS “ A WA K E ” : L I V I N GT H EP H O T OA R T I S T I CL I F E Jen Maddocks
http://jenmaddocks.com
When some students introduced me to the work of Jen Maddocks, I was quite knocked at. Here was a digital content creator who was as fabulous an artist as she was a designer. We are lucky to have her in our community and MORE than lucky to have her material and tutorials here in “AWAKE” and “KAIZEN.”
Jill Catrinel
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JillCatrinel
Jill Catrinel works out of her art studio just north of Asheville, making her one of the few designers here quite close to me. Her work is fresh and inspired, and it’s exciting to look ahead to everything I will be able to coordinate with her as the projects in the “KAIZEN” group evolve over the years ahead.
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Julie Mead
https://e-scapeandscrap.net It’s always exciting to see creative success stories, and Julie Mead has certainly become one! She stepped into the digital content scene not long ago it seems, but rapidly brought on a bunch of great designers (and of course created a wonderful stream of original content herself). We’re lucky to have her on our team!
Kim Klassen
http://kimklassen.com
Kim Klassen was one of the very rst truly world-class artists I had the immense privilege of working with when I rst launched the original Photoshop Artistry course. It was her textures (and her photography) that rst caught my attention. Only later did I realized how wonderful she is as a teacher as well.
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Miles Beyond The Moon
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MilesBeyondTheMoon
Mary Bailey is the artist behind Miles Beyond the Moon. She is a digital and paper crafting artist with a vintage soul. Inspired by the details of everyday life, she creates digital graphics that reect her love for nature, books, whimsy, and adventure. Through attention to detail and an imaginative approach, her hope is to inspire her fellow digital artists to infuse their own artistic creations with a touch of magic.
Rebecca McMeen
http://www.rebeccamcmeen.com/
Joining our team just this year, Rebecca McMeen has proven a tremendous hit with her extraordinary material, all of it so rich and complex, whimsical and artistic. Her unique style has made for a fantastic addition to the library of content our artists are now able to employ, and the resulting creations are endlessly charming.
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Tangie Baxter
https://shoptangiebaxter.com/
Tangie Baxter is the lead artist of her own wildly successful design company with over a decade spent as dedicated “purveyors of digital art journaling supplies.” Her material is quirky and fun, and always a delight. Bringing her onto our team was a big event for us. Everything here got a lot more exciting with her arrival!
The Colby Files
http://www.thecolbyfiles.com/
The Colby Files is the intriguing moniker of a celebrated professional photographer located in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializing in female portraits, fashion art, model portfolios and ne art nudes. He has become our resident pro model photographer, providing an amazing library of images for our artists to work with when creating their masterpieces.
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