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Logo Series: Flowers in Bloom

Carine — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:01:03 +0000

Flowers have always been a major source of inspiration for me. I used to do a lot of watercolor studies of flowers and it is always a very peaceful and resourceful time for me. So here I am, starting a new collection on logos based on flowers, swirls and leaves. Feedback and ideas are most [...]

Watercolor Illustrated Logos

Carine — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:45:30 +0000

I’ve been on a hiatus from blogging to spend more time with my little family since the arrival of my 2 beautiful daughters, but I haven’t stopped designing. Here are some watercolor style logos that I’ve designed for my new Etsy Shop Demoisellepixel. I’ve always loved watercolor, as you can see by my tutorials. We rarely [...]

Tutorial: Design a Stylish Surreal Portrait

Carine — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:33:34 +0000

In today’s tutorial we will combine surrealism and fashion effortlessly to create a state of art portrait. I’ll show you how to achieve this essentially through a combination of photos, filters and brushes. You can then translate these techniques into your designs to add an artistic edge to them! You can view it at photoshoptutorials.ws.

Wordpress Custom Permalinks broken (404 page not found)

David — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:36:48 +0000

Hello from Australia which we now call home! Sorry for the lull in posting, we are now back in business! Are your permalinks broken, regardless of the version of Wordpress you try? I kept getting 404 “page not found” errors after using a custom structure in the permalinks. I initially attributed this error to Wordpress as I [...]

Tutorial: Design a multimedia website

Carine — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:34:04 +0000

First impressions do count! Stunning our viewers with a visually compelling portfolio is one of the most important things that a designer can do to court a new client. Today we will demonstrate how to use photos, brushes, and textures, and 3D objects to design a creative multimedia website layout in Photoshop. Let’s get started! Click [...]

Fashion Watercolor Artwork Tutorial

Carine — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:11:30 +0000

As promised, I’ve written a step-by- step tutorial on how to create a dramatic fashion artwork with watercolor effects inspired by fashion illustrator, Stina Persson. I contributed it to an awesome tutorial website, photoshoptutorials.ws. You can view it here.

Illustration inspiration : Lanitta Makarova

Carine — Sun, 02 May 2010 09:31:52 +0000

Her illustrations are a mix between the catwalk and a fantasy world: fresh, vibrant and most of all fun. Lanitta aka Svetlana Makarova is a talented Ukrainian illustrator based in Kiev. There is beauty and perfection in her delicate slim fashion characters. I admire her great attention to details, shapes and proportions in her [...]

Illustrator Tutorial: Bird Design Process

Carine — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:23:45 +0000

In this step-by-step tutorial I will show you the process of how to draw a stylized bird inspired by one of my favorite illustrators, Catalina Estrada. If you’re looking for a step-by-step technical tutorial for beginners, I suggest that you see my Flowers & Leaves tutorial first. No matter how talented, every designer takes inspiration from [...]

20 Exquisite Watercolour Illustrations

Carine — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:24:05 +0000

Watercolour, an extremely old medium hasn’t lost it’s appeal in today’s digital world. Indeed it is still very much in vogue and has the power to enhance digital designs. Watercolour is exceptionally successful in fashion illustrations. Its pure, beautiful, organic, and unpredictable nature brings much glamour and allure in any design composition. Here you will find [...]

Wordpress tip: Hide WP Stats Smiley

David — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:39:15 +0000

Wp Stats is a great Wordpress plugin that displays useful statistics on your dashboard such as Top posts & Searches. However, it will display a small smiley at the bottom of your page. Here I’ll show you how to hide the smiley so that it does not disrupt your beautiful layout. Just insert this code snippet [...]