This past year was a great year for digital artworks, with new advanced tools being released, better rendering engines, more precise drawing tablets and a large number of visual effects studios releasing training resources. However, nothing can replace hard work, …
Winter artworks showcase some of the crispest, cleanest beauty in nature. The purity of snow, the crispness of blue skies and the angle of the sun offer amazing opportunities for breathtaking digital art. Winter is loved by many, including snowboarders …
3D characters can be created in a variety of 3D software packages, including Pixologic zBrush, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Mudbox or Maya, Daz Studio, Poser or others. The combination of 3D modeling, texturing and realistic rendering can allow for unrivaled …
Continuing our roundups of Holiday and Christmas design, today we decided to gather up some really creative Holiday themed artworks that depict the season in a unique and interesting way. From digitally painted cities aglow with Christmas lights, to Santa …
Steampunk is a stylistic genre of science fiction that attempts to combine steam-powered objects and machinery with modern themes and technologies. As such, classical Victorian and 19th century objects are often merged with computers, robots, advanced weaponry and airplanes to …
Matte painting, as we’ve mentioned before, is a combination of digital painting, 3D and photoreference that is used for realistic cinematic environments. One of the most important elements of matte painting is that it have a proper sense of scale, …
Halloween is one of the most popular and widely celebrated holidays of the year, and people around the world put time and money into developing the perfect costume, buying candy to give out to neighborhood kids, carving elaborate pumpkin designs, …
Animals are an incredibly popular subject for digital painting, ever since prehistoric man. While some animals are able to be domesticated and kept as pets, others remain in the wild and are viewable only from afar. Perhaps as a recognition …
Digital painting and computer graphics are two powerful ways to create conceptual artworks and visualize environments for film, books, and games. Digital painting allows the artist to quickly establish lighting, color, and mood, while computer graphics allows for a refined …
Aliens have fascinated humanity for millenia, particularly the question of whether or not life on Earth is alone in the universe. There has been endless speculation, and a variety of projects, most notably SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence), that seek …
