Art

GIMP has a lot of useful scripts that you can download from the GIMP registry linked in Resources below. Retinex is an image enhancement tool that allows you to control contrast and saturation by...

Transforming an ordinary digital image or hard copy image is easy with www.Foreverprintsetc.com ! You simply choose the size & wrap style you wish and place your order. Once you place your...

Using Adobe Photoshop and the Threshold function in the adjustment layers pallet, you can take an ordinary photograph and turn it into a black and white image that looks as though it was drawn by...

For years I have been interested in High Dynamic Range images. These images display a greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. Most images have a dynamic range of...

The Macintosh operating system includes a free image viewer for previewing images. This allows the user to simply double-click on an image file to see the image full frame. While Mac Preview is a...

When ordering screen printed t shirts you will most likely be asked if you already have a 'print ready' graphic to use. Here I will explain the basic steps to ensure your graphic will be of high...

Many times when uploading images to your computer from a digital camera, images may come in rotated to the side. This article will explain how to rotate the images in windows to correct this...

Reproduce your artwork again and again by turning it into a rubber stamp. You can easily transfer art to a stamp by using a rubber pad or art eraser. Once your stamp is done, you can use the it...

Have you ever wondered what you would look like as a blond? Want to try to go Mary Jane red, but too scared to do it? Now you can see without the costly salon visit or the "I shouldn't have...

Listen, you do not need to be born with special skills in order to be an amazing photographer; seriously. This article will teach you the easiest way to repeatedly capture the most undeniably...

An image cut out also can be referred to as a "render." With renders, the background is important. Some backgrounds will swallow an image or will clash with it, so it is important to select the...

Three-D glasses trick the eye to make images on 2-D surfaces appear to be "popping out" in 3-D. Even though the effect of the glasses is always the same, the ways of making the 3-D glasses vary....

Murals are paintings done directly on a wall, ceiling, building or any other type permanent surface. Well-known muralists include Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Peter Max....

If you are sending a photo digitally for printing, you may be asked for the DPI of the photo. DPI stands for "dots per inch" and indicates the number of pixels that can be found on an inch of the...

A fun and creative way to do something unique with a photo is to convert it into a coloring book image. This gives the photo an artistic look. It also can be a lot of fun if you have kids, because...

If you enjoy creating in PhotoShop, then you certainly use digital brushes to enhance or create digital images. However, there may be times that you just don't have the exact brush that you...

Screen printing is a versatile printing technique that is ideal for printing on a wide variety of surfaces, such as paper, wood, metal, glass, plastic, and fabric. The most common commercial use...

You don't have to be Tinkerbell to spread fairy dust. Fairy dust brings joy, love and happiness wherever it is. With PhotoShop, you can add fairy dust to your digital images and spread the...

Painting a mural from a picture is an easy but time-consuming project. By renting an overhead projector and transferring your image to a transparency sheet (a thin plastic sheet), you can trace...

The moment an artist creates an image, whether it is a painting, photograph, drawing, logo or graphics created on a computer, ownership of that image is instantly sealed. In order to defend your...

GIMP is a photo editing software suite that provides a number of ways to adjust the colors of an image. The easiest way to adjust the color of an image is to use the ADJUST COLOR BALANCE tool....

There are many misunderstandings and miscommunications concerning copyright in the United States. The simple fact is that the creator of the work is the owner of all copyright interests in the...

Creating a classroom mural is a fun and beneficial project for students to learn. While participating as a class, students explore how to work in groups and learn the importance of collaboration...

Ever download free brush sets from an online source and wonder how they do it? Here's your chance to learn how to make your own.

Who doesn’t want to look beautiful? Who doesn’t want to have images of themselves looking as glamorous as a movie or music star? You don’t have to pay the high prices that are offered if you learn...

Bebo, a popular social networking site, allows users to upload their own images to create a personalized skin. Using Paint Shop Pro to create a skin is easy, fast and effective. With this program...

Stencils for street spray-paint art are a great way to create complex works of graffiti art with minimal effort and time. Since graffiti art is often a personal artist's expression, it's a good...

GIMP provides a number of ways to alter the perspective on an image. However, there may be times when you want to significantly alter an image to achieve an effect like a fisheye lens or distort...

Murals are a great way to fill a space without adding expensive or cumbersome furniture. Luckily, you don't need a Diego Rivera or a Gulley Jimson to create an engaging, professional-quality mural...

Making my own stationeries is one of my favorite hobby with the computer. It is easy and fun! Stationery can be use to write letters to your friends, family, and is great for writing love letters...

Nowadays it is easier than ever to take a great photograph. Digital cameras are more user friendly and photo editing software is bountiful. But have you ever wanted to make a digital image look...

Designing a band logo that stands out and makes your group memorable in the music world is an important step for any band starting out. Think about some band logos and how you identify the logo...

Mylar is a sturdy plastic available in sheets and rolls. They are an ideal material for making custom stencils because they are easily cleaned and extremely durable. Using clear Mylar allows you...

Enlarging a photo is the process of taking the original image processed by the camera and creating a scaled, larger version of the image. With negative images from traditional film SLR cameras,...

Have you felt that paintbrush does not give you what you want and its difficult to control the lines when you draw. This is what you want. This will help you draw like a professional.

I will be showing you how to add motion to someone or something using photoshop. It's a pretty simple concept and only takes a couple of minutes. You will find that this is being used in many...

Glitter images are animated GIFs that seem to sparkle. They can be made in any animation or graphics program. Glitter images require about 20 minutes or less to create, depending upon image...

Artists sometimes find it necessary to create duplicates of their work. A friend may request a copy or perhaps an artist wants to test another medium on the work. There are several methods to...

The graphic program Paint Shop Pro has many abilities, one of which is the ability to take a photograph and turn it into a line sketch or drawing.

Thanks to the great wide world of the web, there's no reason to bother going to the craft store to find stencils for your next arts and crafts project. Virtually any image that you can think up...

In the 1950s, Marilyn Monroe was considered to be the standard for American beauty. Today, she probably wouldn't even book a model or actress gig; she would be considered fat. However, with the...

Often we want a T-shirt to sport a certain print or an image. Designing and printing a pattern on a T-shirt is very simple. Eventually, you can follow the same procedure to print patterns on...

Looking through my old pictures I found this rather boring picture of a small part of Downtown Pittsburgh. Although the image has nice lighting, it really is not useful as a picture of Pittsburgh...

Using a black and white effect can change an ordinary photo into something artistic. Whether your camera doesn't have a black and white mode, or you simply didn't realize how great the image would...

Photographer Michael Orton originated this concept using slide film by sandwiching two images together – one in focus and one out of focus. The first, sharp image is overexposed by two stops and...

With the advent of computer imaging technology, many novel techniques are now available for creating, altering or enhancing digital images. Digital backdrops can be used in digital photos, 3D...

In my eHow article: "How to Become a Photojournalist," I discuss the job and opportunities. I also have an eHow article, "How to Do Street Photography," which is a type of photojournalism (see...

Photoshop is the industry standard for editing photos and creating pixel-based drawings. As more and more designs are created using computers, many designers are seeking to revert back to...

iPhoto is a great tool for editing, managing and publishing images. It has very good tools for editing images and cropping them. iPhoto, however, is a lightweight when it comes to special...

Is it possible to have too much color in a color photograph? I think it is. This picture of flowers displays beautiful color, but does the picture tell a story or set a mood? It is a pretty...