Inspiration for digital creatives

NEW! Topic Zones

Digital Arts cover

Buy latest issue NOW!

Create incredible type art with Digital Arts!

• Packed with pro tutorials
• 10 quick ways to get inspired
• Up-and-coming talent
• Free HD video footage worth £920 from Artbeats on the cover CD!

EDIGIT SIGN-UP

The twice-weekly newsletter with all the latest creative news, reviews, and features



More info...

Question of the day!

Neil Bennett
Editor

Would you like to win a brand new Wacom Intuos4 Wireless graphics tablet?

Question of the day!

Would you like to win a brand new Wacom Intuos4 Wireless graphics tablet?

% of Digital Arts readers agree with you

Yes
TBC
No
TBC

We've got three Wacom Intuos4 Wireless tablets to give away. Tell us why you'd love a Wacom tablet and follow @tabletchat to enter

124 characters remaining

Follow the conversation at @TabletChat

Personally I'm hoping to teach my firstborn child to draw with it if I #winawacom.RT @drawingbusiness

I'd love to #winawacom there's so much I can't do with a mouse. I'm in need of a boost to the next level.RT @alisonwaring

Papers, walls, fabrics all of them are limitating things, but not my imagination or hope!, i deserve to #winawacom.RT @ angelek

Product reviews

Review image

Western Digital My Book World Edition II - 2TB

The My Book World Edition II is the latest addition to Western Digital’s popular range.

Netgear Stora - 1TB

thumb

Netgear’s Stora isn’t the most elegant NAS drive, or the cheapest, but it does have some attractive features that will appeal to creatives.

LaCie Network Space 2 - 1TB

thumb

LaCie’s Network Space 2 is well priced, neatly designed and easy to use.

Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 - 2TB

thumb

Iomega’s StorCenter might be packed with useful features, but its complicated set-up means it is probably more suited to users who have some previous experience of network devices.

More reviews...

Blogs

How to: Convert AVCHD files for iMovie

March 12, 2010

I have a Sony AVCHD camcorder that I don't always keep at home. I was wondering if there was a way for me to make a copy of its hard drive that I could use with iMovie.

Digital Arts | Christopher Breen | Read more...


A reflection on 'photoshopping' on Photoshop's 20th birthday

February 19, 2010

Adobe's 'documentary' on the 20th anniversary of Photoshop's release makes the briefest nod to what the most of the general public call 'photoshopping' -- allegedly-photorealistic manipulation of photos in news reporting or advertising for political gain or to propel models and celebrities closer to some idealized (and often anatomically impractical) notion of beauty.

Design Language | Neil Bennett | Read more...


More blogs...

Featured news

Kyle T Webster: From illustrator to iPhone app creator

thumb

Digital Arts caught up with renowned illustrator Kyle T Webster to find out the story behind his first iPhone app, the popular game White Lines.

Tado kicks off for Gola

thumb

Sheffield-based Tado has just completed a big project for Gola, designing a series of trainers, clothing and accessories for the footwear company.

Shilo builds a charming, vibrant Community

thumb

Shilo’s latest spot is an utterly charming piece for the US Census Bureau that aims to get people from the Latino community to take part in the 2010 Census.

Master type illustration with Digital Arts

thumb

The March edition of Digital Arts hits the shelves today, jam-packed with expert tutorials, tips, advice and inspiration.

Sign up to Digital Arts RSS feed

Tutorials

Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorial: Get started with type art

Pomme Chan shows how to take your first steps in letter-based illustration using Photoshop and Illustrator.

Classic Photoshop Tutorial: How to create digital collages without filters

Artist Scott Rhodes reckons that it is layers – not filters – that can create a perfect mix between illustration and digital collage.

Illustrator Tutorial : How to paint using the Gradient Mesh tool

Illustrator's Gradient Mesh is a grid-based painting technique that enables advanced colouring of vector objects with smooth and malleable colour transitions.

More tutorials...

Feature articles

Feature image

Feature: 10 ways to... be more creative

Whether it’s a blinding flash of inspiration or a reliable stream of functional ideas you can build on, creativity is something that no designer or illustrator can do without – that’s why they’re called ‘creatives’. Michael Burns shares 10 quick creativity boosts.

Project: Grandchildren journeys into the world of knowledge

thumb

The indie animation house explains its surreal animated spot Eat Up Brain.

Group Test: Network-attached storage (NAS) drives

thumb

Need storage for your shared files? Cliff Joseph assesses what’s out there to suit your budget, technical ability and studio size

More features...