Give Portraits a Beautifully Blurred Background with These Easy Photoshop Tricks (VIDEO)
One of the keys to a great portrait is to create separation between your model and the background, to minimize distracting elements and direct the viewer’s eye to your subject. This is particularly true when shooting outdoors where cluttered backgrounds are common.
8 Pioneer Crafts for Teens to Make – Early American History Activities
Historical crafts are a great way to bring history to life for older kids. So it's time to put down the textbook and add one of these easy Pioneer crafts to your American history lesson plans.
This is How You Should Crop a Portrait – The Phoblographer
If you're looking to get into portraiture then you'll learn very quickly that sometimes a photo should be cropped in order to make it better. It's a skill that many photo editors learn quickly. Digital Camera World just released this awesome infographic on how to crop a portrait. It covers a basic fundamental that I was taught in photo school: Don't crop at a joint--ever! always crop a little bit above or below it.
How to paint dog fur
Learn the art of painting lifelike dog fur in watercolors. Explore our comprehensive guide and discover step-by-step instructions and expert techniques
Virtual Tours: Aquarium Live Feeds for Ocean Lovers
Take a virtual aquarium field trip with these ocean and sealife live feeds! Perfect for homeschooling, ocean-lovers, and a moment of zen!
35 Scenic Landscape Illustrations with Vibrant Colors
Landscape scenes have been a popular subject for illustrators for some time now. They’re often associated with game development art, or just personal experimentations that provide that same wanderlust feeling as exploring the great outdoors for real. Vector illustrations that feature crisp lines and simplified shapes are common styles, whilst others make use of textures […]
Curious Collie
Commission your very own pet portrait from Nicky Litchfield. Click here to find out moreLow in stock - Last chance to own this artworkCurious Collie by animal artist Nicky Litchfield, as the name suggests is a portrait of a collie dog to the right of centre so that only half of the dog's face is shown adding to the interest of this artwork. Nicky Litchfield is a talented British artist creating works of art using animals as her subject matter. Her work is characterised by coloured backgrounds with the animal often placed off centre which adds to the character & personality of…
