Extraordinary murals by John Pugh

This is remarkable art will blow your doors off. Mural artist John Pugh excels in trompe l'oeil (trick of the eye) paintings, and what you are about to see are NOT real settings or environments, but rather paintings on flat walls. Have fun! June 29, 2010

Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month we take this fun and educational field trip to visit the leading archives and prestigious educational institutions to discover more wonderful visual art works by African American Artists & Designers. January 30, 2010

Russian Paintings

In a world now congested with super, expert Photoshop photo manipulators, this artist defies the digital world with exquisite paintings in the tradition of the Dutch Masters. No filters, no plug-ins, just talent: Arthur Brahinskiy January 20, 2010

Photoshop Madness for the Holidays

This edition of Photoshop Madness opens with holidays with * 5 useful photoshop effects then we get into the Holiday Spirit with : Christmas Wallpaper * Holiday Ornaments with reflections * an Abstract Snow Scene Wallpaper with superb snowflakes * The Jungle King Photoshop Tutorial * and building some cool 3-D Text blocks using Photoshop ... all in the line of Photoshop Madness November 27, 2009

Beyond Digital Photography

Cher Threinen-Pendarvis and Donal Jolley share their extravagant talents to show you just some of the possibilities in transforming you digital photos into true works of art. October 29, 2009

Photoshop: Stock Images in Collages

Following links to what some people call "best tutorials" can often lead you down a dead-end street. Not so at Vrya's Tangled Synthesis web site! Her tutorials are quality! This one shows how she weaves stock images into movie and TV show montages and collages she's become famous for! October 3, 2009

Drew Struzan: legend in movie posters

You may not know who Drew Struzan is, but you know his work. He's the genius behind popular movie posters and a true master of this generation's painter / illustrators September 26, 2009

Natural media painting on the iPhone

Some of you may remember the revolution that happened in raster image creation when Photoshop finally introduced layers with version 3.5. Now, this iPhone app opens up a whole new creative space with a rich set of painting tools and the ability to create up to five layers in each drawing! August 10, 2009