Check out the progression of this abstract in four steps on nickihart.com
Check out the progression of this abstract in four steps on nickihart.com
After taking a short vacation deep in the seclusion of the mountains, I came back with some new photos! Sometimes a relaxing jaunt in the woods is all it takes to get the creative juices flowing.
Country roads! (Taken with instagram)
For over a year I’ve been playing a stream of conscience like melody on the piano. There are no written notes and each time I play, the tune varies slightly from the last time I played it. I play what ever comes to mind and whatever my ear picks up as wonderful sounding key combinations.
The best part about this type of piano playing is how it clears my mind and eases away the daily stresses. My artwork has always been about abstraction to distract from the corporate imagery I work to create on a daily basis. This piano tune is the same only through music instead of visual arts.
Enjoy a short minute preview of my piano tune as it streamed from me to the piano keys.
While looking up song loops for future vids, I fell in love with the titles: Whimsically Lonely, Goofy Criminal, Cha-Cha Fun and Vampire Strut!
Part 2 of magazine design is all about decisions and figuring out how to use your cover image to draw readers into your content through the use of headlines and subtext. Understand hierarchy of font sizes, styles and colors to create an eye-catching magazine cover that gets readers to dive inside for more. Learn some insider tricks as well as solutions to common problems in placing your headlines and subtext.
*Note this tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge of Photoshop layers and the text tool.
(Source: youtube.com)
