Radojkovich’s approach to flash fiction is unique. These two YouTube videos are part of a series of filmic flash readings: “The stories unfold like tiny silent movies,” explains Radojkovich. “The core value is the story, so I’ve kept the visuals simple and used three constraints to give the collection a unifying tone–they’re all filmed in…
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Photography: Peopling Your Travel Photos
By Dick Jordan Getting people into (or out of) a shot can present several problems that photographers, including leisure travelers snapping away with a smartphone, usually don’t encounter when taking photos of landscapes or inanimate objects. People in Motion: When people gather, whether in a big city, little village, beach, or national park, they tend…
Translating Painting to Fabric
Jessica Zoob and Romo Black Edition Collaboration Interview with artist Jessica Zoob and design director Emily Mould from ROMO Black Edition. Working in collaboration with Romo Black Edition Jessica’s emotionally charged paintings have translated beautifully onto fabrics, wallcoverings and cushions. This joyous collection includes intricately printed fine linens, striking panels, exquisite velvets, dramatic wallcoverings and…
The Pulse of Mixed Media: Artist Panel
Introducing our latest! Videos exploring the artistic process, from writer interviews to artist panels, tutorials, works-in-progress, studio peeks, performance, and everything creative in-between. Up this week is Seth Apter who’s been featured on our site and whose work will be represented in August’s Woven Tale Press issue. He recently has come on staff as an art editor for the Press,…
Dump Social Media, E-mbrace Email
By Randy Ross Writers and Web marketers have become disillusioned with social media because it can be a huge waste of time and you’re at the mercy of media companies scrambling to turn a profit. In many cases, simple e-mail marketing techniques can be a better use of your time. This article also includes instructions…
Collage Art: Integrating Your Elements
By Seth Apter Sometimes a collage just looks like some smaller paper (or other material) glued to a larger surface. But there are many ways in which to alter your collage elements to make the piece a more cohesive and seamless whole. Five tips to integrate collage elements: Splatter: Mix acrylic paint with a small…
Tête-à-tête with Avian Photographer Gaurav Mittal
By Fried Eye He believes in his dream and the journey he treads on. He gave up his lucrative profession and luxury to be with what he loves doing – photographing the most delicate and fragile moments of birds. Gaurav Mittal, an established “bird photography artist” says, “his images of birds are not a mere…
Part 4: Creating a Comic Character
By Karl Dixon Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 In this tutorial, the fourth in my series of creating a comic character, I will be talking about how I script a comic page. I will not address how to make it funny, poignant, dark, sinister, light-hearted or any other emotions of the modern comic book or…
Seeking an Editor: Freelance or a Content Marketing Agency?
By Anita Lovett But what does this mean for you and your business? Simply put, you need to invest in the creation and implementation of awesome copy—the kind that borders on perfection and appeases the all-powerful Google gods. You may instinctively turn to a copywriting or content marketing agency to fill your needs, but is…
Part 3: Creating a Comic Character
By Karl Dixon Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4 First I’d like to apologize for the change in plans that I’d promised in last week’s post; the Photoshop tutorial is a much larger project than I first imagined. Detailing the specifics of coloring a cartoon in Photoshop is more complicated than I’d realized, to address in a single…
Part 2: Creating a Comic Character
By Karl Dixon Read Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 My first post dealt with my comic character Captain Alzheimer from a rough sketch to fully fleshed-out character. For this post, I’ll be drawing Captain Alzheimer in a variety of poses. I do this purely to see how versatile he can be, how he looks from different angles and performs with different…
Part 1: Creating a Comic Character from Scratch
By Karl Dixon Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 Cartooning is by no means an exact science, but very much hit or miss; I can never tell if I’ve invented another Snoopy, or a Titanic that will sink ingloriously without trace. The only constant in this inconsistent world of mine, is that I keep…