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How to Create an Illustrated Cartoon Character
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So, I decided to attempt to create a tutorial on how to create a unique illustrated cartoon character in Photoshop. It’s pretty straight forward and the skills you need for this is very limited as …

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Freelance Graphic Artist and Mac loyalist. You can visit my site at www.omegared.co.za, or follow me on Twitter @KarenMcDade.

10 Fresh Digital Artists & Designers to Follow on Twitter
Thursday, 19 Nov, 2009 – 7:34 | 33 Comments
10 Fresh Digital Artists & Designers to Follow on Twitter

If you’re anything like me, you may be getting tired of seeing the same people on those “designers to follow” lists we often see crop up here on design blogs. I scouted around the underworld …

10 Useful and Free Mac Apps for Any Designer
Tuesday, 1 Sep, 2009 – 2:37 | 26 Comments
10 Useful and Free Mac Apps for Any Designer

Two things make my life easier as a designer. Firstly, the smoother my Mac runs, the faster I can work. There’s nothing worse than trying to push work out as fast a possible and then …