Great PS Actions

Check out these great Photoshop actions from Pixel Curse dot com:

Art making, good!

The Beginning kids are in full swing getting used to the software, the Advanced kids are branching off to work on graphics, architectural rendering, web design, etc. Great kids, good work, art everywhere.

A kid made this for one of the clubs at our school.

Tutorials to do!

These are three great tutorials, and you will do each of these tutorials. But you can choose which one you want to start with.

Create A Stylish Dancer Photo Manipulation: In this tutorial we are going to show you how combining multiple stock images, and various design elements to create a stylish dancer photo manipulation.

Design a Skin-Textured Typography Scene in Photoshop: In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a 3D-looking textured text effect in Photoshop without the need for any 3D tools or applications.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5: In today’s drawing tutorial, you will learn how to create abstract colorful illustration using simple tools and techniques.

Art coming out of everywhere!

We are barely into our third week, and the kids are already surprising me. The beginning kids have finished the preliminary tutorials, and they will start making art this week. The advanced kids hit the ground running, and I've asked them to create their version of Surreal art. There are some great attempts so far. Here is a link to one kid's (check out her Sept. 7 post) and I like the below image too.

The explanation is as good as the art!