We are still alive and the forums grow daily

Sorry for not beeing active lately but I am stumped with terrible much work. I am also doing some self-learn stuff in relation with my job as webdesigner and affiliate marketer. We have recently upgraded our forum software and there are now some nifty new features in your profile page. Go and check it out…You’re now able to spend your own profile page a custom layout. There is also some social networking possible through your own profile page. Those are really nice add-ons and will help you out growing your own skills in painting. So far, go outside and enjoy the nice weather and paint as much as you can.

R.I.P John Berkey

As most of you already know John Berkey passed away after a long illness last week. He was and still will be a big inspiration to any artist interested in sci-fi art. His images can now be reviewed at Gallery of John Berkey. Rest in peace John.

New Inkscape version launched

About Inkscape
An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.

Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development.

New Features
The Inkscape community today is announcing the release of the newest version of its open source vector graphics editor. Inkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents.

Tons of new features and performance improvements are included in this release. Dialogs now have the ability to be docked to the editing window. Gradients can be edited completely on-canvas. The new Paint Bucket Tool fills bounded areas with color. A new 3D Box tool helps create perspective-correct drawings. A new Tweak tool provides an intuitive method for editing paths and painting objects. The new Live Path Effects feature can create "brushes" and various organic effects on paths. Improvements to color management include support for color spaces other than sRGB. Most SVG filters are now implemented, and a new powerful UI is provided for editing filter stacks.

Read more on the official website of inkscape 

Shaun Mullen’s new website

My good friend and CGPAD admin Shaun Mullen opens his new website. Go check it out and spend some love to him. I was pleased to design and code his new site into wordpress. Also check out his awesome online gallery or look at his sketchbook thread on our forums.

Visit the website of Shaun Mullen

Interview with Christian Kesler aka Chrike

We have just released a new interview with Christian Kesler aka Chrike. Here is a small excerpt.

What’s a typical day in the life of Christian Kesler

Well, recently it became actually damn busy as I´ve always a hell lot of stuff to take care of each day. Usually I go to the university around 9, attend lectures and work on my projects until around 8 to 10 in the evening; then I come back home and work on personal projects and commissions. However there´s always some time for my girlfriend

Read the full interview here: Interview with Christian Kesler