Droste Effect you may not have heard of (we didn’t until we looked it up) but I am sure you have seen it before.
It is a Dutch term for a specific kind of recursive picture, one that in heraldry is termed mise en abyme. -wikipedia
Here is a great photo by Seb Przd using Gimp and Mathmap showing the Droste Effect very well. We really like the spiral effect as it really pulls you into the photo.
Fincher.org has a great picture collection of coin stacking sent in from people around the world. There is no statements if the users used any glue on some of the bigger stacks. There are some really impressive stacks even if they are using some glue. Check out all 25 pages.
Well really nothing makes this related to Halo 3 over another version of Halo but with the new version coming out why not spend the time waiting for the game to release by making a paper Master Chief. A fellow deviantArt member. It took the artist a month to develop and build and write the instructions for this. Check the link for the pdf to print out and make yourself. No doubt this user will gain a lot of fame for this and recognition. I wouldn’t be suprised if Bungie gives him something cool for his work.
Mashable has posted another list of resources and sites offering have stock background, pattern, photos, and illustrations.
Mashable has posted an article on 20 tools and resources for working with color.
Web Urbanist has posted some work from renowned artists using streets or sidewalks to create 3d looking art. The three artist discussed are Edgar Mueller, Julian Beever, and Kurt Wenner. Some can say this is nothing different then what artists have been doing for years on canvas. But because most think of chalk sidewalk art as something reserved for children is make the work seem even more impressive.
This image was by a talented Etch-A-Sketch artist. Check out his site to see all his drawings and he even takes requests. Here are some of his others.
Mashable has put together a list of 37 sites to promote and sell your artwork.
PSDTuts has some great tutorials. I would recommend the Creating an old world look and creating glow effects. They the subject is similar to other tutorials offered on the internet but these are refined more then you will find and deal with current versions of photoshop. They are also offering some moola for good tutorials.
Source: Digg