Real World Illustrator

Real World Illustrator has 10 tips for power users. It's pretty cool.

sending large files

If you need to send large files and they don't fit in an email send them via SendSpace.

Illustrator and Inkscape

I've had many people ask me where to get a cheap version of illustrator. I don't know of any legal way around the price. If you buy a suite, you get lots of programs for the price of two of them.

If that is still out of your league, try Inkscape. I've known of several designers who started with that, earned enough money and then bought a suite. And Inkscape is FREE! You can save as an EPS file format and open in Illustrator. This works if you are in school and don't want to live in a lab.

Lorem Ipsum text

I can never remember the URL for Lorem Ipsum Text so I thought I'd make a link. The URL is http://lipsum.com/. This is useful for place holder text.

Flash User Group

There are some that would like to get emails from the Flash User Group. To Join the group please go to groups.adobe.com and sign up there. Also sign up at the Yahoo Flash Group for emails on meetings, jobs and more.

The Anatomy of an Alphabet Letter.

The Anatomy of an Alphabet Letter. Small things make a big difference. This is a really good website on Typography.

Illustration Blog

JON SCHINDEHETTE, Senior Art Director Dungeons & Dragons® Wizards of the Coast has a Blog called ArtOrder. This is a must read if you are interested in illustrating and want to do stuff for The Wizards of the Coast. Or for anyone, this blog is a great resource. There is also an interesting interview with Jon by Irene Gallo.

He does check out online portfolio sites such as, deviantArt and ConceptArt. He also keeps tabs on Spectrum. So those are good places to get noticed.

I have done illustrations on 2 books as well as for Microsoft XBox support site and I loved it. It's a nice job if you can get it.