Creating your own content Part 2

OK, lets play around with that card mask mentioned in pt 1. The key to success in these exercises is in the observation and interpretation. Unfortunately you must do this in isolation, as I can't be there to lean over your shoulder and suggest things, as in a normal teaching situation. However, I'm ok with you sending PMs or e-mails to answer any specific questions.

Creating your own content. Visual awareness and composition. Part 1

This article is aimed squarely at those people who wish to take their visual material beyond the rip and stitch approach that seems so popular in our field. We are, of course, entering into the realms of the subjective. I.e. there is no black and white here, what stimulates one viewer may be completely lost on another, and neither can claim to be right, this includes myself! I can only speak from my own experiences as a professional artist of more years than I care to ponder.