Retouch a Moody and Cinematic Portrait with Photoshop

A great retouched image begins with a beautiful photograph. We’re going to take a reasonable photo that I shot in late 2013 on a rainy day in Philadelphia and use Photoshop to do some simple retouching and color toning to this image. We’re going to explore things like skin and eye retouching as well as effectively using Adjustment Layers to color grade and create a very cool looking picture.

Speeding Up Frontend Development Workflows With SASS

Everyone knows that CSS can be bloated and time consuming to work with at times. With websites getting more and more complex with things like responsive design, CSS3 and having to code for different devices and device widths (responsive design), our stylesheets are getting larger and more complex. Luckily the SASS Language was created to bring the beauty back into creating stylesheets.

The Incredible Artwork of Pawel Kuczynski

Occasionally, while browsing the internet, you stumble across a little bit of artwork that stops you in your tracks. Artwork so brilliantly created, so beautifully crafted, and artwork which tells a story in a range of different ways. Hailing from the Polish town of Szczecin, artist & illustrator, Pawel Kuczynski has created some of the most brilliant works of art that I’ve seen in quite some time.

Regardless of your political views and whether each image conveys a message you believe in, the artwork used to tell the story and the abstract ideas brought to life with his illustration is nothing short of magnificent. I’ve included some of the pieces I’ve found most interesting and thought-provoking.