by Scintilla Studio | Oct 8, 2017 | Blog, Step 4, Visual Arts
I’m only kind of an artist. But I’ve learned before that artists are people who make art, not just people with great talent. So when Inktober 2017 came around this year, I decided to get on the bandwagon. Launching Scintilla Studio means I need a lot more visual...
by Lucas | Dec 11, 2016 | Blog, Creative Lifestyle, How To, Step 3, Visual Arts
One of the simplest and most elusive truths about a creative lifestyle is that artists are the people who create art. Paul Simon summed up his decades of creative experience in his song “Hurricane Eye”: “You want to be a writer, but you don’t...
by Lucas | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, GIMP, How To, Step 4, Visual Arts
How to Make a Printable Christmas Card from Scratch Hand-made Christmas cards are one of the best ways to show you care for those on your Christmas mailing list. But getting enough unique cards for everyone on that list can be difficult. Replicating a design...
by Jenn | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog, Gaming, GIMP, How To, Most Popular, Step 3, Storytelling, Visual Arts
With NaNoWriMo fast approaching, you may be planning on writing a fantasy or sci-fi story. Congrats! This is one of my favorite genres to write. However, if your character(s) are doing much traveling, it’s not hard to get lost. There usually isn’t a...
by Scintilla Studio | Jun 17, 2015 | Blog, GIMP, How To, Step 3, Visual Arts
Here’s how to make a realistic newspaper clipping from scratch in GIMP 2.8. You can use this for classfied ads, Pinterest images, presentations, or anything else where the text should look like it was cut out of an old newspaper ages ago. Check out the embedded...
by Scintilla Studio | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog, GIMP, How To, Step 3, Visual Arts
How to Make a Realistic Old Paper Graphic from Scratch in GIMP 2.8 If you’re making old maps, newspapers, or charts, try this quick way to make an old paper graphic in GIMP 2.8. Check out the embedded video for a demonstration, or scroll down for a step-by-step...
