Hey buddies, I’m finally back from my “holidays” (they weren’t holidays really, I spent this time to move to Berlin). I’m already settled and ready to go on with the blog. Today we have a post with some questions from the blog users: about copyright, confidentiality, how to improve our drawing skills and [...]
Continue reading...13 November 2009
PayPal is the standard online payment system for both selling and buying. It is very convenient, instantaneous and secure, that’s why it is expensive. It can cost us up to 3.4% out of the money we receive depending on the country where you live, plus a 2.5% to convert the money to your [...]
Continue reading...29 October 2009
From time to time I receive interesting emails from newbie designers or illustrators, who are trying to open up this complex industry for themselves, but they don’t know where to start; they ask for my help and of course, I do my best to help them. It occurred to me that maybe, if I publish [...]
Continue reading...23 October 2009
If you´re a designer, probably you have lots of unused graphics, webs, loops and Flash files, and you don´t get any profit from them. You could sell the rights of use of these designs (stock design) for a very low price but lifetime. You won´t become a richman but some extra income is always welcome, [...]
Continue reading...16 October 2009
Photoshop CS 5 is coming and we can already see some of the new features, there is so powerful and easy to use images that I bet some professional photoshopers will lose their job. Patchmatch We isolate the bird, set the structural guides and Patchmatch do the rest. This new application is really powefull, anybody can do [...]
Continue reading...10 September 2009
Some days ago we commented the advantages and disadvantages of self-taught training versus official training, and we reached the conclusion that it would depend on our working aspirations, our personality and our resources. I’m really glad I received so many comments from people who make a living by themselves, without an [...]
Continue reading...5 September 2009
A couple of days ago our friend Andreu, SOSNewbie reader, sent me an email with a serie of questions; it’s not the first time that that someone asks them, so i thought in writing this post. 1.- Do i need a degree to work as a designer? The answer is… depends… on what you want to do, [...]
Continue reading...26 August 2009
This article is dedicated to the Newbies, we’ll see what is a graphics tablet, what are they for and how to choose the tablet that fit your needs. What is a graphics tablet? It’s a device used mainly to paint with a computer, but it’s also useful to draw, photo retouching or even to design. Imagine [...]
Continue reading...22 August 2009
There’s not an easy answer, I think both of them have their advantages and disadvantages. The choice should be based in lots of external factors, our economical resources for example; and internal, like our own personality. If you choose well you can reach the maximum level, if you don’t, you can come to a [...]
Continue reading...19 August 2009
My friends of Gomediazine asked a very interesting question in their blog, this is a question I’ve been turning it over in my mind for some years. Someone asked whether is good or not for a freelance designer to show your price list in public. Pros of displaying your prices: The clients can make a [...]
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