Inspiration

Inspiration Fixation is on again with 5 new digital artworks for you to enjoy. As always, these artworks should only be used for inspiration and should not be used against the artists wishes.

1. This first work is titled 'Blind Mary'. As with all of Alex Cherry's creations, this artwork is based on sound. Check out the full version to understand what he means!

2. Andrew 'Android' Jones is well known for his creative style of layers upon layers upon layers, helping him to create and android look in all of his paintings. He has featured in ImagineFX with tips and tutorials for his style of art. This image is titled 'Wanderer Awake'.

3. Bao Pham (or thienbao on DeviantArt) creates stunning artworks with beautiful colours, this one is titled 'Broken Flame'.

4. Javier Alvarado is a graphic artist who creates very interesting artworks with bold colours and textures, this piece is titled 'Projector'.

5. LiaSelina (as known on DeviantArt) is a very talented illustrator who creates covers and images based on children's storytales and folklore. This piece is based on a Russian fariytale and is titled 'Oldster's Dinner'.

It's inspiration time again and we are back with more amazing digital artists for you to check out! As ever, these artworks are for shock, awe, envy and inspiration… Please do not use them against the artists wishes. Click on the artwork titles in their descriptions to see the images at full size!

1. Marta Nael creates interesting digital works based on her traditional painting background. The result is an amazing piece of art with great creativity. This work is titled 'Ari Concept Art'.

2. Daarken is a very successful concept artist who has done work for Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast as well as appearing in ImagineFX to give advice to upcoming artists. This piece 'Omens of War' was created for Fantasy Flight Games.

3. echo-x is a Deviant artist who takes inspiration from the art nouveau movement, digital style. This piece 'Coy' is full of details and lovely colouring so check out the full version to see more!

4. Bobby Chiu is one of my favourite creature artists, he puts the ugly in cute and the cute in ugly… Does that make sense? He is the creator of Imaginism Studios, an online learning school to help digital artists learn creature design and other courses from many talented artists. Meet 'Tigger'.

5. Known on Deviant Art as Randis, he creates incredibly detailed artworks with a range of different styles from realistic to cartoon. Check out the full version of 'Dragon Castle' to see all the details put into this work!

This week i've decided to put together a few digital illustrations from some amazing artists around the world. These artworks are a great source of inspiration and should not be used against the artists wishes. Click on the artwork titles to view the full sized image of each artwork.

1. First up is Melanie Delon, who creates stunningly realistic images. Melanie's artworks often appear in the digital art magazine, ImagineFX for workshops and tutorials, this one is titled 'Age'.

2. Anna Dittman (also known as Escume on DeviantArt) was recently picked as one of the top 10 Rising Stars of the ImagineFX digital drawing competition. Only 17 years of age and her artworks are already known all around the world. This artwork is titled 'Coral'.

3. Cryptwalker (as known on DeviantArt) created this extremely amazing image for a new Magic the Gathering expansion. It features all of the characters and was created to be a life size printout. This is titled 'Planeswalkers Pantheon'.

4. Chen Wei (also known as Lorlandchain on DeviantArt) is a well known digital artist and has also been featured, surprise surprise… in ImagineFX magazines. His artwork is always beautifully detailed and tells an interesting story. This artwork is titled 'The Queen of Ultima'.

5. Alexander Tooth is a member of the online community for ImagineFX aspiring artists. He often helps people out with their artworks and is extremely talented. His artwork can also been seen on DeviantArt under AlexTooth. This piece is titled 'King of the Mountain'.

I hope you've enjoyed our inspirations for the week!

No one likes working in a boring workspace, no imagination, no freedom, creativity blocked out by the mess scrambled over your desk. Having a tidy, simple and well designed workspace can be extremely helpful in your productivity and the amount of creativeness you have. Get out of the boring and get into a functional and creative working environment.

The most important part of a good workspace is the functionality. There is no point having a beautiful space to work in if there isn't enough room for your keyboard to fit amongst your screens, no point having an awesome wall mount for your desk if its too high off the ground. Make sure when designing your workspace that you leave ample room for all of your equipment, suitable places where cords can be run out of sight and finally, make sure you leave enough room for books, paperwork and anything else you are likely to place on your desk as you use it.

As I mentioned above, one thing that greatly improves both the look and the functionality of a workspace is having every single cord, no matter where it is running to, hidden and out of sight. Having them hidden does not only make the whole space look much tidier but it also helps to avoid cords being knocked, pulled out or tripped over.

My last piece of advice before I show you some inspirational workspaces is; Simplicity is Creativity. The more simple your workspace is, the more freedom you have to move both physically and mentally. Having a tidy workspace leaves nothing to distract you from your work and will greatly help boost your productivity.

Finally, Lifehacker Australia is a great resource for workspace inspiration as once a week they showcase a featured workspace. Here is a list of my favorite workspaces from the Lifehacker Australia Website. Enjoy.

• Elevated Workspace
• Wood and White
• Basement
• Sleek White
• Chalkboard
• Deskbed
• Spacious Office
• Elegance Basement
• Compudesk
• Monitors & Fireworks
• Makeover

IN-SPI-RA-TION (INSPIRATIONAL) ILLUSTRATIONS

It's time for some IN-SPI-RA-TION

This week the Zise inspiration is focusing on digital illustrations, here are 5 awesome artists for you to see!

http://www.steveargyle.com/?cmd=gallery_ext&art_id=360 (Steve Argyle)

http://dianae.deviantart.com/art/Deep-Sea-Creature-39148377?q=gallery%3Adianae%2F42452&qo=16 (Dianae Ozdamar)

http://digital-bobert.cgsociety.org/gallery/ (Bobby Chiu)

http://charlie140588.deviantart.com/art/t-e-c-h-n-i-c-o-l-o-r-107114496?q=gallery%3Acharlie140588%2F47787&qo=58 (Charlie Bowater)

http://andyparkart.deviantart.com/art/Environment-Experiment-01-110190082?q=gallery%3Aandyparkart%2F932768&qo=63 (Andy Park)