PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop! However, the latest Photoshop Madness surf was pure pleasure — this time we did NOT encounter any spam, replicator or predator sites … we are celebrating Women’s History Month with . . .
* Leia : screenprinting art for the locals
* strawberryLuna : Female Designers
* Mary of Time, space and quality
* Lauren Rolwing Graphic Mischief
* Anna Grosh: typographic design
* Melinda Beck : lovable fun!
PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop! However, the latest Photoshop Madness surf was pure pleasure — this time we did NOT encounter any spam, replicator or predator sites … we are celebrating Women’s History Month with . . .
* Leia : screenprinting art for the locals
* strawberryLuna : Female Designers
* Mary of Time, space and quality
* Lauren Rolwing Graphic Mischief
* Anna Grosh: typographic design
* Melinda Beck : lovable fun!
As always, we caution you — be careful what you click, and where you click. We always attempt to refer you to good, clean stuff — but malware, phishing, stalker and predator links are abundant in many sites these days. Whatch those little popups in the text. Just stay on the tutorial / content paths and you’ll be okay.
Anna Grosh: typographic design
Anna has some superb art going on and makes a divine blend of typography and design illustration!
She finished her first masters in Moscow at the Open Social Academy of Design and now she’s in the process of getting her second masters in graphic design at the Academy of Art University. She specializes in typographic design, illustration and graphic design. 
Full story : Anna Grosh See for more details!
Lauren Rolwing Graphic Mischief
That’s the title of the article about in the Nashville Arts online . . . “In many ways, illustrator Lauren Rolwing embodies her art. Her uncluttered compositions hold an undercurrent of playfulness and whimsy beneath…. “
We agree 100%. See posters, they’re fantastic Full story : Lauren Rolwing : Design & Illustration See for more details!
Leia : screenprinting art for the locals
Leila has an interesting story that begins as a child and ends up as a prolific graphic arts creator and printer. While her paintings are somewhat primitive, her posters are fun with a graphic quality all their own! Full story : Leila Bell See Cafe Press“
NEXT : Mary of Time, space and quality
Mary of Time, space and quality
Educated at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mary GrandPre began her career as a conceptual illustrator for local editorial clients. Her concerns for light, color, drawing, and design came together in evocative, ethereal pastel paintings evolving toward a style she now calls “soft geometry”.
From there she climbed up the ivory tower of graphic design (See her Wikipedia Bio!!) Recently, she was featured on the cover of Time Magazine for her work with the Harry Potter Series and also worked as a visionary in the environment/scenery development in Dreamworks animated film Antz Full story : www.marygrandpre.com See for more details!
Melinda Beck : lovable fun
How can you not just fall in love with the art of Melinda Beck!
Melinda Beck is an illustrator, animator and graphic designer based in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1989. Her various portfolio galleries are not to be missed. Also see her Facebook ; an interview with Shiny Squirrel; a little photo of Melinda ; and her wonderful little Saturday morning cartoon you can share with the kids! Full story at Melinda’s web site: melindabeck.com See her Google Image Search for a little more WOW
strawberryLuna : Female Designers
We loved our visit to strawberryluna and we think you will too, not just for this article, but a whole lot more!
Strawberryluna is Allison & Craig, a pair of designers, illustrators, and screenprinters as well as music and film nerds based in Pittsburgh, PA. Allison says : “… the correct way to spell our studio name is “strawberryluna”. All one word, all lower case. Full on. When it’s good, you don’t need to shout.” Full story : strawberryLuna : Female Designers See for more details!
Don’t let Photoshop Madness get you down!
There are always lots of spectacular Photoshop images and visuals out there! Share them! We’ll be back shortly with MORE Photoshop Madness … and please — BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU SURF … but when you do find a great Photoshop practitioner, or a good Photoshop tutorial, please share it with us! If you create Photoshop Tutorials yourself, please post your info here so you can be considered for a Photoshop Fave!
Of course, some of our favorite editions of Photoshop Madness can be found in the legacy Photoshop Tips & Tricks web site! See the last edition of Photoshop Madness
Previously:
Photoshop (Designing Women) Madness
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