Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – Up Against the Wall: Graffiti Me and Fotoffiti
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography/art tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a look two apps, Graffiti Me and Fotofiffi. Take it away Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). “There are thousands of photography/art apps on the App Store, and some of them are extreme specialised. That’s the case with the two apps I’ll be covering this time: Graffiti Me by Bluebear Technologies Ltd and Fotoffiti by amioli. Each take your image, run a Threshold filter on it, and apply it to a wall as if you’ve stenciled it there. Each allow you to add extra paint and text. Each also run on both the…
Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – ‘Coming to Terms with Brushes using PaintHack and iColorama’
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography / art tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe helps you to understand more about brushes and how greater knowledge can lead to greater mobile art. Take it away Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). “Any time you try to learn a new skill, the first roadblock you encounter is the specialised terms associated with that skill. How are you going to play American football without knowing what a touchdown, punt or offsides penalty is? How are you going to operate a computer without knowing the difference between an icon and an operating system? Art apps use a lot of terminology…
Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – VSCO: Heavy Hitter
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography/art tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a look at the very popular app, VSCO. Take it away Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). VSCO is free and you can download it here “There are certain apps that are almost universally revered in the mobile photography/art community. I always find it difficult to review these apps and teach about them because there are so many users who are better with them than I am. I could not presume to teach anyone how to use Procreate, for example. My art technique is weak and besides, Procreate has an excellent Artists’ Handbook…
Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – Uptown & Co.: Graphic Curiosity
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography/art tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a look at an app called Uptown & Co. Take it away Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). “I’ve been writing weekly tutorials for nearly four years now. I write them because I like to see my readers get inspired by them, trying new apps and techniques. I have not tried to monetise these tutorials, because I don’t do them for financial rewards. It helps me continue, though, when I’m able to pick up some of the apps I cover for free. I keep an eye out for free apps with another app…
Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – BeCasso: Painting for Powerful Devices
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography/art tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a look at a painting app, BeCasso. Take it away Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). BeCasso retails for $1.99/£1.49 and you can download it here. “Apps that give your images a painted look are numerous on the App Store. I’ve covered several apps that produce an overall painted look, like Glaze, Brushstroke, Waterlogue and Artista Impresso. I’ve also covered several that allow the user to control the painting themselves through brush strokes, like Mobile Monet, Adobe PaintCan, and (of course) iColorama. DigitalMasterpieces has given us another one of the first type of…
Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – Snapseed and Assembly Apps Want To Have a Word With You
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography/art tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a look both Snapseed and Assembly apps, specifically at their textual input functionalities. Take it away Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). Both Snapseed and Assembly and can be downloaded below: Snapseed Assembly “Two apps that I’ve covered a number of times, Snapseed and Assembly, have separately come up with text additions in the past couple of weeks. Neither one has all the capabilities of a full-featured text app like Phonto or Over, but each has capabilities that are not found in text apps. My first image is one I created in Snapseed,…
Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – Photo FX Ultra Part 3: Lighting It Up
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography/art tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a deeper look at the app Photo FX Ultra in our final part three of this series. If you missed Parts One and Two, please follow the highlighted links to view. Take it away Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). Photo fx Ultra retails for $2.29/£1.49 and you can download it here “Part three of my look at Photo FX Ultra brings me to my favorite part of the app: the Light presets. Before I get to those, however, I want to show you the Crop and Straighten tools. Once again, I’ll be…
Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – Percolator: A Strong Brew
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography/art video tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a look at the app Percolator. Take it away Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). Percolator retails for $2.99/£2.29 and you can download it here “One of the effects of covering as many apps as I have is that you can begin to know, just by looking at an image, whether certain apps are being used. If the look of output from an app is particularly strong, that lessens its utility in my eyes. Of course, that may be because I am constantly trying to figure out how an artist achieves the…
Mobile Photography & Art – The Courage to be Afraid – Showcase for Carolyn Hall Young
Recently, I set up a Facebook group entitled – The Courage to be Afraid – A Tender Tribute to Human Valiance with Carolyn Hall Young. Hall Young is our dear friend and hugely talented artist and many of you are aware that she is currently experiencing particularly challenging health issues. This group was made with love and is full of love from all the artists who have joined this group to create and share their images for her. I have complied each image into a film showcase, so that she can view all of them in one sitting (hopefully). When she is feeling more well, I am sure she will…
Mobile Art – Appstracts – App for Carolyn Hall Young
Recently, the mobile art Facebook group, Appstracts, administrated by Roger Guetta and Grant Basma Horsnell asked of the group to create a mobile art image for dear Carolyn Hall Young, who is currently very unwell. I have gathered all the images together to make one video showcase to share with you all. (Please do note, that I have gone through the group several times, searching for all the images for this particular showcase and I believe I have included everyone, if not, please just let me know and I will add you). Many congratulations to the following artists and thank you all so much for creating these images for Carolyn:…
