[Art] Rock Lobster Tutorial

A surprise tutorial by Parcel Sisters! Great use of Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop. Big thanks to her for sharing ^^

clipped from lightwyrm.com This tutorial was created by ParcelSisters [DA:[link]] Don’t forget to say thanks! The tutorial demonstrates how to create an interesting creature design in Corel Painter. And will help you establish colour, lighting and texture effects. For more artwork by parcel sisters check out her Deviant Art Account: [link] You can chat with her and see more of her art on our Community Forums

[Tech] Opera 10 nears final stages

I might be considering switching when this is out.

clipped from news.cnet.com Opera Software has completed its first release candidate of Opera 10, a browser that the company says has better performance, a Turbo mode for slow Internet connections, support for a variety of Web standards such as Web fonts, and improvements to the Opera Mail feature. “Now, we are very close to releasing the best browser in Opera’s long history,” Jan Standal, Opera’s vice president of desktop products, said in a statement. “We hope everyone who has helped us test our browser thus far will put the release candidate through its paces.” The new Carakan JavaScript engine, which is used to run Web-based applications such as Google Docs, isn’t done yet. “It won’t be ready for (Opera) 10 final, but rest assured that it will be impressive when it comes,” spokesman Thomas Ford said. He said Opera won’t comment on the timing of the new engine’s release until it enters alpha testing.

Jobs devoting “almost all” time to Apple tablet

Nice

clipped from www.electronista.com Apple chief Steve Jobs has spent “almost all” his time since his return to work developing the heavily rumored tablet device, according to sources close to the company. Those “people familiar with the matter” tell the WSJ that the executive is committing a level of attention to the project not seen since the original iPhone’s development. The sheer control has reportedly been a shock to some workers, who during Jobs’ roughly six-month medical leave had some relative freedom on projects. The tipsters behind the story also back stories of the tablet having a rough creation cycle as it was supposedly first canceled due to battery life and then later due to a lack of memory. In one more reliable rumor, it was understood that Apple had originally tried building the tablet on Intel’s x86 architecture but eventually switched to ARM’s architecture (also used in the iPhone and iPod touch) to solve battery problems.

[Games] Top 10 Free MMORPG Games

Woo anarchy online is still going strong! Have not played it in quite some time though. Time and MMOs don’t mix well.

clipped from www.mmorpg-center.com Last Update: 2009-06-01 While there are many mmorpgs out here, not all people like the subscription models, so they play free mmorpgs. They are not exactly free because they all have shops that can offer you an advantage if you buy special items from there, but it’s not mandatory and in some, it’s not necessary at all if you know what you’re doing. Developers must get money someway in order to maintain the servers and the game, so that’s why we have the shops. 1. Runes of Magic 2. Requiem 3. Free Realms 4. Mabinogi 5. Atlantica Online 6. RF Online 7. Anarchy Online Classic 8. Project Torque 9. Navy Field 10. Dungeon Runners

[Web] Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor

An old interview, but its still very good and for the most part relevant. Interesting insight on writers there.

clipped from interviews.slashdot.org There is nothing better than a Slashdot interview with someone who not only reads and understands Slashdot but can out-troll the trolls. Admittedly, the questions you asked Neal Stephenson were great in their own right, but his answers… Wow! let’s just say that this guy shows how it’s done. 1) right to keep and bear code – by arashiakari 2) The lack of respect… – by MosesJones 3) Singularity – by randalx 4) Who would win? (Score:5, Funny) – by Call Me Black Cloud 5) What are you reading these days? – by IvyMike 6) storygramming -by Doc Ruby 7) Money – by querencia 8) BeOS – by Coryoth 9) Travel tips for modern primitives? – by timothy 10) Confidential Proposal, Off shore data haven (Score:5, Funny) – by SlashDread 11) Blue Origin – by Concerned Onlooker 12) Do new publishing models make sense? – by Infonaut

[Art] Twins Walkthrough

A neat little step by step image by David Tran

clipped from lightwyrm.com Twins is a Walkthrough tutorial by David Tran. Here he shows the steps he took to create an abstract digital painting. This walkthrough is meant as a quick visual guide to establish a routine when working in Photoshop. David is using basic brushes for most of the image so you can duplicate this result in your future creations. We hope you find this walkthrough helpful! For more Photoshop tutorials by David make sure to check out our archive here: Archive You can also seek direct help from David on our Community Forums!

Harmless sweetener or obesity culprit?

Now that is something I didn’t know.

clipped from www.takepart.com High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), sugar’s cheaper and sweeter competition, is creating debate over its ability to “reprogram” bodies toward obesity. Hitting the scene in the 1970s as a profitable solution for struggling farmers’ corn surplus, high-fructose corn syrup eventually found a market as a sugar substitute in soda, bread, and even pasta sauce. When the body consumes high levels of HFCS, it becomes resistant to Leptin. Leptin regulates metabolism. Once broken down by the body, HFCS doesn’t signal the brain to say the body’s full; the stomach “thinks” it’s still hungry. Opponents of the “reprogramming” theory suspect we’re all just eating too much HFCS—in addition to everything else. Regardless of its effect, HFCS has brought attention to obesity as a national problem.

The Past Two Weeks!

The first tptw article on Lightwyrm.

clipped from lightwyrm.com Hello there, let’s start off with a thank-you from the team. The past little while has been awesome and we really appreciate all the participation here! Please keep spreading this Community to your friends so that we can build a much better network! Major Contests We have two contests running so far! Take a look: The Run for Elite: You can win an exclusive commission worth 150$ Lightwyrm Contest: Numerous possible prizes, software, tablets and graphics cards! Quick Updates on the Run for Elite: The top-placed member happens to be Gabriel Yanagihara, that being said Parcel Sisters is fairly close by! There is still plenty of time to catch up! Remember the winner is the first to reach 2400 points. So get inviting and posting! Latest Members The latest two [Active] members happen to be: RockyGargoyle and Darkling take a look on the Forums for their sketchbooks and artist threads! Speaking of contests, the featured member for this article is: Gabriel Yanagihara!

[Art] Lightwyrm: Digital Art Community and Contest

An awesome contest with great prize possibilities!

clipped from news.deviantart.com Just putting up a notice about my Lightwyrm contest and some possible prizes! If you want to join in, come and join us at lightwyrm. It’s a close nit and friendly digital painting community and a quick resource to tutorials, tutoring, challenges and industry discussion. The mission goal of the community is purely to learn digital art, it’s not a place to show off your skills, rather it’s designed to show your progress. Check out the other news about it on DA. [link] If you like the site be sure to register using this link so I know who registered through me for the contest. [link] And for fun, here are 2 of my WIPs for the contest! Come and join in!

[Art] Seamonster Tutorial

Yet ANOTHER great tutorial by David Tran. He is as awesome as you get!

clipped from lightwyrm.com Another tutorial from David Tran. This Seamonster tutorial is meant to demonstrate the process that David takes to make a unique scene. This is meant for intermediate digital artists as you need some basic knowledge of digital painting in modern software.  Although, once again, done in Photoshop the concepts can be applied to most painting applications. The tutorial should help you establish a dramatic scene in an image with both colour and scale. It also demonstrates David’s method of creating a speed painting while still establishing all the required details. We hope this tutorial will provide you with some new information and ideas. Don’t forget to check out our Community Forums if you need help! For more Photoshop tutorials by David make sure to check out our archive here: Archive You can also seek direct help from David on our Community Forums!