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A Portrait in 5 Layers


Justin Gerard

After my post in March on Applying Transparent Color in Photoshop, I received a number of messages, emails and threats asking for more detail on the order of layers I prefer to use. As I mentioned in that post, I often end up working in hundreds of layers so a list of this would read like a phone book of seemingly random Photoshop gibberish. And listen, I need my layers! Partly because I love the…

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Illustrating Starling House


Rovina Cai

January 31, 2025 - Today I’m sharing my illustrations for Starling House by Alix E. Harrow! I’ve been a fan of Harrow’s work since illustrating a special edition of The Once and Future Witches a few years ago, so when I saw the announcement that she was writing a gothic novel, I was super excited! I was excited to read it because gothic romance is one of my favourite genres, but as is always the case when you are a book illustrator - I also wanted to illustrate it. I actually considered writing to the publisher to see if they needed a cover. But time passed, and because life got in the way (and also I was shy), I didn’t actually end up doing it. Imagine my delight a few months later when I got an email asking if…

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