Amid the pandemic, when the photographer Daniel Cheong found himself unable to travel, he started building impossible, futuristic composites in Photoshop. The results are breathtaking, combining the neon lights and sky-high architecture of Bangkok, Hong Kong, Dubai, Chongqing, and beyond to create dizzying megacities straight from a dream. Early this year, he released his first… Continue reading NFT trends: The next wave of futuristic art
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Best all-in-one printers in 2022
Stan Horaczek Best overall Brother MFC-J4335DW Check Price Best for small business Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 Check Price Best for photos Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Check Price All-in-one printers (AIO) aren’t going to churn out gallery-grade art pieces, but they can be extremely useful for photographers and any professional with typical office needs. They typically… Continue reading Best all-in-one printers in 2022
VAULT is unlocked!
Introducing VAULT Beta 500px from its origins has striven to make art accessible, provide opportunities to creators, and offer a diverse selection of content to its audience. VAULT is more than an NFT marketplace, it is a community built by creators to enrichen the creative community; creators and collectors alike. It provides a new opportunity… Continue reading VAULT is unlocked!
Copyright: What you need to know as an NFT creator and collector
Late last year, Spice DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, spent $3 million at Christie’s to buy an ultra-rare copy of a production book created by the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky. The book detailed Jodorowsky’s plans for an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune—an ambitious idea for a film that never came to be. The organization then announced… Continue reading Copyright: What you need to know as an NFT creator and collector
How to Animate Handwritten Text in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this lesson, you’ll learn about the write-on technique to animate handwritten text in Adobe After Effects. To get started, go to the text layer of your project and pre-compose it by using the mouse and choosing Right Click > Pre-Compose, or by using the keyboard shortcut Control – Shift –… Continue reading How to Animate Handwritten Text in After Effects
Portraits of ‘rebel’ icons, plus five other photo shows worth seeing
Joe Strummer backstage, The Clash, Milan, 1981. © Janette Beckman, courtesy of FaheyKlein Gallery, Los Angeles We’re back with our monthly installment of the best photography exhibitions to see around the United States for the months of May and June 2022. Highlights include the return of Brooklyn’s Photoville festival; Elle Pérez: Devotions on view at… Continue reading Portraits of ‘rebel’ icons, plus five other photo shows worth seeing
How to Use Logo Animation Templates in After Effects
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use a logo animation template to complement your brand. Why Use Logo Animation Templates Starting from scratch can be hard, and a template gives you a good jumping off point. They can provide the inspiration to work out what you want. A popular argument for not using a… Continue reading How to Use Logo Animation Templates in After Effects
Meta launches NFTs on Instagram… and they ‘shimmer’
Instagram is partnering with select creators and collectors to pioneer their new “Digital Collectibles” feature. Meta Instagram is making a foray into the world of NFTs. This digital form of art creation and collection has been making waves in recent years—and not always for the right reasons. But, it seems, whether you like it or… Continue reading Meta launches NFTs on Instagram… and they ‘shimmer’
Identifying scams and avoiding fraud in NFT spaces
In January, a non-fungible token collection known as “Frosties” generated quite a bit of buzz online. The collection included 8,888 NFTs based on cartoon ice cream scoop characters, and investors were promised perks, including access to a metaverse video game and 3D versions of their characters. The NFTs sold out in under an hour. The… Continue reading Identifying scams and avoiding fraud in NFT spaces
Understanding fundraising in the crypto space
When he first learned that Ukraine had been invaded, the renowned photographer Vitaliy Raskalov was thousands of miles away, but he knew he had to help. Within a week of the invasion, he’d raised the equivalent of $10,000 in ether through the sales of his well-known NFT photography collection, which went toward providing bulletproof vests,… Continue reading Understanding fundraising in the crypto space