Launched in 2008, the 3rd Edition of India Art Fair (formerly India Art Summit) recorded over a hundred thousand visitors in a span of 4 days, from 17 cities in India and 67 cities around the world, becoming one of the most attended art fairs globally. Out of the 84 galleries participating, 34 were international galleries –bringing an international and domestic focus to the buoyant Indian art market. The 4th Edition of India Art Fair will be held on 25th-29th January, 2012 at NSIC Exhibition Grounds in New Delhi. As earlier, it is committed to building on its scale and quality of art...

The Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts announces a call for submissions for the international exhibition of graphic design and visual communications ZGRAF 11 – held in Zagreb from March 15th to April 5th, 2012. Since 1975, ZGRAF is the biggest and most important exhibition of graphic design in Croatia. Over the years, it has gathered designers, theorists and critics from all over the world, with the intention to bring out the fundamental problems and position of design in contemporary society. In 1978 it became an international manifestation sponsored by ICOGRADA...

In this Adobe Photoshop CS5 tutorial, we’ll be using a rocky texture to create an underwater seaweed text effect in Photoshop. This is a very unique tutorial that uses textures I’ve never used before and a combination of colours that complement each other well. The effect is enchanting and a little magical, possibly the right medium to develop upon, creating a poster or some type of digital art: the kinds of art that needs to be visually enticing and themed. Post your example on our Facebook for an honourable mention, let’s see who can create the best example...

So, this is yet another Brush Set sample from AxeRaider70, who in my opinion makes the best damn Brush Packs ever in existence. I suppose blood brushes are very common but this one is very slashy and may bring something else to the table in this particular category of brushing. To go in another direction though, I’ve used this brush set in my upcoming Underwater Seaweed Text Effect tutorial, which was a very bizarre experimentation, but it works extremely well, so don’t forget to check that out and also take a look at more of AxeRaider70’s brushes. They are amazeballs...

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is one of the world’s largest wetland conservation organisations working globally to safeguard wetlands for wildlife and people. This year’s competition takes place over 12 months with four seasonal heats. During each season, we’ll be looking for the best photos that represent that season. Entries in the Wetland Wildlife, Wetland Landscapes and Wildlife & People categories must have been taken at one of WWT’s wetland wildlife centres across the UK. The fourth category, World Wetlands, invites entries of photographs taken anywhere in the world...