I apologize sincerely for the lack of updates coming into the new year. I have been busy with a lot of client side projects and it has been a hectic year so far. A year ago today I already busted out 2 wallpapers and I again apologize that it’s not like that this year. As you can tell, a lot of my time spent has been on my new portfolio site (which the motion graphics section isn’t complete yet) and a new content tutorials here and there but it’s just not ready to get published yet.

So to be fair, I want to expose the laundry list of stuff that I am planning to do this year:

- Get the motion graphics section running. I know this isn’t your typical cup of tea you want from my site but it needs to be done
- Collaborative wallpaper with Kjell-Ringstand
- 2 wallpapers are on the works here and there
- Version 15.3.5. There are certain things on this site I am not really keen with in terms of design and content.
- Tutorials, both written and video
- “Hana” book. I know I promised Q1 of 2010. I am going to try my best to do this, although April is likely. And April is already Q2 2010…

So again, sincere apologies. I promise to deliver some of the list I mentioned above within this year.

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Portfolio Site 2010

New portfolio site has been loaded up for the year 2010. You can access some of my latest work now. You just have to click on the PORTFOLIO link above if you are interested. I know post counts have been seldom the past month and a half, but I have been busy with lots of things unrelated to this site. But I already have loads of tutorial contents prepared as well as some new wallpapers in the works. Hopefully this year will not be crazy and will allow me to do wallpapers as much as last year.

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There was an interesting discovery by scientists Minneapolis VA Medical Center, where they have discovered that brain activity monitoring through scans can actually physically see PTSD in a visual form.This is quite interesting because it always adds argument to the famous Nurture versus Nature theory in Psychology. It would be quite interesting to see if brain activity gets altered for artists and designers when they are at its most creative peak. I also want to know why certain individuals are highly motivated during the evening than they are during the day. I really wished I had the highest motivations during the day at a studio, cause it really is not quite the same during the day than is during the evening when I am working on freelance work.

Check out the article.

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Sorry for the lack of updates already in the New Year. I have been busy with a load of stuff that’s basically all client side related. However it is important to mention that I have a lot of projects in store this year. First and foremost, a new e-book titled “Hana” will be released in the first quarter of this year. Also in store is a major update for the tutorials section of this website as well as some wallpapers I have been working on for a while. Nocturne Phoenix version will probably reach up to 15.3.5 sometime this year, with some minor to major changes in design and function of the site.

Either way, sorry this post is short, but more news soon as things get revealed and close to final.

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Heavily inspired by the luxury look of Las Vegas, I have put up a unique tutorial on how to achieve a gold text effect that looks luxurious. This tutorial covers layer effects, using gradients on text and stroke effects and how to create a sparkle effect with the use of brushes. Read Tutorial…

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