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Tutorial Showcase #2DeviantART is a great place to find not only art but also some awesome tutorials. It doesn't matter if you are interested in photo manipulation or writing, usually there is a tutorial for that. But at the same time there are so many great tutorials outside of deviantART and most deviantART users might never find them unless someone shows these tutorials to them. So I'm happy to introduce you a new #TutorialsForYou journal series called "Tutorial Showcase" which features some awesome tutorials outside of deviantART. System is pretty simple. Every showcase journal showcases five tutorials from a specific category and this category changes with every new journal. There's no special placement, all of them are equal. So here we go!
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Web Interfaces
This web interface tutorial is about how to create a sleek portfolio layout. It is very well designed and color choice on this interface is fantastic. I also like the tutorial process as it is really well ex
Art Analysis 12: In the Garden of Giants by ZancanTears for Joy in the Garden of Giants
By Michaël Zancan, Copyright 2005
This analysis copyright Scott M. McDaniel, 2009.
The Image
I saw Tears for Joy in the Garden of Giants because it was a Daily Deviation here on Deviant Art on January 18, 2009.  It immediately stood out from the many fantasy paintings because it didn't focus on scantily clad women (though they're there, sort of), nor did it have a horrible monster, nor vicious violence.  On his web site, Zancan explains what he was going for this way:
In the immense diversity of emotions one can feel, I choose to extract a striking and rare one and turn it to spectacle. This emotion is a joy so immense that it makes cry tears; smiling and weeping at the same time, the widest range of behaviors concentrated in one single emotion.
That's no small challenge for an image.  For me,
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A quick tutorial which I put together this morning.
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*MaelstromMachine Apr 10, 2013  Student Artist
useful c:
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Mood: Love ~Ryuondo Jan 8, 2013
Love this tutorial! That glow effect is boss.
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*kyphoscoliosis Dec 17, 2012
Awesome tutorial. The glowing bits blew my mind, though haha
Such a small detail, but so realistic and convincing. You seem to have a very steady hand
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~ThirdEcho Dec 16, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
... what I would give to be able to paint my models...
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~the-gordon-freeman Dec 15, 2012
dude.
this glowing is gorgeus.
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~Stoops-a Dec 15, 2012
dry brushing does wonders doesnt it
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