Having a real domain name for your portfolio or personal art web site is important. It helps create a professional and trustworthy appearance. Registering your own domain name is a simple process that anyone can do. This guide will walk you through the process.

After you have registered a domain name, you need to make it accessible by associating it with your web host and web site. To do this, you need to update the nameservers for your domain. We’ll guide you through the process.

Part one of this two-part article walks you step-by-step through the process of signing up for a web hosing account. We’ll also give you some helpful tips to keep in mind when choosing a hosting plan that will fit your needs.

The final installation of this two-part article walks you through the process of adding a domain name to your web hosting account.

Patrick Keith shows us some introductory digital techniques for painting trees and mountains using Photoshop in this digital landscape painting tutorial.

In this tutorial, Patrick Keith demonstrates techniques to quickly create believable rocks and grasses using Photoshop.

In this beginner-level tutorial, Socar Myles discusses the practical application of color theory–how it relates to your art, and how you can get it to work for you. This tutorial will get you painting without bogging you down in a lot of technical jargon.

Jean Pierre Targete demonstrates how he used line intersections to create a dynamic composition for his work “Planet of the Apes”.

Learn how to paint perfect clouds with oils or digital media in this step-by-step tutorial by Socar Myles.

Intermediate to advanced level tutorial gives various tips and tricks to achieve realistic skin tones from traditional methods applied to digital painting.