So have you heard of a band from Germany know as Edguy? If not, you have been missing out on some great metal/rock music. A friend and I caught one of there shows at a local venue called the Pearl Room, and they played just an awesome set. They are definitely an energetic band as they involve the crowd fully every step of the way.

We have both been listening to Edguy for a couple years now and they have a great metal sound with the vocal talent to back it up. So if you have not heard of them, you may just want to check them out if this genre of music suites you.

This time around another illustration – A Solitary Beach is meant to showcase the use of unified gradients within Illustrator. In this design the gradients on the stones as well as the clouds encompass all instances of these objects as they transition in color from either direction. Also, other standard gradients are used to form the beach, sky and water for this illustration.

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New Adventure is an illustration that hopefully inspires a sense of exactly that, seeking out a new adventure or challenge. My latest challenge, well creating this illustration of course as this stuff is a lot of work. And my new challenge, continuing to create more illustrations. In all seriousness though, hopefully you will always look forward to the next new adventure.

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