It´s October and that means Halloween is not far away. When the weather starts to get chilly and the trees start showing those beautiful colors, I get inspired to try to capture the excitement of Halloween in my digital art. One of my favorite resources for inspiration is vintage Halloween art.

Take a look at your computer. Are you one of those people that have sticky notes all over the sides and top of your computer? Or maybe you're the type that gets so involved in your work at the computer that you don't notice how much time has passed until the kids start asking what's for dinner?

In this tutorial you will learn how to add text to a graphic image using the Text Tool in Paint Shop Pro 8. The image can be an image you are creating and want to add text to. Or you can download the Monthly Calendar which is free each month on Bella's Digital Art and Design Site and use

You are an artist, so why not have a digital portfolio. It is easy to make, no printing costs, and it can be emailed to potential publishers and art galleries. Also more publishers and art galleries are accepting digital versions of your artwork instead of the more traditional slides. You can also

One of the best ways to grow as an artist is to share your knowledge and skill with other digital artists. Have you ever wanted to show your artwork and receive some constructive feedback? Well you are not alone. In fact there are websites dedicated to the concept of sharing and learning.

If you find that you are using an image quite often, you can save a lot of time and repetitive tasks by turning that image into a picture tube.

Take a look at your computer screen right now. What color is the screen? What do the buttons look like? What happens when you click your mouse? When you go to get a cup of coffee, does a screensaver start? All these and a few other things put together are called a theme or desktop theme.

The term plug-in is all over the web and is a topic common on digital art and graphic forums. So what is it all about?

In this tutorial you will use Paint Shop Pro 7 to make a small 100 by 100 pixels image that is meant to be used as a seamless tiled background for a web page. When tiled over the web page it will look like textured linen weave stationary paper.

In this tutorial you will draw a nine patch quilt square using the Draw tool in Paint Shop Pro 7. If you are new to drawing in a graphics program, this is a good tutorial for you. It will give you practice in digital drawing.