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[8 Mar 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
3 Secrets to Success For Artists and Designers

I define “success” or being “prosperous” as having all that you need in order to fulfill your God-given assignments.
Fulfilling those assignments or ”calling” is usually an innate drive (passion), placed there by God Himself. But the irony is that we often exclude the God-given solutions that will fulfill that God-given passion.
That’s why, you as an artist or designer may have been frustrated somewhere in life when pursuing success with your creativity, but the following scriptures can shed light and give clarity on how to be successful according to God’s plan for you life …

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[2 Mar 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Artist Testimony: Mel Rivera-Portrait and Comics Illustrator

Our latest interview of an artist that is actively walking in his God-given gift is with my online and off-line friend Mel Rivera! Mel just so happens to be the brother of ALFG subscriber Frencci Rivera (whom we’ve interviewed previously), and has mastered a unique balance of pencil portraiture with his passion for comics.
Check him out and his amazing testimony:
 
1. Tell us who you are and what you do as an artist/designer:
My Name is Ismael Rivera, in the South I’m known as Mel a shorten version of Ismael (but I …

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[17 Feb 2010 | 6 Comments | ]
Formula for Creating Art with Life Changing Results

Creating art that makes people “look” is one thing, but art that helps people “see” is on a totally different level.
For the artist or designer that is a Christ-follower, this is not limited to “religious themed” works, but any art or design where the artist is guided by the Spirit of God.
Art that produces LIFE CHANGING RESULTS doesn’t have to be as deep as it sounds:
It can be as basic as: Graphic Design that helps a business be successful (logo design, marketing messages, layout, web design, etc.)
Or as complex as: …