Design profile of graphics by Marcella G. Cypher Shortly thereafter my mother made me wash them off.
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, my love for art began very young and some of my first masterpieces were born on the white walls of my birth home. Undeterred, however, I decided paper was a better medium as well as one my mom approved of, so I began drawing, and never stopped. I go off and on, but I drew through school, I drew through church, I even drew instead of sleeping sometimes, and I would
draw on anything I could get my hands on. For a few years Sharpie markers and skin was a favored medium, while dabbling into a little bit of painting as well. My start into digital art started at my Grandmother's house in Minnesota, who had a program called Photoshop, and she let me play with it a bit. It was a complicated program, but it allowed me to do things I could with pencil and paper, or using MS Paint at home, but I had to leave it with my Grandmother, and thought nothing of it. Having been home schooled for Elementary and Junior High school, I asked my mom to enroll me in the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School for High School, and they sent me a computer to work with, including something called a "Wacom Tablet," for drawing answers virtually. They even sent me my very own copy of Photoshop 4.0 and once I realized the WACOM tablet and Photoshop could be used in synchronicity with each other, there was no stopping me! I am self-taught in Photoshop, using it frequently to create art for the past 9 years, and I've come a long way for sure! I am always open for creative criticism and learning new tips, tricks, and ideas, as well as helping other aspiring artists accomplish what they need with this useful program. I have some experience with GIMP as well, but old habits die hard, and I always refer back to Photoshop. I am currently using version CS3, with a WACOM Bamboo Fun pen tablet as a constant, as well as good old fashioned pen (or pencil) and paper.
