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Digital Artist and Photographer
My News

My news

I’m very excited to announce my NEW online art store. As an artist, I create original art both digitally and traditionally every day. Many of you have asked how you can buy my original art or if I sold my art on clothing and other products? Now I do and I need your support. Please consider placing an order today for yourself or for a loved one. Thank you!

My new online store

Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator Seminar

I am excited to announce the Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator Conference. On March 2nd, 2022. During this full-day conference, you will learn about getting started and easily navigating in the digital imaging world. 

All classes will be accessible for up to one year to all attendees. 

The full-day conference pass price is $79.99 

All classes are available as stand-alone classes for $29.99 each

Let’s talk about creating unique art even if you’re not a painter. You asked me, and I heard you. So let’s get started

Armenia

Spitak earthquake

I will never forget December 7th, 1988. On this day, the Spitak earthquake took away more than 25,000 lives, and 150,000 were injured. So many towns and villages were affected or destroyed. I will never forget 11:41 local time when it happened. I still can hear the sound that the ground made at that time. I was in Yerevan, but because the earthquake in Spitak was one of the strongest and devastating, we felt it in Yerevan. 

The night before the earthquake, my mom and I landed in Yerevan after being hidden in Azerbaijan for more than ten days. I didn’t know if I would survive or be killed, until my plane landed in Armenia’s territory. It was late and a rainy night when our plane landed. When I understood that I survived, I dropped to my knees and kissed the Armenian land. I was crying, happy, but still had trouble believing that I survived and was safe. 

My grandmother was waiting for us. Because I was still in survivor mode, the peace of the house looked unreal, and I literally could not hear anything. I went to bed happy and believing that everything bad was behind us.

In the morning, when we woke up, my grandma made breakfast. After that, we decided to go outside to the store. Then 11:41 AM happened. My grandmother was holding her hands up putting her dress on, and at this second, the building started shaking! We heard the” earth cry.” 

I yelled to my mom and grandmom, “Run,” and we did run. We were living on the 8th floor and using the stairs we reached the six floor when all stopped. During this short time, so many people in Spitak and surrounding areas lost their lives. So many people lost their loved ones, homes, and everything. 

In Yerevan, we were scared to go back to our apartments/homes for so many months because of aftershocks. 

The entire world was shocked by what happened in Spitak. So many nations came to help. Armenian people will be forever grateful for that. 

Today marked 33 years since the Spitak Earthquake. I remember that day, I remember the innocent victims, and I pray that it will never happen again. 

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Holiday Gift Guide

Hello everyone,

At this time of Thanksgiving, I want to express my appreciation for you, my readers. May your Thanksgiving be full of peace, love and joy.


As always, at this time of the year, I am sharing with you my Holiday Gift Guide. In this guide, you will find all things I love and use in my photography, design, and art studio.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Victoria Pavlov’s Holiday Guide

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Women in Digital Imaging

Virtual Conference on November 9-10, 2021

Women in Digital Imaging Virtual conference

We are here, a diverse group of professional women sharing our knowledge in graphic design, photography, and digital art. 
If you are a professional, just started your journey in digital imaging, or love doing it during your free time, this conference is for you. 
This year, the conference is online. 
During these two days, you will learn new techniques in graphic design, photography, 3D art, and digital painting from leading professional women in the industry. All of our sessions are “no pressure, judgment-free” sessions. 
We will make sure that by the end of our conference, you will have been exposed to tons of useful information, that your questions are answered, and that you have been inspired to bring your imagination to life.

All sessions will be recorded, and all our attendees will have access to all recordings till December 2022. 
We can’t wait to see and welcome you!  

Buy Tickets

You still have time to take advantage of the early bird pricing

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Women in digital imaging conference

Women in Digital Imaging

We are here, a diverse group of professional women sharing our knowledge in graphic design, photography, and digital art. 

If you are a professional, just started your journey in digital imaging, or love doing it during your free time, this conference is for you. 

This year, the conference is online. 

During these two days, you will learn new techniques in graphic design, photography, 3D art, and digital painting from leading professional women in the industry. All of our sessions are “no pressure, judgment-free” sessions. 

We will make sure that by the end of our conference, you will have been exposed to tons of useful information, that your questions are answered, and that you have been inspired to bring your imagination to life.

We can’t wait to see and welcome you!  

Learn more about women in digital imaging conference here
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Autumn Brush/Stamp Set

Hello everyone. I am, super excited to share with you a new release of my Autumn Brushes/Stamp Set. These 20 stamps are designed to help you with creating autumn art in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Fresco (including Adobe Photoshop on iPad, Adobe Fresco on iPad, and iPhone).

After you download my brushes into Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Fresco, choose any brush from the set and stamp it anywhere on your canvas. I recommend creating a separate layer so that you will be able to modify the stamped layer at any time. 

The price for this set (20 brushes/stamps) is $1.99.

Buy Autumn brush/Stamp set

If you are a subscriber on my Behance, a patron on my Patreon, or a paid student on my website, this set is free for you. 

Adobe Illustrator

Rotate View Tool in Adobe Illustrator

If you use Adobe Illustrator, you will appreciate the new Rotate View Tool. The rotate view feature help you create artwork, logos, page layouts, and other illustrations by allowing you to change the canvas view to any angle you want.
You can access the Rotate View tool by pressing Shift + H or by clicking and holding down the Hand tool; from the flyout menu, select the Rotate View Tool.

Click anywhere on the canvas to rotate the view.

If you want to rotate the view to a specific angle, Choose View> Rotate View, and you will be able to select an angle from the menu.

To rotate the view to match the selection Choose View > Rotate View to Selection

To reset the View to the original position:
Press Esc.
Choose View> Reset Rotate View


Press Shift + Cmd +1 or Shift + CTRL + 1(Windows)
If you are using the same rotated View all the time or very often, you can save time by saving the rotated View:
Choose View> New View.

My Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator Seminar

Adobe Photoshop

Create Patterns in Photoshop

Working with patterns could be a lot of fun, but creating a custom pattern is another level of creative fun. The best part is that in Photoshop we can do it fast while paying more attention to creativity. Photoshop will do the technical part for us. So let me show you how we can have more fun in Photoshop.

Create a new document any size and feel free to use any color for your background.

Create a new layer and use the Curvature Pen tool (or any other tool you are more comfortable with) to create the artwork you want to make a pattern from.

While the artwork layer is selected, click on the “View” menu and choose Pattern Preview.

Click OK on the pop up notification

And your pattern is ready!!!

You can still modify your artwork if needed. You can add extra details or objects, change/modify colors, etc. The best part is that you will be able to preview all modifications/changes in real-time.


Now open Patterns panel > Window > Patterns

At the bottom of Patterns panel, click on the “+” icon to add the new pattern to your Patterns.

Rename the new pattern.

Congratulations, you have created your first pattern. Enjoy!

If you would like to learn how to apply a new pattern to a mock-up, here is a helpful video I recorded for you.

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How To Take Advantage of Small spaces for product photography

Hello everyone. Thanks for visiting my blog today.
Today is all about how to use small spaces for product photography. I posted on my social media a few product images I made for my client, and some of you asked me to share my process.
Use a small space to your advantage:
1: For product photography, you don’t need to have a lot of space. I had a situation when I had no space at all, so I use a bathtub for all my product shots. I used a school project board positioned on top of a bathtub as a table.
Shooting using small spaces can be very helpful to eliminate a reflection in your product. Smaller spaces have less “environmental chaos” reflected in your product, which means less post-production. It’s cheaper to buy a small flag to block the reflection. You even can use one school project board divided into two pieces.
2: Light. Small spaces require less light. So it’s cheaper.

Must have:
1: it’s necessary to have the right surface(s) or backdrop(s) for product photography. The right surface will help to tell the story of your product along with the simplicity of post-production.
I use surfaces I bought from Replica Surfaces. They are beautiful realistic-looking surfaces, easy to shoot with, and easy to clean up. Another big plus is that having even only two surfaces you can create 4 different sciences.
2: Excellent lighting is a must to have. You don’t buy new lights every month or year. So invest in good lighting. I use Westcott FJ400 with a Westcott FJ-X2M trigger.
3: It’s necessary to shoot tethered. Shooting tethered will save time on post-production and eliminate mistakes you will notice after the photo session. You sow something you’d like to improve – you will be able to change/ improve it right away.
I use Adobe Lightroom and tethering cable from tether tools.


4: Gloves and lint free cleaning cloth. A clean product is the first step in any product photography. So take time to clean the product using a soft cloth before the session. A glove will give you the ability to move the product without leaving any fingerprint on it.

5: Tripod. I use a tripod in all my sessions. I can’t imagine my photography life without one. Don’t buy cheap tripods. Buy a sturdy one that will make your photography life easier and more enjoyable.


Below is the setup for my last session

I used two replica surfaces and two foam boards on a side to block surrounded reflection.

I used only one softbox (yes, you can shoot product with only one light)

I positioned a softbox a little above my product. So I have enough light with fewer hot spots in the bottle.

A few final images

The Bottom Line

Product photography is fun and the best part is that your subject is always available and never gets tired. You can shoot products whenever the mood strikes you. Try it and have fun.