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Magazine on Ice

Peter Rust — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:07:48 +0000

I have to put the Unashamed Magazine on ice (on hold) for a while, which is a little frustrating because it is within a few weeks of completion — but there are changes a-foot that need to be completed before I can work on it. I apologize to those of you who have written articles. Rest assured that I will finish it, it just may be a couple more months. At the latest, I will be able to dive back in at the beginning of September, but I’m hoping it’ll be sooner (possibly July or August).

In the meantime, I’ve been digging into 2 Peter and finding a wealth of awesomeness, so I’ll be sharing that in the coming weeks.

New Unashamed Studios website

Peter Rust — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:15:36 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally here! There’s now an official website for Unashamed Studios – it’s also home to the Night of the Persecuted Church and Unashamed Magazine and is at www.unashamedmagazine.com. On the Night of the Persecuted Church tab, you can view the trailer for the event (it’s pretty intense – thanks Andrew Anderson for your hard work on it!) and on the Unashamed Magazine tab you can view the full-resolution sneak peak of the next issue’s cover. There’s also a Home tab with an overview of Unashamed Studios and a Blog tab that takes you here.

Eventually I’ll add Bjorn’s Game and the Millennial Translation as tabs and, once the event is over, I’ll replace the Night of the Persecuted Church with the Unashamed Conference.

Issue 2 Sneak Peak: Orissa, India

Peter Rust — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:15:14 +0000

Sorry its been a while since I’ve posted — there’s been a lot going on here regarding Unashamed Studios. On January 24, the Teens For Christ Board officially approved the magazine and the mini-conferences which will happen in conjunction with the magazine, starting in July. There will also be an event that happens in conjunction with the April issue called the Night of the Persecuted Church (April 18).

This year, the Night of the Persecuted Church simulation will be Orissa, India. I’ve been reading a lot of good journalism from The Economist on India, but there’s not as much detail on Orissa or the hindus there as I would like. If you or someone you know has been to India (Cameron? Joanna?) and could point me in the direction of good resources on Orissa or people I could contact, I would really appreciate it.

Here’s a sneak peak at (part of) an early draft of the cover of the second issue, to be released in mid-April:

It looks even better at a larger size.

Hard at Work

Peter Rust — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:25:05 +0000

I know from the blog it doesn’t look like I’ve been doing much, but I’ve actually been working super-hard over the past few days, immersing myself in learning Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, while beginning to put together the first issue of Unashamed Magazine.

In the process, I’ve worked through quite a few tutorials. Last night, I sped through a tutorial on achieving a watercolor effect, using Photoshop’s Cutout, Median and Dry Brush filters (as well as Soft Light and Overlay modes). I did it on a shot of Baker that I took from West Lynden, was pleased with the result and thought I’d share:

The larger, full landscape version is even better, take a look.