Desktop looking a little boring? Time to switch out the HP7 wallpaper for something new? Maybe something with IMPACT? (Pun intended…)

Download free desktop wallpaper of fine art featured in IMPACT Books and get exclusive bonus desktop wallpapers by signing up for our e-mail newsletter, which actually gives great tips and let’s you in on special offers.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for IMPACT wallpaper and click the desktop background you like. We’ve got stuff from Extreme Face Painting and Buddy Scalera’s Comic Artist’s Photo Reference. After the image has loaded, just right-click (control-click on a Mac) and select “Set as Background” or “Set as Wallpaper.” The newest images are at the top.

If you sign up for the newsletter, the bonus images include awesome art from Dreamscapes, DragonArt and Wreaking Havoc like this:

J “NeonDragon” Peffer, IMPACT author of the popular DragonArt series reveals some of her favorite digital art secrets in Digital Dragons. In this DVD, you’ll learn digital inking and coloring techniques and tips for creating special effects all in one place! Includes digital files so you can follow along with “NeonDragon” as she demonstrates her step-by-step techniques for how to draw dragons and create their otherworldly settings. Purchase your copy in the NLShop today, and save 20%!

With the occasional drift of brown, falling leaves, the anticipation of dressing up and painting our faces is overwhelming. Luckily, one of our favorite releases of the year is on special—10% off! What do you have to do to get this great discount? Just watch the video on YouTube and enter the discount code, found in the video description box, into the North Light Shop upon checking out.

Click here: Extreme Face Painting! Dim the lights, pop a mini bag of popcorn and enjoy the short, but spectacular, show!

We here at IMPACT understand the need for instant gratification. Sometimes we just aren’t patient enough to wait for books we ordered to come by mail, and sometimes there’s no way we’re getting out of sweatpants to go to the bookstore. Thankfully we solved our own problem with digital downloads.

If you haven’t been to the IMPACT online shop in a while, browse through the digital downloads section. You can get instant access to books like Dreamscapes: Creating Magical Angel, Faery & Mermaid Worlds with Watercolor and Enchanting Fairies: How to Paint Charming Fairies & Flowers, and we also have a full video download of “Painting a Fantasy Scene with Chris Seaman”, the Ink Bloom artist. (Check out a preview of the video here.)

Instant instruction for today’s comic, manga and fantasy artists. Aren’t we a helpful bunch?

Nick and Brian Wolfe are many things: twin brothers; artists; face and body painters; WORLD CHAMPIONS. As of last Friday, they are also published authors. Here are a few finished examples from their dazzling new IMPACT book, Extreme Face Painting: 50 Friendly and Fiendish Step by Step Demos.

Click here to get your copy online

Did you know that you’ll save 34% by pre-ordering your copy of Extreme Face Painting? Award-winning artists Nick and Brian Wolfe share more than 50 step-by-step demonstrations that turn everyday faces into sweet, funny or frightening works of art. Full of friendly instruction for beginners and fresh inspiration for seasoned painters, this book also includes a bonus DVD featuring two videos of face painting in action!

Visit the NIShop today to pre-order your copy.

Tom Nguyen’s latest book has been recognized by Comicattack.net as a great way to learn how to draw sexy, but still heroic, comic book women.

Incredible Comic Book Women with Tom Nguyen: The Kick-Ass Guide to Drawing Hot Babes! is great for beginners and experienced artists alike.

Beginning with a “Drawing Crash Course,” Tom expands to step-by-step demonstrations and tips for artists of all levels. Common mistakes are pointed out, as well as easy corrections to help make your characters more accurate and appealing.

A power-packed, must-have guide for anyone who wants to draw cartoons, artist Harry Hamernik’s latest book is full of skills and insights for creating cartoon characters that pop off the page. Cartoon 360° covers every angle of drawing fantastic cartoon people, from coming up with fresh ideas for an endless assortment of faces, to bringing your work to a polished, professional finish with inking and coloring.
Get it in bookstores and the NIShop this Fall!