Settemuse my drawings I've had a few people over the years ask exactly how I set about to create a drawing and I thought it might be fun to take some photos and sort of document the process. I really and truly believe that anyone can create art, you just have to devote the time and effort to the craft you choose be it drawing or painting etc... Today I will be drawing Betty & Veronica from Archie comics. My aim is not to draw them exactly like they look in the comic but sort of translated though my style. First you need to decide what kind of a pose in which to draw the girls. You can of course come up with something on your own but I figured for the sake of this exercise I would use a photo reference. I keep tons of pictures from magazines as well as several books of pin-up photos for pose reference. Now that we have a basic idea for our pose, using pencil I draw loose circles and lines to represent the body and it's pose. I suppose now would be a good place to talk about supplies. Next up brush pen!
Jimbo's Japan: Art Nouveau アール・ヌーヴォー This semester I am taking a class called 'History of Graphic Design' and while that may sound dreadfully boring to most people, (it did to me) it is rapidly becoming my favorite class thus far at Oklahoma State University. In the class we are basically zipping through history and trying to pick up the important factoids about each specific style of graphic design. It's a once-a-week night class, so we really have to get through a lot of material each week very swiftly, but this class, more than any other so far, is opening me up to a whole new world (cue Aladdin soundtrack) of interesting art styles and inspiration. Probably one of the most prolific and popularly known Art Nouveau poster designers is Alphonse Mucha, of whom I am very much a big fan as I'm sure you can tell by all the Mucha posters on display in this very blog post.
ASP Katowice The Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice trains students in three areas: graphic arts, painting and design, in artistic and design faculties. The learning process covers two stages: BA and MA. A modern form of teaching allows students to individually shape the programmes of their studies while the option of selecting their subjects from all the departments ensures a wide offer and facilitates a comprehensive preparation for their future artistic or design work. The Faculty of Design The Chair of Graphic Design trains students in all areas essential for a modern graphic designer in his or her work such as typography, lettering, photography, editorial graphic arts, designing of posters, illustrations, books, web pages, new media and multimedia. The teaching process draws on the most modern technologies and allows students to create the most technically advanced mobile digital images. The Faculty of Art
Goticomania Tricromia - illustrator's international art gallery Stefan à Wengen - Artist | Jiri Svestka Gallery The Occurrence V, 2012 / acrylic on linen / 180 x 260 cm The Occurrence I, 2011 / acrylic on linen /230 x 200 cm The Occurrence, 2012 / charcoal on canvas / 160 x 180 cm The Mission XIV, 2010 / acrylic on linen / 180 x 260 cm Blue Tree V, 2011 / acrylic on linen / 230 x 190 cm Schwarzer Spiegel, 2010 / acrylic on linen / 80 x 65 cm Self-portrait as Papua Skull, 2011 / acrylic on linen / 100 x 90 cm Shemale, 2010 / acrylic on canvas / 180 x 130 cm Comfortably Numb III, 2010 / acrylic on canvas / 180 x 260 cm The Power of Love (Night), 2010 / acrylic on canvas / 180 x 260 cm Blue Tree IV, 2011 / acrylic on canvas / 230 x 190 cm Evil Skull (Version), 2011 / acrylic on canvas / 80 x 65 cm Tondo, 2010 / acrylic on canvas / Ø 90 cm Kanzel, 2009 / acrylic on linen / 250 x 180 cm Schnitter II (night), 2009 / acrylic on linen / 180 x 260 cm Comfortably Numb II, 2009 / acrylic on linen / 180 x 260 cm
Wahoo Art Color Your Artwork Using Actions in Photoshop Photoshop actions can make lots of tasks easier; from batch processing to handling simple, every day tasks. Actions can seriously improve your workflow. In today's quick tip we will demonstrate how to use actions to help color your artwork. Let's get started! Introduction I must to tell you, I'm a lazy person and I always want to reduce the amount of extra work I have to do, even if it's just one more click. Step 1 To start things off, I scanned one of my drawings and opened it in Photoshop. Adjust the image a little with levels to get cleaner lines. Create two new layers under the sketch layer, fill the lowest layer with white. Now fill it with basic colors. Step 2 Here comes our first action. You get new action pop up, now let’s give it a name - Color fill, and most important thing: choose F9 in Function Key drop down. Pick Magic Wand Tool (W) and click to choose empty area inside painted edges. Now press Alt + Backspace/Delete to fill selection with foreground color. Step 3 Final Image