vector art

In high school I was first introduced to vector art, but of course it was a very simplified version of it. I have never seen work quite like this and knowing that it is vector art is extremely interesting. This is something I really want to look into doing on my own. It seems very complicated but the end result is really amazing... Now I'm on the hunt for tutorials on how to make this sort of art!

http://www.designzzz.com/incredible-collection-vector-art/

more street art

I think that this artist really makes a new spin on street art. Her style is very different than you would usually see in a street of building. I think that this makes it that more interesting. Some of the pictures she uses could be seen as surreal and almost peaceful, yet they are put into very dirty and random spaces.

http://www.alicepasquini.com/walls.html

posters

I found some really cool examples of "gig posters" for various posters. I think part of the reason I like the posters so much is also because I love a lot of the bands featured. I think they all kind of connect to the band and what it's all about. They vary from simple to extremely detailed and all seem to fit to the theme of the band featured.

http://wellmedicated.com/inspiration/50-amazing-gig-posters-sure-to-inspire/

sophomore review

This year’s sophomore review was defiantly a new experience for me because I was actually a part of it. Usually when attending art events I’m part of the audience, and only have an outsider’s view. For this review, I actually got to hear people’s opinions about my own work. Another rally interesting aspect of the review was that a lot of the other student that were being reviewed have been in various classes with me since the beginning if last year. Being in classes with the, you were able to identify their work immediately, and see how much they have grown since their freshman year. Seeing them taking their own personal styles and apply it to their other classes is really interesting to see, and it almost turns into you being able to even identify them with their new work, based only on their particular styles. Knowing many of the students in the review, you could also know a lot of the background on some of the pieces they have done. For example, knowing that someone was from the city, or knowing that they come from a very small town. All of this could sometimes be seen in their various pieces. One of the most interesting aspects of the day was hearing people’s opinions about my own work. I think everyone’s comments were extremely helpful. One comment in particular was about my lack of color in my work, which is extremely true. Of course I have some pieces that I could have include with color, but I seemed to have been drawn with much more of my monochromatic pieces. Comments such as these have really inspired me to grown as an artist and try and explore new things.

pen

I think that these drawings are really interesting because the artist is able to create this large scale complicated drawings but he uses a very simple tool. Pens could be thought of as a tool for doodling, and sketching, but he uses this simple tool to make these beautiful pieces with really humanistic compositions.

http://www.designatento.com/design-grafico/artes-graficas/juan-francisco-casas-e-ballpoint-artworks.html

light paintings

I have no idea how the artist did this. When I see artwork like this I automatically assume part of the process of making it has been digital. However, it looks as though this artist only uses his camera. I wish I knew how the artist did this because the overall effect is really beautiful.

http://suckmypixels.com/light-paintings-by-dennis-calvert/

more logos

I really like to look at logos and see what designers have come up with. I think that even though a logo is so simple, it is very hard to come up with one that makes sense and really shows the purpose of the entire company in it. This website shows a couple of really cool designs like the one I have below.

http://www.logomoose.com/page/2/

of course..

After I finished the last project I found a website that actually helps you find a font if you need to match it. One of the hard parts of the last project I did was trying to match my new information with the correct font. Wish I had this before..

http://www.identifont.com/

practice

A family friend went to my mom and asked if I could help her out with a flyer for her clothing boutique... she wanted include more text about a sale they were having... I decided I would just extend the entire top of the flyer and add the text there because there was nowhere else to put it. I used the clone stamp to continue the wood pattern to the top... I think overall it came out well and matches the rest of the picture...

(before)

 (after)

brushless

Another thing that I have always struggled with is painting but this technique is extremely interesting. The artist actually doesn't use brushes. She uses squirt bottles and actually just tries to maneuver the paint by moving the canvas around. The end result is really amazing...

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/extraordinary-brush-less-paintings

combination of mediums

These photographs are really amazing. It was one of those things where I could not figure out how the artist did what he/she did. After reading, I saw it was actually a combination of artists. It looks as though they had a sculptor make the piece with paper, then an illustrator added the photo in the background and out and image onto the sculpture. The combination turned out amazing and it looks and if they were actually out shooting these pieces of paper.

http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/ayaka-ito-and-randy-put-their-photo-subjects-through-the-shredder

skateboard sculpture

Great idea to create some sculpture out of something you would expect. These are pieces made from the scraps of old skateboards. I don't work three dimensionally very often so I honestly don't have much interest in sculpture but I found these pieces very interesting and I think it could call for a wide variety of viewers.

http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2011/11/22/skateboard-sculptures/

sketch ideas

This artist is really cool because he does a good job of rendering the parts of the face but he juxtaposes them really creatively. I think I should look into something like this because I don't find a lot of interest in sketching people but this could make it more fun.

http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/in-illustration-the-work-of-casey-jex-smith

photo possibilities...

I really like what the artist did here. He was able to combine some amazing photographs and digitally combine them to make them look like one. I think it creates a lot of interest for the viewer, and at first I did not like how I couldn't see the entire picture on the website without scrolling up and down, but then I realized I found myself excited as I continued look because I knew something interesting would be at the bottom but I could not guess what else he would be combining the top with.

http://www.photographyserved.com/gallery/Unrealistic-Scenes/872302

close up

This is amazing... someone actually was able to get some really great shots of eyes up- close. I never thought about what the color in your eye must look like but I never would have guessed this. These pictures ended up looking amazing and the eyes themselves provided the composition and coloring. Really interesting stuff... 

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Your-beautiful-eyes/428809

double exposure

These portraits are really interesting... the artists used two different images to create one cohesive piece. I believe he did this only in the photo studio but I think that this is a great option for a digital portrait. Combining two different elements into one creates interest and I think it could be really successful using photoshop.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/A-WORLD-INSIDE-OF-ME/863461