wasserproof

Collage Design

2011-07-02T05:21:00.000-07:00

Trying out some collage ideas.

Design

2011-06-25T03:36:00.001-07:00

The second (detail) of my Poketo Wallet Comp entries.
This one was based on the words BIG BANG (note that's not an
endorsement of the theory, just a design idea..)
Check out the full image at:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150295766204276&set=o.56512696936&type=1&theater

2011-06-24T20:09:00.000-07:00

This is a detail of a larger piece I just did for a Poketo wallet design comp.
My full entry is at:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150295538184276&set=o.56512696936&type=1&theater

Design

2011-06-24T03:01:00.000-07:00

Sketch

2011-06-03T03:01:00.000-07:00

Sketched and coloured in photoshop using my drawing tablet.
This idea evolved as I played with the sketch. I'm trying to
spend more time experimenting and playing with different
styles.

Patterned Skull

2011-05-28T05:48:00.001-07:00

Fabric photographed from an old chair we have, cut and layered up in photoshop.

Lamp Collage

2011-05-28T00:28:00.001-07:00

First attempt at collaging found patterns.

Design Experiment

2011-05-23T02:52:00.001-07:00

An experiment with collage, line and lighting

The Way Some People Die: Front Cover

2010-12-29T03:43:00.000-08:00

Another cover for one of Macdonald's more intricately plotted novels. I've been drawn to collage a lot lately, and these two figures have been placed against a background texture made up of bits and pieces of a dark suit. The collage was then brought into Illustrator, where I used vector shapes (of the man and woman) as clipping masks - the result is the two figures cropped over the top of the collage. The pistol was brought in last. Firstly I ran a 'live trace' over it in Illustrator, which reduced it to a black and white shadow drawing (for want of a better description). I then added texture to this in Photoshop.

The Way Some People Die: Back Cover

2010-12-29T03:42:00.001-08:00

&
the back cover

The Underground Man: Front Cover

2010-12-22T05:59:00.001-08:00

This cover took longer to create than I'd like to admit. My first four ideas ended in tears, before I decided to use pieces of my background to 'build' a coffin. I started with a photo of some ground taken at home. I then copied pieces of this ground and pasted them onto different layers, and then made them darker or lighter by adjusting the colour levels. These pieces built up the coffin which has a light border (created as a vector shape in Illustrator and dropped into Photoshop as pixels. I also then used a textured brush to rub out patches of the line). The figure holding the shovel was 'cut out' of more photos of the ground and selectively darkened. The back cover has a close-up of the coffin, of which I was pretty chuffed.

The Underground Man: Back Cover

2010-12-22T05:57:00.001-08:00

&
the back cover

The Drowning Pool: Front Cover

2010-12-20T17:41:00.001-08:00

The second in my series of covers is for The Drowning Pool. This was a great Archer novel that was made into a movie in 1975 starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.

The tiled background and blood spatter were painted in Photoshop using textured brushes.

The Drowning Pool: Back Cover

2010-12-20T17:36:00.000-08:00

&
the back cover

The Zebra-Striped Hearse: Front cover

2010-12-19T17:07:00.000-08:00

This is the first in a series I've set myself to re-imagine the covers of Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer series of detective novels. I think it's safe to say that with the exception of my dad, no one has taught me more about the important things in life than the ultra-cool Lew Archer. Where else could I have learnt how to track down missing persons, violent criminals and runaway spouses while all-the-while dispensing phlegmatic philosophies on the human condition? Nowhere I tell you. These covers are part design practice and part homage to the greatest detective novelist to ever pick up a pen.

The cover design is done in Illustrator, the elements are created in Photoshop.

The Zebra-Striped Hearse: Back cover

2010-12-19T16:23:00.000-08:00

&
the back cover

Christ

2010-12-18T04:20:00.001-08:00

Red headed dude

2010-12-18T03:26:00.001-08:00

U Portrait Close-up

2010-03-23T02:59:00.001-07:00

A close up of the portrait showing all the U's.

Portrait Made of U's

2010-03-23T02:51:00.000-07:00

Portrait in U. I created one U-shape with several u's, each in a different shade of grey. Then I layered them at different sizes using the photo as a guide.

A second T

2010-03-19T18:10:00.001-07:00

More tees

Text Pattern: T

2010-03-19T18:06:00.001-07:00

this pattern brought to you by the letter T

Another U Pattern

2010-03-18T02:13:00.000-07:00

Pattern with Text: U

2010-03-18T01:40:00.000-07:00

Another pattern made using the letter U. This one had some texture treatment in Photoshop after Illustrator.

Pattern

2010-03-18T01:37:00.000-07:00

First try at creating a pattern.

Art Class Project : Regret (draft)

2009-08-08T23:05:00.001-07:00

Draft illustration for an art class project. The intention is for a series of images to collectively evoke an emotion, in this case 'regret'. I'll have each of the elements in the sketch on a separate layer of acetate, probably made with a mix of ink and collage - then the layers will be glued into picture frames that will be sandwiched together.

Portrait sketch: orange and blue

2009-07-06T04:45:00.001-07:00

An imaginary face drawn in photoshop using a drawing tablet. It is amazing how responsive the tablet is, and with some practice it is very similar to drawing on paper - with the added benefit that I can edit what I've drawn immediately, retract my steps if I don't like what I've done, or re-colour it completely...

Portrait sketch detail

2009-07-06T04:40:00.000-07:00

Detail of a photoshop sketch done using a drawing tablet. At the moment I'm drawn to a combination of light and heavy linework with areas of blocked-in colour alongside blank space.

Sketch variation

2009-06-25T02:43:00.000-07:00

I like this variation. Good use of closure my art teacher would say...

Sketch with Pattern

2009-06-25T02:40:00.000-07:00

I'd like the faces to be framed by patterns - they will take ages to cut out of lino, but I think it will be worth it.

Penitent Men: planning sketch

2009-06-22T05:00:00.001-07:00

Planning sketches in photoshop; this way I can play with colour and concept quite quickly

Test Sketch

2009-06-21T04:35:00.001-07:00

Another Photoshop Sketch. I'm thinking of using these as the basis for further lino prints in my Penitent Men series. Although this one doesn't look too penitent.

Sketching Faces

2009-06-21T01:19:00.001-07:00

I'm busy learning how to use my drawing tablet in Photoshop. This sketch is based on Head of a Negro (1778); an oil painting by John Singleton Copley.

Postcard Brief - Back

2009-06-14T05:24:00.001-07:00

And this is the back of the postcard. We had to use a self-portrait, and so this is the one that is recognisable. I used my pen tablet in Photoshop to do a sketch over the top of a photograph.

Postcard Brief - Front

2009-06-14T05:22:00.000-07:00

This is the front of the postcard we had to design for art class. I've used a vector background that I did in Inkscape and then collaged a bunch of new stuff over the top. The coloured background is a photograph taken of food drawings we did.

Penitent Men (2)

2009-06-14T05:21:00.001-07:00

This was the second Penitent Man print that I did using the big roller at art class. I need to get one. A pity they cost thousands and weigh a tonne.

Penitent Men (1)

2009-06-14T05:18:00.000-07:00

First in a series of lino prints I'm working on. I printed these at art class. My idea is for a series of Penitent Men, about 12 in total.

Another stick drawing

2009-02-25T02:53:00.001-08:00

This ink-stick drawing follows on from the other two. The idea was to do another drawing that combined the head and the skull. My head turned out well, and I wasn't that keen on drawing over the top of it. But the result is interesting. Each drawing is about 1 x 1.5m in size.

Drawing with sticks

2009-02-25T02:47:00.001-08:00

These were done in art class using long sticks. The concept is to make drawing unfamiliar, so you look harder at the subject...or something. These are bad photos - I really need to get a decent digital camera.

IF - Instinct

2009-02-21T18:29:00.001-08:00

Vector illustration for IF's theme of 'instinct'.

Lino Prints - Shed

2009-02-21T01:40:00.001-08:00

2-colour lino print

This is a bad photo of a print I did in late 2008. The actual print size escapes me as all the proofs are packed away; I think it was bigger than 6 x 4 inches.

Line drawing - gesture

2009-02-21T01:35:00.001-08:00

I started art classes this month which should help increase my output. We did rapid gesture drawings last week. I've tried this before and always get bogged down in detail. This is probably the first time I've got it halfway right.

Portaits

2009-01-31T18:36:00.000-08:00

Vector portrait of my nephew, Ethan.

Software manual illustration

2009-01-25T21:08:00.000-08:00

An illustration I did for (possible) inclusion in an accounting software manual. I used the freeware vector graphic program Inkscape.

Deep Water

2008-12-31T01:16:00.001-08:00

One-colour lino print, actual size 16 x 14 cm.

The Storm

2008-12-29T22:07:00.001-08:00

Two-colour lino print, actual size is 11.5 x 22 cm.

Study drawing for lino print

2008-12-29T22:01:00.001-08:00

Study for a lino print concept - using Staedler Triplus Colour markers
and a new (Fabriano Quadrato) sketch pad I got for Christmas (thanks
heaps Kirralee)

Clutter

2008-09-11T05:27:00.001-07:00

It's chaos in there...Another
Illustration Friday entry for "clutter"

Postcard View of Yass

2008-09-09T02:20:00.000-07:00

A view of the Commercial Hotel, Yass NSW. I
did this for the 'Art in the Heart' Regional Arts
Festival - all pieces had to be postcard sized.

Nostalgic birds

2008-08-30T23:36:00.000-07:00

For Illustration Friday's theme: memories

Birdmask Shirt #2

2008-03-22T04:21:00.000-07:00

Another birdmask t-shirt design that I've adapted from
a recent lino print series.

Birdmask Shirt Design

2008-03-21T04:35:00.001-07:00

When life gets too heavy for you, hide in a birdsuit...

Garden Gnome

2008-03-09T04:26:00.001-07:00

Original ink pen drawing scanned and then digitally altered in Fireworks.

Bird Mask #15: Preview

2008-03-01T02:42:00.000-08:00

This is a bad digital photo of my latest lino print effort. I've always struggled to get a good print out of my lino blocks. Today I found the answer; 3 beers beforehand and an obsessive approach to inking the block. I did 3 good prints, each is 15 cm x 15 cm and printed on 300gsm water colour paper.

Bird Stamp

2008-02-26T02:28:00.001-08:00

My idea was to use a couple of stamps multiple times to build up an image.

Theory of Inspiration

2008-02-22T19:42:00.000-08:00

Digital collage for IF theme of "theory".

Birdsnest

2008-02-16T04:16:00.001-08:00

Birdhat

2008-02-13T21:53:00.000-08:00

Currency design

2007-10-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

A new t-shirt design that's now available to be worn by all truly cool people - see Bountee ad to the right

Super Undies

2007-10-11T03:17:00.000-07:00

This was for a weekly sketch group theme on AI for "costume". I think
all good superheroes need good super undies

Beer and Lemon

2007-09-21T03:25:00.000-07:00

Vectors, done in Fireworks

Pattern: Membrane

2007-09-09T05:54:00.001-07:00

I've been practicing creating patterns lately. This was done entirely in Fireworks using vector shapes.

Leap

2007-09-05T17:26:00.001-07:00

My first real attempt at adding shade in photoshop.

Japanese (detail)

2007-09-05T00:58:00.000-07:00

I cropped the large image because the detail was lost when I re-sized it for the web.

I still don't have a title for it..

Untitled - Japanese Influence

2007-09-05T00:40:00.000-07:00

This is inspired by some Hiroshige prints I've got.
I love Japanese woodblock prints. This, much to my shame, is done with pen and ink, then coloured in Photoshop...

CLICK TO ENLARGE

IF: Alphabets

2007-09-04T07:50:00.001-07:00

This is for Illustration Friday's

"Alphabets" theme.

Solid 1

2007-08-31T06:10:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd get a little existential...this one's all about form and space,
and the beauty of simple, solid lines and curves. The sky is drawn from
a picture I took with some work in photoshop. The rest was put together
in Fireworks.

Untitled

2007-08-25T08:50:00.001-07:00

Pen & Ink & Photoshop

(click on the image to see it enlarged)

ghost gnome

2007-08-20T20:30:00.001-07:00

Pen and ink, coloured in photoshop

Hill

2007-08-06T03:37:00.000-07:00

Pen and ink, photoshop

I pass this hill each day
on my way to work.

Plunger

2007-08-06T01:28:00.000-07:00

Water-soluble pastels on card

Coffee Checkers

2007-08-06T01:22:00.000-07:00

Water-soluble pastels on card

IF: Missing

2007-08-05T17:31:00.001-07:00

vector drawing for Illustration Friday's

"missing".

I'm not sure of the full story here, but I'm

guessing blondie got caught "dacks down"

somewhere!

Lost

2007-07-29T00:00:00.001-07:00

Pen and ink drawing / vector
I did this for Illustration Friday's "moon" theme.

The Red Wheelbarrow

2007-07-26T02:46:00.001-07:00

Wax Pastels on paper

I did this for Illustration Friday's "poem" theme. I always liked The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams (1923). We studied it at school and it was the only one I could ever remember.

Yellowbird

2007-07-26T02:41:00.001-07:00

Wax Pastels on Paper

Abbot's Mourn

2007-07-20T05:01:00.000-07:00

Ink on paper (finished in photoshop)

Hair Towel

2007-07-12T16:06:00.001-07:00

Pen and ink (coloured in photoshop)

Perhaps its because I'm yet to learn how to blend colour in photoshop, but I really like the flat colour areas I get with this technique. Its almost a print-like effect. (and yes, that is a towel on her head)

Coffee Anatomy

2007-07-12T15:59:00.001-07:00

Pen and ink

Another coffee inspired drawing. This was done before I began colouring in photoshop.

Coffee Spill

2007-07-12T15:48:00.000-07:00

Pen and ink sketch coloured in photoshop

This was one of my first attempts at using photoshop to colour a sketch. In the end all I did was add the white of the cup and the nails.

Tea Poster

2007-07-12T03:52:00.000-07:00

Tea Poster
Acrylic paint on paper

I was trying to create something that had a print-like quality about it. I think this comes close.

2007-06-24T06:20:00.000-07:00

untitled
(ink, coloured in photoshop)

2007-06-24T06:17:00.000-07:00

polar ghost
(wax pastels & ink)

2007-06-24T00:19:00.000-07:00

untitled
(wax pastels)