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The majority of these are pretty accurate. What do you think?
1. They are very weird people.
2. There are billions of them in the world, like colors on the screen of your computer.
3. They will analyse conversations in layers.
4. You will spend the day assembling furniture from IKEA.
5. They drink and eat all kinds of weird shit just because they like the packaging.
6. They hate each other.
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2013 is over and it’s time to work on plenty of new art for 2014. As I look back on some of the creations I did back in 2013, I decided to post some of my favorites. I hope to greatly improve my skill and learn more, so I can grow as a designer and an artist.
Below are 13 designs in no particular order.
Pharaoh Skull
Available for prints, phone cases, and more on Society 6.
The bottom right is the finished product. This was created for Bluu Dreams’ Art Pop up Shop. I used water color paint and markers to come up with this design. I really liked the way this came out.
This was a fun small piece mixing markers and spray paint. I had this idea for awhile and was able to make this work for the Bluu Dreams show. This small piece was entitle “Scubrella”
This design had some tweaks from the original and it had me playing more with the camouflage mostly. I like that was able to sneak the United States in there as well as one of the Branded Baron icons.
This was a fun design. I completed this in time for the Fourth of July.
I was in the mood to play with my Prisma markers and working on this felt very relaxing.
This was at the first Munny Social hosted by the Artoholiks and I had a really time doing this.
Black and gold were colors that stand out on white and I wanted to a create a whole series using black and gold ink. I wanted to combine graphic design, an attractive woman with fine art. This is actually a small piece. 8″x10″.
Charcoals are more forgiving when working an illustration and this actually looks better in person than in the picture. I based this off the classic horror movie “The Mummy” and added a Rook baseball cap for their little instagram contest.
This design looks great on a the printed t-shirts(available here) This is simple, but I wanted to add my own twist with the word “passion”. The phrase is a powerful phrase, but I decided to add my take on it for the streetwear market.
This is probably my favorite design and I think a big part of it has to do with this being a Christmas present for my brother. He is a huge Knicks fan and I added Knicks players from the past to the present. I had this printed on a 16″x20″ canvas and it looked great. This was a fun little design, where I got to play around with one of my favorite design elements “splatter”. Maybe this can help me get into the sports art market.
2014 – It’s time to create some kick ass art.
It’s Christmas time, so I wanted to sketch something festive. If I create another one that is fully detailed I’ll post it, but until then have a Merry Christmas.
This is a very entertaining fake commercial done by the visual studio Cinesite. It was written and directed by Animator Alvise Avati and produced by Animation Director Eamonn Butler. This short showcases Cinesite’s creature animation skills.
Find out more on Cinesite visit their website:Â http://www.cinesite.com/shorts
CREDITS
Client: Cinesite
Written and Directed: Alvise Avati
Producer: Eamonn Butler
VFX Supervisor: Richard Clarke
Art Direction: Jean-David Solon
Concept Art: Andrea de Martis
Modelling and Rigging: Grahame Curtis, Royston Willcocks, Richard Boyle
Animation: Alvise Avati, Eamonn Butler, Peter Clayton, Tom O’Flaherty, Adam Bailey
Texture Artists: Nicolette Newman, Gary Newman
FX Animation: Andreas Vrhovsek, Luke Wilde
Lighting and Compositing: Zave Jackson, Nikos Gatos, Jonathan Vuillemin, Dan Harrod, Joel Bodin
Editorial: William Marshall-Wilkinson
Christopher Learmonth
Aside from the title which works with the current team, this is a sneak peek of something that I worked on as a gift. The beauty of having knowledge of programs like Illustrator, Photoshop, and the such means that I can put together something that most people cannot. I had this idea of using some former Knick players (in this case, you see Patrick Ewing above) and combining my love for splatter and brushstroke to create some awesome for a big Knicks fan that I know. I’ll reveal the whole thing after Christmas, but right now I can’t ruin the surprise.
Australian artist Matthew Quick makes paintings that have a point and you can see it through his works in his post. He dresses these statues with attire that pokes fun of society. These paintings are well crafted and sarcastic, which sure will make you think about it for a it. My personal favorite is the George Washington statue with the security cameras. One glance and it looks goofy to see this statue with the security cameras, but when you think about it it is as though this would be a next step for Big Brother to keep an eye on everyone. Good, bad, or ugly? Anyway, share your thoughts on these.
I had posted this originally on my instagram and forgot to post it here. This was a fun illustration that I worked on one day. Recently I’ve been in a mood to draw with markers and I love balance between the metallic inks and black. I plan on creating more and better illustrations with my markers, because sometimes it’s a lot more fun to work hands on then working on the computer.
Check out the work of painter Eric Zener who has created amazing photorealistic paintings. His attention to detail is phenomenal from the strands of hair to the air bubbles. He has over 600 of these realistic paintings. Check out these photos.
 
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