Friday, June 22, 2012
summer / city - how I did it
Because this digitized analog piece was an excellent example of one of the ways I go from analog to digital, because this time the process was clear and clean-cut, and also took a few more steps than usual, I thought it would be an excellent choice to publish as a gallery on my facebook design page. After posting once, then reposting, and not getting a single "like" or comment, I deleted it. Later, maybe.
01. scan
02. canvas
03. outlines
04. color blocks
05. windows
06. flower beds
07. with flowers
08. paving
09. plus words
10. almost
11. copyright / signature
01. scan
02. canvas
03. outlines
04. color blocks
05. windows
06. flower beds
07. with flowers
08. paving
09. plus words
10. almost
11. copyright / signature
Friday, June 15, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
beach house, "how I did it"
Processes I use to digitally output an analog drawing or painting are many and varied. They range from a little color correction plus a subtle filter leading to an outcome that for all practical purposes is identical with the original to an intensive, multi-layered process that ends with a final image quite different from the original. This recent "beach house" is fairly characteristic, and as usual, I planned the project for screen display and for digital printing. About three years ago I made a version of the drawing that's similar in many ways yet quite different in others.
Most often my fills are subtle, 2-colour linear gradients; in this beach house all the fills are solid, except for the sun and windows. A few years back I tended to use gradients that were contrasty in colour and value and led to a more dramatic, artistic effect; I may return to that practice soon.
01. first, a scan in 24-bit colour; because the original was about 12" x 8" I scanned this one at 450 dpi:
02. for the window reflections, this time I used a beach photo I took at Columbia Point, Boston, and edited with Photoshop filters:
03. canvas:
04. outlines:
05. colour blocks:
06. plus grass:
07. with sun:
08. windows:
09. almost ready:
10. with copyright / signature in Helvetica Neue ultralight:
The finished "beach house" totals 11 layers, including the signature / copyright. I saved out only 8 selections, which probably is an average number. Just as a couple years ago, I did versions with two different sky colours, but decided to make thistle sky the default.
Most often my fills are subtle, 2-colour linear gradients; in this beach house all the fills are solid, except for the sun and windows. A few years back I tended to use gradients that were contrasty in colour and value and led to a more dramatic, artistic effect; I may return to that practice soon.
01. first, a scan in 24-bit colour; because the original was about 12" x 8" I scanned this one at 450 dpi:
02. for the window reflections, this time I used a beach photo I took at Columbia Point, Boston, and edited with Photoshop filters:
03. canvas:
04. outlines:
05. colour blocks:
06. plus grass:
07. with sun:
08. windows:
09. almost ready:
10. with copyright / signature in Helvetica Neue ultralight:
The finished "beach house" totals 11 layers, including the signature / copyright. I saved out only 8 selections, which probably is an average number. Just as a couple years ago, I did versions with two different sky colours, but decided to make thistle sky the default.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
world drawing day rhino
For World Drawing Day 2012, here's my drawing of a devastatingly endangered rhino:
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