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halfway through...

Mid thesis review went great, so now I have time to upload a sketch....

The Spirit Beetle

Although I've been using Photoshop regularly for over 3 years now, it feels like she's just starting to give up her secrets. The true power comes with the integration of both Illustrator and Photoshop together. Illustrator has much better typesetting and vector capabilities. Photoshop can take paths from illustrator and create amazing effects with them. It blows my mind what's possible with this stuff. I'm done with Fall term of my senior year, winter break is upon me. I really hope to get some good experimenting time in.

Ladies and Gentlemen we are floating in space...

City Planning

Here are some digitally colored concept sketches I did for the mural project I did last winter. These represent my earliest forays into Photoshop coloring. The final piece ended up being done with paint pen and acrylic color. I think these initial planning sketches hold some value on their own. I love drawing cityscapes. Perhaps this is because I've always appreciated the aesthetic quality of long-term human development. I could write an entire thesis on cityscapes, there are so many great cities out there. This isn't to say I have no appreciation for nature. Cities have been a feature on this globe for so long they've almost become a part of nature. What is nature at this point?

The Floating Factory

Anyone who has spent some serious time in Photoshop knows that its true potential lies in the layers. I've played around with layers a bit on past illustration projects, but usually it would be maybe two or three. I'd keep the line art on the top layer and then have a sub-layer of color beneath it. This time around I increased the number of layers and played around with the blending modes to achieve a more painterly effect with my color. This is a drawing I did a month or so back. It felt unfinished in my book but with the color it really comes alive.

Fake Fotografs

Just some sketchbook scanning, weekend chilling, photoshop layering, texture sampling, color halftoning, coffee sipping, digital coloring, curves tweaking, headphone bangin, wacom painting fun.