Sussigkeit

Sussigkeit
Jessica Singh
Computer Arts Dec. 2008

This is just a cute image that I thought would look good on the blog. It's girly, but colorful.

Brainstorming

Brainstorming
Gregori-Saavedra
Computer Arts Nov. 2008

This is a neat black and white image. If I remember correctly, this was an exercise in the use of Adobe Illustrator... or some type of other software. It started with an image of the boy, and the rest is graphic design at work.

Vivid Reflections

Vivid Reflections
Archan Nair
Computer Arts Nov-2010

I love the colors, what can I say. I also am challenged to try and find things in the image... shapes, objects and what have you... So far, I have found a parrot, a babies binky (pacifier), what might be a hair brush, a watch and balloons.

Am I just crazy ?

What can you see ?

Our D.O.G.

My wife's dog Candy... a.k.a. "Scruffy Dog."

Illustration

Bohemian Pop

Laura Snell

Computer Arts - December '08'

I choose this illustration for its use of color. I like the female quality of it. I don't understand the dripping near the bottom, oh well. I also like the graphic nature of the image. It's not exactly animated, but yet the eyes and the hair strongly resemble an animated girl from today's modern electronic games. In fact, this image could be used to sell an X-Box game.

Nightclub Flyer

 

Nightclub Flyer

Nicole Martins

Computer Arts Sep. 08

I choose this one simply for it's color. Upon closer examination I noticed that it was made solely of squares with various colors and opacity. There are a couple of spots that have no color, I do not think that they fit, but the designer did, so who cares what I think.

Illustration

 

Illustration of pop star
Lily Allenben Swift

Computer Arts Sep. 08

O.K... I know that I have been a little slack on posting my images here.

This is an illustration apparently in done in watercolor. I have no clue who Lily is, but the image caught my eye. It kind of reminds me of our watercolor exercise where we painted the window frame with the bottle of twigs and grasses, a couple of rocks and a sponge.

Ilustration for tutorial

 

Untitled

Doug Alves
Computer Arts Dec. '08'

I chose this image because of the color scheme and the fact that it uses a real model plus the additional design around the model. It is a part of a tutorial in Computer Arts magazine ( Dec. '08' ) where the illustrator ( I'm assuming Doug Alves ) is instructing readers on how to duplicate this style of art.

Award Winning Design: by the hand of God.

Artist: God in Heaven

I don't care what anybody says, this is award winning design.

I have recently been influenced to dig in to my picture collection. It is a collection of over 5000 photos taken during my trucking days. Mostly trucks and scenery.

Anyway, I have scanned several pictures of what I feel is outstanding scenery... depending on what your looking for.

This particular image is of a mountain in southern Colorado that I photographed over 20 years ago. If I am not mistaken, this is Blanca Peak and it reaches some 14,345 feet above sea level.

I had picked up a load of potatoes and was headed east. As I drove, I was able to witness that massive cloud move east and cover the mountain. I have more pic's showing the progression of the cloud. I am imagining that this mountain was at least 15-20 miles away from the road... The skies are really big out west.

I have not touched up this photo yet either. It is original. I even have the negatives... does anybody remember negatives ?

I have looked through approximately 4000 photos in the past week and I have another 1000 or more to go.
Sorry about the slight blur in the foreground... I was driving about 70+ mph when I took the photo.
The speed limit in Colorado is 75 now too, although 20+ years ago it was probably only 60 or 65 on that 2-lane road.

I will eventually post more of my scenery picture. But I do have to stick to the program too.

Metamorphasis

Metamorphasis
Artist unknown

I choose this image because I thought it was a great example of photo-editing technology.
The person that did this must have quite an imagination. Notice how the imagery in the background is faded out... kind a like Sargent Blur!

The entire focus is on the single flower and the butterfly woman.

I also choose this image because I like butterflies... and women too :-)

They're both nice to look at.

Jaro Sebek-Pinecone

 

Jaro Sebek-Pinecone
Airbrush artwork on paper inspired by a pinecone
http://www.jarosebek.com/
© Copyright 2011 Jaro Sebek. All rights reserved.

I saw this image and thought to myself... hmmmm reminds me of something?

After reading the description I realized that yes, I have seen this before... just not purple.

I'ts an amazing piece of artwork though, very imaginative. I love the shapes and the color scheme.

White Dove

Schwab

I found this in Computer Arts magazine... forgot which issue. No I didn't... I found this image in a book titled Schwab. The artist is Schwab. The image came from page 110.

I like this simply because it is simple, peaceful, and reminds me of Noah in the bible.

I suppose that it could be used in a lot of ways, from children's books to church fliers.

There is a lot of blank space ( black too ) that gives the dove clarity and dominance in the over-all image.

I find a lot of art in the Computer Arts magazines. Not all of it is good in my personal tastes, but oh well. I have looked into other sources, but I do not have much luck. Schwab was an interesting find though. I will continue to look for other sources of images ( that I like ).

Digital Pond

Graphic Artist Michael Schwab

Unpublished 1999

I like this particular piece because it is simple. A stark white background with a silhouette baring only two colors other than black, which of course is not a color. Schwab, as is evident by his work, likes this concept... anything that is shadowed becomes black with only a hint of color, usually only one or two, on occasion three colors, to give the work its dimension.

It is simple, and the outline usually defines the image.

Mandela Design

Thorleifur Gunnar Gislason
Computer Arts Magazine Feb. 2011

Illistration for a story

Illistration by Hannah Davies
Taken from Computer Arts Magazine - April 2011

Here we have an interesting collage of colors and shapes.  The more I look at it, the more confusing it seems. I see a large wood pile on top of which there are many houses and birds. The colors are friendly and express a sense of joy and happiness, which is echoed by the one bird singing and the beauty of the peacock. There is also a sense of responsibility as portrayed by the "wise old owl" perched on the right. Directly under this symbol of wisdom, we see a glimps of machinery in the form of a gear or saw blade.

On top of the peacocks tail feathers we can clearly see what resembles a hand mirror, possibly indicating that we should not only look at the birds beauty, but also look upon ourselves. 

Illistration by CATK (colors and the kids)

Illistration by CATK
Taken from Computer Arts Magazine - April 2011 - Page 15

This piece was designed for the interactive department of a company called Scholz & Friends.
It is interesting just because it's kind of crazy. To me it looks like a Hershey Kiss exploding. There are several different textures including sparkles, spiny-poky looking things, speckles of gold, a wire frame that turns into rubber or plastic and a cookie in the middle. The many different colors and textures give this piece a whimsical feeling. I like it.

Cover for Bible

Artist unknown

Agency Crush took an original approach in this cover for the bible
Image copied from Computer Arts magazine - summer 2007 - page 43

This piece taken from the summer 2007 issue of Computer Arts magazine was designed as a potential cover for the bible. Although I do not care to see it on the bible, it is an interesting piece of art in that on the upper half, it depicts a simple and easy portrayal of life by the use of calm colors and pleasant imagery. We see a man and a woman in a garden surrounded by flowers, butterflies and goats. The sun is shining bright and wonderful. The tree is covered in leaves and everything here symbolizes that life is good.

The lower half depicts just the opposite. Here we see a man and a woman, upside down, who have succumb to the evil in the world. The man holds a cigarette indicating a short life and bad health. The flowers are all gone, leaving only dead stems. The tree is nothing more than dead branches and the goats are depicted as only bones.The color scheme is red, portraying the seriousness of the situation. The sun is a deep red as if on fire.