digital illustration

"Silhouettes Of Life" Case Study

paul0v2 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:08:25 +0000

Silhouettes of Life is a piece by one of my favorite digital artists Wojciech Pijecki from Poland. This piece was created for the SlashTHREE XVII Exhibition: Quote Unquote" and the result is simply amazing. Check out step by step how this image was done and enjoy the process.

For more from Wojciech Pijecki visit synectic.pl

About Exhibition

The exhibition theme was "Quote Unquote". The idea of this theme was to interpret a famous quotes in an illustrative manner. Profound quotes can often provoke deep reactions, but lets not forget "a picture speaks a thousand words". We are hoping that interpreting the quotes as images & music, we will be able to convey the initial meanings of these quotes but with other nuances that you may not have been aware of.

Silhouettes Of Life

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
William Shakespeare

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faces struggle

We had two quick photo sessions for this concept. First didn't work out quite well, as the concept was still in a developement stage. It kinda changed few times, so I didn't use any of the photos we shot that day, but I still would to thank Patryk Piechocki for shooting this.

Second approach was the right one. It was pretty rushy, without enough equipment and time but the face shapes were caught pretty well to integrate them with the illustration. Also thanks to Anna Kwa?niewska and Tomasz Pijecki for participating in this.

About the author

Hi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 26 year old web designer - paulocanabarro.com I'm from Brazil currently living and working out of Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds, finding and sharing inspiration here has become part of my life. If you like to know more about me or get in touch visit my website paulocanabarro.com Stock me at Twitter and Dribbble

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Insane Clown Case Study

paul0v2 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:58:17 +0000

The Insane Clown Posse is Detroit's own hometown harlequins. Photographer Paul Mobley teamed up with digital artist Mike Campau to put up an amazing series of photo manipulations and here you will see one of them broke down step by step.

After some early brainstorming and pre-production meetings with Paul, we chose our strongest concepts to execute on set. We were on a tight schedule and wanted to capture as many shots as possible, so we decided to shoot ICP on green screen at their own studio. Then we went on to Greene's Hamburgers in Farmington Hills to shoot the diner image. Next, Paul spent a couple days shooting downtown, precariously positioning himself on the edges of rooftops and coming back down to ground level for shots of dramatic Detroit architecture. And finally, the fun part — putting the pieces together. I created the balloons, Bomb Pops, and color block background entirely CGi, then composited the rest using everything Paul shot in the city. He dropped by the studio to work with me on some finishing touches and overall style decisions, and after a ton of strips, a few sliders, and a little bit of face paint remover we were done clowning around. It was a great experience. Now if we could only figure out why people kept calling me a Juggalo...

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Fresh Digital Illustrations by Richard Roberts

paul0v2 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:44:06 +0000

Richard Roberts just updated his portfolio with some fresh new digital illustrations to make anyone jealous of his work. For those who don't know Richard is a freelance illustrator and artist, currently based in Milwaukee, USA. Richard specializes in digital illustration and photo manipulation, but is a very diverse artist using an array of different styles, and works on a wide variety projects. He is represented by AA REPS. If you have a project or idea that would be suitable for him, he'd love to hear from you.

Earlier last year I conducted an interview with Richard Roberts that is totally worth checking it out!

For more visit theotherstream.com

The Cage Keeper

A print illustration and collaboration with Jeff Huang

Rhian Benson Story Board Campaign

This is the first of the four illustrations of the story board campaign.

Ella

Promotional Print illustration which will be featuring in Artist Inspired latest book

Rhian Benson Story Board Campaign

I was commissioned to create a four illustration story board for Rhian Benson consisting of a female character in different scenes at the request of the client. The pieces represent the journey of a woman getting to grips with her inner turmoil.

Calypso

Illustration for Desktopography exhibition 2009

Rhian Benson

I was instructed to work off one of her press shots and illustrate a atmosphere and nature arrangement growing upwards.

Chimera

Promotional Illustration for the Keystone Design Union THE KDU

Rhian Benson Story Board Campaign

This is the third illustration of the of the story board campaign.

Rhian Benson Story Board Campaign

This is the second illustration of the of the story board campaign.

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She Dragon Photo Illustration Case Study

paul0v2 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:09:51 +0000

In this case study you will see the step by step photos of how the awesome Illustration of She Dragon was done. Created by the Digital Illustrator Adomas Jazdauskas straight from Lithuania with some unbelievable skills and imagination.

For more make sure to visit adomas.jazdauskas.lt and www.behance.net/adomas

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Visa-Go Case Study by Ars Thanea

paul0v2 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:19:47 +0000

We are all aware of the great work that comes from the creative agency Ars Thanea and the team of Peter Jaworowski. Today they are sharing with us the case study of their latest work for Visa Signature, and you will get a inside look of how it was done step by step.

For more visit Ars Thanea and Peter Jaworowski

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Production Process

Comp phase. This step contains about 20 images. Displayed only key comps.

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Sober Case Study by Adam Spizak

paul0v2 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:47:58 +0000

Today I decided to share another great case study from the master Adam Spizak. The Illustration is called "Sober" and it's very emotional and got a great story behind it. You will check step by step how it was done. Enjoy!

There's a shadow just behind me
Shrouding every step I take
Making every promise empty
Pointing every finger at me

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over
Why can't we drink forever?
I just want to start this over

It's unsettling how quickly kids grow up these days.

For more from Adam Spizak visit http://www.spizak.com or behance.net/spizak

Sober

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Hard Candy Case Study by Adam Spizak

paul0v2 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:10:04 +0000

The great Illustrator Adam Spizak strikes again with his awesome work that we love so much to see. In this case study you will be able to take an inside look step by step on how his last illustration Hard Candy was done. Enjoy!

For more from Adam Spizak visit his behance or his website.

while the word is burning
tables never turing
i'll help keep discreet your genocide
so that you maintain your dignified
way of life
so

love me, while we turn the truth to ashes
bring me a cozy space there on the right
side of your line - we don’t need peace
just peace of mind

We all have secrets we want to keep hidden and we all pay the price.

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Digital Illustration Case Study by Wojciech

paul0v2 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:06:20 +0000

This case study was personally done upon a request I made to Wojciech. The final result of this digital illustration called "Flower Power" is totally amazing that I wanted to see the process and also share with our viewers, and also show some shameless plagiarism that happened to this image.

This case study was created by the Polish graphic designer and digital illustrator Wojciech Magierski aka M4gik. We have an awesome interview with Wojciech.

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Plagiarism

Unfortunately when we lay our work online there is always a chance of someone trying to take an advantage of it by copying some work for their own use without any permission. Wojciech was very upset that the work he took weeks to get done was taken by someone who just added some typo and claimed it to be his.

What is Plagiarism?
Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work, or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means

to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
to use (another's production) without crediting the source
to commit literary theft
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.

For more about Plagiarism visit www.plagiarism.org

Here is the lame version of his stolen work.

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Case Study of Ana Ivanovic Illustration

paul0v2 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:52:13 +0000

In this case study you will see the step by step photos and a special video of how the awesome Illustration of Ana Ivanovic was done. Created by the Digital Illustrator Adomas Jazdauskas straight from Lithuania with some unbelievable skills and imagination.

For more make sure to visit adomas.jazdauskas.lt and www.behance.net/adomas

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Interview with Photo Illustrator Wojciech Magierski

paul0v2 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:10:47 +0000

This interview is totally awesome with the Polish graphic designer and digital illustrator Wojciech Magiersky aka M4gik. He give us all access to his work and tell us some secrets, check it out!

Lets start up with the usual, tell us about yourself?

My name is Wojciech Magierski aka m4gik. I am a graphic designer from Poland. I live in Cracow most beautiful polish city :) My passion is creating and designing graphic. Actually it's my job and I love it. I'm especially focused on photo manipulation and illustration.

When did you start this passion for design and graphics, and what did you do to take it further and turn it in to your profession?

I have always loved painting and drawing. My uncle is a well-known Polish sculptor, and my mother makes professional artistic jewelery, so I think I have inherited my art passion after them. When I got my first computer I used it first only for playing games. A couple years later I started creating some graphics in the Photoshop. I realized that I could replaced painting on the paper by painting in the Photoshop. It was my great hobby.

After I had finished the high school, I decided to continue that and start studies combining my computers skills and my passion for art. It was a wonderful idea, because I realized that it was just what I would like to do as my proper job. Currently, I try to develop and improve my skills and I try to get better all the time. At the moment, I work for an creative agency based in Krakow and I'm happy that I do what I love.

Lately I've been seeing a lot of great digital illustrator and designers from Poland. What kind a support the country gives to people who want to follow this path of design?

You are right. There are a lot of talented digital artists on a international level in Poland, but we have few schools where you can learn graphic design skills. It is still new subject for our colleges. They don't follow market needs. I hope it will be changed soon. I know that education is very important, but in my opinion, it is one of many factors to be successful. I know many graphics designers, who didn't graduated any collages but achieve their goals successfully. From my point of view, if you discover your passion, talent and determination in doing that, you will be one of the best :)

Lets talk a bit about your work, looking at your work is obviously that you have unbelievable skills and a very creative mind, how do you define your style?

Thanks for nice words. I very appreciate your opinion. I have a little bit problem with defining my style. I'm still on researching a way if you know what I mean. I would like to try many things, experience them, surprise others by doing something new and fresh.

Where do you find inspiration to create such awesome pieces?

I think that everything that surrounding you, may be your inspiration. Sometimes just one detail can make that you feel yourself creative and inspired. If you are sensitive man, you can see deeply then others. I have also my favorite time to create new projects - it is time just before sleeping. Besides, I very like review abduzeedo website and the famous Daily Inspirations to meet something interesting for me.

Tell us about your process of creating, how do you go from nothing to a very complex final image?

In the beginning, is an idea. But it is very common that during creating process most things are changed so finally effect is quite different that initial one. It attaches great importance to composition. From my point of view, it is really significant element in designing. When every element suits to others - adding some next, is quite easy. After that I looked for proper light and colours to make my project dynamic and interesting.

I noticed you do a lot of collab work, how important you think that is for your work and what do you learn from these experiences?

If you do collab work, you can learn a lot. And it is great fun ! There were nice experiences for me. I do it with pleasure. In case of Mike
Campau, I liked his CG COVER GIRL. I suggest him co-operation in doing something together. He agreed and we did great project, which was awarded in
one of the graphic portals.

Collab work with Mike Campau

Thank you so much for this interview, was a pleasure having you here at abduzeedo and I'll leave the last words up to you.

Paulo, I very appreciate your interview. I wish you all the best in private and professional life. Thank you very much.

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Digital Illustration Case Study by Chris Haines

paul0v2 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:51:13 +0000

The Australian digital illustrator Chirstopher Haines strikes again with a new piece called Zen. Somewhere between photo illustration and 3d with an amazing final look. Check out how it was done step by step on this case study full of images to inspire your next creation.

For more from Chris visit his behance and his website.

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Incredible Work of Diego L. Rodriguez

abduzeedo — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:57:38 +0000

Diego L. Rodriguez is a young creative and digital artist based in Spain. Diego is developing digital arts since 2006 and he's titled in Audiovisual Production & Digital Photography. Nowadays he continues producing experimental & personal projects mixing Photography and Digital Art. Also he collaborates with some Art Collectives as slashThree & IntrinsicNature.

For more information visit Diego's website at http://ParanoidMe.com/, it's definitely worth checking it out.

/ CREPUSCOLO COLIRICO

creation stages

VOLUME 5

"Imagine an old vinyl, sounding by years over and over again...watching the world go by...
Now watch what happens when this vinyl explodes on pieces..."

NEEDLES

Photomanipulation + 3D + Digital Painting with own resources & photos. 44cm x 33cm 300 DPI

DO NOT DISTURB!

Collaboration with Bechira Sorin - 26cm x 34cm 300 DPI

slashTHREE Contribution.

Illustration based on the slashTHREE's logo. Digital Paint, 3D, Illustration, own Photography for textures.

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Abduzeedo is a blog about design. There are all sorts of articles for those who want to look for inspiration. Also you will find very useful tutorials for the most used applications out there, with a special selection of Photoshop Tutorials and Illustrator Tutorials. You can get in follow us via Twitter at @abduzeedo

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Incredible Case Study by Peter Jaworowski

paul0v2 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:20:14 +0000

When you think you seen it all, you realize that you haven't seen nothing yet. That's how you should feel when you first look at this amazing new piece by the master Peter Jaworowski that give us exclusive view of every single step of his new creation, check it out!

For more from Peter make sure to visit behance.net/TheHejz and arsthanea.com

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The Digital Artwork of Rokas Mezetis

paul0v2 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:27:19 +0000

I was very impressed last week when I saw the work of Rokas Mezetis on our Daily Inspiration and decided to go ahead and find out more about him and his works. Rokas is a digital illustrator from Lithuania and has a very unique style that blows my mind, check it out!

For more visit behance.net/Romen