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Monday, June 22, 2009
Spooky! no.2 Cover Completed
Well, I decided I like the cover so I went ahead and finished it today. Tried some new techniques in Photoshop with textures. I swear I learn something new in that program every time I use it.
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Still to come: A teaser preview of Stacey Future 2 and a few other goodies...
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Still to come: A teaser preview of Stacey Future 2 and a few other goodies...
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Yes indeed this color version is a rocking explosion...
The textures you applied are a great touch...I don't use textures when I paint because it seems like I'm cheating BUT then again you can't take a paper towel and dobb paint on your computer screen either...so textures are a necessary feature in digital...funny thing about Adobe...only one color at a time...no mixture of color can be loaded on the brush and applied all at one time giving a cool effect...Have you tried ArtRage? I've just got it downloade...the free version and it's a lot like traditional work...oils...pencil...colored pencil...markers...and even the paper is textured...really neat.
http://www.artrage.com/artragedown.html
Ok enough of the advertising...lol. Well not really...I just uploaded an audio radio program called KNKOW News...set in the Scifi theme and a comedy to boot...If you have nothing better to do...swing by and listen to me play out my frustrations while driving this truck on the road...lol.
http://www.midnight121.angel411.com/knkowtietravel.html
I don't know if I would necessarily consider it "cheating". Creating a texture or pattern on paper (like I did with watercolor spatter for this issue's Spooky! logo) and then scanning it into Photoshop to manipulate it into part of the artwork is not much different, if at all, then scanning your artwork to color it by computer.
On the other hand, the Ancient Egyptian designs are a practical way to save a bit of time. When you have several deadlines looming each month, you gotta use shortcuts here and there.
I've never used ArtRage, I'll check it out. Thanks for the link.
- James.
Oh, I see what you mean...Let me explain why I considered Textures by means of a photograph "cheating"...Adobe allows you to take a photo...convert it to gray scale and then apply it to a work creating a texture. I saw an artist's tutorial on how that was done. I played with it myself and it sure does put a nice accent on it...In the digital world, I can't figure out how using Adobe to mix several paints together and apply it to the canvas using a brush like one can with traditional mediums, say oil paints. An actual brush with it's individual "Hairs" create a unique stroke and the artist learns how to wiggle and position the brush creating all kinds of textures...now using a "Photograph" say of water with waves and such, one can use that texture of the waves on his or her's art work of "painted" water and make it come to life just like that...My work has been considered photographic manipulations because they look real in certain areas...That's only because I take a lot of time...one color at a time painting those areas with detail, using layers of course...What you did in no way is cheating...I misunderstood when you said the use of textures...and NEVER meant to imply that you were cheating!!! Now let me say this...artists who use photographic textures are in no less a way artists...let me clarify that...I still have the ultimate respect for those that do...I personally don't want to do textures in that way because of the photographic manip accusations...If I take a painting of characters from two different sources and place them together in one picture via Copy and pasting...then I consider that still a painting because I painted both originally. It's a manipulation to be sure but why go to all that trouble explaining that when no one has saw either of the two to begin with...lol. James in no way take what I said to heart please...you probably didn't. But I do take it to heart when "use of textures and photo manips" are flung my way. It used to be a compliment in the past but now it's really annoying...most people do use that "Trick" I don't. And they yell, "You didn't paint that from scratch because I recognize the filters you used!" GRRRRRR! I use what ever I feel like at the time and let them know in the final results...as you do. But when it says painted...dammit it was painted...lol. Ah, critiques sometimes you like them and some times it makes you want to slap them...lol.
As a matter of fact...the way you did the Egyptian border, I never even would have considered that a manip, texture, or anything...you painted it...then applied it...and that's how a computer paint program works anyway...lol. But let's say you saw that in a photo...you cut it out and darken it...apply it to the art...well you see what I mean? Texture. I think I'm digging myself a grave here...lol.
JAMES CREATED IT ALL FROM SCRATCH FOLKS!!! Enough said...lol.
How in the hell did I even get into this conversation? I think I must be at Elfwood or Deviant Art or something...lol. Sorry James...lack of sleep here...was suppose to get home today and will be tomorrow. Frustrating in itself.
But that's no excuse...nope...
Hey, don't beat yourself up, man... I didn't take your comments personally at all, just wanted to make a distinction between what some may or may not consider cheating.
As for photographic use, well, that's also debatable. I know Mike Zeck, for example, will occasionally snap a picture of a textured wall or floor and then manipulate that picture into his artwork to create a texture (I seem to remember him using that technique for a "Damned" cover.) Personally, since he takes the pictures himself, I wouldn't consider that cheating.
Oh, and just so we're clear, I didn't create the Egyptian patterns. The patterns I use were either found online or are royalty-free designs you can buy to apply to your artwork. So I didn't quite create it all from scratch. ;)
As for the critics, I wouldn't pay too much attention to them. People will either like your art or dislike it. Some will take pleasure shitting all over it, lol! -- personally, as long as I'm happy with my artwork, I could care less what "critics" think of it.
But anyway, we could go on and on about this but alas, there are comics to be drawn so I must be going! ;)
- James.
...Stacey where are you??? I miss you! ;o;
xoxoxoxo
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I know that Stacey is missing in action right now but I finally got to a point and finished my Yasmae picture...http://midnight121com.blogspot.com/
Here you go James...it's not one of my best but I hope she puts a smile on your face...God Bless Big Boobies...lol.
Elisa, Stacey ain't missing in action no more! -- she finally made her way to SBC.
Mart, just left you a comment on your blog.
- James.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!! She's here!!! I'm so happy :) my fav Space Marshall is back, the wait was sooo worth it (we love you master!!)
Stacey as usual is beautiful and with a body like that no wonder everyone she encounters wants to savor every inch of her, but what can she do? She was born hot! ;)
That pirate is a mayor babe, love her skin color, and the attitude “resistance is futile!” (insert dreamy eyes here), her hair is awesome, but what I like most are her eyebrows, immediately remind me of Maya from Space 1999, she is one of my favorites alongside Diana Prince :)
Thank you Master!!
Xoxoxoxo
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P.S. E thinks with a smile the ‘damage’ she could do with an alien tongue like that ji ji ji ;P
Thanks E.
I had Maya in mind when I designed the alien pirate chick. She was one of my favorite characters on the show as well. The 70's B&W magazine and the comic book adaptation of the show from Charlton Comics was very good too (great artwork by Joe Staton, John Byrne and Pat Boyette!):
http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/2208/400/2208_4_1.jpg
I agree, a woman with multiple tongues and octopus tentacles for hair could do some serious damage indeed... and she will ;)
- James.
Hey James...I did a twist on the Coppertone ad...lol...http://midnight121com.blogspot.com/
Latest one...was a lot of fun.
Thank you Master, loved the art! Martin Landau was a hottie ;)
xoxoxoxox
E.
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