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Comment on Color Theory Painting by Mom

Mom — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:11:48 +0000

I see the staff on the cliff face! This is truly magnificent, as it is one of my favorite stories! Planning to frame it and the blue should look great in your room!
Love, mom

Comment on Color Theory Painting by Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:24:39 +0000

Thanks for all the details! I remember how crazy it was mixing paints was in Color Theory too. [We] digital artists are so spoiled! I really enjoy your proportionate humans. That inking process sounds so weird! I would like to see how they turn out, though. A technique for approximating dirty OLD stained glass, maybe?

Comment on Color Theory Painting by Dad

Dad — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:14:18 +0000

Fabulous!!!
So have you scanned it to create a digital version as well?

Comment on Letterforms in the Environment by Rascus

Rascus — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:11:10 +0000

If you search on Google Images for “old paper textures”, it’s one of the first results.
It looked harder to read if “Serendipity” was in white instead of blue on the paper texture.
I tried using Multiply as per your suggestion, and it only really had an effect on the pictures, making them warmer, which actually looked pretty good. It also made the white text disappear. The texture is also quite low res for a 300 dpi A4 page.
Thanks for the feedback!

Comment on Letterforms in the Environment by Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:40 +0000

Dude, nicht schlect! Where did you find your beautiful texture?
Some suggestions: the word serendipity below the photos is what immediately pulls the eye, giving me no chance to try and “read” the photos. Have more confidence in the images and don’t cheat the viewer of that experience.
There’s a little mark that looks like a slash between the I and the P. If it’s part of the texture, some photoshop action may be needed.
And finally, with old paper backgrounds, I usually set the blend mode to Multiply instead of normal, just from an authenticity standpoint. (white print or areas in photos on old paper means that white ink would have had to have been used [yikes, there’s a scary English tense], which I think would be super rare. White is the color of the paper, and all that.) Up to you, of course, if that’s something you want to consider.
Lovely composition.

Comment on Letterforms in the Environment by Mom

Mom — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:48:10 +0000

Comment on Graphic Arts 2: First Assignment by Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:10:39 +0000

So cool! I’ve thought many a time of doing something like this… but the hometowns logo and and Life map are as close as I’ve gotten.

Comment on Graphic Arts 2: First Assignment by Rascus

Rascus — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:50:47 +0000

I just did a rough sketch on some paper, then tried to replicate the idea I had in Illustrator.

Comment on Graphic Arts 2: First Assignment by Dad

Dad — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:18:37 +0000

I like this…especially when it’s full-screen. Did you have to hand draw the world map? Did you trace or simply have a model to look at?

Comment on BFA’s Got Talent by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:28:32 +0000

Muy bien!!

Comment on BFA’s Got Talent by Dad

Dad — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:46:07 +0000

Congrats on getting the gallery problem fixed. I was going to leave a comment on one of the Brandon pics but there was no comment plugin there. Having problems with that again?

Comment on Letter Design by Noah

Noah — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:06:07 +0000

Sweet, I hadn’t seen this one! I think your sense of depth is pretty good. Did you distort the ls that form his front pincers?Yeah, extremely.

Comment on Letter Design by Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:30:14 +0000

Sweet, I hadn’t seen this one! I think your sense of depth is pretty good. Did you distort the ls that form his front pincers?

Comment on Personal Flag by Mom

Mom — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:17:54 +0000

You failed to mention the archery connection in your choice of constellations!

Comment on Personal Flag by Noah

Noah — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:30:57 +0000

I think you should start your own country. You have the principle element and it beats the heck out of a LOT of real flags out there!!!! (would like to see the rest of your explanation if that’s only an extract.)
Actually, that is the whole thing. Sorry for the confusing wording