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Permalink Reply by Cendra Ramirez on September 28, 2008 at 2:35pm

Brian - What program did you use for the above rendering... it's just amazing, looks like a hand rendering. Kuddos!!!

Cendra

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Permalink Reply by nca777 on July 23, 2008 at 7:11pm

Here are a few of my own experiments over the past few semesters....I second Dennis Allain (Tommy Wang, Michael Doyle, Chip Sullivan, Chris Grubbs, Jeff Stikeman, Herb Schaal et al....)

These samples are all 100% Digital...Some 2D, some 3D, some freehand..

2D Digital Paint in Photoshop with "chalk brush" Original was much larger, this is a small sample of the original composition. Very long time--probably around 6 hours.

Night..

Blocky Digital Painting 2-3 hours..same project

Flight 93 Competition Inspired 2D photoshop Brushes..

Some 3D, Imagery, and Freehand Sketching (Inspired by MVVA Drawings)..A few hours..Again, these are all samples from larger compositions, to show detail..

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Permalink Reply by nca777 on July 23, 2008 at 7:25pm

Some of the full comps...

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Permalink Reply by nca777 on July 23, 2008 at 9:12pm

Likewise...

I really like this last one^...Was this done in photoshop with a custom brush you created? Or Painter?

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Permalink Reply by nca777 on July 23, 2008 at 9:14pm

Brian/Brandon-

If you haven't already checked it out, there are some great videos on digital painting and concept art, etc put out by Gnomon Workshop. I have a DVD of theirs featuring Dylan Cole, it's great...

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Permalink Reply by K. Alcain on October 3, 2008 at 8:17am

hey nick...awesome images. can i check out your DVD some time?

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Reed on July 24, 2008 at 7:14am

Wow!!!!

Those are some great renderings......Thanks for those references......to those websites.....I love that style....

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Reed on July 24, 2008 at 7:19am

I think graphics are so important to our profession......I don't think that we emphasize them enough.....It is important to remember that graphics are one of the most important means we have to communicate and convey ideas and emotion......It is through those ideas and emotion that people come to understand vision and make decisions to move forward in the design process.....

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Reed on July 24, 2008 at 7:26am

I am very impressed with your work Brian and Nick......Digital rendering is very cool! I still am holding strong to hand graphics......I have been heavily influenced by the likes of Richard Scott (www.graphicsteacher.com), Michael Doyle, Mike Lin.....The main thing I am learning is to look beyond our profession for inspiration and influence from other artists and designers......It is always nice to bring a new and unique flavor to our profession with regards to graphics.....

Of late, Richard Scott has been a major influence on my hand graphics.....He has a unique flavor to his graphics.....If anyone reading this has any interest in learning the easiest way on the planet to perspective sketch or color render then I highly suggest you check out one of his workshops.....www.graphicsteacher.com

They have greatly helped me......

Anyone know of any great workshops besides mike lin that they would recommend?

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Permalink Reply by Adam Trujillo on July 24, 2008 at 9:21am

I have a lot of different techniques. Some purely digital while others are purely hand drawn and painted, what me and my mentor, Andy Wilcox who teaches at CSU Pomona's LA Dept., like to call built images. We call it this because the image is created by having several layers of trace paper, glue, paint, collaged images, pencil, wax pencil and just about anything else you can get your hands on. Within a year of learning this technique I've been able to produce nice quality graphics that bring depth and character to my projects. You can view his work on his flickr site at http://flickr.com/photos/aowilcox/sets/72157604716594913/

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Permalink Reply by Brian Lin on October 27, 2009 at 12:15am

Very cool technique Adam!

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Permalink Reply by nca777 on July 24, 2008 at 1:11pm

Adam,

Those pieces are very nice. I'd like to explore more "manual" styles this coming semester as I think the computer and even traditional hand rendering can really bog you down. Thanks for sharing those. Good work.

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