Katy 'Grunge' Perry

Working on a personal assignment on Christmas eve has proven to be worthy. I took a picture of Katy Perry and grunged the hell outta it. With my increasing knowledge of Illustrator, it made the process a lot more enjoyable because it let me include elements I would usually leave out. This post is proof that there is nothing wrong with working on a public holiday, if this is the result :)

String Lake - I Have To Use Earplugs

I found this pretty cool process to hone in on my Photoshop advertising skills.

Make your own random album cover:

To Do This

1 - Go to Wikipedia. Hit “random” or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random Wikipedia article that comes up is the name of your band.

2 - Go to Quotations Page and select "random quotations" or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four or five words of the very LAST quote on the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days” or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days The third picture in the top row, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use PhotoShop or whatever to put it all together. 

This is my process and the final concept...
I think I lucked out in all aspects; the band name, album title and cover were all awesome!

Durban Destruction!

So here is a picture I found from 2009 which I took from a friend's flat. It's of Durban harbour and surroundings and there was something burning in the distance. This was the inspiration I needed! I wanted to destroy Durban! Flaming buildings, smoke-filled skies, and planes plummeting from above. There are lots of small things I added into the image, like the lighthouse on the left or the car in flames on the street, and every element of the picture is made using photos from my own pc - no stock photography (kudos to me!). I really, really love this picture. It was my first attempt at digital painting and I can honestly say, I LOVE it!

Vintage Feel

 

Lately I've been playing around with editing photos, and I'm really getting into it!
This picture is of an intersection in Morningside. I really love altering the sky, it gives it a surreal feel.

Gaysian!

I'm not really sure where I got this idea from, I was bored one night, got out my pad and started doodling. The picture is ok, but it lacks any substance.

I did wanna attempt something new, so instead of using flat colours, I used a pattern overlay. I gave the jeans a rough texture and the shirt a very 'flamboyant' design.
I'm still playing around and getting comfortable with proportions - which is why his head is pretty large. ;P

Masters Of Lightning!

Superheroes! You can never go wrong with Superheroes. Each character has their own ability - I'm just not sure what it is, but at least they look pretty cool... and they're purple, purple is cool!

I kinda cheated doing this picture, it may seem like a group picture with all of them standing together, but each character was drawn in pencil separately, then positioned in a group on a new piece of paper in fine-liner, then scanned and then Photoshopped. It took a helluva long time, and great precision, but I was really excited about this one and I'm really glad it's done for everyone to see.

Lingerie Model

Temptations? Victoria's Secret?
Everyone loves a lingerie model, even better if she's topless ;)
The image looked a little plain without the pink brush in the background and it added a girly touch to it.
I had some trouble with the proportions of her right arm, but I eventually came right.