Cup Illustrations

 I'M A CUP!

 THESE ARE MY FRIENDS!

 I LOVE FILMS!

 BUT NOT BEING EATEN IN THEM!

 AND DEFINITELY NOT BEING SQUISHED IN THEM!

 I ALSO LOVE EXPLORING!

 HANG 10 DUDE!

 OH...HI!

OH I DO LOVE BEING A CUP.

I have created these illustrations to show the life experiences of a humble cup. I have achieved this style of drawing with a graphics tablet, an illustrating program, and a calligraphy pen tool. The use of layers is vitally important, because firstly I sketch out the shapes and outline I want in the image. Then, on another layer below the first, I simply block in the empty space with my desired colour. To add the this effect and to also add an element of 3D, I darken the shade of colour and apply to certain areas. I have thoroughly enjoyed both designing these images, and illustrating.

Sketching on the bus...

 

Photomontage Twins

Once again using the same technique as my previous Photomontage's, I have edited this piece to create the illusion of a twin. The difference being I changed in between shots for authenticity.

Photomontage Triplets

Here is a series of photomontage's I've been working on, using tripods, digital SLR's, photoshop and all that kind of stuff. Suprisingly, it's quite a simply effect to pull off, all I did was erase the irrelevant space in each photo. I really enjoyed this technique, and know I will probably end up doing more...

Visual Therapy Online!

Take a look at this website, it's called Visual Therapy Online. It's full of loads of artwork, and has lots of different categories to look at, such as graphic design, photography, architecture etc. I particularly enjoyed a set of photographs on the site that involve messages within US dollar notes. Take a look on this page :)

Drawing of Derwent Water

This is a quick drawing of derwent water looking out from Portinscale.