Artist Hideout

I’ve always been one of those people who take great pride in the company or place where I work.  b5 happens to be a great company to work for, and a great way for any blogger to grow.  Anyway, Awhile back Shai Coggins asked around b5 if anyone had any ideas for shirts, etc…
I didn’t think too much of it then, but a few months later now, I am now thinking about it a little more. 
So here is my unofficial shirt, sticker idea for b5media…

maybe, I’ll set up my own shop on cafepress and see if I get any …read more

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I’ve determined that I need to learn a lot more about layers in digital painting if I am going to really do much with it as an art form relating to web comics.
Below was an idea I had for a (funky) Christmas card derived from me playing with layers in paint shop pro.

My apologies to anyone who I may have freaked out with the thought of Christmas being only 4 months away.
Technorati Tags: Christmas , card , illustration , digital

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MySpace @ ComicCon 2007 2: Rosario Dawson, Ed Brubaker, & more! Add to My Profile | More Videos
So here’s what’s included in this episode.
Exc interview with Ms Rosario Dawson and a personal walkthrough of her comic series.
Exclusive catch-up with Ed Brubaker – Veteran of the industry talking candidly about killing off Captain America and his career to date.
Corey El Rey Lewis then chatted with MySpace about Sharkknife and PENG, two distinct comics that obviously reflect his distinctive vision and worldview.

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Dale Chihuly’s site has some really amazing glass sculptures, but recently, I have been quite intrigued by his Seaforms.
Take a look at some of these amazing works.

 
See more at www.chihuly.com

LiveJournal Tags: Chihuly , Glass , sculpture , art , artist

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Awhile back I got some good feedback on an post I did about creating a logo for your blog.
But I failed to mention color schemes in the process. 
I have found the following to be a pretty good standard for colors.  If the colors appear together in nature, then they will work visually for your project.  Granted, this is a pretty loose judgement, but it seems to work for me.
The color scheme above is entitled Fire Flower, based off of the colors of the following image I took while on vacation earlier this year.
I haven’t worked out how …read more

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I’ve been reading a new blog lately called www.coolest-furniture.com.
Today they featured the Marshmallow Sofa which I thought was pretty cool.
I am fairly intuitive when it comes to creating things and I enjoy the process of creating something that can be used.
But I am not sure if I have really “come into my own” so to speak yet.
A few days ago I posted on “25 Art Forms to try and Artists who already use them” and I don’t even think I’ve scratched the surface in the creation mediums and forms.
Lately, I’ve been feeling the urge to go more practical …read more

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Over the last few months, I’ve been in discussion with Brian (AKA DT, or Design Translator), over at Design Sojourn particularly over the issue of the difference between art and design, and how they interplay and work with each other in good design and good art.
Not only is DT a great designer (and actually works professionally in the field), he’s a been a great guy to work with as a friend. So, I invited him to guest post here on Artist Hideout for this discussion to give you more of the design approach to art. I hope you …read more

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Art and Design
There is a debate that has raged on about this subject for quite awhile. I am currently following one over here.
We must redefine the way we understand both design and art in our current world. The reason is that we are inundated with man-made art and design on levels unparalleled with previous cultures.
Here is my particular belief here, and feel free to comment because I know some people might be upset over this particular view.
Artists are designers.
Designers are artists.
Let me qualify that a little bit before I get flamed….

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Recently, I was given the opportunity of designing a logo for another b5media blog, Hockey Beat. I went through several revisions before I came to one that Mark and I both liked.
So listed below are a few of the revisions and the process I went through in designing this logo. Initially, I looked at Hockey Team logos.
Problem was they all look different. Someone in the NHL really needs to standardize logos!
The first step in this was to read the existing content on the blog. Luckily there was a little. This gave me an idea of what audience and feel that …read more

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Over the last few days, I have been working on a comic idea to add to Artist Hideout. In fact I already seem to have the first few strips written in my mind, but I am having trouble with the art form that comic strip characters limit a person to.
I tend to over-draw things and comics are generally more minimalistic in form.
I intend for this to eventually become a daily or weekly feature of the site or a new blog if I can manage to bring it to a daily level of continuity. I have been thinking about doing this …read more

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