digital Artform

Push Pin Portraits: An 'Instructables' Tutorial

2012-04-14T22:25:39Z

A Maxwell Render simulation of a push pin portrait of Scar. An Instructables tutorial follows...

A Maxwell Render simulation of a push pin portrait of Scar. Headdress by Bubbles & Frown.

Detailed tutorial on Instructables

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Fractalius-based Animation

2012-03-25T22:40:06Z

A simple After Effects animation processed through the Redfield Fractalius plugin.

See the youtube video below for more information on my process.

Colorized with 'cross-processed' curves.

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Unicorn in Captivity - Damianne

2012-01-11T10:15:31Z

Maxwell Render Photocomposite based on the Medieval tapestry Unicorn in Captivity

A long lens from a high angle creates the stylized perspective necessary.

The model, Damianne, is photographed, but a CG stand-in provides shadows and lighting reference.

Miss Crash - Cirque du Tarot

2011-07-29T17:51:39Z

model: Miss Crash

cg background: Maxwell renderer

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Miss Crash / La Pendue Tarot-inspired faux sideshow art

2011-07-22T20:29:29Z

Miss Crash of Studio Servitu painted in the naive style of the circus sideshow banner art of Fred G. Johnson. Part of a larger image I'm making.

Meant to evoke the tarot card, 'Le Pendu,' or 'The Hanged Man.'

Covered in Golden crackle paste

Made from strips of balsa wood. The entire wall is about 8" x 11"

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Planes of the Head - John Asaro

2011-07-10T22:27:20Z

John Asaro's Planes of the Head is a book that has been around for some time, and it was accompanied by a bust that contained simplified head planes on one side and slightly more complex ones on the other. Now to this material has been added several more heads.

I just bought the very simplified one, pictured above, and I find it excellent and well made. It even happens to have a screw hole in the base that looks designed to allow the head to be installed on a standard tripod.

I think this head would be useful for practicing portraiture lighting as well.

Planes of the Head

Flags and Cutters to Control Light and Shadow in Photography

2011-07-08T05:07:49Z

A Maxwell Render simulation demonstrating the use of flags or cutters in photography to control light and shadow.

Pushpin Portraits using Photoshop

2011-06-19T05:22:17Z

A tutorial on how to use Photoshop to prepare a digital photograph for making pushpin portraits in limited palettes using indexed color.

Luminosity-based Color - a brief thought

2011-06-19T00:28:12Z

A short video on blinking lights, photograph vignettes, color and luminosity.

Also a bit of a test run for my new Camtasia screencasting software and audio-technica AT220 USB microphone.

Bob Basset - Fetish Clown Mask

2011-06-12T01:23:10Z

Although typical gas masks and similar items may have log since passed into photographic cliche, I've often wanted to buy a leather Bob Basset mask because they are so beautiful, unusual looking and well made. On an impulse I picked up this clown-styled one today. I'm looking forward to its arrival.

onOne Software PhotoFrame 4.6

2011-05-30T17:52:28Z

model: Tiffini Truth

When onOne Software's PhotoFrame 4.6 was full price I paid no attention to it, figuring I could duplicate its functionality on my own if need be. But when they recently put it on sale I decided to check it out. Glad I did. It's a lot of fun, and quite a few of the frames are useful to me.

Nikkor Shallow DOF and Bokeh Test

2011-05-20T07:46:35Z

In anticipation of this workshop [nsfw] I wanted to see how some of my lenses perform all the way open.

Nikkor 135 mm f 2.0 DC

Nikkor 85 mm f 1.4 D

Nikkor 50 mm f 1.4

Fetish Jade Prepares

2011-05-09T06:53:24Z

The orange tone reminded my of 35 mm color negative film stock so I added some film perforations along the side for fun.

Lisbeth Phelps of Mercury Lust

2011-05-07T23:07:51Z

Lisbeth Phelps sings here

Kumi Sepia Latex

2011-05-02T00:15:31Z

Kumimonster in latex.