I was away on holiday last week and happened to catch an episode of “CSI Miami” on TV.
So inspired by the myriad of expressions mastered by David Caruso, this is what I came up with for this round of the Character Tag Team after Sticmann’s watercolor.
Here’s an image I did for Aava & Bang advertising agency’s new visual identity. I tell you folks, this thing is HUGE – roughly 217 cm wide and 42 cm high in 300dpi resolution. That’s 25638 x 4962 pixels for anyone who’s counting…
It was quite an enjoyable challenge, and even more so for my old computer which really couldn’t handle files this big. I had to do the final, full sized image in pieces (which the client put together with better hardware), and still the working file for the biggest of the pieces was 542 MB. Phew.
Check out some details too. These are 25% of the actual pixel size:
This was a fun project – very clear brief and just few minor, good changes in the sketching stage. The client seemed happy with it and I like how it turned too. There’s a slightly bigger version of the image in use on their website.
Another two for the CTT at U16. First one is after Mike Monroe’s sketch of – to me – a bit insecure looking rodent. So here he is with a friend, overcompensating:
And my entry for the next in line, a gentler, more confident fella:
Grace Kelly was gorgeous but unlike – for example – her contemporary Audrey Hepburn who had a very distinct face and look, Grace was more of an epitome of neutral beauty – whatever that may be. That makes her really difficult to draw. Even if you get a decent likeness, you might still end up with a drawing of beautiful but generic looking dame…
So I decided to go for mood instead. Maybe young Grace Kelly getting a brief glimpse at the crystal ball – and her eventual fate.
Jacob Winkler did a nice take on Superwoman at U16’s CTT Turbo, so I thought I’d do a take on his take for fun. Originally I was attracted to the nightmarish quality of Jacobs image, but in the end went for something else.
I opted to go for a more practical, “realistic” design rather than the typical top-heavy spiked heels and microskirt type of designs you often see in superhero comics.
Didn’t even realize that Hulk is a Marvel character until I’d already finished the piece. Oh well, same difference.
Here’s another fairly quick one for another U16 activity, the Movie Tag Team. The idea of the activity is to do an image about the movie character that the person before you picks. My movie was Flight of the Navigator and this image. The kid’s the navigator…
I didn’t really like these children’s fantasy movies as a kid, and don’t like ‘em now. So this is what I came up with:
It’s a reference to one of the lines in the movie. I think I could use some educating like that myself…
This is my take on Scott Vanden Bosch’s singer character for U16’s CTT again. It appears that the woes of this fictional band aren’t completely unlike those of another, more famous one.
Just a character design… His hood setup reminds me of nuns so I figure he must be a man of cloth. Loin cloth.
And a thong.
Hard times are a-coming but fortunately the help is here.
We just have to let a few (thousand) of you go, and it’ll be just fine.
I managed to do another entry for the SPAM fest 2009 activity over at Unit 16. This time the spam subject line I illustrated was:
“Shoot like a Pornstar?”
Well, hell yeah!
In fact I did two versions of the illustration since I couldn’t decide which one I like best.
Second one is referring to a famous quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon:
Whoever lays his hand on me to govern me is a usurper and tyrant, and I declare him my enemy.
Barack Obama’s inauguration will be happening tomorrow January 20th, which means the good ol’ boy in power will step down too.
So, goodbye Bush – don’t let the door hit you in the ass. Hope the next time we hear from will be when you’re put on trial.*
In the mean time, the Guantánamo Bay detention camp is still running with full steam. You can sign a petition to challenge President Obama to close Guantãnamo, put an end to illegal detention, torture and impunity at Amnesty International’s 100 Days Challenge website. It only takes a minute to do it.
For more info about Amnesty’s framework to end illegal U.S. detentions check out tearitdown.org.
*) Not holding my breath, though.
For U16’s CTT activity again.
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