tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322023202011-05-31T01:52:14.640-07:00This is where I will document all my artistic creations. Its a steep learning curve, and I need somewhere to practice.jerry247http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306590259649455740noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202320.post-1158252662427426172006-09-14T09:44:00.000-07:002006-09-24T23:14:47.663-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7765983/1600/pistacios%20001%20small.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7765/983/200/pistacios%20001%20small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br/>Well here's my sketch for the illustrator class. After I worked so hard on it I looked at the examples and this is more drawing than sketch! Oh well! I'll post the illustrator picture when Im done with it.<br/><br/>Edit 9/24<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7765/983/1600/rfraser_proj-1.1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7765/983/200/rfraser_proj-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32202320-115825266242742617?l=basetworepresentations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jerry247http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306590259649455740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202320.post-1156891044307425032006-08-29T15:22:00.000-07:002006-08-29T15:37:24.366-07:00So, I mentioned that I was taking that Illustrator class, the thing that worries me the most is that I'll have to draw (well, sketch) some things. I am awfull at drawing, so I've been checking out some internet tips and found this about.com blog with some nice lessons.<a href="http://drawsketch.about.com/cs/drawinglessons/a/drawingintro.htm">This</a> is her intro lesson, but there is some nice stuff in the archives too.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32202320-115689104430742503?l=basetworepresentations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jerry247http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306590259649455740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202320.post-1156825588463466932006-08-28T21:24:00.000-07:002006-08-28T21:26:31.703-07:00Has it really been that long? I've been working on a blog template, I have the basic but I'm trying to fancy it up a bit. That and now school will be taking up alot of my time. I'm taking an illustrator class and a photoshop class wich should put alot of posts here!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32202320-115682558846346693?l=basetworepresentations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jerry247http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306590259649455740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202320.post-1155259454691811822006-08-10T18:24:00.000-07:002006-08-11T08:12:08.056-07:00<ul><li>Free stock photos:</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.sxc.hu/">stock.xchg.com</a></li><li><a href="http://www.morguefile.com/">mourgeFile</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bluevertigo.com.ar/bluevertigo.htm">Blue Vertigo</a></li></ul> <li>This <a href="http://www.motionworks.com.au/index.php">AE Blog</a> has a lot of pay links, but some sweet tuts.</li><li>I need to fund my life making stuff like <a href="http://www.layerlab.com/viewproject.aspx?pID=353&l1=False&Level1=Graphic%20Elements&l2=False&CatID=2&Level1ID=&sorton=Product&sortdir=ASC&Category=Artwork&Level2=&BottomLevel=&i=1">this</a>!</li><li>This <a href="http://rwillustrator.blogspot.com/">guy</a> wrote a book.</li><li>The <a href="http://photoshop.weblogsinc.com/">unofficial</a> photoshop blog.</li><li>An <a href="http://aeexpressions.blogspot.com/">After Effects</a> blog with some good tuts.</li><li>I found this <a href="http://veerle.duoh.com/index.php">blog</a> today; it's very stylized and has some nice tuts</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32202320-115525945469181182?l=basetworepresentations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jerry247http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306590259649455740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202320.post-1155016066338993092006-08-07T22:47:00.000-07:002006-08-08T10:02:15.166-07:00<ul><li>here's <a href="http://www.tutorialman.com/3d_abstract_background_tutorial.html">3d chrome</a> background. looks so sweet!</li> <li><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshop/l/blrbps_2fwks.htm">isolating</a> an image</li> <li><a href="http://www.tutorialpod.com/tutorials/photoshop/ps_abstract/index.php">wild background</a> in 5 steps</li> </ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32202320-115501606633899309?l=basetworepresentations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jerry247http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306590259649455740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202320.post-1154799086563176212006-08-05T10:29:00.000-07:002006-08-10T21:33:13.330-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://elementcomputers.blogspot.com"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7765/983/400/banner.1.jpg" border="0" alt="Element Computers" /></a> Heres the banner for my wife's blog. It was a few layers in Illustrator, a clear ruler (opacity ~40), a purple graidient mesh background (button tut <a href="http://www.it-enquirer.com/main/ite/more/illustrator_tutorial_mesh_gradient/">here</a>) and some text (the t&#39;s used to be capitol) imported into PS and made into an animated gif. You have to click the banner or refresh the page to see it in action. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://topstitch.blogspot.com/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" height="90" width="375" src="http://home.comcast.net/~richardfraser/topstich/topstich-banner.gif" border="0" alt="Topstitch" /></a> Now I just need to make one for this site!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32202320-115479908656317621?l=basetworepresentations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jerry247http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306590259649455740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202320.post-1154798849716523212006-08-05T10:21:00.000-07:002006-08-05T10:27:29.726-07:00My after Effects teacher was going on about some photo he took an edited in PS so I snapped this shot and did something similar. <div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7765/983/1600/flower.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7765/983/400/flower.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32202320-115479884971652321?l=basetworepresentations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jerry247http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306590259649455740noreply@blogger.com0