BRAND NEW Canvas Prints!

Recently I was asked to print some of my work for a few customers, and it's the first time I've ever had work printed onto canvas! (By request). I have to say I really like the overall finish of them, but the pricing has little to be admired.

When I have the time I think I'll have to explore some more printing techniques and learn these things myself to cut down on costs! Fingers crossed the people will like them though! I do! 

Halloween Makeup 2013: Cracked Face

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HALLOWEEN! :D

This year I wanted to do something a little different for halloween due to the fact that I was going to be dressing up more than once and wanted to save the real gore for the big party! (This one was just something I threw together quickly before I headed out to work!!!)

For my alternative to gore I decided to paint my face as if it had been cracked open / smashed. I found some reference pictures on the internet and set to work on this little beauty below, which only actually took me about 40 minutes to do. I was pretty unsure about it at first as the black lines on their own looked a bit crap, so I had to go in with some white highlights and some bronze eyeshadow for shading. In the end it turned out really well though, however it was sometimes often difficult for people to make out what the face paint was meant to be in person as the contours on your face (in person) make it a lot harder to decipher. When you're showing someone a picture, your skin looks flatter and you can see the illusion much, much easier!

I'm very happy with how this turned out though! Shame halloween can't be more than once a year! I love doing crazy make-up! 

Effect Test: Watercolour Painting In Illustrator

Continuing with some effects tests in Illustrator I wanted to do another watercolour image.

I used a random face off google for the black features, but then tried adding in tone and depth with different colours and shaped strokes with the built in brush tools.

This was inspired partly by one of my favourite artists, Marion Bolognesi, however I still have a way to go before I reach the standard of art that she produces!

Illustrator Brushes: Making A Watercolour Effect

Inspired by some fashion illustrations I saw,  I decided to try to make some images for a friends poster using the brushes on Adobe Illustrator. I wanted a watercolour effect and tried building up some subtle contour and shading using different brush styles and colours.

The only thing I found, which I didn't like was the fact that the colours weren't that vibrant when you used them with the 'watercolour' effect. Understandably, watercolour isn't meant to be eye-popping anyways but I think it could have enhanced it slightly.

I suppose I could always actually paint an image to get the desired effect, but that's going to be for another time...