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Monday, December 7, 2009

How do you like THESE apples?




So, I decided to post my project for my Conceptual illustration class. We were given a quote and a word we had to base our final black and white illustration. My quote was:

"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" - Mae West

My word was disguise.

My teacher was kind enough to let me do my 3-D/digital technique for this last project. Overall, i've probably spent around 20 hours on this. My goal is to get fast enough to do one of these in a day (model making time included). And being as this is my first sculpture that I've done that has to LOOK like someone, let me just say...it's really, really hard. I think I got pretty close.

Again, these next few images may not be suitable for young children. Please use your own discretion.


The model. Pretty rough, but i've found that when I use this technique, it's ok to have some "rough" edges and any background. I love the light over my oven.



about 3/4 done


"Finished" illustration

I always see things that I want to fix, but I have to learn to stop messing with it. I exaggerated the arms and angle of her body and other....attributes.

Yeah, like I said. Pretty risque. DEFINITELY a huge step from what I normally do, but it's refreshing to do something different and out of my comfort zone.

Enjoy!



2 comments:

  1. Lindsay, what is your technique with this exactly? Are you making sculptures, taking photos, and then painting them digitally? I'm curious and would love a post with more details about your process.

    This looks great, by the way!

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  2. Hi Christina-

    I first make the model, then take the picture. The picture itself is what I picture in my head to be the final angle/composition of the main figure. I then just "glaze" color over the actual photo using photoshop. I've been meaning to do a step-by-step post. Sorry for the late response, I didn't notice that you commented! :)

    Thanks for your interest in my work!

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