Large art

Firstly, I'm sorry that I'm making a second thread in one day. I just feel that there's a difference between this catalogue of my work and the signature I posted earlier.

Secondly, I wrote all of the below writing a few months ago, so I've made more art since then, which I'll probably get around to posting some time -- but I'm too lazy right now.

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I've been in the field of graphic design for nearly three years. I make everything without the use of brushes... All photos used are either stock or my own.
Here's the majority of all the art I've created over the past year or so.


This one's most recent. Started and finished on January 29, 2007. All stock from sxc.hu.
http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/4097/sunn0fk7.jpg

This one's also a bit recent. Started and finished on January 06, 2007. All stock from sxc.hu.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/963...hinonipdj8.jpg

Started on May 29, 2005, further modified on September 22, 2006, finished on December 22, 2006. All stock sxc.hu
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5716/igiveupbb9.jpg

Started October 08, 2006, finished October 27, 2006. All stock Sxc.Hu
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/502/kodakfilmkw2.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6442/ohthejoyer1.jpg
Started September 17, 2006, finished September 22, 2006. All stock from sxc.hu.

These are all of the forum signatures I've made since about January of 06 compiled into one pack. Stock courtesy of Sxc.Hu, various renders made in apophysis. (Note: #5 is a collaboration between me and an artist named Silenced).
http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/4...previewgd8.jpg


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I like your work, it's very original and love how you use stocks to compose entire pieces. Very good job ;)

Are you at GFXdugout by any chance? I've seen sig #4 somewhere before. I'm firetap at GFXdugout.

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Originally Posted by nyhl

I like your work, it's very original and love how you use stocks to compose entire pieces. Very good job ;)

Are you at GFXdugout by any chance? I've seen sig #4 somewhere before. I'm firetap at GFXdugout.

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Someone ripped my sig? ahahaha... That's kind of funny because I'm always telling people to rip it, jokingly.

Can you supply a link?


I used to host those six signatures on DA (www.3rdtech.deviantart.com) as PSDs, so I can see why they were ripped.


Anyway, I'm not that upset with the rippage, but I'd still like to see who's doing it and making sure they aren't getting more praise for it than when I released the sig. It's probably my favorite sig by myself and everyone hated it at Sigsource when I made it.


But I guess that's just the consequence of not desiring to destroy sigs with annoying text on them.


thanks for the update.

I never said someone ripped your sig, I said I've seen it before, and since you're Tim.Leary, then it's here that I've seen it ;)

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Originally Posted by nyhl

I never said someone ripped your sig, I said I've seen it before, and since you're Tim.Leary, then it's here that I've seen it ;)

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OOOOh. Sorry then.

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Originally Posted by Einsturzende

OOOOh. Sorry then.

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No need to be sorry, I didn't mean for it to come out harshly.

I like your style. Very nice work.

Wow, fantastic style. Looks very unique. I would be interested in some of your techniques (if they aren't top secret of course).

loving the grunge effect on ur work, its gd to see someone else doing large art 2. keep up the gd work.

i like the 2nd sig. i'm afraid that's about it :-(

Reason being.. 1 word.. ; Grunge.. I only like it if it's done REALY REALLY well, because i mean it's all that you see on DA, and i've been brainwahsed with it... boring generic grunge, and the ways people get most of their effects and outcomes are 99% of the time, just duplicating random layers and playing around with the blending options, add a bit of noise, and BLAM, you have a generic grunge peice that i have seen a million times before....

The painfull thing is though, is if you actually spend ages and do loads of diffrent things to get your outcome, because you can probably get the same effect in 20 secnds by playing around with/duplicating layers :(

Yeh nice, like the decayed look..

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Originally Posted by BustA

i like the 2nd sig. i'm afraid that's about it :-(

Reason being.. 1 word.. ; Grunge.. I only like it if it's done REALY REALLY well, because i mean it's all that you see on DA, and i've been brainwahsed with it... boring generic grunge, and the ways people get most of their effects and outcomes are 99% of the time, just duplicating random layers and playing around with the blending options, add a bit of noise, and BLAM, you have a generic grunge peice that i have seen a million times before....

The painfull thing is though, is if you actually spend ages and do loads of diffrent things to get your outcome, because you can probably get the same effect in 20 secnds by playing around with/duplicating layers :(

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I can definitely agree with you there. Also, I might mention that most of my newer stuff with my own photography lacks the amount of encumbersome small detail that I mess around with on these pieces. Unfortunately, my only response is simply that I make artwork that I find visually pleasing, and I spend as much time as I find necessary on them, thus it is your judgment that decides if my "ages spent" are in vain. (On another note, I don't mean to sound like I'm pointing my finger at you. I'm really not. I appreciate your comment much more than the "that's really good work!" comments. I'm just giving a response.)


Ultimately, I'll conclude with a mere guideline that I follow, and I suggest that all other artists do too: Make art for yourself.

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Originally Posted by Cambiocorsa

Wow, fantastic style. Looks very unique. I would be interested in some of your techniques (if they aren't top secret of course).

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haha, nah, they're not top secret. I uploaded the PSD file of a piece to MegaUpload, if you want it. The link and picture are here (the link is in the description): http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/...e+-in%3Ascraps

Feel free to mess around with it and post your results.

I think they all look pretty good
im liking the first and fifth one the best.

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Originally Posted by BustA

because i mean it's all that you see on DA

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Of course, that's because they are a bunch of deviants, and deviants are a grungy bunch ;) ;) Ok, ok, just kidding to all the DA fans :D

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Originally Posted by Einsturzende

Make art for yourself.

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Four simple words, but the meaning is so true. I think that's usually how the very best art is made. Making things with the point of others liking it, rather than ones self, doesn't seem to involve the same level of passion about the art.

My favorites out of what you posted: #4 from the larger pieces and #2 of the sigs.

Realy nice stuff

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/963...hinonipdj8.jpg

I've sat here for 10 minutes trying to figure out my damn password to say...I like that one...alot

Wow very nice work.