Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Digital design trends often swing between sanitized and simple design (vectors) to organic and complex design (raster). Ideally, a balance will be struck in combining both into something that is both clean and organic.
In my experience online, I’ve noticed a lot of the cutesy Web 2.0 trend of polish and color-wheeled hues. To counter this, I humbly submit this link to Smashing Magazine’s stellar list of “40 Beautiful Grunge Photoshop Tutorials.” This is a great way to brush up on your Photoshop skills or learn new ones.
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Mike G. profile
I’ve been looking for a profile to practice my drawing skills on and finally decided to sketch a guy I know. I love working out of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. It’s a classic book on drawing by a master teacher.
An interesting thing to note in terms of proportions, is that the distance from the inside corner of the eye to the bottom of the chin should be the same length as the corner of the eye to the back of the ear. Also, because our minds unconsciously place so much emphasis on the face, many beginners mistakenly reduce the size of the top of the skull. In reality, the eyes should be midway between the top of the head and the bottom of the chin.
In attempting to find photos of profiles online, I’ve noticed that not everyone’s profile fits according to these guidelines. Still, it’s a good exercise in reducing a person’s features into lines so that you can draw them accurately.
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