more portraits

Here are two more quick philosopher portraits in oil from old statues.

Oil Portraits

I haven't done many oil paintings or portraits, but I am doing a number of them right now for a Cafe in the city.

Dental Office

Here's a simple idea that I fleshed out to express the possibilities. We had a logo, basic dimensions, photos, and a tooth.

More Towers (Continued)

Once I get an idea, I often create a Google sketchUp model and play around with shapes and configurations, spurring more ideas. I might spend time in Adobe Photoshop to flesh things out. As you can see from the final artwork in last weeks post, the computer is just a framework for the final piece.

Holiday Card

Renaissance Gold wanted to use their logo (Getty Images), but add a holiday theme into it. I first created three snowman related ideas, than created the final in Autodesk 3Ds Max. I used reflections instead of shadows to keep the image dark, along with complimentary violet backlighting to make the gold stand out. I also able to make the Snowmen heat-resistant.

Collage

This is one of a series of three collages for the Psi Upsilon Fraternity at University of Illinois. We needed to insert as many recognizable portraits as possible, along with the fraternity house in back. As you can see from the collection of photos, developing a composition was quite a task. I created some depth and movement by starting with the right foreground sign, swooping around to the left, and back to the building. It seemed almost impossible when we started, but we got it done!