The Dark Side

Hi all.

I've been working with some horror themed pieces lately. "Working" is not the right term, because I'm enjoying myself hugely, but you get the point.

Here is a female Nosferatu vampire, titled "Nosfarata" appropriately enough, made on photoshop with photomanipulation and using good old brushes. Enjoy

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More posters

Here is a poster I did for a presentation in India. Not much to say about it, lots of the decisions were dictated by the established style of Køge Handelsskole. What I am proud of though is the image on the top of the poster. It's the second of a series of posters I did for the presentation, the theme being "Projecting one's imagination onto clouds". Everyone has watched clouds pass by and imagined things, animal, faces etc etc on them. So, I made the connection between this activity and the advertised programs, the concept being that a person can shape the world based on that person's imagination, just as a person can see whatever it is they want on clouds by projecting their imagination on them.

Køge international brochure

Here are some select pages I designed for Køge Handelsskole's international brochure. The green circular thing is a futuristic menu that I thought fitted well with the school's philosophy of making the future, as opposed to waiting for it to happen.
I wanted a computer menu theme to fit in with the online nature of the degree on showcase here (multimedia). The thinking behind the specific design was breaking away from the current style of rectangular computer menus towards something that looks more like a media player, with different operations (like "OK", "Continue", and the text) presented in a different circle. I'm a huge fan of asymmetrical design and I tried to get this approach through to the design of the different "branches".
Check out also the green page above with the letters for background. I like using script and fonts to visually get a message across, so I had fun with that one.

Lapse Photography Mk.II

Hi again.

I'm experimenting with lapse photography for a project at work and, now having access to some better equipment, I shot some pretty neat looking cloud formations outside my flat. Check them out, tell me what you think.

One of them is at the start of a snowfall, you can see the sky turning into a certain apocalyptic shade of black half-way through. The other is of the school across my flat, notice the kids playing football at the bottom.

Everything was shot with a Nikon DX set at 3sec exposure, 30 f-stops, with a home-made neutral density filter in front of the lens.

3D work

I've recently gotten into simple 3D programs, like FrameForge and Poser. I'm using those as a jumping point to more complex programs like Maya that give more freedom. Here are some images I created for the storyboards of a proposed UNKLE video.

Stencils and spray paintings

Stencils and spraying have been demonized by public authorities everywhere, simply because they are the favourite tools of vandals everywhere. However, I see them merely as tools alongside brushes, graphic pens, Photoshop and cameras. Can anyone argue that Bansky is NOT a graphic artist? Nope. The only problem for me is that I can't use them when the weather is bad, as I need to be outside so that fumes don't kill me.

Here are a few examples of my experimenting with stencils and spray cans.

Posters

I do a lot of posters for people, mostly for short films. I personally enjoy it a lot and it's probably one of my favourite things to do on Photoshop. Figuring out the composition, the structure and how the colours and shapes will get the message across in a single glance are the exciting things about graphic art.

Here are some of my posters.

Painting in Photoshop

Just a little experiment to make a Photoshop image that looks like it was hand-painted. I really enjoyed this one.

Pop art

Pop art has been around for donkey's years, even if the definition of "Pop" itself has changed. When I think of pop art, I think of Warhol and Lichenstein (I'm sure I've killed the spelling), neon colours, etc, but that was pop in the 70's. Isn't there time for Pop Art to be redefined for what Pop stands for today, or will it remain a symbol of another era?

Here are a couple of images I created on Photoshop. One of them is of Eliza Cuthbert being Marilyn Monroe-like, the other one of an orchid, both of them Pop Art style.

Logos

I've made some of the graphics in www.thrylos-fans.net, one of the biggest sports portals in Greece. I'm a moderator there and I know the guys who created it, very dedicated, very hardworking people. Here is some of the stuff I made for the portal.

Lapse photography

I decided to try my hand at lapse photography. I used a consumer digital camera, which, with hindsight, was the reason I am not satisfied by the end result. Consumer cameras don't give the user enough control to do anything other than point and click. I suppose that's the point, but there is such a thing as a middle ground. Regardless, not being able to control the shutter speed made the video a bit staccato-like.