Tag Archive | "illustration"

Fashion Design: Combining Aesthetics with the Environment

Monday, December 25, 2006

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Fashion Design: Combining Aesthetics with the Environment

Whilst brainstorming for ideas for my fashion design project, I wanted to create a collection that both represented my design philosophy as well as being related to the environment that the clothing would be placed in. Henceforth, a dynamic creative explosion of ideas emerged and it marked the start of an exciting design journey ahead.

Pushpins – illustration with gradient and blend

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

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Pushpins – illustration with gradient and blend

Done for Illustration class, where we were to take a household object and draw it in Illustrator, taking care to use gradients and blends to achieve the final look.

Acrylic Painting – Planet

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

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Acrylic Painting – Planet

Acrylic paint is a great medium because it is easy to mix, quick drying and washes off! I started painting with acrylics a few years ago and sold some paintings in cafes. My preferred technique is to use fine brushes and toothpicks for tiny detail.

Cartoon Character Design

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

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Cartoon Character Design

When I was a kid, the first thing I would do in the morning was rip open the newspaper and flip to the comics sections. Multiple bowls of cereal and lots of orange juice were spilled while scrutinizing the latest Calvin and Hobbes or Doonesbury. What still amazes me is the ability of Bill Watterson [...]

Design Principles in Abstract Art

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

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Design Principles in Abstract Art

Any type of design today must look good aesthetically and be functional. What do we mean by "look good"? It simply means that the design cannot be too common and boring. Functional means that it must be easily understood and usable. This article is a description of my attempt to try to combine chaos and pattern into a piece of artwork.

Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

Saturday, December 24, 2005

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Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

When I first began my own business, Short And Sweet Web Design, I needed some mock ups for my website to show my clients what I was capable of. As my business caters to both corporate and personal websites, I felt that a page of illustration and customised graphics would help sell the personal website services.

  • Altax: Awesome design… Great work.
  • Refindyourway: Very nice blog: cheerful, fresh colours, I like everything about it.
  • Refindyourway: The website has good colors, nice layout and it’s easy to navigate. The only...
  • Anonymous: this site could be generating alot of income from affiliate sales. btw,...
  • Anonymous: wondering if they are using wordpress. nicely done. They should have use this template...
  • links of london: Maybe you are obsessed with diverse links of london, but have you ever...
  • pos monitoring: i like it, its fun as the site suggests, nice plain design
  • Refindyourway: Hi! No problems what so ever, the site looks wonderful!
  • Refindyourway: I like this website, it’s light, good colours, very clear, with good...
  • Anonymous: very functional site but design is common.