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Tim,
Yes, well, you may have noticed that I haven't drawn a background for any of my cars, as the cars were enough of a subject in themselves for me to draw; and they were my subject, not the background. The boards I post behind were just an added touch of mine to make the car stand out as opposed to a plain white background. The reflections and details I draw ALL reflect the actual image I'm drawing, so if it happens to be sitting on a lawn and reflecting the grass in the chrome in the actual photo, that's what I draw. If I were going to use the car in a particular setting, then, yes, I would make alterations to fit the seen.
thanks,
ron
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Back to minimalism. I tried various colours for the background and reflections and eventually settled for the deep green, sky blue and black. The black outline isn't something I'd normally use, but in this case it made the design more sharp.
Paperclip
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Hi Simon http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
For a minimalist image (with few colora/lines/shapes) it looks almost photorealistic.
Great use of the limited color palette.
Very nice!
Miguel
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Simon,
Now that you have captured the essence of the paper clip. It is time to move up to a soup can. What can you do, with that as a minimalist? http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Nice job on the clip!
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Simon,
Good job. Yeah, do a soup can that Andy would be proud of.
ron
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Haven't reached the soup course yet, but here is a culinary contribution for a starter http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif. It works best with a French accent:
One Egg is Un Oeuf
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Simon,
pretty Good on the place setting. I think the knife is a little too minimalistic. Looks like a plastic knife.
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Since the Campbell's soup can represented something quintessentially American to Warhol, I have decided to imortalise the much-misunderstood little black bottle of yeast extract which means so much to Britons at home and abroad:
Andy woz 'ere!
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And a more blatant tribute (or is it a pastiche?). Look carefully...
Andy visits London
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Excellent Simon... Simply excellent. I have now idea why yeast would mean anything to Britons. But then I am an american, and don't understand the soup can thing anyway.
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Simon,
Love the Marmite (Warhol) jar http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Nicely done!
JohnR,
Spreading a thin layer of Marmite on toast is most assuredly a British thing. While you may appreciate the fact that this "brewers" yeast is the same that beer makers use ... I don't see how you could get a buzz by eating it. I have heard it is loaded with Vitamin B http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
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It's a childhood thing. Marmite "soldiers" (strips of toast) are often a British infant's first solid food. By the age of two or three the taste of Marmite either elicits a Proustian resonance akin to the American "milk and cookies" or produces an unparalleled sense of nausea in the child. Nobody knows why this dichotomy is so extreme, nor can anyone predict whether a given individual will love or loathe Marmite. In fact, a recent advertising campaign exploited this very property of the product.
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Hi All i'm not gonna have alot of time the next few weeks so i'll post my image here on stop and post now and show the finished image when i have more time 2 work on it again,hope some of you get inpired 2 make images with more backgrounds.
This is the first attempt to put more in the image then just one object.
JohnLogan.
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Oh...
a teething thing...
I think I would be in the nausea bunch. Does not sound appetising in the least. About equal to Rocky Mountain Oysters. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
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Simon
Marmite....MMMMmmmmm....Love it, and your images.
Egg
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JohnLogan,
That looks like a pretty exclusive parking lot you have going there, can't wait to see the finished product.
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Hey! Finally a commission for a company logo! The client markets an electronic business-card product, and among the half-dozen or so keywords I was supplied with were "nodes", "connectivity" and "target". Putting these together with the company name I came up with this, which the client likes:
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Congrats! Simon,
The first of many I hope. The spider is cool!
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Simon,
Great job all the way around.
John,
Like the idea. Look forward to seeing it finished.
ron
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Simon,
Nice logo design http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Simple, to the point, relays the message effectively. I can even imagine a more elaborate version which displays the design element in a "blue foil" with additional detail to accentuate the "printed circuitry" motiff. Nice work.
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My dirty doves. Just some fun, nothing serious.
ron
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by knightedduke:
My dirty doves. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Norman... Norman...
Does not compute... Does Not compute...
Danger Will Robinson... Danger...
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Spreading a thin layer of Marmite on toast is most assuredly a British thing. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Let's be getting this right, half of British people cannot stand the stuff! Unfortunately, my girlfriend loves it, and I could not hate it more.
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Hey! I'm an American, and I LOVE the stuff... actually, I'm more a Vegemite fan, but Marmite is OK too, but a little less intense on the flavor.
I know, I know, I'm odd... I was adopted, so maybe there's some Australian in my blood...???
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What does this stuff taste like, I'm scared to try it!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
Is it kinda nutty, kinda sweet kinda what?? Strange taste buds want to know!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
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Marmite's taste is difficult to describe, but here goes: it's intensely savoury (not unlike concentrated gravy) and salty. That's why it's best eaten thinly spread on bread or toast, with or without butter. In appearance Marmite is dark brown, shiny and slightly transparent, with the consistency of molasses.
It can also be diluted in boiling water to make "Marmite tea" for invalids, and I often put a quarter teaspoonful of neat Marmite in dishes such as spaghetti sauce or chilli con carne to add a subtle "depth" to the flavour. Although Marmite is vegetarian, there is a beef equivalent called Bovril which tastes pretty similar and comes in a similarly shaped jar but with a red label.
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To give you an idea of the significance of Marmite in the British national psyche, I did a search among members of a networking organisation to which I belong. 7 members(!) mentioned Marmite in their personal profile. Of those, 3 loved it, 3 loathed it and one worked on an advertising campaign for it!
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Richard, just remember to spread it THINLY http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
I like it on lightly toasted fresh bread, over top of some English butter. It IS an acquired taste...
Simon, that idea of using it in spaghetti sauce sounds great!
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Hi All,
Just finished converting this one from PSP to Xara ā what a difference.
Steve
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Like the cat Steve. It would make a very good sticker.
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Looks very American to me. Is it for an American client?
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Steve,
Very artsy. I love cartoon characters, but can't draw them. Just don't have the imagination. This looks downright professional.
ron
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Thanks. I would love to do more cartoons and characters but I find them very difficult ā takes me a lot of effort to end up with something Iām happy with.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Looks very American to me. Is it for an American client? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Just messing around. The old US leather helmets have a lot of character.
Steve
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Well Steve,
If I had drawn that, I would be elated!
ron
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Two more from me. These are both destined to be in the same "series" as the Ginkgo leaf; the Botanical Collection if you like!
Orange
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...and the strange but lovely seed pods of the plant named:
Honesty
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Simon,
I think you are onto something with your minimalist style. Your last two images are very effective, and squeeky clean. (I also really liked the spider logo you posted earlier (very, very clever!)
You images with flat colours lend themselves really well for silk-screening. And the way they are constructed (with limited colours) also makes them quite cheap to print.
You should try a couple of cool t-shirt designs!
Bravo!
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Yes, I feel that what I've done is to straighten up Nature slightly without actually changing Her shape too much. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Somebody once told me that Nature has impeccably good taste; that natural colours NEVER clash with one another. And by and large, I think it's true.
As far as screen-printing is concerned, it's amusing that you should mention it, since that was the first medium that I found (at the age of 14) which allowed me to get something approaching the blocks of flat colour that characterise my work. Who knows, maybe one day I'll return to it...
How would I get T-shirts printed (apart from CafePress which is much too expensive)?