Illustration Friday-Tales and Legends
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This is my entry for IF's "Tales and Legends" topic. Created today. Drew the lines in Freehand, collaged a background using pages from an old Catholic missal from a used bookstore, cut a stencil of my book shape and painted over my collaged pages. Combined everything in Photoshop. Might do two more in this series, this being the final one in a simple story.
I'm currently taking a silkscreen class and hope in the future I can take my vector lines and then screen print them onto collaged or painted background. We'll see if that works!
What do you think?
*****Still looking for hand photos of YOU for me to draw. Would love to draw some hands other than my own for a change. Take a photo of your hands doing something interesting, or not and send to me at (scott at scottcuzzo.com ). Thanks for your help! Would love a bunch of pics of a hand or hands holding your favorite coffee cup!!!*****
Scott
posted by Digital Scott's Illustrationblog at 10:25 PM
54 Comments:
a lot of work in this and worth it. Liking the ochre tone over the whole piece. and the subtle sun rays coming out the book itself...very nice.
hi scott, as always your 'hands' have such feeling, movement and energy. (did you manage to draw mine yet? would love to see them)
btw, i am adding you to my list of favourites, as i so enjoy seeing your stuff.
it's like i am being transported somewhere else.
so cool scott!
I really enjoyed this illo. I love the collaging aspect to it. Nice.
This is a wonderful illustration. Lovely work!
Enjoy that silkscreen class, sounds like fun :)
Great concept
Your line work is incredible. Now with the addition of mixed media you are moving right along. Your silk screen class should enable you to create even more interesting compositions. I admire how you advance your art day by day and use 110% of your talent.
excellent....love the addition of collage work.
Oh wow...this piece if amazing...the stencil use is brilliant....
That silkscreening class sounds like fun...I need to add something like that to my 2008 plan...you definately think outside the box and I enjoy your work...
I have a dinner party with a bunch of friends this weekend so I will take photos of everyone's hands...lol...
Have a great day...
Cheers,
Diana
i love the subtle distressing around the edges! great work as usual!
Great work again Scott! I like how you keep pushing yourself these days, incorporating what you've learned into your digital work. hands can be very difficult to render especially from this particular angle. very well done!
Sweet! I also really like your "Plain" submission.
This is one of my favorites of yours. It's really quite perfect. I like the concept very much, and the execution is superb.
i like the hybrid approach you used in this one. it has a nice balance between the vector lines and the collage work...very nice!
Great application of mixed media Scott! Really well done.
I just bought a couple of new coffee mugs. I'll have my husband take a pic of my hands for you :)
You are so good! Every week better and better. Like the idea behind the composition. Great work!
wow! the hand series is beautiful. I especially liked the 3rd one under "stitch".
Excellent job as usual, and great take on the topic. Good luck with the serigraphy thing - I got my BFA in printmaking, so I can sympathize with the many hours I'm sure you are spending.
great piece! it's hard to believe its Photoshop --- looks like silk screen!
Great illo! Love your idea and concept!
love the layered look with collaged underneath!
Re: Your vectors + silkscreening? It will be an unbeatable combintation! I'm looking forward to the results!
Certainly a different take on the topic (well different from my thoughts anyway ^^).
Thank you for commenting on my image.
Nice hands...I'll send you a picture of mine asap then ^^
great illo, and very good technique...
Thank you for your comments on my illo...
Very very interesting technique and so lovely to look at. I would send you my hands but looks like you have plenty!
Very cool! So those are vector hands? You're light years ahead of me... I've never really figured the vector thing out. I like 'em!
Scott this is really good work. Have fun with your silkscreen class.
hi scott!
i really enjoy watch your gallery ! such different and interesting point of wiew!
and i've really appreciate your comment :)
see you bye!
Another wonderful illustration. Your pursuit of your craft is inspiring.
This is a great piece. You have a very nice style that shows a great deal of skill. Good luck with silk screening, its addicting.
You can only gain from learning to print so I really hope you enjoy it and it will go prefectly with your art. Oh yes, pix of hands...
your hand illustrations are stuff of legend.. :)
nice work.. the text works really well here
simply marvelous. your work is beautiful.
I love the concept and those hands are great.
This piece is really effective! Love the collage and paper texture around the edges. Hurrah for screenprinting... so fun. My photos are coming... just waiting for someone to take them. ;-)
Hey, I love yours.
Great concept!
Thanks for visiting!
The chalupacabra can be tamed with Rolaids or Tums...
Great work!
I took some photos of hands...will check them out later and if I have some good ones ...I will e-mail you...
Cheers,
Diana
I like this one a lot! The hands are so detailed!
Scott, I know nothing about vectors, but I've done a lot of screen printing and know that your work (what I've seen) would lend itself quite handily to the medium. Your lines are very clean and images very sharp which is perfect for transferring onto a screen.
Powerful image!
Very cool concept. I see you have been on a hands kick lately. I'll try my best not to screw up the "S"...it's close, as I'm almost done with "R" and know exactly what I'm doing for "S." Just have to find the time...
I love the collage element in this! Very nice!
You should enter this in the CA Illustration Annual competition. It is really good.
I love the tactile feel...
the layering..
the colors.
Wonderful work!
(Oh, and thanks for the comment!)
Denise
Scott, I really like this one since you know I love to read! Hey, anytime you want to draw my hands, just let me know. We can get together and you can do whatever you have to. Keep on drawing away my friend, you have the talent.
Mike Limon
http://www.mikes-miscthoughts.com.blogspot.com
I like the concept and I think the combination of analogue (so to speak) and digital makes for an interesting and highly original illustration style - really worth the work and process - and thanks for sharing the process too.
It's like one of those filter-glass plastic windows that let's you see the hidden image in the picture!
Scott,
Great work as always - love the style and the point of view on the topic. There was always something that struck me about your work that I finally put my finger on. Your illustrations take on almost the appearance of sculpture. There is such visual weight and a feeling of mass . . . very hard to do without coming close to over-working the piece. Brilliant.
just beutiful ... and a unique ideas and manner of making one fine art ....
gud day
Good graphic idea, the book as a "window".
Good luck on the silkscreen class. That sounds fun. I'm not sending a pic of my hand though. Biting fingernails and horrible winter dryness. doesn't make a good hand model.
Thanks for the comment.
The bio on your blog is a hoot!
The thought, and care, and draughtsmanship that you put into your work really shows.
your silkscreen idea sounds interesting, post the stuff online when you do - im sure it'll look great. Your hand series is cool!great work.
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