So I have been toying with this idea, it is simple really and I don’t know why I haven’t acted upon it earlier.
Take a photo and digitize it. Use it as reference, or several together to create a scene.
Pretty simple right? The idea is for sure, but if your not a Illustrator master then things can get a bit tricky.
Last night I got out on the town, our exciting metropolis of Port Edwards (staggering population of nearly 2000) and I took some night shots. As I am no photographer I spent most of the time freeze various body parts while fiddling with my camera settings.
I have to say it was quite enjoyable, honestly.
Home late after running a few other errands and I sat down to look at the results.
Pleased, but then I realized maybe night shots weren’t the best way to start. At least I didn’t feel like working on a night shot last night… typical me and my razor blade focus 🙂
So I hunted for a picture that interested me a bit more and found this..
A photo from this summer… ahh summer how I miss you and your weather that doesn’t try to kill a person. So maybe I wanted something that would brighten my mood!? Any way here is the result. Partial painting (bases), pencil to inking, Photoshop again, and finally Illustrator. I really am satisfied with the result and excited to see what additional color will do to this piece!!!
Oh, I am liking that. Also like the way you can pick and choose what you want in the composition. Brilliant!
Thanks… finally got some color added. You can check the final in my latest post. Hope you two had a great weekend!