PROCESS
The
sequence to your right shows key changes during
the process of creating the finished illustration
below.
Making
the imagined believable; Illustrations crafted
from scratch using computer graphic techniques
- designing with digital tools.
Starting with a blank screen the design evolves
through a progression of transformations; fine-tuning
color, shading, gradients, texture and more which
occur in 'real time' on the screen using two digital
modes of process: vector and bit. The 'vector'
mode is useful for creating specific shapes or
objects and the 'bit' mode for pixel work, like
painting techniques, for example. The seamless
integration of these two modes permits me a unique
blend of inspired options not likely with other
mediums.
The completed illustration is saved in a digital
file, formatted to maximize color fidelity and
resolution and, with the appropriate 'color profile'
assigned, the digital illustration (file) is exposed
through a digital light printing process direct
to conventional photo sensitive color paper yielding
an original print.
The finished illustration is mounted and matted
with museum quality materials, meeting archival
standards in limited editions.