Digital art discussion - Other Crafts

H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Sat, Jul 16, 2011 4:24 AM Interesting posts from both Grog and Thor from the artists perspective. Thought I'd share my experience of a similar process from the customers perspective. About a year ago I approached Dutch artist Herr Rudolph to basically reproduce this picture below of Liana (on my Taboo Tiki bike). I loved his style of art, and was pretty confident this pic would be a good basis/reference for him. We agreed on a price and went from there. First of all he knocked up quick sketch and emailed it to me to make sure I was happy with the layout. Sure was. Once I said I was happy with that he scanned it onto his computer and send me these digital mock ups. I told him I liked the one on the left,as the orange hibiscus ties in with the orange rims and orange grips. I also said I like the tiki light on the front guard like it is on the right. I wasnt real happy with the roller door background (I never liked that about the original image), but I liked his choice of colour. I sent him a link to TC and suggested he do something like the tapa wallpaper on here. Which is pretty fitting because Liana and I met on here! He then sent me through this revised digital mock up, now we're getting there! Yup, green light, put paint to canvas. And this is the final painting below. I LOVE that I have an original piece of art where you can see the brushstrokes and the texture of the painting - no print or digital art is going to have the same soul to it. But speaking as a customer, the digital art was awesome in refining the artwork and getting something that 100% nailed exactly what I'd envisioned in my head. As a customer (be it something like this, or getting some digital design done for work), I'm very fussy about how things look. And the finished piece.

Interesting posts from both Grog and Thor from the artists perspective. Thought I'd share my experience of a similar process from the customers perspective.

About a year ago I approached Dutch artist Herr Rudolph to basically reproduce this picture below of Liana (on my Taboo Tiki bike). I loved his style of art, and was pretty confident this pic would be a good basis/reference for him. We agreed on a price and went from there.

First of all he knocked up quick sketch and emailed it to me to make sure I was happy with the layout. Sure was.

Once I said I was happy with that he scanned it onto his computer and send me these digital mock ups. I told him I liked the one on the left,as the orange hibiscus ties in with the orange rims and orange grips. I also said I like the tiki light on the front guard like it is on the right. I wasnt real happy with the roller door background (I never liked that about the original image), but I liked his choice of colour. I sent him a link to TC and suggested he do something like the tapa wallpaper on here. Which is pretty fitting because Liana and I met on here!

He then sent me through this revised digital mock up, now we're getting there! Yup, green light, put paint to canvas.

And this is the final painting below. I LOVE that I have an original piece of art where you can see the brushstrokes and the texture of the painting - no print or digital art is going to have the same soul to it. But speaking as a customer, the digital art was awesome in refining the artwork and getting something that 100% nailed exactly what I'd envisioned in my head. As a customer (be it something like this, or getting some digital design done for work), I'm very fussy about how things look.

And the finished piece.

Post #597838 by hewey on Sat, Jul 16, 2011 4:24 AM