SolidSnake2003 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Great job on these. @sansnom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 🇬🇧 Hi, I continue to enrich this collection of wallpapers (HD, 5120x2880 px) on the theme of vinyl record covers: I rediscover the pleasure of listening to these albums on a record player… So I am always looking for cover visuals and adapt them to the screen format. I came across this Norwegian jazz trumpeter, Arve Henriksen, and his album “The Timeless Nowhere”. The artist who created these designs is called Kim Hiorthøy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Hiorthøy During this research, I also found some interesting websites, always around the theme of vinyl records, covers... Here are some web addresses on the same theme: https://www.laboiteverte.fr/la-couleur-de-la-musique-avec-des-pochettes-de-vinyls/ https://www.laboiteverte.fr/pochettes-dalbums-animees-2/ https://www.gwbenson.co.uk/shop/print-colour-of-music-blues-purples/ https://www.artpal.com/filmspectrum 🇫🇷 Bonjour, je continue à enrichir cette collection de fonds d'écran (HD, 5120x2880 px) sur le thème des pochettes de disques vinyles : je redécouvre le plaisir d'écouter ces albums sur une platine disque… Je recherche donc toujours des visuels de pochettes et les adapte au format écran. Je suis tombé sur ce trompettiste norvégien de jazz, Arve Henriksen, et sur son album “The Timeless Nowhere”. L'artiste qui a créé ces designs se nomme Kim Hiorthøy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Hiorthøy Durant ces recherches, j'ai aussi trouvé quelques sites web intéressants, toujours autour du thème des disques vinyles, des pochettes… Voici quelques adresses web sur le même thème : https://www.laboiteverte.fr/la-couleur-de-la-musique-avec-des-pochettes-de-vinyls/ https://www.laboiteverte.fr/pochettes-dalbums-animees-2/ https://www.gwbenson.co.uk/shop/print-colour-of-music-blues-purples/ https://www.artpal.com/filmspectrum DelN and StuartRc 2 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelN Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Wow! Sansnom. Your work is so varied in style and exquisitely executed. I love so many of them. I even know several of the albums you've recreated so perfectly; 'Harvest' by Neil Young, being my favourite. I love Neil Young... I hope you are offering (or selling) your work as an illustrator to record companies. If these are album covers that you have recreated, your own work - from your own imagination - must be incredible. I love the 'No comment!… Just for fun!…' T-shirts... Great fun... Young people learning Affinity Photo and Designer who are interested in Graphic Design and Illustration need to see your work on the Affinity Forum. It will inspire them... Check out the 'Writers and Artists Yearbook'... DelN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 @DelN 🇬🇧 Wow! thank you very much for all your encouragement. It is very much appreciated and it makes me very happy. No, I have been retired from professional life for a few years and have no desire to get back into it. So, I do not sell anything, but I quite like the idea of sharing these few illustrations with anyone who is interested. As you have certainly noticed, I am not an illustrator, but rather a layout artist. I have a basic technical training (building and timber framing), but I have always liked technical drawing. After about forty years working in different graphic studios and communication agencies (3D, book-magazine-newspaper-brochure layouts, photo retouching-editing, writing, etc.), I think I am a (very) good copyist, quite precise and with a little inspiration sometimes. That's all. Today, I really enjoy drawing on my Mac with Serif tools (after decades at Adobe), despite the current indolence (macOS Sequoia... 😡) of this software publishing house Affinity. And yes, but you also understood, all these illustrations are variations, adaptations, diversions, with principles (graphic charters or brief) that I impose on myself... for fun and also once again for the “pleasure of seeing what it could give” if we changed the point of view or modified the treatment. NB: thanks @DelN for the recommendation of the book... 🙂 @DelN 🇫🇷 Waouh !… merci beaucoup pour tous vos encouragements. C'est très appréciable et cela me fait énormément plaisir. Non, je suis retiré de la vie professionnelle depuis quelques années et n'ai nulle envie de m'y replonger. Donc, je ne vends rien, mais j'aime assez l'idée de partager à qui cela intéresse ces quelques illustrations. Comme vous l'avez certainement décelé, je ne suis pas illustrateur, mais plutôt maquettiste. J'ai une formation de base technique (bâtiment et charpente bois), mais j'ai toujours aimé le dessin technique. Après une quarantaine d'années à travailler dans différents studios graphiques et agences de communication (3D, maquettes de livres-magazines-journaux-plaquettes, retouche-montage photo, rédaction…), je pense être un (très) bon copiste, assez précis et avec quelques fois un peu d'inspiration. C'est tout. Aujourd'hui, je prends beaucoup de plaisir sur mon Mac à dessiner avec les outils Serif (après des dizaines d'années chez Adobe), malgré l'indolence actuelle (macOS Sequoia... 😡) de cette maison d'édition de logiciels Affinity. Et oui, mais vous l'avez aussi compris, toutes ces illustrations sont des déclinaisons, des adaptations, des détournements, avec des principes (chartes graphiques ou brief) que je m'impose... par jeu et aussi encore une fois pour le “plaisir de voir ce que cela pourrait donner” si l'on changait le point de vue ou modifierait le traitement. NB : merci @DelN pour la recommandation du livre... 🙂 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 2 Author Share Posted November 2 ...two more great albums!… 😉 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 Hi, Quincy Jones left us on November 3, 2024. A very, very great musician. But not only that. He was also a trumpeter, an arranger, a composer, a director and a remarkable producer. One after the other, all my idols are leaving. Infinite sadness. Two albums to (re)listen to: “Back on the Block” 1989 (this visual present) “Q's Jook joint” 1995. ...with an exceptional cast (see the WikiPedia page below): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_on_the_Block https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q's_Jook_Joint Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidSnake2003 Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 Just now, sansnom said: Hi, Quincy Jones left us on November 3, 2024. A very, very great musician. But not only that. He was also a trumpeter, an arranger, a composer, a director and a remarkable producer. One after the other, all my idols are leaving. Infinite sadness. Two albums to (re)listen to: “Back on the Block” 1989 (this visual present) “Q's Jook joint” 1995. ...with an exceptional cast (see the WikiPedia page below): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_on_the_Block https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q's_Jook_Joint Good job on your latest creations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 Hi @SolidSnake2003... Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 …new visuals… markw 1 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 StuartRc 1 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ldina Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Love all your work! Really nice. Quote 2024 MacBook Pro M4 Max, 48GB, 1TB SSD, Sequoia OS, Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher v1 & v2, Adobe CS6 Extended, LightRoom v6, Blender, InkScape, Dell 30" Monitor, Canon PRO-100 Printer, i1 Spectrophotometer, i1Publish, Wacom Intuos 4 PTK-640 graphics tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 Thanks a lot @Ldina... 🙂 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 This calls for no comment (it's just for fun)... The original. The Minions version. markw, Komatös and StuartRc 2 1 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 19 minutes ago, sansnom said: The Minions version. How cool is that? Your cover replicas are already brilliant, but with the Minions you've made yourself a graphic god for me. Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.2 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2605) Affinity Suite V 2.5.7 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Ferengi Acquisition Rule No. 49: “A deal is a deal is a deal.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 Thanks a lot @Komatös... Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 22 Author Share Posted November 22 Hi, a reissue of the fabulous GENESIS album, “The Lamb lies down on Broadway” from 1974 to be released at the end of March 2025... Two versions (CDs and vinyls), and still relatively expensive (to my taste). https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/genesis-the-lamb-lies-down-on-broadway-super-deluxe-edition/ Reworking and coloring of 4 black and white illustrations placed on the inner sleeves of the original 1974 album... markw 1 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted November 29 Author Share Posted November 29 Hi, new series of covers of visuals (square) of 33 rpm records adapted to a HD wallpaper (rectangular) in 5120 x 2880 px or screensaver like in my case... pruus and markw 2 Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted 4 minutes ago Author Share Posted 4 minutes ago Hi, I continue to enrich this collection of wallpapers (HD, 5120 x 2880 px) which feed screen savers on mac as on AppleTV, on the theme of vinyl record covers by choosing in priority according to my musical preferences, but also more generally the graphics. The idea being to broaden the format of the visual on both sides, it is also this capacity which motivates my choices. The phase of searching for the best source is quite long: it is an investigator's work. Once the elements are gathered, it remains to find the right fonts (if I have them) and if necessary, to redraw each letter. For photographic visuals, in French we call this "bidouille" (tinkering !…) by picking on the web or by taking a photograph of the real cover... Then remains the vector "line" graphic parts and the bitmap photographic retouching... Quote — Mac Mini M2 Pro - 16Go - 512 Go – macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 – BenQ PD2700U UHD 4K — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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