eejits Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Love the depth of field. Gonna have to remember that trick for my illustrations (what seetings did you use for that?) Awesome stuff. Keep sharing, when you get the time. George Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbyxmas Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Well, thank you all, I'm really glad you like my experiments ronniemcbride: about the name, don't ask - long story. Moreover I never actually specified which Xmas, might be 2135 for all I know.... Eejits/George: I think you mean the slight gaussian blur on the background, but just slight, it's easy to go overboard (and when going overboard, I'd suggest doing so when the blurred object is in the very close foreground). And for the rest simple colorschemes, sometimes I'd just go monochrome when pushing back (of course, the further you go the more colors blend in one) Anyway the next experiment is a retro 60's advertisement mockup - although I'm not sure how many got the connection Catroll Castrol (oil)! I've always kind of liked the sci-fi of the time! ronnyb, giantlobsterprd, ronniemcbride and 6 others 9 Quote More frequent updates on instagram https://www.instagram.com/maeharrington_deadbyxmas/ Official website http://www.deadbyxmas.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 30, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 30, 2015 Awesome work again! Love the rotated "leg" on the cat, so cool :) Great style. Looking forward for more. Deadbyxmas 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Nice!!! Great style, great curves.... MEOW!!! Deadbyxmas 1 Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted May 1, 2015 Staff Share Posted May 1, 2015 That's just brilliant! And yes, I did get the Castrol reference! (I'm a petrol-head!) :D Deadbyxmas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Very nice. Deadbyxmas 1 Quote Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbyxmas Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Hi, thank you all for the kind words. I've been using Affinity for some paid work, even full out illustrations, but unfortunately I can't share them for the usual NDAs...shame, but it's nice to see how it has become part of my daily routine and job life. Anyway, in between things today I started doing a thing out of the blue, with no intention of it being an illustration, but a study towards something that could be applied to future work. It's part of a series of studies to take vector illustration to a next level, somehow. And I've been thinking/obsessing on how to render nature, foliage etc. Without imitating it, but interpreting it.. Buildings and man-made stuff is in a way more straightforward - humans/animals, well, that's another stylistic problem but there is more literature. And anyway how you've seen from previous pics, I've addressed that quite a lot!!! This is just a quick experiment from lunch time - result of some recent handrawn sketches. I'm not sure if I'll add something or just use it as a stepping stone to apply it and perfect it, but I thought I'd share it with you thank you robert anon1 1 Quote More frequent updates on instagram https://www.instagram.com/maeharrington_deadbyxmas/ Official website http://www.deadbyxmas.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaison Justus Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Cool Illustration. Really loved the texture of the first one. Deadbyxmas 1 Quote Have a Nice Day, Peace! Jaison Justus http://www.milkandcigarettes.so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Hi, welcome to the forums. The denims, the stretched vest, blurred background and the sketches are really convincing. As for your sketches, they would look good when converted into one of AD's raster brushes...Paolo.limincelli has really pushed the boundaries with his brush work (you should see his amazing Road Runner scene). The way you've got the fabrics just right with their touchable textures and opacity is spot on. This would be a great opportunity to build up a swatch of various fabrics: ranging from leather, suede, polyester, silk and PVC/leather. A tutorial on how to make them would also be very welcome. B) Deadbyxmas 1 Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa cobos Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 You have got something really difficult to achieve in the illustration world. Efficiency!!!! To show much with less.:.This is great for the ones that love to learn from others experiments, I am one of these. And must say that I love very much your work. Rosa Deadbyxmas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbyxmas Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hi all, Thank you all for your comments. I'm terrible at updating - although I've been carrying on using Affinity Designer so much over the last few months, especially for commissioned work - it's really part of my workflow. But I've been re-organizing all my portfolios, including a brand new website, therefore here as well I'll try to post some of the stuff I've done - some personal and some work - which usually is meeting deadlines material, so where workflow comes into prominence. Starting with some work stuff I probably can show - I've been doing a lot of animation assets for video explainers etc, so here are a few examples along with a personal piece (more soon). Chris B, MattP, David and 2 others 5 Quote More frequent updates on instagram https://www.instagram.com/maeharrington_deadbyxmas/ Official website http://www.deadbyxmas.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 8, 2015 Staff Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hi Deadbyxmas, Glad to see you posting again. Fantastic work as always :) Congrats for your website/portfolio, it's awesome! Deadbyxmas 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Nice to see Ben’s dynamic shapes entering the world of the arts … ;) MattP, Deadbyxmas and Cealcrest 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbyxmas Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 A_B_C, ha, well spotted! Yes I had to come up quickly (being a commissioned animation with strict deadline) with some "decoration" on the wall and I thought they looked good as a kind of abstract series of pictures! Thank you Meb, I'm glad you like the website, it has been too long in the making, but it should be quite easy to update. Especially now that the vector section will heavily feature Affinity Designer stuff. Speaking of which, I will share a personal piece where I could spend more time and take things a bit further, giving me the opportunity to go down a path I've been wanting to explore. BTW, I decided to not use textures here (initially planned), as being quite rich in detail it would overload things. So it's a point to think about. Here you go, cheers! r. MEB, David, Madame and 5 others 8 Quote More frequent updates on instagram https://www.instagram.com/maeharrington_deadbyxmas/ Official website http://www.deadbyxmas.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo.limoncelli Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Complimenti per i lavori Robert! Deadbyxmas 1 Quote The white dog, making tools for artists, illustrators and doodlers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbyxmas Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Grazie Paolo - faccio del mio meglio! Quote More frequent updates on instagram https://www.instagram.com/maeharrington_deadbyxmas/ Official website http://www.deadbyxmas.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbyxmas Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hello again, as this evening I was working on another personal piece I remembered I hadn't shared the latest. Here's a series of character pics, a bit in the "street fashion" vein. (I'm linking as the uploader seems to be failing) cheers! r. avo, A_B_C, pruus and 8 others 11 Quote More frequent updates on instagram https://www.instagram.com/maeharrington_deadbyxmas/ Official website http://www.deadbyxmas.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeki Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Wow amazing work. I would know, how did you reach this "vintage" (or I don't know the name) on the jeans and trees. Thanks for sharing the sketch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Thanks for sharing. They are amazing! Really fantastic. Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Great work Robert Quote Fine Art Prints by Marty Garland www.artprints.ie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 30, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 30, 2016 Fantastic style Robert. Looking forward for more. Thanks for sharing :) Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavioteca Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Nice work, style and stunning effect !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbyxmas Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks all, I'll try to share as much as I can. Jeki, I use textures (sometimes), so import some on a layer, mask it using shape you want to add the texture to (that's why it's so easy to add textures to vector pics). And then adjust the kind of blend (overlay, soft light etc) for the effect you want to achieve. I actually like it subtle. For instance I used one on the next pic - which is a Affinity forum exclusive! thanks again r. Chris B, Wosven, sorin.jurcut and 9 others 12 Quote More frequent updates on instagram https://www.instagram.com/maeharrington_deadbyxmas/ Official website http://www.deadbyxmas.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks all, I'll try to share as much as I can. Jeki, I use textures (sometimes), so import some on a layer, mask it using shape you want to add the texture to (that's why it's so easy to add textures to vector pics). And then adjust the kind of blend (overlay, soft light etc) for the effect you want to achieve. I actually like it subtle. For instance I used one on the next pic - which is a Affinity forum exclusive! thanks again r. Excellent piece, really like it :) Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predick Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Cool Character!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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