Ferdi Rizkiyanto (pepey)

http://pepey.deviantart.com/

http://ferdi-rizkiyanto.blogspot.com/ < A link to his blog.

Ferdi Rizkiyanto is an artist, that I came across on the website deviantart. He is a digital manipulation artist from Jakarta, Indonesia. He creates a lot of environmental art, something which I personally find appealing.

I have sent this artist a list of questions, that I will place here, if he answers.

Update:

He never replied to my list of questions, so sadly, I cannot place any answers here.

http://pepey.deviantart.com/art/what-lies-under-212851140 < Image reference here at this link.

Final Piece #2 Image

Ruby, the west highland terrier, that I created in Photoshop to be my second, final digital image.
I really like the turn out of this image, it appears to be very detailed and textured, this is what I wanted in my second final image, for the piece to have a bit more detail than the last one. (Gecko sketch link below) >
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6973146728022153024#editor/target=post;postID=1522253695632072608;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=13;src=link

I again, like my first image, took inspiration from the artist griffsnuff (Bold lines, colour, and overall cartoon visual look). However, I also took elements from a few other research artists, such as Julia Kay with her usage of mark making using lines.

http://studiojuliakay.com/juliaKayPhoto250.html

In the image above, note the mark making lines on the right dog. The shade lines in the middle are very rough, however they allow for simple shading to be recognised. I tried to go for a similar approach, however tweaked slightly. I used this rough line style, coupled with a darker background in the area I wanted to appear shaded. This is prominent on the left side of my canine illustration, where the shadows are supposed to be. Also, like Julia Kay, I took influence with her contrasting look, as well as minimal approach, of a strong line colour, against a background that would display the image as clear as possible.

I created a tester, of a dog in the style of Julia Kay.

A digital tester, using a similar colour scheme, against a contrasting background, like in Julia's style.

Justin Currie

Justin Currie, otherwise known as ChasingArtwork, on the art website, Deviant Art > http://chasingartwork.deviantart.com (Also on Blogspot > http://currieart.blogspot.co.uk)

Is a professional digital based artist, who is from Canada. 

He creates a large range of artwork,in a variety of different styles, using such software programs as adobe photoshop. He also uses wacom Cintiqs, something which I think is worth of taking note, since I often use these graphics tablets to produce digital work, on the iMacs at the university studio room.

Below is a few examples of the wide assortment of artwork, techniques and styles that he uses.

http://chasingartwork.deviantart.com/art/Lost-without-our-Muses-352045805

http://chasingartwork.deviantart.com/art/Bit-E-Botz-409556869

http://chasingartwork.deviantart.com/art/Victorious-318571170

As you can see, he is highly talented in many types of drawing, from animal figures, to human and landscapes.

I love this artist, and I will be following him on deviant art, to see if I can find more out, about himself, and I will be asking him a few questions, to add to my research. (Update, awaiting reply).

Thomas.

Final Piece #1 Image

My first final piece is now complete, and here it is. I am really happy with the way the piece turned out, better than I expected actually. I love the colours, and the use of shading to make this image seem 3D. I used an art program called sketchbook, to create this digital piece. If I were to improve this final, I would have added more detail onto the body, under the black dot-like pattern shapes.

The artist that I researched, and who I took some inspiration from with the development of this piece, is griffsnuff, and her art style. I took inspiration from her in multiple terms, for example line usage, and the way she uses strong, bright, and vibrant colours. Her style makes the image stand out, which is something I tried to reflect this onto my final piece.

http://griffsnuff.deviantart.com/art/Chibi-Tango-261712223 < image reference at this link.

I took inspiration from the dot like pattern, placed onto a simple coloured body.

http://griffsnuff.deviantart.com/art/Lots-of-designs-sOLD-part-3-288464364 < image reference at this link.

I also took inspiration from another of her images. In this image she sketched a gecko, and again, used bold lines, and vivid colours. I wanted to create a digital illustration of a leopard gecko, that featured a realistic anatomy, so I did not take after her 'cartoon like' gecko design, in this case.

The step by step process of creating this piece, can be found in this separate blog here >

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