tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53115684506546931652024-02-08T17:38:32.917+00:00Anton Nelson Illustration - DrawnAnton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-29783034291830516712011-10-22T13:45:00.001+00:002011-10-22T13:45:10.590+00:00Wired 2011 Together 2011 paintingA week or so ago I was invited by Wacom to paint a picture live at the Wired 2011 Together event. With only few short days I was advised to deliver something simple so I knocked a quick portrait together - saving the image halfway through so I could paint the image to a finished stage at the event.<br />
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So Wacom tablet (Intuos) and Photoshop CS5:-<br />
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<a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view&current=WacomIllustration.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/WacomIllustration.jpg" width="404" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-68932443248622869502011-10-09T09:52:00.000+00:002011-10-09T09:52:37.448+00:00Medical Illustration<br />
I spoke recently at the Institute of Medical Illustrators conference about drawing and painting with a Wacom tablet, knowing I have no work of any kind that would relate to a scientific audience (!?) I set about to create a quick illustration of the human heart to present at the workshop - I rarely get to just sit and draw something for the sole purpose of well.. drawing.<br />
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Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-23741004269396904212011-05-09T18:38:00.004+00:002011-05-21T11:47:56.126+00:00Pre-production paintings for unreleased Oakenfold projectThese are some 16 x 9 concept paintings for an unreleased Paul Oakenfold video project, painted in Photoshop CS5 with a Wacom graphics tablet. I use images like this to guide colour-keys and focus scenes I feel are important to capture in a production. The images in the desert are more colour keys than concept art but the first image I wanted to shoot and splice into the beginning of a show to increase the drama of the opening.<br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view&current=Paul16x9web.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/Paul16x9web.jpg" width="600" height="320" alt="x01" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view&current=TourBusColourKey16x9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/TourBusColourKey16x9.jpg" width="600" height="320" alt="x01" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view&current=bikeriderconcept.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/bikeriderconcept.jpg" width="600" height="320" alt="x01" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-3678772193778915002011-04-17T10:16:00.005+00:002011-05-09T20:20:16.435+00:00The iPad 2 and Sketchbook Pro for sketching..I am loving drawing on my iPad 2 - I had the first iPad for a while on loan but I never got round to actually picking up many apps for it - this time round I'm using it for almost all my client facing project planning and presentation - the next set of images i'm creating on it are storyboards, as with the first edition its great to pop out of your bag and start sketching.. <br /><br />I made myself a stylus or Sketchbook Pro out of a roll of anti-staic film jammed into a biro but its not as responsive as I would have hoped.. I plan to pick up a proper stylus in the next week or so. The multiple use aspect of the iPad is what is most appealing to me I think - the combination of video editing, drawing and photo editing along with books, comic books (guilty pleasure) and navigation with an external GPS unit has pushed me to use my iPad for all my travel computing (unless a larger job requires a laptop Final Cut editing suite) I will try and post some of my conceptual storyboards and sketches in the next few weeks..<br /><br />Meantime here is a quick one I knocked out on a saturday afternoon - finger and home-made stylus. I created this to prove a point to a friend of mine - a fellow illustrator - who was torn between picking up an iPad 2 and Sketchbook Pro or going full whack with a Macbook Pro, Photoshop and a Wacom. His criteria was to have a light portable solution for polishing up his pencil and ink sketches in the computer. For professional, highly polished output - the Macbook Pro / Wacom route is the way to go, I'm still keen to use the iPad for on the road work or rapid prototyping with a client in the room - I would be less keen to use it for final print work.. I love my Wacom tablet and I use it literally every day even in my corporate job.<br /><br />As it happens my friend won a Macbook Air in a company competition so he's going to try and cram Photoshop on it to use with a Wacom tablet - I will be intrigued to see how he gets on..<br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view&current=IMG_0028.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/IMG_0028.jpg" width="600" height="800" alt="x01" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-25637160501642697622010-06-28T08:25:00.005+00:002011-08-31T08:28:28.930+00:00Painting on the iPadI have had the opportunity recently to experiment with the Sketchbook Pro application on the iPad:
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<br />A far cry from the Wacom tablet and Photoshop combination I'm used to but potentially an interesting tool. Sketchbook Pro has layers, a full colour wheel and a variety of brush presets to play with, I managed a quick sketch of a diver (purely for academic purposes) and found the painting tools to be quite powerful, the screen is a great size and space for simple illustrations but drawing with my fingertip drove me nuts after about half an hour - I hear there are now stylus tools you can purchase that emulate the fingertip or even make your own:
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<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YE8rGuLCtU">DIY iPad stylus</a>
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<br />In its current state this is no rival for a professional set up with an Intuos 4 and a copy of Photoshop,the accuracy with even homemade tools isn't precise enough for me and the lack of photo features mean I'm not going to be ditching my laptop on the go anytime soon, although its a nice idea that I could sketch a rough for a storyboard or an illustration on the train or in a plane with that great 10 hour battery life...
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<br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view¤t=Sketch.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/Sketch.png" width="500" height="760" alt="CS5 painting" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-8335435773577888352010-05-10T07:23:00.007+00:002010-05-10T07:49:28.923+00:00More CS5 PaintingInspired by a creative mashup session yesterday (more on that later) I put another painting together in Photoshop CS5, the brush tools really are incredible with quick buttons on the menu to force complete control over to a Wacom tablet, I have been a big user of tablets for about 10 years now, working my way through the Intuos range, with a slight detour into a wireless Graphire at my time at Apple (awesome for presentations) and cannot recommend them more for digital creatives, the fluidity of a pen interface cannot be matched in photographic, illustrative or even video work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/4594852962/" title="CS5 painting by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1149/4594852962_5a0f57e6b9.jpg" width="400" height="500" alt="CS5 painting" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This image started life as a few blocky colours on a page before being shaped into a coherent painting, I don't often remember to take stages pictures (when free hand painting I usually just draw on one layer..) but I did snap a before image:<br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view¤t=CS5paintingbegin.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/CS5paintingbegin.jpg" width="400" height="500" alt="CS5 painting" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Plus a quick shot of the brush tool overlay - this accurately maps the positioning of the Wacom Stylus over the tablet and if you watch the screen closely while you work it allows you to see how your making brush strokes, coming from an analogue painting background - it was great to see my motions with a brush were the same in a digital environment.<br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view¤t=Screenshot2010-05-10at081540.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/Screenshot2010-05-10at081540.png" width="450" height="500" alt="CS5 painting" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-10311708062979377522010-04-21T12:10:00.002+00:002010-04-23T12:27:15.129+00:00iPhone to CS5 WorkflowI have been experimenting with the iPhone as part of my creative workflow - I already use a variety of applications to get interesting and creative results out of my iPhone photographs such as Photoshop Mobile and Shakeit Lite - and I wanted to see what the possibilities are for creating a full design using the iPhone as a launchpad.<br /><br />My first iPhone app in this workflow is Adobe Ideas - a simple vector drawing tool for making notes on photos and creating sketches and proofs of ideas in note form. I'm also a big fan of Shakeit Lite and other 'effects' apps for the iPhone - the camera on a 3GS is not actually all that bad and performs very well in daylight. I really like to use it as a visual journal - I'm not going to take a Canon 1Ds MkIII with me everywhere all the time its simply too bulky. I have started to take a few of these 'digital polaroid' images every day with the intention of making a project out of it at some point.<br /><br />I enclose below a simple workflow diagram for working with the iPhone and Photoshop CS5:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/4545088149/" title="evolution of an idea by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4545088149_fb47542886_b.jpg" width="332" height="1024" alt="evolution of an idea" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-49110843458701320552010-04-19T21:14:00.004+00:002010-04-20T06:38:42.782+00:00Russian DollsFollowing on from my last post on painting tools for Photoshop CS5, I have been designing some Russian dolls as templates to use for a real world creative project I'm working on. In the markets of Moscow you an buy 'blank' unpainted dolls to be painted with acrylic or poster paint - some come with the line work of the traditional doll but I wanted to start from a plain wood background and design my own doll - So far I have designed two layers to the doll using a mixture of Photoshop and the new Illustrator CS5 - illustrator has a nice feature for textured brushes that can be painted within a shape - this makes intricate design work with the unpredictable nature of brush control that much closer to working with pixel based paint in Photoshop.<br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view¤t=dollconcept2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/dollconcept2.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="360" alt="CDC" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view¤t=dollconcept2a.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/dollconcept2a.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="360" alt="CDC" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-10566799153884018842010-04-11T20:23:00.010+00:002010-04-12T09:12:27.773+00:00White Rabbit - Photoshop CS5I have been Beta testing Adobe's CS5 Master Collection for a while now, with the embargo up (as of 7.00am this morning) I am able to share my finding and feelings about the new features. My first post will cover the new brush engine in Photoshop CS5. <br /> As an illustrator I have always been a fan of painting in Photoshop, early versions had customisable brushes and later there was support for pressure sensitivity via a graphics tablet input - all great features for those wanting to use the program as a digital canvas. Digital painting has one major drawback - the fluidity of natural media is lost in Photoshop, the painting is almost too precise and there is very little room for creative mistakes.<br /><br />Until now.<br /><br />Adobe's latest edition of the tool includes a fantastic new feature for painters - a "bristle" brush. This added level of brush control (in addition to pressure sensitivity) allows the emulation of bristles on a surface - the brush even rotates to match the rotation of your pen on the graphics tablet (something that really has to be seen to believed..) this really brings in some of the randomness back into drawing and painting - I have been using a variety of Wacom tablets for about 10 years now and I have never seen the level of control and natural feel of Adobes Photoshop CS5 and a Wireless Wacom Intuos 4 - its a fantastic combination.<br /><br />So I have done a few doodle's I would like to share - I set myself a task - a one hour speed paint using the new toolset. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/4511881264/" title="CDC by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4511881264_5b864dea0f.jpg" width="458" height="500" alt="CDC" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br 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src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4342940247_83c480d07e.jpg" width="371" height="500" alt="IHAteTV" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-43053542186139363452009-11-28T17:14:00.002+00:002009-11-28T17:27:04.304+00:00Few new sketches<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/4141357548/" title="skecth by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2533/4141357548_1661fae274_m.jpg" width="194" height="240" alt="skecth" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/4141329736/" title="rangerover businessmen by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/4141329736_1e66174580_m.jpg" width="240" height="199" alt="rangerover businessmen" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These sketches were inspired by angry business men in Range Rovers on the motorway....Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-89949364549050898632009-10-07T14:45:00.005+00:002009-10-07T14:58:16.118+00:00Abstract minimalismI'm working on a sketchbook, something I will add a mixture of photo, illustration and design content too and deliver as a sort of Flash interactive booklet in a post that can be clicked through and explored.<br /><br />While I find time to build this I have dropped a few pages into a Photobucket account, I'm usually all about Flickr but sometime's you just need somewhere to stick stuff, no frills just an easy access image gallery.<br /><br />Although my work is usually pretty intricate I actually quite enjoy minimalism, I'm putting a series of minimalist landscapes together to complement a photography project (<a href="http://antonphotographer.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-seem-to-be-bit-obsessed-with.html">Link</a>) and these sketches help me get my brain in the right mood for it.<br /><br /><a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view¤t=Untitled-6copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/th_Untitled-6copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a> <a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view¤t=Untitled-2copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/th_Untitled-2copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a> <a href="http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/?action=view¤t=Untitled-4copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/antonsnelson/th_Untitled-4copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-3047256121331188092009-08-26T16:49:00.003+00:002009-08-26T21:35:29.429+00:00RetouchAs retouching photographs is relevant to both my illustration AND my photography I have decided to post it on both blogs..<br /><br />Retouching photographs... a constant source of frustration for the less IT inclined members of the photographic community. There is always a DVD or a seminar on at every photography show I speak at about the subject, how to do it quickly "one click retouching!" or easily (plugins for Photoshop etc..)<br /><br />I think the truth is retouching photographs can be a rather laborious process, involving a mixture of Actions in Photoshop combined with more complicated layer-based editing and I don't really think there is any quick or easy way to achieve the things you see in magazines. If you want quality results, you really have to throw yourself into learning the tools, Photoshop and correct RAW processing being the primary ones. I treat retouch as a creative exercise, combining traditional retouch activities (skin smoothing, shaping and light adjustments) with my illustration.<br /><br />These are a couple of images I use as retouch samples, a Product image and a bit of Wedding:<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/3851451437/" title="Wedding - After by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3851451437_547d928bc4_m.jpg" width="167" height="240" alt="Wedding - After" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/3851902716/" title="Wedding - Before by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3851902716_c3e07bb1cb_m.jpg" width="159" height="240" alt="Wedding - Before" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/3852255906/" title="Product - After by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3852255906_149d482e65_m.jpg" width="189" height="240" alt="Product - After" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/3852402200/" title="Product - Before by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/3852402200_ce48a3b1ee_m.jpg" width="199" height="240" alt="Product - Before" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These were created with RAW editing in Aperture 2 to correct exposure, highlights and shadow and correct White Balance, followed by Photoshop for cloning, patching and softening work on multiple layers. In the case of the product photo I used the table as a guide for lighting but dropped the camera onto a white backdrop to really isolate it. A reflection was painted in on a transparent layer beneath. The dress on the wedding piece was balanced using a soft light layer, soft light allows you to pull up the brightness in shadows and even out harsh lighting - If you fill the layer with neutral grey (50%) when you create it you can just gently paint in the lightening using a 10% white paintbrush. I use a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet for all my illustration work, the ergonomics of using a pen make it an unbeatable experience and I highly recommend it to anyone looking at retouch or digital illustration, I'll try and put up a post about how I use a tablet in the near future.Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-77830916004686139662009-08-01T20:24:00.007+00:002010-04-20T06:42:58.190+00:00Womens AthleticsI am getting back into doing more and more illustration, in order to court a few healthy/lifestyle magazines I have been doing an illustration's on athletics:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/3779047402/" title="running illustration by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/3779047402_4c4a2c2139_m.jpg" width="240" height="146" alt="running illustration" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another sketch/idea for this follows:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/3779042476/" title="more athletics by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3485/3779042476_9de4e3af08_m.jpg" width="240" height="231" alt="more athletics" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-31172386099554030272009-06-23T22:07:00.006+00:002009-08-24T06:39:52.653+00:00More..So the project continues to develop... this is another concept piece for the performance I am working on - I send my ideas on to the choreographers who work out the actual movement, they then present a piece to myself and the other camera operators and we work out how to shoot it.<br /><br />I want to overexpose the whole shoot to give it a "bathed in light" type look<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/3655467166/" title="concept art two a by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/3655467166_07a7005f81_m.jpg" width="240" height="211" alt="concept art two a" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-87547123988359806862009-05-03T15:48:00.005+00:002009-10-16T20:54:00.655+00:00Flat ArtI was recently reminded that I haven't posted any Illustration in a while... In fact the suggestion was that I had abandoned illustration in exchange for my photography! @ www.antonphotographer.blogspot.com<br /><br />This is not the case :P I am still drawing and painting when I can.. unfortunately I now deal with video evangelism in my job now and have very little time to do anything!!<br /><br />Here are a few illustrations I reworked for my new flat:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/3496785923/" title="Flat 2 by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/3496785923_1b3430ffe9_m.jpg" width="175" height="240" alt="Flat 2" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33977088@N04/3497608228/" title="Flat 1 by an1984, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3579/3497608228_f1ff9d94ba_m.jpg" width="183" height="240" alt="Flat 1" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-46373073946490188982008-12-30T13:27:00.002+00:002009-08-24T06:40:46.265+00:00More as promised<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/3147811860/" title="tri city conceptcropped by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3147811860_a299e571ac_m.jpg" width="240" height="207" alt="tri city conceptcropped" /></a><br /><br />Here is some more concept art from the same project, I imagine I'll be doing this until I get a real freelance job through... :PAnton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-30567065273613216292008-12-06T23:44:00.005+00:002009-08-24T06:41:18.796+00:00Concept PaintingSomething a little different... before I did commercial work I used to paint in Photoshop, I still dabble with this from time to time and after a rather long hiatus I have produced the following painting for a personal concept project I am working on with a friend called: Orion<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/3087365365/" title="enviroment concept 1 by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3087365365_893d9921cb.jpg" width="303" height="500" alt="enviroment concept 1" /></a><br /><br />This painting was designed to get the colour keys and atmosphere of the environment and inspired by some local art seen in a shopping centre in Wycombe (!?!). more to come....Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-17930822722754441392008-12-06T23:32:00.002+00:002009-08-24T06:42:31.881+00:00Third Libretto CoverMy Third Cover for Libretto:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/3087365375/" title="Libretto Cover 3 by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/3087365375_94c67c4d89_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Libretto Cover 3" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-11481177329909488942008-09-06T11:34:00.013+00:002009-07-02T15:47:43.654+00:00New Libretto CoverHere is the latest cover for Libretto. <br />This project was good fun to work on, very quick to complete and good experience for me working with a client on more than one project, in fact they have offered me a third cover!<br /><br />I have uploaded all the work-in-progress for this project for anyone who is interested how I work and its on the flickr page.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2724197183/" title="comp two finaldraft by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2724197183_6e14cdae12_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="comp two finaldraft" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2724197173/" title="comp two minus other stuff by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/2724197173_f29874332d_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="comp two minus other stuff" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2724197177/" title="comp two by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2724197177_992360c26a_t.jpg" width="100" height="100" alt="comp two" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-69200212870768797032008-08-11T09:10:00.005+00:002009-08-24T06:41:55.960+00:00Images 32About a year ago I got a place in the Association of Illustrators annual book; Images 32 and it just came in the post...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2752238043/" title="DSCN2927 by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2752238043_44ef687fd5_m.jpg" width="173" height="240" alt="DSCN2927" /></a><br /><br />Here is another picture of it:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2752238037/" title="DSCN2926 by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2752238037_8e3b114388_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="DSCN2926" /></a><br /><br />I will post the new Libretto cover soon, Im just awaiting its publication.Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-55580871363701201322008-07-21T10:13:00.003+00:002008-07-21T20:38:23.874+00:00New Balance CompetitionI am currently working on another cover for Libretto, which I will blog when finished.. Slightly different tack with much brighter colours...<br /><br />In the meantime I have been designing some trainer's for a New Balance competition. The 420 is a suede skate/running shoe and the competition/ promotion is to design your own shoe and New Balance will make it for you if they really like it!<br /><br />I have converted one of my existing illustrations into a shoe (similar to that make-your-artwork-into-a-vinyl-toy-thing) Ill let you work out which one:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2688072073/" title="420_outline by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2688072073_c6e1b0110a_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="420_outline" /></a><br /><br />and also designed a pair of colour-way's based on cake's....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2688072081/" title="420_outline by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2688072081_59fecc299a_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="420_outline" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2688072085/" title="420_outline by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2688072085_e88e8d28fb_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="420_outline" /></a><br /><br />Which I had a dream about.Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-61248840338357992052008-05-25T10:40:00.002+00:002009-08-24T06:42:53.804+00:00Libretto CoverThis new piece paid for me to go to New York recently!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2419603502/" title="Libretto Cover by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2419603502_fede29769d_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Libretto Cover" /></a><br /><br />Client: Associated Board <br /><br /><br />Unused alternative composition:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2419628560/" title="unused comp for Libretto Cover by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2419628560_e2e7742f4c_m.jpg" width="207" height="240" alt="unused comp for Libretto Cover" /></a><br /><br /><br />Client: Associated BoardAnton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-54159988855651712012008-02-06T14:03:00.001+00:002008-02-22T17:48:57.340+00:00New workI haven't updated this blog in ages! been very busy at my other job Im afraid, but along the way I have generated a bit of Illustration/Design I can share,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2245835813/" title="fashionia2 by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/2245835813_7c02d7441f_m.jpg" width="240" height="155" alt="fashionia2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2246622204/" title="hedi montage but hot copy by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2268/2246622204_6b6a9864c3_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="hedi montage but hot copy" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311568450654693165.post-7548141463755782392007-12-23T18:54:00.002+00:002010-06-20T09:16:40.202+00:00New Personal Illustration<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/2131607412/" title="Suitcase by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/2131607412_c5433b2aee_m.jpg" width="240" height="190" alt="Suitcase" /></a><br /><br />I have the Flu at the moment, or Bronchitus... im not sure which, but anyway it seemed like an apt time to put out some new personal illustration<br /><br />This new piece goes with this older piece from the summer on a similar theme:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8489825@N02/1406224527/" title="Final by antonsnelson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1120/1406224527_9e12c8421e.jpg" width="354" height="500" alt="Final" /></a>Anton Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440301550706881562noreply@blogger.com1