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PLEASE, HELP A STARVING ARTIST OUT TODAY!! THANK-YOU, FOR YOUR SUPPORT! PEACE, LOVE,... ~GO
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- greg oakes
- Greg is a Winnipeg-born artist (March 21st, 1973) who has loved drawing ever since he was old enough to grasp a crayon and destroy his parents' furniture. His influences range from, Looney Tunes, the Muppets and Mad Magazine, to the likes of Robert Crumb, Brian Froud and HR Giger. Greg is a 1993 Graduate of Red River College's 'Advertising Art' program, and has worked professionally in the graphic arts industry ever since. His portfolio is decorated with an eclectic mix of print media illustrations and designs from billboards to product labels, and much more. He has been sketching caricatures for various special events such as corporate parties, weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs since the early 90s. Greg currently lives in Winnipeg with his wife and three daughters.
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10 comments:
looks dope.
thanks michael!! :) ironically i was dope free when i produced this peice! ;) lol
Sweet! I love those bugs.
thanks darren!! :) the fact that you dig those bugs simply shows that i'm waaay too hard on myself! ;) to be honest, i'm not a huge fan of drawing bugs; it actually bugged me to draw them believe it or not! *groan* it was as painful sketching them as it was to read that intended pun i just wrote. :P
Excellent design....was there alot of tedious Photoshop involved? The detail is stupendous....
thanks dan!! :) yeah, it gave me a wee bit of eyestrain you could say! ;) the first step was cleaning up most of what was left over from the original pencil work (hb tech pencil), smudges etc.. before the final scan, i noticed the illustration didn't have enough contrast so i added highlights (& touchups) with white acrylic paint, and simultaneously darkened the contour lines around all of the significant elements with black ink (0.3 copic mulit liner) marker. after i scanned it in i created one layer which was a solid chunk of green and did a reverse colouring job with the eraser tool, then fiddled with the levels etc., until i was happy. ;)
now that i'm staring at it i'm kicking myself for not noticing small details that i could have/should have fixed, or simply altered because they would have made more sense in a slightly different position (the snakes mouth/jaw area [left vs right side]), but alas, it is what it is (a freakin cartoon for crying out loud! lol) and most people wouldn't pick up on that shit anyhow. ;) lol... we are our worst critics are we not?! i could go on tearing it apart, but why bother at this point. :P *sigh* thanks for taking time to comment; i definitely pride myself on the detail, and i have my ocd to thank for that! ;) :) :D
Crazy stuff-love it!!
thanks jim!! :)
Niceee
thank you dejan!! :)
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