Category Digital Painting Experiment

I didn’t get much done today. Everything I tried was a dead end. To give myself a small sense of accomplishment I made this image for mileage. The best part is watching the colors and textures overlap and interact.

It has been awhile since I have created an image for my blog. I was working in my office yesterday and saw an old copper plate that I used for a dry point etching. I scanned the back of it…

I like to watch pixels change color on the screen. It is much better than TV and it is very relaxing. Oasis is an experiment simulating pastels. The process uses a brush with an applied texture. The scale of the…

I am trying a new process that uses ink washes. Next semester I will be teaching the digital illustration class and I am working on some new possibilities.

I am not a painter, but here is my attempt at oil paint in Photoshop (with some tips from Dan)

This experiment involves four layers: a white background layer, cyan, magenta, and yellow. The three color layers are set to multiply (mode). It was interesting trying to construct an image by creating each color separately.

I am experimenting to see if I can reproduce some of the techniques of printmaking in Photoshop. This is my attempt at a reduction print.

I am always experimenting with new digital processes. For this process I scanned in a gesso texture and applied the texture to Adobe Photoshop brushes. I have included the complete composition and a close up.