My Surreal Life

Another image for the Steel Cage.
Trying to keep my creativity going.

Steel Cage Battle

I have been out of the loop for a bit but wanted to get the creative juices flowing again. This one ..well.. not really sure what I was going for besides different. And I do believe I accomplished that.

See the full battle here

Dabbling in the Occult??

Recently I was tasked at finding the most personally offensive client to create for, a(fictitious) satanic church. Though this client is fake, the real thing exists in society and on the web. The purpose was to set aside personal beliefs and come up with a marketable logo.

Which is mightier, Pencil or Pixel?

Recently I completed a figure drawing class. Here are some of my closing thoughts on the experience..

My experience in the figure drawing class was definitely a beneficial one. In my role as a graphic designer I often come across situations where I will be called on to manipulate a photo or create a likeness of a person digitally. I may not use the actual drawing skills learned from my experience as much as the understanding of proportions and anatomy. Learning how the figure reacts in different positions and poses has helped me develop a greater appreciation to perspective and anatomy. Principles such as foreshortening and accurate perspective become as important in the digital realm as they are in traditional drawing.

As a drawer, I have made great progress. I did not consider myself a traditional artist before entering this class, but I have made substantial gains in this area. Crude figure drawings such as I made in the beginning stages show exactly how much progress I have made when compared with works created only a few weeks later.

Week 1	Week 3

Understanding not only the anatomy, but how our anatomy shapes the light that is reflected off of it is a huge advancement. Seeing the limbs as shapes with various shapes on them allows us to see how light reacts to them. This has allowed me to go from drawing the body as a series of connected lines, to drawing as a combination of interacting shapes. I look forward to the drawing experience as a hobby and believe it will further my skills as a digital artist.

No one man should have all that Power!

This years annual Battle Royale is off to a whopping start. And I am still in it!!

Graphic Design Battle - iStock Steel Cage

My general outlet for self expression is found at a little site called iStock. Designers accross the globe display their skills and creativity in a virtual Photoshop Cage match.

Here are the images from my latest battle

Sanctuary

Anaklusmos vs Leviathan

Dances with Birds

At Worlds End

We are at peace...Always

iStock steel cage competition

I am currently engaged in an online photomanipulation contest at iStockphoto.com. This is my 1st of 5 images for the battle.

Painted Rock Design - Portfolio Website

After reconsidering the brand "nuSun" I have come to redfine and redesign my image.
The new portfolio site is now online and features my collective works along with a section to display my free desktop wallpapers.

Visit PaintedRock Design

Perfectly Flawed

Conceptual poster:
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

Head in the Clouds?

Abstract design created for Digital Image Manipulation course at AIO.

Nusun Website Completed!

I have completed the redesign of my graphic design portfolio website.
After many years of hibernation, my online presence is now reborn. Complete with a good sampling of my works to date, my portfolio shows my creativity in action.

Check it out at http://nusun.dsylproductions.com/.

The Phantom's Beauty - iStock KOTC Tournament 2008

This was an entry into an annual Photo Manipulation tournament at Istockphoto. I placed 3rd out of 116 initial entries.