Drawings & Sketches http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog Illustration Sketchblog of Brad Fitzpatrick Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:27:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 DrawingsSketcheshttp://feedburner.google.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Don’t Be a Tooler! by Von Glitschka http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1955/dont-be-a-tooler-by-von-glitschka/ http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1955/dont-be-a-tooler-by-von-glitschka/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:27:43 +0000 Fitz http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1955/dont-be-a-tooler-by-von-glitschka/ My PhotoHere’s a great little write-up on “Toolers” by Von Glitschka over at his blog: Art Backwash. What’s a Tooler you ask?  A Tooler is basically a self-proclaimed creative professional with little to no skill and/or talent who relies heavily on computer tools to create art & design. A polite way to say “Hack.” :-) In Von’s own words…

A Tooler however dwells in the realm of "Marginally Bad" and only enters "Good" by accident or by deriving or copying another persons work. Because of this modus operandi and the current trend with prefab design methods, our industry has legions of zombie designers that choose to feed off the corpse of incurious creativity.

And I loved this paragraph on creativity…

Creativity is all about exploring. If you don't fail, that means you're not trying hard enough. Some however seem to think a process shouldn't involve any risk? When sharing a process like my tutorial there is a mindset that thinks it should enable everyone to do it via some method that doesn't require any learned skill, just the knowledge of what to click next. I'd call that creative communism, red art if you will.

It’s an entertaining read and it would be even more entertaining if it wasn’t so painfully accurate. Good comment discussion as well. Go check it out and see what I mean. And if you aren’t already subscribed to his blog, do yourself a favor and sign up, he’s one of the Greats to watch in this field.

Source Link: ART BACKWASH: Don't be a Tooler

More sites of the Vonster…

Glitschka.com
FederalBureauofIllustration.com
VonsterBooks.com
IllustrationClass.com – Tutorials
Keyboard-Characters.com
HappyAfro.com
Annoy-O-Matic.com

and on Twitter: @Vonster

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A cartoon depicting how your government really works and thinks. No wonder everything’s broken.

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"When you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, the day will come when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them."

-- Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker

Zig Ziglar Video - Prime the Pump…

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]]> http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1952/zig-ziglar-quote-video/feed/ 3 Robot Crab Character Design – Concept Sketch http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1950/robot-crab-character-design-concept-sketch/ http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1950/robot-crab-character-design-concept-sketch/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:11:05 +0000 Fitz http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1950/robot-crab-character-design/ Here’s drawing of an old character concept that was never used for Planet Cazmo. I call him “The Claw.” I’m assuming he was a bit too sinister and cold for a Virtual World game for little kids. He’s still an old favorite of mine.

cartoon drawing of a robot crab character design

Cartoon Robot Crab Character Design

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]]> http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1950/robot-crab-character-design-concept-sketch/feed/ 0 Dragon Drawings http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1942/dragon-drawings/ http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1942/dragon-drawings/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:39:52 +0000 Fitz http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1942/dragon-drawings/ I saw these cool dragon drawings & paintings over at Deviant Art so I thought I’d give them some props for inspiration. I haven’t been to DA in a while so it was nice to get back and browse some art, so much talent out there.. Enjoy… (click the image below for the full-size art)

A Black Fire Breathing Dragon Painting by ~ErcronHartingtonn

Fire Breathing Dragon Drawings 

Sitting Dragon by *Tacimur

Drawings of Dragons | How to Draw Dragons

Dragon Concept Drawings by *imaginism

Drawings of Dragons

Black Dragon Drawing by ~rinpoo-chuang

Dragon Drawings & Dragon Sketches

A Walking Winged Dragon Sketch by ~ErcronHartingtonn

Dragon Drawing Dragon Sketch

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snail-alien-drawing-snail-alien-sketch

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]]> http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1938/the-beatles-rock-band-animated-trailer-promo-intro/feed/ 0 Are Your Client’s Clients Your Clients? http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1936/are-your-clients-clients-your-clients/ http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1936/are-your-clients-clients-your-clients/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:04:34 +0000 Fitz http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1936/are-your-clients-clients-your-clients/ Here's a question for all my fellow independent freelance professionals... Say a design or media firm hires you to work on a project for one of their regular big-name clients, like Hasbro or Mattel, etc. Is it right or even ethical to list Mattel or Hasbro on your own client list on your website and collateral?

I mean technically they *aren't* your client but you *did* do work for their company, and we all know how much credibility big name clients can bring to your business.

So, do you list them right in there with your other clients? Not list them at all? List them with a disclaimer?

I'm interested in your take on this so please leave your thoughts in the comment area below, thanks!

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Vie Web Designer Depot…

Combining certain elements to create a unique image, that can convince even the most experienced set of eyes, requires a very creative set of skills.

Because the manipulation of a photo gives a realistic view of an unreal picture, you should have an open mind when gathering ideas on how to get creative with your images.

Photo manipulations are a great source for inspiration, generally because designers are able to express their creativity through various aspects of design.

Several of the following images contain illustrative elements, while others display a more realistic approach.

Check out all 40 Examples of Incredible Photo Manipulation here.

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]]> http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1934/photoshop-image-manipulation/feed/ 4 Freelance Client Relationships in Real Life, Everyday Situations – Funny Video! http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1932/funny-video-client-freelance-real-life-situations/ http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1932/funny-video-client-freelance-real-life-situations/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 19:57:04 +0000 Fitz http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/1932/funny-video-client-freelance-real-life-situations/ This is great… with my stock illustration, I sometimes feel like the taco stand. I wouldn’t be surprised if some clients actually tried some of these in real life. I particularly liked the very last one where he asks the chef to show him how he did it so next time they can do it in house! That one’s a bit too close to home. Enjoy.

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