tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post7473901101785060753..comments2024-03-29T00:10:44.640-04:00Comments on Cincinnati Illustrators Blog: Process Work - Book ProjectRyan Ostranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166999318810207543noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post-61603171677497551682010-10-18T01:07:44.364-04:002010-10-18T01:07:44.364-04:00Thanks, guys :) I'll keep that under advisemen...Thanks, guys :) I'll keep that under advisement, Chuck. Thanks, man. I appreciate your feedback, guys, truly :)Justin D. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761933599561212447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post-2953328986834452002010-10-16T12:31:57.541-04:002010-10-16T12:31:57.541-04:00Looks quite awesome.Looks quite awesome.Morph Wafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520715021472602077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post-28889135409452132412010-10-16T09:46:44.049-04:002010-10-16T09:46:44.049-04:00I hear you. Nothing stopping you from starting out...I hear you. Nothing stopping you from starting out with a perfect print at the sketch stage tho. By the time you get finished re-drawing and inking, they won't be perfect clones.<br /><br />You could do a similar thing by scanning the final rendering and doing a copy paste and flip in Photoshop, but of course, that wouldn't be right.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885271094483228148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post-10973944651269839892010-10-16T00:07:41.318-04:002010-10-16T00:07:41.318-04:00Thank you, Chuck, I appreciate your comment a grea...Thank you, Chuck, I appreciate your comment a great deal. I didn't want to mirror the image because it's already so symmetrical. I want some inconsistencies that will leave a sense of symmetry, but, upon closer inspection, will show a slight lack of it. I enjoy that feeling from Arthur Rackham's black and whites. They're wonderful and very much of the earth, perfect in their imperfect way. Not to say that I think mine will be, but I would like to think I can do my best and maybe Mr. Rackham will look down upon me and be pleased.Justin D. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761933599561212447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post-83523648115040554012010-10-16T00:03:54.988-04:002010-10-16T00:03:54.988-04:00This is for a children's book I'm working ...This is for a children's book I'm working on building a dummy book for. I'm doing a couple black and white samples, a prospective cover (an oil painting), and mocking up the rest of the book in sketch form.<br /><br />I'm going to leave the image as it is, for now. The authour picked this one from the sketches, which, quite honestly, I would not have done. I like the one with the wizard gesturing for the bird.It's an interesting task, and I kind of enjoy the fact the guy didn't choose the one I wanted. It gave me an opportunity to push myself in a direction I was only half-prepared to go in, which, when considering life, is what happens quite often :PJustin D. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761933599561212447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post-34398465026672338952010-10-15T18:36:49.792-04:002010-10-15T18:36:49.792-04:00Thanks for sharing these, Justin! I like the fact ...Thanks for sharing these, Justin! I like the fact that you do a lot of sketching before going to photos. I think that keeps you more open to creative solutions.I don't know what these are for, but when the wizard is in the middle, it kinda resembles money.<br /><br />Can you solve the symmetry problem by designing the left half on tracing paper, folding it over and then burnishing the back to make a mirror image on the right?Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885271094483228148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post-9357825216171206032010-10-15T12:56:38.200-04:002010-10-15T12:56:38.200-04:00Thanks, Christina, I appreciate it. They're no...Thanks, Christina, I appreciate it. They're not too much work. I like doing that kind of stuff. I just have to pay attention when I'm doing it. The symmetry is the most difficult part. This will be a black and white pen and ink drawing when it's finished.Justin D. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761933599561212447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734322865929987142.post-518361041107002492010-10-15T10:49:20.255-04:002010-10-15T10:49:20.255-04:00Nice work Justin...These borders look like alot of...Nice work Justin...These borders look like alot of work.Christina Waldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806739687845098075noreply@blogger.com