Inspiration: Some Favorite Digital Artists
September 22nd, 2009 | Published in Featured, Inspiration | 2 Comments
Old Lady by Odwin Jensen
I’ve decided that this week’s article is going to be sheer eye candy. For one thing, I notice there hasn’t been an Inspiration article since July, and for another, I’ve got a bad cold. And for yet another thing, this is the 100th post to the Digital Image Magazine! So I’m just taking it easy today, posting some of my favorite work by some digital artists. It’s my pleasure to draw attention to these amazing up-and-coming artists. Enjoy!
PS – click on an artist’s name to go to his/her website or gallery.
Odwin Rensen
This Dutch artist has a phenomenal style. I’ve included one before/after example (top), so you can see how much he adds to the work. His portraits are very realistic, and yet they are also very much paintings. This is a hard thing to achieve, and Odwin Rensen makes it look easy. I’m hoping to get Mr. Rensen to write a tutorial for Digital Image. Stay tuned!
Tribute to George Carlin by Odwin Rensen.
Phil McDarby
This artist, from Dublin, Ireland, brings a whole new meaning to the term “photo manipulation”. McDarby does amazing things with crazy numbers of layers, creating some truly magical work. He also uses 3D software, such as Maya, his own photography, and a Wacom tablet for painting. From his website: “At the heart of his work is a desire to capture a sense of magic and wonder – that feeling of child-like excitement and discovery that we can lose touch with as adults.”
Magic by Phil McDarby
Imagine by Phil McDarby
Wonder by Phil McDarby.
Jeff Johnson
This painting came out of a tutorial in Corel Painter Magazine, issue no. 2. He’s really nailed that old Flemish style.
Flemish style portrait by Jeff Johnson.
Randis Albion
Albion’s work brings fantasy into the modern-day world. Click on the image to see a larger version.
Deep Diver by Randis Albion
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Kobi McKenzie
Kobi is one of my favorite artists on the Corel Painter Magazine member’s gallery. She does wonderful portraits of children, especially playing team sports. Check out the marvelous background in the portrait of the football player. Click on her name to visit Kobi.
Somana by Kobi McKenzie.
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Cetin Tuker
Turkish artist Cetin Tuker created the following image using 3D Max 7. It took over 130 hours! I love this image. It has a very painterly, old-world feel.
Sad Street by Cetin Tuker
Gilles Tran
Last but not least is Gilles Tran, from Paris, who is an agronomist by day and an artist by night. He seems to be less active in recent years, but in the early 00’s he was producing some of the most original–and sometimes hysterically funny–3D images to be found anywhere. I’ve got one of his posters on my wall. Couldn’t leave without mentioning the amazing Mssr. Tran. His site is a work of art in itself. Enjoy!
Elephants Standing on Mini Coopers by Gilles Tran
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Stumble it!
October 7th, 2009 at 2:58 pm (#)
Hi, just wanted to let you know that there is a Durham,NC digital artist named Jerry Schuster that is really great you should check out. He has a great website also. I have talked to him, he is a really nice guy. He has paintings in a number of public buildings and does mostly portraits.
Brenda Hawley
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:07 am (#)
Is there a place left in the digital world for art generated from scratch? Is it marketable? Is there an interest? I do mostly illustrative pieces but they are created on a wacom tablet from blank digital canvas.
Additionally I import my original sketches and finish them using the paint program. Thanks for your time, I have been interseted of late in vectors, your articles are very informitive..D