2nd Week Inspiration

Hi guys! And sorry for the wait, I know this week is coming to a close fast. Now I understand that there were a ton of art festivals going on, however I had no means of getting to said festivals. That doesn't mean I can't find design for you all this week though! To save time, I'll combine this week's post materials together as one. Ok, here goes:


For the web-based inspiration, check this out.

It's by "The Concept Painter" on YouTube, which is actually Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori. I'm a geek for concept art and design, as well as for the game Halo. I watch this video endlessly; it truly serves its purpose as extreme inspiration to me, and even if any of you viewers don't like or play games, maybe you can still find the value to this video. It's all done in photoshop, every step of the design process! That's incredible, and simply put: educational.


Now for inspiration from life:

These images are of one of the many Zits comic treasuries that is around the house. Unfortunately, some of the pictures I took of it didn't upload (I'll bring this to class sometime if anyone is interested). Anyways, Zits is a comic strip in newspapers and ever since I've first read it I couldn't help but admire the artistic value it held. Over the years, its protagonist Jeremy and his family and friends have had several makeovers in design; line-work and crosshatching seemed mediocre but entrancing at first, but currently has really polished lines and shades (alongside brilliant color palettes) which I think is fantastic. It's hard to believe that such inspiration could simply lie within comic strips in a newspaper, but I'm sure thankful it's publicly dispersed because everyone deserves to see this diamond in the rough. 

Well, this concludes this week's inspiration, but any input is always welcomed!

--Evan