MDE Art Blog » Digital Art http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog Visual Art Blog, Drawings and Paintings by artist Michael D. Edens, with commentary on the artistic process behind each work of art. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:18:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Gun Drawing AR-15 http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/gun-drawing-ar-15/ http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/gun-drawing-ar-15/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:58:57 +0000 MDE Art Blog http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/?p=1815 No related posts.]]> This gun art is a drawing of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with a red dot sight. The gun was drawn with pens and markers, scanned, and enhanced with a digital background. The AR-15 drawing is available as a 4″x6″ postcard print, 8″x10″ or 11″x14″ giclée print.

AR-15 Gun Drawing

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]]> http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/gun-drawing-ar-15/feed/ 0 Digital Drawings and Art | Time Lapse Animations | Abstract Portraits and Faces http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/digital-drawings-and-art-time-lapse-animations-abstract-portraits-and-faces/ http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/digital-drawings-and-art-time-lapse-animations-abstract-portraits-and-faces/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 16:23:39 +0000 MDE Art Blog http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/?p=282 RateMyDrawings.com. The software also records the drawing process, so once the drawing is complete viewers can watch the drawing being created in a time lapse animation format. After the animation plays, the viewer may Rate or Comment on the drawing or artwork. A few digital drawings of abstract faces and portraits that I created at "Rate My Drawings" are highlighted below, along with one time lapse animation. I encourage clicking on the artworks in order to view more animations that show how the drawings were created over time. If you would like to see more time lapse animated art, check out my complete MDE-ART Rate My Drawings Profile, or surf around the site and check out all the other great drawings people do every day. Sign up is quick, so you can try creating your own digital paintings, drawings, and animations too! Digital Drawing of an Abstract Face of Lines and Color v2 Digital Drawing of an Abstract Surreal Face Digital Drawing of a Mysterious Face with Frantic Lines and Color Digital Drawing of a Colorful Face with Squiggly Lines Digital Drawing of an Abstract Face of Lines and Color Digital Drawing of a Colorful Abstract Face Digital Drawing of a Face of Lines and Color Related posts:
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]]> The following artworks were drawn in a digital format, with a mouse as the input using free online software at RateMyDrawings.com. The software also records the drawing process, so once the drawing is complete viewers can watch the drawing being created in a time lapse animation format. After the animation plays, the viewer may Rate or Comment on the drawing or artwork.

A few digital drawings of abstract faces and portraits that I created at “Rate My Drawings” are highlighted below, along with one time lapse animation. I encourage clicking on the artworks in order to view more animations that show how the drawings were created over time. If you would like to see more time lapse animated art, check out my complete MDE-ART Rate My Drawings Profile, or surf around the site and check out all the other great drawings people do every day. Sign up is quick, so you can try creating your own digital paintings, drawings, and animations too!

Digital Drawing of an Abstract Face of Lines and Color v2

Digital Drawing of an Abstract Surreal Face

Digital Drawing of a Mysterious Face with Frantic Lines and Color

Digital Drawing of a Colorful Face with Squiggly Lines

Digital Drawing of an Abstract Face of Lines and Color

Digital Drawing of a Colorful Abstract Face

Digital Drawing of a Face of Lines and Color

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]]> http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/digital-drawings-and-art-time-lapse-animations-abstract-portraits-and-faces/feed/ 7 Drawing of a Face Digitally Edited Into Creepy Sandman http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/drawing-of-a-face-digitally-edited-into-creepy-sandman/ http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/drawing-of-a-face-digitally-edited-into-creepy-sandman/#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:05:38 +0000 MDE Art Blog http://www.mde-art.com/art-blog/drawing-of-a-face-digitally-edited-into-creepy-sandman/ drawing of a face that is approximately 7"x7". A thin red pen was used to mark in basic facial features and eyes, and a wash of purple watercolor was used to define value and some shading. Light washes of water were repeatedly used to subtly blend lighter shades of ink around the face, but these shades are not readily visible without contrast adjustment. In the second image, the Levels of the artwork were shifted to reveal a higher degree of contrast between the ink and the paper. This adjustment gives the face an eerie set of eyes and a creepy sandman appearance as the computer attempts to fill in the white space with a grainy gradient value. Drawing of a Face with Red Pen Drawing of a Face Digitally Edited to Look Like a Creepy Sandman Related posts:
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]]> This is a drawing of a face that is approximately 7″x7″. A thin red pen was used to mark in basic facial features and eyes, and a wash of purple watercolor was used to define value and some shading. Light washes of water were repeatedly used to subtly blend lighter shades of ink around the face, but these shades are not readily visible without contrast adjustment. In the second image, the Levels of the artwork were shifted to reveal a higher degree of contrast between the ink and the paper. This adjustment gives the face an eerie set of eyes and a creepy sandman appearance as the computer attempts to fill in the white space with a grainy gradient value.

Drawing of a Face with Red Pen

Drawing of a Face Digitally Edited to Look Like a Creepy Sandman

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]]> As an ode to the recent film “28 Weeks Later“, and its predecessor “28 Days Later“, I decided to mortify a zombie looking creature. It is a digital work of art, implementing numerous adjustments to the color, value, contrast, blur, and many other effects applied to the original image. I hope it is as striking as the films were meant to be, if only captured in one irrelevant work of digital art.

28 Weeks Later, 28 Days Later Zombie Art

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