Azul Ink was having a look through some of here earliest work and came across a few simple 3D animations. These animations were made using the programme 3DS Max. So click play and enjoy!
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Monday, 21 June 2010
Spotlight On: Sian Owen Pt. 2
Yesterday Azul Ink took a look at Sian Owen's inspirational photography. Today Azul Ink takes a close look at her graphic design work as promised. (Click to enlarge)
So this piece created using Adobe Illustrator was done as the logo for Sian's website: http://sianowencreative.blogspot.com/ . A bold, cartoonistic style logo which is popular with many other design websites at the moment, making this logo bang on trend.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
This is Sian's take on wallpaper and isn't it just brilliant! Fun, alive and vibrant this design although not in production at the moment, this wallpaper would be perfect for a children's playroom, a nursery or a funky, arty cafe. Azul Ink likes this very much!
Azul Ink Rating: 8/10
Another of Sian's creative, cartoon style characters. The bold outlines and bright colours make these characters perfect for children's books or birthday cards! Simple yet fun.
Azul Ink Rating: 7.5/10
This eye illustration is one of Azul Ink's favourite pieces from Sian Owens graphic designs. The simple outlines combined with the blue detail of the iris makes this piece mesmerising to look at.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
This poster design combines Sian's love of recycling and eco-enthusiasm as well as her design flare. This poster made using some newspaper cutouts is a great piece of design, very aesthetically pleasing and easy on the eye too!
Azul Ink Rating: 9.5/10
Azul Ink Final Verdict: Like Azul Ink said yesterday Sian is well on her way to becoming both a respected photographer as well as graphic designer. Once she conquers Adobe Illustrator there shall be no stopping her. Azul Ink will be sure to keep you updated on her promising career.
So this piece created using Adobe Illustrator was done as the logo for Sian's website: http://sianowencreative.bl
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
This is Sian's take on wallpaper and isn't it just brilliant! Fun, alive and vibrant this design although not in production at the moment, this wallpaper would be perfect for a children's playroom, a nursery or a funky, arty cafe. Azul Ink likes this very much!
Azul Ink Rating: 8/10
Another of Sian's creative, cartoon style characters. The bold outlines and bright colours make these characters perfect for children's books or birthday cards! Simple yet fun.
Azul Ink Rating: 7.5/10
This eye illustration is one of Azul Ink's favourite pieces from Sian Owens graphic designs. The simple outlines combined with the blue detail of the iris makes this piece mesmerising to look at.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
This poster design combines Sian's love of recycling and eco-enthusiasm as well as her design flare. This poster made using some newspaper cutouts is a great piece of design, very aesthetically pleasing and easy on the eye too!
Azul Ink Rating: 9.5/10
Azul Ink Final Verdict: Like Azul Ink said yesterday Sian is well on her way to becoming both a respected photographer as well as graphic designer. Once she conquers Adobe Illustrator there shall be no stopping her. Azul Ink will be sure to keep you updated on her promising career.
Early Illustrator Works
Azul Ink loves meddling around on Adobe Illustrator and has opened her journal to allow you to take a peek at Azul Ink's early Illustrator Drawings and Designs. (Click to enlarge)
All images are copyrighted and registered to Kim Charles @ Azul Ink
All images are copyrighted and registered to Kim Charles @ Azul Ink
Imaginative Typography
Just a look at some imaginative uses of words and typography to create some great pieces of artwork that impressed Azul Ink. Enjoy! (click to enlarge)
Azul Ink will always try and credit all artists but in this post it was not possible. If you know any of the creators of these pieces of atrwork then drop Azul Ink a comment and we'll be pleased to credit the rightful owners :)
Azul Ink will always try and credit all artists but in this post it was not possible. If you know any of the creators of these pieces of atrwork then drop Azul Ink a comment and we'll be pleased to credit the rightful owners :)
Sunday, 20 June 2010
Spotlight On: Sian Owen
Today Azul Ink is shining its oh-so-bright spotlight on Sian Owen a talented graphic designer and photographer. Sian has a lot of work and Azul Ink has a little space so today we focus on Sian's photography and tomorrow we check out her graphic design work. (You know the drill, click to enlarge):
Sian has a knack of taking beautiful landscape and scenery pictures and this one is no different. what makes Sian's pictures so much different is the interesting places she finds to take photos of.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
This photograph shows what Sian Owen is all about quirky, fun and thinking outside of the box. Making the seemingly uninteresting, interesting!
Azul Ink Rating: 8.5/10
Azul Ink just says wow when looking at this photograph. Once again Sian has picked a stunning location to shoot this photo that is pretty enough to be made into a desktop background or screen saver.
Azul Ink Rating: 10/10
Lovely typical example of great landscape photography by Miss Owen here. In Azul Ink's humble opinion it should be made into a postcard.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
Sian gathers her stunning images with her trusty high resolution digital SLR camera ensuring quality in every shot.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
Here we go the artist herself. A lovely photo turned into perfection itself by some enhancing photo manipulations. Stunning.
Azul Ink Rating: 9.5/10
Azul Ink Final Verdict: As a photographer Sian Owen is certainly on her way. Her photos are exceptionally creative without the need for any photo manipulations or Photoshop trickery. Azul Ink thinks Sian should expand into portraits to be complete as a great photographer.
Tomorrow Azul Ink will feature some of Sian's graphic designs, however if you can't wait 'til then head on over to her blog http://sianowencreative.blogspot.com/ for more of her great work.
Sian has a knack of taking beautiful landscape and scenery pictures and this one is no different. what makes Sian's pictures so much different is the interesting places she finds to take photos of.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
This photograph shows what Sian Owen is all about quirky, fun and thinking outside of the box. Making the seemingly uninteresting, interesting!
Azul Ink Rating: 8.5/10
Azul Ink just says wow when looking at this photograph. Once again Sian has picked a stunning location to shoot this photo that is pretty enough to be made into a desktop background or screen saver.
Azul Ink Rating: 10/10
Lovely typical example of great landscape photography by Miss Owen here. In Azul Ink's humble opinion it should be made into a postcard.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
Sian gathers her stunning images with her trusty high resolution digital SLR camera ensuring quality in every shot.
Azul Ink Rating: 9/10
Here we go the artist herself. A lovely photo turned into perfection itself by some enhancing photo manipulations. Stunning.
Azul Ink Rating: 9.5/10
Azul Ink Final Verdict: As a photographer Sian Owen is certainly on her way. Her photos are exceptionally creative without the need for any photo manipulations or Photoshop trickery. Azul Ink thinks Sian should expand into portraits to be complete as a great photographer.
Tomorrow Azul Ink will feature some of Sian's graphic designs, however if you can't wait 'til then head on over to her blog http://sianowencreative.bl
Creative World Cup Adverts
Well the World Cup is upon us and of course that means lots and lots of football related adverts. While many of them can be cliched and dull there are a few creative ones out there. Have a look below and see which ones Azul Ink liked: (Click to enlarge)
This first advert really caught Azul Ink's eye. It is incredibly creative and is based on the Ndebele tribe's patterns and was done by visual designer Charis Tsevis. He was studying the great African patterns tradition. Perfect for World Cup South Africa 2010!
This is another of Tsevis' African pattern designs. This one was done in brighter, bolder colours and depicts the Ghana player Michael Essien. Azul Ink thinks it is simple stunning.
This cheeky little advert is part of Puma's Puma-sutra campaign and made Azul Ink giggle. The illustration is clean and simple if somewhat suggestive. Azul Ink also love the brown background design used in the advert, the perfect shade to suggest the heat of Africa's Sahara.
This final advert was chosen by Azul Ink for the beauty of the photography used. The picture is clear, crisp and of a good, high resolution and paints an outstanding picture of one of the stadiums that will be in use during World Cup South Africa 2010.
This first advert really caught Azul Ink's eye. It is incredibly creative and is based on the Ndebele tribe's patterns and was done by visual designer Charis Tsevis. He was studying the great African patterns tradition. Perfect for World Cup South Africa 2010!
This is another of Tsevis' African pattern designs. This one was done in brighter, bolder colours and depicts the Ghana player Michael Essien. Azul Ink thinks it is simple stunning.
This cheeky little advert is part of Puma's Puma-sutra campaign and made Azul Ink giggle. The illustration is clean and simple if somewhat suggestive. Azul Ink also love the brown background design used in the advert, the perfect shade to suggest the heat of Africa's Sahara.
This final advert was chosen by Azul Ink for the beauty of the photography used. The picture is clear, crisp and of a good, high resolution and paints an outstanding picture of one of the stadiums that will be in use during World Cup South Africa 2010.
Spotlight On: Kevin Charles
Today Azul Ink shines its spotlight on a young, aspiring games design artist; a Mr Kevin Charles. Below Azul Ink takes a close look at some of his work: (Click to enlarge)
This is the first of Kevin Charles' five pieces of work Azul Ink is featuring today. This piece called Star Man is one of Kevin's first character designs. This design has the strong influences of the BAPE style of design, bold outlines and block colours.
Azul Ink Rating: 8.5/10
This Kevin's second piece of art work is a painting of a character from the game Grand Theft Auto. The attention to detail in this particular piece of work is astounding with much attention being paid to getting the shading right. The shading makes this painting and Kevin did a wonderful job in getting it right with a limited colour palette.
Azul Ink Rating: 9.5/10
Another of Kevin's early character designs it follows a similar style as his Star Man character design. Although a slightly softer block colour was used here the bold outline of the distinctive style is still clearly visible.
Azul Ink Rating: 7/10
A motley of character and object designs this piece clearly reflects Kevin's preferred BAPE-esque, cartoonistic style of drawing. All characters are first hand drawn by Kevin before being either painted or digitally manipulated. The bold, block colours add a sense of fun.
Azul Ink Rating: 8/10
The last of Kevin's featured designs the playful design of an elephant man done in the same style as some of the previous work featured. Simple shapes are often used in these designs as can be seen in this piece. Circles, half circles, ovals and a rectangle are a few of the shapes used to flesh out the character's design in this piece.
Azul Ink Rating: 8/10
Azul Ink Final Verdict: With the right guidance and direction this young aspiring artist can go on to great things. Azul Ink feels he is following the right path in games character design as his superior drawing skills, as well as his painting and design skills, will hold him in good stead. He simply needs to broaden his style and add a splash more of thinking-out-of-the-box creativity and he'll be there.
Azul Ink will keep you posted on this young artists career and designs so watch this space!
This is the first of Kevin Charles' five pieces of work Azul Ink is featuring today. This piece called Star Man is one of Kevin's first character designs. This design has the strong influences of the BAPE style of design, bold outlines and block colours.
Azul Ink Rating: 8.5/10
This Kevin's second piece of art work is a painting of a character from the game Grand Theft Auto. The attention to detail in this particular piece of work is astounding with much attention being paid to getting the shading right. The shading makes this painting and Kevin did a wonderful job in getting it right with a limited colour palette.
Azul Ink Rating: 9.5/10
Another of Kevin's early character designs it follows a similar style as his Star Man character design. Although a slightly softer block colour was used here the bold outline of the distinctive style is still clearly visible.
Azul Ink Rating: 7/10
A motley of character and object designs this piece clearly reflects Kevin's preferred BAPE-esque, cartoonistic style of drawing. All characters are first hand drawn by Kevin before being either painted or digitally manipulated. The bold, block colours add a sense of fun.
Azul Ink Rating: 8/10
The last of Kevin's featured designs the playful design of an elephant man done in the same style as some of the previous work featured. Simple shapes are often used in these designs as can be seen in this piece. Circles, half circles, ovals and a rectangle are a few of the shapes used to flesh out the character's design in this piece.Azul Ink Rating: 8/10
Azul Ink Final Verdict: With the right guidance and direction this young aspiring artist can go on to great things. Azul Ink feels he is following the right path in games character design as his superior drawing skills, as well as his painting and design skills, will hold him in good stead. He simply needs to broaden his style and add a splash more of thinking-out-of-the-box creativity and he'll be there.
Azul Ink will keep you posted on this young artists career and designs so watch this space!
Friday, 11 June 2010
Featured Artist: Ronny Lufwa
Today Azul Ink talks to print designer and future web designer Ronny Lufwa. See his painting of Azul Ink's owner and his witty interview below:
Azul Ink: Hey Ronny. How are you today?
Ronny Lufwa: I'm doing good. How 'bout you?
AI: Azul Ink is fine. Well today you're our featured artist. So tell us, which artist inspires you?
RL: Myself *laughs depreciatively* No in all seriousness I like Patrick Boyer.
AI: Any particular reasons why?
RL: I like his style of design and I like the way he uses different images to create his montages.
AI: So what area of design are you in?
RL: Originally I started out in printing and print design. Recently I've been contemplating on moving into web design and animation.
AI: Azul Ink is wondering.. what triggered this change?
RL: I wouldn't say its a change, I just wanna be more flexible you know? I want to be able to create my own websites and design web content. Plus I believe that the print industry is on the way down and you know, the Internet is the way forward.
AI: How many websites have you designed so far then Mr. L?
RL: I'd say three websites.
AI: What programmes do you use to create your sites? Are you a Flash man or more of a Dreamweaver?
RL: I use Adobe Photoshop to design interfaces and Dreamweaver to build and complete the website. However, I've recently learned to design websites using Flash and I think I'm in love. I mean, it's soo much easier.
AI: Well Azul Ink is impressed, she too is a Flash girl. So Mr Lufwa talk us through the work you have done for the owner of Azul Ink...a painting I believe?
RL: Yes I took a picture of the owner and after looking at it, it inspired me to do a painting of it using Photoshop. It was my first attempt as well. It wasn't hard but required alot of patience. I had to match the skin tone and use the correct brush tool to paint. It was a good experience you know and I think it came out all right. I'm definitely gonna do it again.
AI: Azul Ink's owner thought it was more than all right as it is now her display pic on blogger! So well done Mr Lufwa! And thanks for your time.
RL: Cheers mate!
See Ronny Lufwa's painting below( click to enlarge) and look out for more featured artist interviews by Azul Ink.
Azul Ink: Hey Ronny. How are you today?
Ronny Lufwa: I'm doing good. How 'bout you?
AI: Azul Ink is fine. Well today you're our featured artist. So tell us, which artist inspires you?
RL: Myself *laughs depreciatively* No in all seriousness I like Patrick Boyer.
AI: Any particular reasons why?
RL: I like his style of design and I like the way he uses different images to create his montages.
AI: So what area of design are you in?
RL: Originally I started out in printing and print design. Recently I've been contemplating on moving into web design and animation.
AI: Azul Ink is wondering.. what triggered this change?
RL: I wouldn't say its a change, I just wanna be more flexible you know? I want to be able to create my own websites and design web content. Plus I believe that the print industry is on the way down and you know, the Internet is the way forward.
AI: How many websites have you designed so far then Mr. L?
RL: I'd say three websites.
AI: What programmes do you use to create your sites? Are you a Flash man or more of a Dreamweaver?
RL: I use Adobe Photoshop to design interfaces and Dreamweaver to build and complete the website. However, I've recently learned to design websites using Flash and I think I'm in love. I mean, it's soo much easier.
AI: Well Azul Ink is impressed, she too is a Flash girl. So Mr Lufwa talk us through the work you have done for the owner of Azul Ink...a painting I believe?
RL: Yes I took a picture of the owner and after looking at it, it inspired me to do a painting of it using Photoshop. It was my first attempt as well. It wasn't hard but required alot of patience. I had to match the skin tone and use the correct brush tool to paint. It was a good experience you know and I think it came out all right. I'm definitely gonna do it again.
AI: Azul Ink's owner thought it was more than all right as it is now her display pic on blogger! So well done Mr Lufwa! And thanks for your time.
RL: Cheers mate!
See Ronny Lufwa's painting below( click to enlarge) and look out for more featured artist interviews by Azul Ink.
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Welcome!
Just a quick post to tell what Azul Ink is all about. It is the name for a creative magazine that I will be working on in the near future, but I thought I'd start it out as a blog first as I decide what direction it should take on. In the meanwhile this blog is dedicated to all things creative: my work as well as others that inspire me whether it be new media, contemporary arts, sculpture, fashion or interior design. If it looks good and has a great creative edge it'll be featured here. I'll also be featuring and interviewing up-and-coming young, fresh artists every week.
Thats all for now. Keep checking back for updates and why not become a follower to keep up to date with all Azul Ink news and postings.
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