tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931327790497337792024-03-05T10:24:30.989-08:00Artwork by Luke WatsonLuke Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362011279305372582noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393132779049733779.post-50019807043601612212012-05-04T17:34:00.003-07:002012-05-04T17:34:33.747-07:00The Blog is MOVING!!!!Hi everyone, I'm migrating the blog over to be part of my updated website <a href="http://lukewatsoncreations.com/">lukewatsoncreations.com</a>.<br />
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The actual link is this... <a href="http://lukewatsoncreations.com/theblog/">http://lukewatsoncreations.com/theblog/</a><br />
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Obviously...<br />
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So this blog will remain here for you to look at, misty eyed, longing for the good old days, while the new blog and website will be up to heaps of new stuff.<br />
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So thanks so stopping by 19472 times over the past few years and please come over to the new blog, RSS, and catch up with what I'll be doing in the future.<br />
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LukeLuke Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362011279305372582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393132779049733779.post-76492301110181601812012-05-01T17:26:00.000-07:002012-05-01T17:27:14.944-07:00The Cropdusters Step-by-step<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Step 1: So I had this idea, of old time crop dusters. I found some pretty good references to get me started, but not a great one of the old style bug sprayer...but I did up a loose sketch to get the layout how I had in my mind.<br />
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Step 2: I've added a low opacity mid tone to the canvas ( as always ) and began to block in the face an body, the face is nearly there. At this stage I ised two or three different references, but I still haven't found what I'm after with the bugsprayer, and I don't have one lying around to photograph myself, so I've left it blank.<br />
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Step 3: The main character is done and I have still left the arm blank. Ready to start on the background and I'm pissed off at this stage about the right arm...<br />
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Step 4: Added the sky, I'm pretty happy with it as it only took about 5 minutes to paint using a a blue to white gradient, a couple of standard PS brushes and the gaussian filter. The plane I painted in quite a bit of detail as I wasn't yet sure of how I wanted the depth of field to play out in the final version. It was fun to paint as well.<br />
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The right arm has founf it's place after I finally found a couple of good reference shots. It's at a different angle to how I initially imagined, but I think it gives the character a strong pose and a tight grip on the bug sprayer.<br />
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Step 4: Added some extra people in the background, painted quite loosely as I knew that they would be dropped out of focus in the final version. And yes, I also added a lense flare, shut up. It's because at this stage I know I'm aiming for an older looking style to the illustration...<br />
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Step 5: I've added the crop below and some basic shadows. I've also worked out how I want the depth of field to work and resixed a couple of the elements to better fit the overall look. I'm also adding highlights and spray details.<br />
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Step 6: I've added a texture Overlay layer to age the illustration and a low opacity, black to white, gradient on a multiply layer to add a bit more shading...<br />
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Step 7: The final step is to add an old polaroid as a texture layer to add a bit of fun to the final piece.<br />
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LukeLuke Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362011279305372582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393132779049733779.post-45203086206041757752012-04-19T00:14:00.000-07:002012-04-19T00:14:24.387-07:00The CropdustersA new piece for the old portfolio. I'll post a step by step tomorrow or the next day!<br />
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I'm ready to launch my new web comic, Confabulation, which follows the real conversations I have with my wife that make me burst out laughing, plus lots more!<br />
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It's funny so check it out.<br />
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<a href="http://confabulation.com.au/">http://confabulation.com.au/</a><a href="http://confabulation.com.au/" target="_blank"></a><br />
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Why not huh? I pushed pretty hard in the detail and it's come up pretty well.<br />
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Here I'm refining the features in the face.<br />
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If anyone reading this wants to personalise their business website with some unique icons or images just let me know.<br />
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So here's a sketch of actor Ryan Gosling to start the improvingness...<br />
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Okay, so here is the final artwork...<br />
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I've been ridiculously busy and have a lot of stuff to post, but I'll try and resist chucking it all up at once.<br />
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Here's a little cartoon exhibition I organised to show off the work of some colleagues. It's at a great venue near my house (<a href="http://www.jinkscreekwinery.com.au/" target="_blank">Jinks Creek Winery</a>) and it showed the work of some great Australian cartoonists, and friends, <a href="http://www.jasonchatfield.com/" target="_blank">Jason Chatfield</a>, <a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/gallery-e6frfhvx-1111119483235?page=1" target="_blank">Mark Knight</a>, <a href="http://moontoon.com/" target="_blank">Alex Hallatt</a>, <a href="http://www.nikscott.com/" target="_blank">Nik Scott</a>, <a href="http://www.harv.com.au/" target="_blank">Paul Harvey</a>, <a href="http://www.bevaisbett.com/" target="_blank">Bev Aisbett</a>, <a href="http://georgehaddon.com.au/" target="_blank">George Haddon, </a>and myself...naturally.<br />
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Below is a piece I did for the exhibition called "The Fox Hunt", I've got a step by step of how it came together to post in the next couple of days.<br />
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It was an interesting job, as 3 of the 6 books were to be redrawn and updated from their original version in the 80s and I needed to match the original illustrator's style - then use that style to illustrate 3 new books.<br />
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The style was definitely something I hadn't done before and it was that challenge that interested me.<br />
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Visit the Super baby <a href="http://superbabyandted.businesscatalyst.com/Home.htm" target="_blank">website</a> to check out some more illos and some cute stories with good morals!Luke Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362011279305372582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393132779049733779.post-58931455616957207842011-11-17T15:57:00.000-08:002011-11-17T15:57:24.257-08:00The Roger ProjectOne of the special moments of the Stanley Awards night was when Roger Fletcher, the man behind stalwart Australian cartoons Torkan and Staria, was presented with the "Roger Project".<br />
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The project was a book that contained 35 artists showing their appreciation for <a href="http://www.auspacmedia.com.au/viewfeature.php_id_202">Roger's work</a> and I was lucky enough to be asked to contribute.<br />
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Roger is a top bloke and has done an enormous amount for the industry in Australia and below is my contribution to the book and a small token of my appreciation. <br />
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It's digital mixed with india ink.<br />
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As always it was full of learning, laughing and drinking and was something I was really looking forward to (especially as I was taking my dad with me for his forst foray into the dark world of cartooning). The conference was over two days and was the most full on one I'd ever been to. It started with Anton Emdin showing us his inking style and finished offf on Saturday with Glen Lelievre talking us through how to get a cartoon into the New Yorker.<br />
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I've made it as abridged as I can, because the amount of amazing work I saw from the likes of Ronn Cobb, Reg Mombassa, Leigh Hobbs, Cathy Wilcox, Stephen Axelsen, Roger Fletcher, Dave Follett, etc would take me all day to explain and I have work to catch up on...<br />
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The Saturday night awards were great as always and congrats to the big Winner on the night <a href="http://www.antonemdin.com/blog/2011/11/gold-stanley/">Anton Emdin</a>! He's terribly talented fellow and all round nice guy. Congrats to Anton for his Gold Stanley and all of the other winners. <br />
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I was lucky enough to be nominated for Caricaturist of the Year, but was beaten out by David Rowe, who's had a great year and is never off his game.<br />
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