Art from a Ninjite

[PS] Candy Cane Text "Lick Me"

2011-12-20T12:14:00.000-08:00

I learned how to make candy cane text.

[PS] Retouch Manipulation Girl

2010-09-23T13:20:00.000-07:00

Original: [link]

On dA: [link]

Photoshop

Hour or two

[PS] File Not Found

2010-07-28T15:33:00.000-07:00

Photoshop

[GFX] Blue Thing

2009-12-14T12:03:00.000-08:00

Oldies but goodies

[PS] More quick photoshop fun

2009-03-15T00:19:00.001-07:00

Photoshop
It all started with a web cam shot and add a little photoshop magic, and here we go!

[PS] Old Soul

2009-03-06T01:28:00.001-08:00

Photoshop
Time: ~ 20 minutes?
Something for fun I did off a web cam picture

[GFX] Which Are You?

2008-12-14T12:01:00.000-08:00

[PS] Crystal Cove

2008-11-29T18:25:00.000-08:00

Photo taken at Crystal Cove
Enhancements and text in Photoshop

Something quick to just get me using photoshop. Not sure if I like the text placement...

Thanksgiving break is soon over...

[PS] Fantasy Manip

2008-10-26T21:07:00.000-07:00

Photoshop
Time: lost track - having too much fun
Description: liquify in photoshop is fun :) Completely reconstructed to create a new non-existent person

[PS] This Isn't Dan

2008-10-19T22:51:00.000-07:00

Photoshop
Time: ~ couple hours
For: This Isn't Dan - band - Myspace

[Class] Coffee Labels

2008-10-16T22:47:00.000-07:00

Photoshop
Time: process up to a few weeks
For: Graphic Design B - Fall 2008
Assignment: Make a coffee brand, make up themes, make labels
Comments: half photoshop, half handrawn

[Class] CSUF Calendar

2008-09-18T21:50:00.000-07:00

Photoshop
Time: a few weeks process
For: Graphic Design B - Fall 2008
Assignment: School calendar placed in a zip drive case
Comments: It's blue. Lots of tears and blood went into this (especially the craftsmanship part)

[PS] Strawberry

2008-04-07T16:40:00.001-07:00

It's a strawberry...I guess.

[Class] Website - Bibliographers

2008-04-01T22:36:00.000-07:00

Photoshop & Dreamweaver
For: Web Design Class - Spring 2008
Assignment: Make a website for a book

[PM] Elfed Preview

2008-03-02T22:41:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Preview of a manipulation I did back in January. My mom added the text for me to use as a signature.
The manipulation was fun. I elfed myself. I'll post a better picture of the elf version later.

[Class] Project #1 - Lithuania

2008-03-02T22:33:00.000-08:00

Illustrator CS3
Time: 2 6 hour class periods
For: Digital Illustration class
Assignment: Pick a country - Lithuania. Choose three symbols that represent that country and depict them using only the colors of the flag - red, yellow, green.
Comments: There are some things I need to edit since the critique but I like how it came out overall.

[PS] WIP - Alien

2008-03-02T22:27:00.001-08:00

Photoshop
Time: ~couple hours
Just a little alien dude that I was sketching for fun. His left eye needs serious work, but the whole picture itself is a draft. I just think he's kinda cute, and I wanted to update this blog.

[WC] Antipodes

2007-12-14T11:56:00.000-08:00

Watercolor pencil on paper

[Class] Wine Bottles

2007-11-01T22:32:00.000-07:00

Photoshop & Illustrator
Time: most of the semester
For: Graphic Design A - Fall 2007
Assignment: wine bottle series

[Class] Finished 3D Design Projects

2007-10-07T11:45:00.000-07:00

For the time being:

Pictures of a few finished 3D Projects

Class: 3D Design Spring '07

[PM] Picture touchups

2007-09-29T20:46:00.000-07:00

Photoshop
Description: This first picture was going to be used for my Grandpa's book cover and thankfully he asked me to fix it up before he sent it to publishers.

Photoshop
Description: The first picture my good friend Tracey had me fix up (it's a picture of her great grandmother, I think?). The fixed up version is the second one and third picture is me just having fun with coloring it.

I haven't used photoshop in soooo long. It felt good to get some practice in.

[PM] WIP Bridge Thing

2007-06-27T12:58:00.000-07:00

[PM] Flower B/A- Gradient Map

2007-06-07T17:34:00.000-07:00

Before

After

Photoshop
Time: 5-10 minutes
Image: Taken in England 2003
Reason: Brief Tutorial from Layers magazine.
Description: Manip using Gradient Map. I didn't realize the flower had so much detail before I touched it up.

[WEB] Peer Geniuses

2007-04-29T18:37:00.000-07:00

Photoshop & Frontpage
Size: 800x600px
Time: Less than an hour
Description: This is my contribution for my Art History Group Project. Our subject is Peer Geniuses: Picasso & Matisse and I was in charge of putting all our research together in a nice little presentation (and of course I chose to do so in a website). If I have time I'd like to add some things, like animation when you rollover the links, etc. But this is pretty much what it looks like as of now.
Entered: One of 8 entered in for the Transfer Scholarship at CSU Fullerton [Read More].

[PS] Peace (1 of 5 in series)

2007-04-29T18:24:00.000-07:00

Photoshop
Original Size: 8''x10''
Time: Many hours?
Description: This is my first full big piece done in Photoshop from scratch. This is one of five in a series that I plan to complete. The series is of 5 words: "Health, Peach, Joy, Patience, and Endurance" This one is peace. I plan on doing Endurance next I think.
Entered: One of 8 entered in for the Transfer Scholarship at CSU Fullerton [Read More].

[GFX] Sig - Chob

2007-04-03T19:58:00.000-07:00

Just trying to get into the photoshoping groove again.

[GFX] Tourny Entry R2 - Freddie Mercury

2007-03-03T21:08:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Size: 500x300
For: Group tournament on DI forum. Round 2. Theme: rock.
Stock: Freddie Mercury from Queen

[GFX] Tourny Entry R1 - Spidermans

2007-02-14T21:17:00.000-08:00

For the first round on the group tourny on DI, we went with a marvel theme: thus spiderman. I started first with the graphic on the right, as a quick get-it-done.

Then I actually took some time and made this one.

Photoshop
Time: debatable
For: Group Tourny on DI. Round 1. Theme: Spiderman

[GFX] Photo Manip - My new baby

2007-02-08T21:26:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
For: fun
Subject: my new baby - Toshiba GigaBeat Media player

I was bored waiting for it to charge. Tis nice.

[GFX] Sig - Wings

2007-01-31T21:29:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Size: 400x100
Stock: some lady from some game/anime thing.

[GFX] Sig - SOTW Entry

2007-01-29T20:10:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Stock: That one dude in that one game -_-
Reason: For the SOTW at iphotoshop.org. Had to use the given stock/cut-out. Tried for something more original than the usually past "cut-out" on background that I find overdone.

[GFX] Dead E. Ruxpin Animation

2007-01-22T22:41:00.000-08:00

Imageready
As requested, black & white animation

See it put to good use here:
Dead E. Ruxpin

[GFX] Dead E. Ruxpin - Lantern (colored)

2007-01-20T22:13:00.000-08:00

Illustrator + Photoshop = good times
Time: 2-3 hours (maybe more)
For: Brother's music thing Dead E. Ruxpin
Comments: This took a bloody long time but it feels pretty darn good to have actually made something. All from scratch (except the original font). Used Illustrator to design the lantern and then colored and spiffiness added with photoshop. Will post the final versions soon.

[Vector] WIP - Rivalries Logo

2007-01-13T22:03:00.000-08:00

(Click to view larger version)

Illustrator
Comments: For the band The Rivalries (click to hear their music). It's a work in progress at the moment. I'm done with it today, will get a fresh look on it tomorrow, but this is the overall idea for now. Got to find a way to make the text more readable. Hmm, who knows, I might re-due all of it tomorrow x_x Huzzah!

Note - lack of creative things

2007-01-10T19:47:00.000-08:00

I know, so much for my something creative every day. Gosh, Miss Sarah!

At least I can tell you that it's not because I'm being lazy (though that does help things along nicely). I just started into my last semester before transferring to a four year, and the times of my classes are so awkwardly...well, awkward, I barely have time to do the homework and projects they have ALREADY assigned me. [Takes a deep breath]. I'd hate to even see (let alone experience) what it will be like when I start working again in about a week or two.

At least: it's my last semester, my teachers seem pretty cool, I'll make good usage out of my daily planner, and I'll...learn...tings?

Therefore, things might become a little slow here. But I do plan on posting things I do in my 3D Design class on here (this will also motivate me to actually make something worth posting anywhere...I'm hoping anyways). So one could expect that plus the random other dibber dabbers I hope to do whilst I actually do have time.

And on that not-so-short note, I give you...

My gratitude? Thanks for reading =)

[GFX] It's the little things - Sig

2007-01-08T16:57:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Description: The pictures were actually used for a tutorial in my Photoshop Channels book, where you learn how to select an image (the flower) using masks to put it on a different background (the sky). But I just went a little farther with it and made it pretty with blending modes and some blurring, and then cropped it, slapped on some text and tada! I think it's pretty, and that's all that matters.

[Sketch] WIP preview

2007-01-05T18:32:00.000-08:00

Original sketch done in chalk and graphite on October 17, 2006.
Scanned and just played with the skin in photoshop. Plan to do something with it one of these days.

[Sketch] Girl in da wind

2007-01-04T20:06:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Time: ~30min
For lack of inspiration to do anything else, here's a sketch of a girl in the wind! Wewt.

[GFX] Sig Request - Classy

2007-01-02T14:15:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Time: ~ 1 hour (on and off for foodz)
Stock: from a game
Reason: Request for Maggie at Epicalstudios.net

[GFX] Snake Sig

2007-01-01T18:55:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Stock: urr some anime. It was just of the girl. I turned the picture 90 degrees and added the snakey like things in. The original picture was actually more pleasant than this.

The text took waaay too long, and I'm still not sure I like it. I might fix it one of theses days, but for now...ta da! It's very green. Huzzah!

[GFX] "Simply" Snow Sig

2006-12-28T11:23:00.000-08:00

WIP
Photoshop
Since it's freezing in my room

[GFX] FFXIII Sig

2006-12-21T16:34:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
Final Fantasy XIII

[GFX] Water Sig

2006-12-17T14:25:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
10 minutes
For: final round of the graphics tourny at epicalstudios.net
Theme: Element
I forgot to make one till the day it was due, so I quickly made this one. I submitted the second one.
Mmmmm water.

Update 12/22/06: The second one won the Graphics Tournament Final Round Tie Breaker at Epicalstudios.net

[GFX] Animated Vertical Signature Banners

2006-12-14T11:59:00.000-08:00

Stock from Kingdom Hearts and Zelda

[Vector] PredatorAce

2006-12-10T19:26:00.000-08:00

Just for fun/practicing/fish thing.

PredatorAce

Illustrator
Time: ~ 40min
Original: 800x600

[GFX] FF Wallpaper

2006-12-08T17:23:00.000-08:00

Photoshop
12/08/06 - Won Round 2: Lower Draw in the Graphics Tournament at EpicalStudios.net

[GFX] Eye

2006-12-06T17:25:00.000-08:00

Behold, an eye. Light, and texture manipulated.
I think it's pretty.

Photoshop
Time: ~20min
Eye belongs to: me
Picture taken: 11/06

[Sketch] Life Drawing Final

2006-12-06T16:40:00.000-08:00

Technically, I drew this yesterday, but better to post something than nothing. This is one of the drawings I drew for my final in my Life Drawing class. We had 3ish hours to draw, and the picture I took of it isn't that great but meh.
Time: 80 minutes
Chalk on toned paper

New blog for a new habbit

2006-12-05T21:47:00.000-08:00

This is my official post something artsy everyday blog. I got the idea from a professor at CSF about how to be motivated. First I got to actually sketch something everyday, and then, for motivation to keep this little blog updated, I'll post whatever art nonsense I have created. It sounds like a good plan I'd say. A good plan to start tomorrow. Cheerio!

[GFX] GS Battle Royal Entries

2006-02-23T17:44:00.000-08:00

Glitchseekers.com - Battle Royal #1 winning entries

Round #1
Round #2

Final Round

Technically the first two didn't "win" as my competitors never showed. But the finals round I won fair a square.

[GFX] Wallpaper entries to ES

2005-11-08T17:32:00.000-08:00

Top Left: Epical Angel - Top Right: Moogle Black
Bottom Left: Epical Overlay - Bottom Right: Moogle White

Wallpapers entered in the Epical Wallpaper Competition.

11/26/05 - Epical Overlay won Epical Wallpaper Competition: Members Choice Award at EpicalStudios.net