WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!

We now have a final winner in the interactive People's Artist interactive work. This is a mash up of Option 1 and Option 4, the two most popular final choices (still giving the people what they want). Now who won the poster? Here's a wrap up of all the top 5 people who voted and got in the running for a poster.

1st. Phil: 8

= 2nd: El xo, Chio_Garu: 7

4th: Emily: 6

5th: Carly N: 3

WE HAVE A WINNER

The End is Near OMFG!!!!!!!!!!

It's been a long road guys, but we're very finally at the end. This should be the very last update where I'm creating before I take this to the printers and decide on a final winner. How good is that?! And also as a very special treat I'm giving you all the power to chose between four options on the final piece. Chose carefully, the one with the most votes will ultimately become the printed version.

Here they are, I hope you all enjoy:

Option One:

Option Two:

Option Three:

Option Four:

So remember to comment and vote for your favourite end result. It's all up to you!

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

though that this weeks update is looking very cool and almost like a complete artwork. i think maybe two (at the most) more updates and then it will be time for a trip to the printers and findi
ng a winner. how cool is that?

i personally think something needs to be done to the background to send it towards the back making it less of a focal point.. what's your opinion? comment and let me know.

This Weeks Update!!!!! Leave me comments!!!!!

It's all coming together now people, this is the best time to leave your comments. I added some shading to the font and slightly altered the text colour. But something is still missing.. tell me what it is. Leave comments and vote in the poll to tell me what you think should be done next. I want to know what you think, It's your work.

This weeks update!!

Here's this weeks update. The end is now in sight and the focus has shifted away from the fish to the text. But obviously it still needs some work done on it to make it the best work it can be. What do you think? Some gloss on the text? Maybe a change in the colour? What about a completely different style of font? I can't make the decisions, only you can!

This weeks update, comments and poll results

So lets cut to the chase. This weeks update is finally online for you blogger crowd. I'm done with fish for now, it's time that the text got the treatment they deserve. What colour scheme do you think I should use? Other pointers? It's your artwork so let the comments roll..

Myspace Comments:

Phil from Adelaide said: If i was you i wouldn't do too much more to the fish, maybe put some colour on their fins or something. So far though it's looking great.If i was you i wouldn't do too much more to the fish, maybe put some colour on their fins or something. So far though it's looking great.

El xo from Adelaide said: i love the scales but i dont think u need the stripe there then mayb u should chose a colour from the scales to use for the face an fin that would look cool!!

Poll Results:

0% need different coloured scales

0% i like how they currently look

50% needs some form of shading to give it depth

50% ultra mega mega man

No update this week

Due to a case of the flu, assignments piling up and the lateness of last weeks update I won't be updating the Peoples Artist this week.

This doesn't mean not to leave your comments, they are still important. Just leave them in the comment section of the last weeks update. The more you participate the better chance you have of winning!!

See you next week.

Alix.

Sorry about the tardy update

But here it is (finally) in all it's blogger glory.

I've started on the scales. The vote went that they needed pink, red, green and black scales. Not too keen on how it's come out. but tell me what you think of it. Should I give them shading rather than scales to give them more depth? Or should I keep them and do something else?

See you Thursday!

Oh no....!

Going to be a slight delay on todays update. Damned University have corrupted the only copy I have with me of the artwork. All is not lost though, two options hold the fate of the entire work up till now.

First: I get home and my laptop copy is entirely up to date, don't need to do too much work.

Second: I get home and my laptop copy isn't up to date and I slave away re-doing upto 4 weeks of updates.

This is the hiccup that was eventually meant to happen. And now it has, thankfully it hasn't been too big.

So latest the update will be online will be tomorrow morning, keep checking though just incase something happens.

As for myspace people, expect an avalanche of spam bulletins!

This Weeks Update!

So here's this weeks update, minus the weekly update on comments and poll results via myspace. This week only saw two votes in the poll, not worth the extra post. So I went ahead with the info I had. Ohwell. Better luck next week. 

Anyway I started work on the fishies. They need alot more work (such as colour for their scales) and other stuff. Let me know. I may be being a little vague on it but a full day can mess with your head.

See you all next week.

Alix

This Weeks Update

This week was great for interaction, so lets keep it up. This week I want to begin working on the koi. I've already gotten some great ideas that I want to explore, but I still need more input. 

See you next update

Alix

This weeks comments and poll results

This week we got a lot of feedback, and there's nothing I like more than feedback. Lets cut to the poll results

Poll Results

50%- Filters are basic photoshop yo!

25%- A slight grain to give the background a slight worn feel

25%- Less filters more blurs

0%- Hello Kitty Sandwhich

Myspace Comments

..::emily::.. of adelaide said: Heeeeey! maybe you could make the koi's offish white? and have a few random spots of orange and red.. that way they wont disappear into the background? also they need a couple of black scales, coz when they fight, their scales go black where they have been attacked.. hmmm... u have inspired me to get a koi tattoo.. hahaha! Thanks! xxx

el xo of adelaide said: hey it does look better lol now i rekon make the fish have 2 different colors for the head an then a light colour for the body or sumthing im thinking purplr???????

Dave of adelaide said: i like the way its going so far

just generally interested to see what it all looks like when you've rendered the letters and fish.
only constructive feedback i have is i'm not sure about the noise around the edges of the image

but i guess thats a personal thing
overall its looking very cool

Dave D of adelaide said: I like the fish, but they need to speak to me

Blogger Comments:

Brittonheath of Adelaide said: Howdy, I love your work. My ideas were these, first I recon you should crop the top back to where the original margin line was. Second, silver, lots of silver where ever you can, particularly highlighting the orange stripes.

and

Hey, it just occurred to me that when/if you give the fish colour, it would be cool if at least one of them had different coloured eyes. You know what I mean? Like David Bowie's, two eyes of different colours.

Chio_garu of Adelaide said: Backgrounds...never been my strongpoint, personally I tend to keep them really simple or just flat out ignore them (sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't...) 

But I shall provide what feedback I am able to...I like to work with patterns myself. But having no clue what you intend to do with the foreground...Maybe some subtle patterns to reflect on what you have in the foreground.

Just experiment, go with the flow and see what happens I guess,

See you tomorrow.

Alix

THIS WEEKS UPDATE!!!!!

Here it is guys, this weeks update. Let me know what you think. Let me know what you think it needs. The background is nearly close to finished but it needs something else. What is that something? There is a poll on the main page of the myspace site which is open for everyone to vote in, or just leave me a comment here. 

See you next week,

Alix.

This weeks comments and poll results..

This week went very slow in regards to comments and poll results. Lets just hope that we can get some more in for next week. The more comments the better the conclusion.

Blogger Comments:

Carly n from Adelaide said: Hi Alix!!!!I think the pic's awesome so far. The fish look great! I think adding a few different tones in the pale blue bubble cloud would give it a bit of depth. Hmmm...I think about it a bit more and see if I can come up with anything else.See ya in class!Carly ^_^

Myspace Comments/Messages:
el xo from Adelaide said: i dont no if i like this now may b u need texture n stuff ie a brik wall or sumthin cos it looks like grafiti

Mr-Dead man from Mexico (holy shit! overseas input): HELLO FROM MEXICO! I WISH SOME DAY VISIT AUSTRALIA...BIG UPS!. He also sent a message hoping to do an online collaborative post-graffiti piece in the near future. Check out the cool animation posted by him on the main page here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgiYEH-oKsw

Poll Results:
Final poll results for last week were as follows:
33%: gradients to fade out the top, bottom and sides
0%: gaussian blurs
33%: differents tones to make it look all glossy
33%: cream cheese pants.


Thats all. Check out update tomorrow.

The Update!!

So heres the update. The background is missing something and I want you to tell me what I can do to improve it. How can I make it pop? Introduce some gradients? Some blurring? Maybe I should change the colour? Let me know.

Alix.

Comments/Myspace Poll Results

This weeks been a little slow, only three comments and two votes on the myspace poll. Come on people, shape up! Without your help I can't really go forward and that would be a crying shame.

First of all, the poll results. Of two votes 100% goes to the background colour scheme of yellow/baby blue/orange. Tomorrows update will center around that. Coooooool.

Myspace Comments:

Phil of Adelaide said: That looks pretty awesome... you should make the fishy things coloured like they do on miami ink, that would look cool...

Emily of Adelaide said: yeah, it is cool! maybe you could make the writing pop by makin it something bold like eggplant purple, while everything else is all shades of blue, yellow and orange.. and yeah, make em like on miami ink! have a good day! xxx

El xo of Adelaide said: u need to put something liberating on it to suggest the peoples artist ie its by the people for hte people etc u can ring me later bout this cos im probs talkin crap lol an the fish need to be orange with a light orange face or sumthing and to have one scale a random colour or sumthing


This all helpful stuff. Keep it coming. Blogger is also open for comments and will have a poll up soon.

See you tomorrow.
Alix

First Update

So here's the 411 art fans:

"The People's Artist" is an interactive art initiative fronted by "New Media" artist Alix Schuppan updated every Thursday afternoon. The concept is to invite the public to give tips, ideas, constructive criticism or words of praise that will help develop a digital Illustration.

Each week the main page will be updated with the latest progress shot. How do you leave you're words of wisdom? Just leave me a comment letting me know what you think along with your name at the bottom. What's in this for the public you ask? The person who gives me the most amount of feedback over the next 13-15 weeks will win an A3 sized poster print of the final work sent to them as a thank you for their input. The more you contribute to the outcome, the better your chances become at winning.

Now lets cut to the first sketches:

Basic Sketch:

Pen Outlines:

Here's the first update (click to expand). The colours are not definite, they are only there so you can tell the difference between the lines and give it some more definition.

So heres where all of you kind people come in. What would you like to see next week when I begin Illustrating. Different font? More images? Colours? Or do you like how looks right now? You tell me.
See you next week
Alix.