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.