Tuesday, December 2, 2008

New things.

I finally hooked up my new scanner. One less thing to be an excuse for why I am not being more productive. As a test, the first thing I scanned was this (acrylic and marker on cardboard):
There is some blurring around the top of the image, but this is infinitely better than the digital photo I took right after I finished painting it. I haven't really painted in years and never painted that much to begin with, but I have had a box of cheap acrylic paints sitting around for a while. I saved a ton of cardboard from when I bought my bed and finally decided to use some of it.

I have also been determined the last few days to do more freelance illustration and graphic design. I need things for my portfolio and more money so it is a win/win situation. Since my freelance activities had dropped from a trickle to nothing, even half a job is an improvement. Today I exchanged some emails about a job for a gig poster and did a quick design in Illustrator based on an old photo:

I am totally jumping the gun on this, but I like how it turned out. Fingers crossed. Even if it doesn't end up being used, I think it is a decent first try at a gig poster.