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Twisted Santa Card

FilipZ — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:50:45 +0000

Here’s something I started around last Christmas as one of the projects for Jon Schindehette’s Art Order Christmas Challenge challenge. I decided to go with something else in the end and let this sleep on my hard-drive all this time. I sort of forgot about it until recently, and decided to use it to wrap up the 2011.
Here it is – my twisted take on Santa, the flasher.
I saved screens from the process so might share it later. Merry Christmas, everyone!

Happy Halloweeen – vector illustration

FilipZ — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:55:10 +0000

I’ve had so much trouble getting to grips with some b…d of a bug on my blog recently that I hardly found time to play. The work is still very much in progress but for now I would like to jump on a halloween wagon while it’s still going (no treatortreaters at my door tonight, though, except for the Tesco delivery guy – he BROUGHT the candy though… did that just sound odd?)

Anyway, this one’s done in illustrator with limited colours and I like it. I also created this custom “grudge girl brush” that you see in use in the background that I am considering giving away for free, so give me a shout if interested.

and here’s a closer shot at some those veiny, clawy hands:

La pousse – final

FilipZ — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:30:05 +0000

Pure vector, not a stray raster was used in production of this illustration. Not that I am especially proud or anything. Just saying.

I am kinda proud. It tool a lot of work…

La pousse – W.I.P.

FilipZ — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:41:44 +0000

Finally got round to follow up on my animal mugshots project. As promised, next suspect on the list is the Kat, or La Pousse – haven’t quite worked out what to name it yet. I am working entirely in illustrator with this one. Trying to keep it fairly simple but I guess I wont be able to avoid some simple gradients, as much as I am trying to stay away from those nowadays.

To be continued!

Old Chief’s assassination – concept art

FilipZ — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:11:35 +0000

A Speedpaint in Corel and Photoshop from a couple of day earlier

Listening to what’s below while looking at this pic recommended:)

Animals – Criminals – Mugshots – Kat-z

FilipZ — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:56:32 +0000

It might be long before another update as I am heading to Poland for a week, so let me just show a preview of the next in the series of Animal Mugshots – this time It’s Kat-z, althought the name might change. Previous one was in photoshop, this time I’ve decided to use illustrator, to keep things more flexible and my computer from choking at the final stage of rendering.

It seems to have a little less interest than the Dawg but hope to adjust it later on. Also the colour is just an overlay – not what I am going for in the final.

Have a great weekend.

Dawg – T-shirt design in the animals criminals series

FilipZ — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:40:00 +0000

Thought this was good enought to submit it for scoring on threadless. If you like it, click on one of the links below to give it some love. Thanks!

Score this design: “dawg,” to help it get printed on Threadless!

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Rugby Art – ashtray

FilipZ — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:15:12 +0000

Well, it is not really an ashtray;) Just a piece of graphic done moments ago. I am experimenting a lot with choppy, simplified shapes today and also working out some ideas for an animation – rugby game videoclip to the sound of sepultura – gritty, fast, hardcore style clip. Trouble is, the animation is not exactly really high on my agenda of priorities so for now I am just making these quick “sketches” to get an idea and also as a reminder. Well, that’s all.

Animal Mugshots Posters – “Dawg”

FilipZ — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:58:58 +0000

My first one in the series of Animal Mugshots . I keep wanting to use “Crinimals” but it somehow doesn’t seem to fly;) Anyways – meet “The Dawg”. Soon he’ll be available in print. I am planning to work on a cat first, but I am open to suggestions, should someone had any… anyone? Well, I guess it’s cats then;) Stay tuned:)

New Zealand 41-10 – the aftermath

FilipZ — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:28:52 +0000

I am still inspired by recent rugby illustrations I did for netkultura and just happened to have 15 min during my lunchbreak so did a quick lasso too sketch in photoshop to celebrate the Rugby World Cup kick off. Must say – quite pleased All Blacks won against Tonga. Mainly for design purposes;)