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Interview With Adrian Romero

2011-05-07 19:00:44 (читать в оригинале)

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At only 18 Adrian Romero Aka Vision is already creating a name for himself throughout the design world. With a very distinct style Adrian’s illustrations are extremely vibrant and spark about a variety of thoughts from its observers. In our interview Adrian explains the intended ambiguity of his art, as well as gives us a run down on how he created some of his more popular pieces. So be sure to check out this interview with another talented designer.

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Hi everybody! My name’s Adrian Romero and I am a self-taught freelance Illustrator/Graphic designer from Spain. I started playing with Photoshop and Illustrator a few years ago. I instantly started experimenting and spent a lot of time on it, shortly after I was addicted. Ever since then I’ve been constantly drawing. This discovery has definitely changed my life.

I like my pieces to be ambiguous and I tend to be surreal. In my opinion, the perspective of how we see the things changes the context completely. That’s my intention when I create, I love to create some confusion around the main idea, maybe you see the piece and think thing the same that I thought when I created it, or maybe not and that’s pretty interesting.

I love typography, and playing with it is one of the things I like most. Sometimes is a headache and I make a lot of changes before deciding what kind of typo I will made. Usually I start drawing different ideas on a notebook, then with those ideas I start playing on the computer till it fits well with the piece.

When I started my influences came from Spanish magazines like Belio magazine or Étapes and another Spanish artists or studios like Alex Trochut, Sergio del Puerto (Serialcut), Seleka, Vasava etc. But I’m also pretty influenced by movies, music and everything around me, a walk in the night can be one of the most inspiring things.

That’s the huge decision that I have to make this year. I will finish college soon and I’ll start moving on and see what comes. I would love to go to university and I would love to travel to another country and study there. We’ll see what happens.

Thanks! Destroy was a very complicated piece to me. It changed a lot since I started it and finally it went well. I used a lot of papers sketching. The main idea of the piece was to express the contradiction that the word destroy could be, depending on if we focus on the end of something or the new beginning of another one. Then in the piece we have some kind of machinery that feeds itself destruction to create, but not in a dark way, in a way to make the things a new and better. 

I’m working on some projects that I cant unveil yet and I’m also working with the Slashthree collective on something you will see at the OFFF in Barcelona.

Thanks for having me and thanks to everyone who follows and like my work. Bye!

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Where to find Adrian on the Web

• Adrian’s Portfolio

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Quick Tip: How To Fake a Tilt-Shift Photo

2011-05-06 17:00:53 (читать в оригинале)

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Tilt-shift pictures are, I believe, one of the neatest things you can do with a photograph. I know a lot of people that feel that way, but tilt-shift lenses can cost thousands of dollars. Lucky enough for us, Photoshop comes with the capacity to execute this effect very well. The best part? It’s simple! With just a few adjustment layers and the all-important Lens Blur you can turn any photo into a miniaturized, highly stylized photograph. Let’s get started!

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Tutorial Assets

The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial.

• London Bridge

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Step 1

The first step is, like you guessed, opening up our image. This image of the lovely London Bridge is courtesy of telegram. When creating or taking a tilt-shift photo, make sure that you’re above the area you are capturing or using a photo at that angle. The higher the better but I absolutely love this shot.

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Step 2

Once you have the image open, press (Q) to edit in Quick Mask Mode. Select your Gradient Tool (G) and make sure it’s Foreground to Background with the colors being black and white. Select the type of gradient as Reflected Gradient and you’re good to start selecting which area you want the focus to be. Drag your gradient with a small stroke — it doesn’t take much to cover a lot. Everything inside the red gradient is what will be the focus point. Everything outside it will be blurred. Make sure to stop your gradient just before the edges of where you want your focus point. When we apply the Lens Blur it will smear it out a good ways so spend the extra time to get the selection just right as this will make or break a good tilt-shift photo.

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Step 3

Once you have selected the area where you want the focus to be, press (Q) again to get out of Quick Mask Mode and back into Standard Mode. The red gradient will now turn into a selection area, showing you that the split is where your focus point will be.

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Step 4

Now that we have our selection, go to Filter > Blur > Lens Blur. You may play around with the settings but the default works just fine for this. Click “OK” when you’re done and hit CMD/CTRL + D to deselect the selection or Select > Deselection.

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Step 5

Now that the focus is set, it’s time to apply some adjustment layers. Go to Image > Adjustments. We’ll be playing with the Hue/Saturation, Brightness/Contrast, Curves and Exposure. Enter the values I have entered in the images below:

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Conclusion

There we have it! Go nuts and play around with the adjustment layers to create your own combinations — I ended up backing the saturation off a smudge to make it a little easier on the eyes. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and remember that this effect can be used on almost every photo (at the angles we discussed in step one), so go experiment! You can take any normal photo you like and turn it into a stunning tilt-shift image with Photoshop’s powerful tools.

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Create an Ancient Temple Entrance Carved in Rock – Psd Premium Tutorial

2011-05-05 17:00:06 (читать в оригинале)

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We’ve all been there. We need to create a specific scene in Photoshop but we can’t find the proper stock photography to create it. Why not paint it instead? In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Ed Lopez will demonstrate how to create an ancient Egyptian temple entrance that’s been carved out of the side of a fantasy canyon. This tutorial will involve doing some heavy painting from an original sketch. It was completed entirely in Photoshop and a tablet is required. This tutorial is available exclusively to Premium Members and includes about 4 hours of video instruction. If you would like to take your digital painting skills to the next level, Log in or Join Now to get started!

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Detailed Video Instruction

This tutorial includes 14 videos that demonstrate the process of creating this project in detail so that you can better understand the techniques that were used in each step. Below is a clip from one of those videos. To view more clips you can Log in or Join Now!

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Professional and Detailed Instructions Inside

This tutorial also includes full text and screenshots of each step. Premium members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are some sample images from this tutorial.

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Final Image

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Psd Premium Membership

As you know, we run a premium membership system here that costs $9 a month (or $22 for 3 months!) which gives members access to the Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! You’ll also get access to Net Premium and Vector Premium, too. If you’re a Premium member, you can Log in and Download the Tutorial. If you’re not a member, you can of course Join Today!

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Do I Need Sharpening or Should I Wear Eyeglasses Instead?

2011-05-04 17:00:23 (читать в оригинале)

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Are you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming? As the world’s #1 Photoshop site, we’ve published a lot of tutorials. So many, in fact, that we understand how overwhelming our site may be to those of you who may be brand new to Photoshop. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start working in Photoshop.

Photoshop Basix, by Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, Martin Perhiniak includes 25 short video tutorials, around 5 – 10 minutes in length that will teach you all the fundamentals of working with Photoshop. Today’s tutorial, Part 19: Do I Need Sharpening or Should Wear Eyeglasses Instead? will explain the Sharpen tool, High Pass, Smart Sharpen, and Smart filter mask. Let’s get started!

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A Look at the SlashThree Collective

2011-05-03 17:00:49 (читать в оригинале)

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If you’ve been a reader of this website, you’re probably well aware of the SlashThree Art Collective. Their members have been the focus of several interviews and have written many tutorials for our site. Today, we decided to dig a bit deeper into some of SlashThree’s 4-year history and present a list of some of our favorite pieces from that time. Let’s take a look!

It was started as a simple discussion forum where artists could freely talk and get away from the average art forum vibe.

Transfer Lightning by Alexander Lataille

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New Frontier by Ed Lopez

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Victorian by Anthony Harmon

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The Creator by Roy Bourkel

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The Puppet Master’s New Love by Sorin Bechira

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Survival Vs. Intelligence by Zach Bush

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Tale Of The Hidden Orchid by Erik Schumacher

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Gloom by Anton Semenov

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Se Fondre by Nicolas Monin-Baroille

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1.618 by Anthony Harmon

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How is SlashThree set apart from other collectives?

One major component separating us from the other collectives is the level of enthusiasm and dedication. The energy is palpable, we’re hungry. It feels like we finally have a rock solid staff in place who recognize the potential of the group, and who are passionate about taking it to the next level.

We’re feeding off of one another, sharing ideas and following through with them. We’re in the process fleshing out some really innovative concepts and I can’t wait for them take shape. It’s an exciting time. I wish I could say more, but for now keep an eye on our Twitter and Website for updates.

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Beautiful Decay by Anthony Giacomino & Ola Gilen Rysamb

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Black Dream by Anton Semenov

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AIN SVP AVR by Aiden Kohl

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Nature Lover by Nicolas Monin-Baroille

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Bloodnatt by Erik Schumacher

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Balance of Life by Wojciech Magierski

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Couleur Espace by Saad Moosaje

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Medusa by Przemek Nawrocki

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Namazu by Diego L. Rodriguez

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Destroy by Adrian Romero

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What are the most important goals you’re attempting to achieve?

It’s safe to say the goals of the collective have changed significantly since its inception, and I suspect they will continue to do so in the years to come. As the collective matures, the tone of the group has become more and more serious. A good percentage of our artists are working as full time industry professionals at this point, so the focus of the collective has shifted in order to facilitate those changes. We are working to develop new avenues of exposure, sponsorship, and participation with high caliber contests and events.

A recent milestone was being offered the distinct honor of presenting at this years OFFF (Online Flash Film Festival) in Barcelona. It was both humbling and encouraging for the collective as a whole. I think for some of the artists it was also validation that the collective and their contributions to it aren’t going unnoticed. In a broad sense our main objective is to just keep doing what we do. Building friendships, improving our skills, and finding new ways to give back to the community that shows us so much love.

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From The Deep Into The Sky by Sorin Bechira

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Divine Boundaries by Wojciech Magierski

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Fade by Marco Casalvieri

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Ive Met Her Before by Ola Gien Rysamb

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Meaning by Murat Pak

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Special Thanks

Id like to give a special thanks once again to Street
and Anthony Harmon  for helping me put together this look at SlashThree. Make sure to stay up to date with S3 by following them on Twitter for constant site updates.