Rejuvenescence...

1. 07. 2012

I'd like to welcome 'Rejuvenescence' to Forster - a new facial rejuvenation clinic! I was lucky enough to do the branding for this new business! A logo, business cards and a flyer.

Here are 3 of the 16 concepts I designed (yes I did get carried away):

After the client selected the logo they liked, I proceeded to design the business cards, here were the two final concepts I designed with the guidance of my client, they were fantastic - they knew what they wanted which made it easier for both of us:

After the business card was designed, I moved on to the double sided flyer. We had trouble finding an image to put down the bottom of the design, so I went out on a mini shoot and took some snaps of nature, unfortunately none of these worked either:

We ended up using a plain water shot that I took for the bottom, it filled in the blank space quite nicely:

What a transformation...

27.05.2012

* If you click on an image, you can flick back and fourth between the before and after to see the changes I made!

I LOVE retouching photos, not because I'm not happy with how I look (if I was I wouldn't have the original photo there, but because I love seeing how I can transform just ordinary photos into something that is extraordinary and looks like it was shot in a studio. I also learnt today that changing eyebrows can alter someones entire appearance ha!

Here are some tips if you are looking at doing some retouching of your own:
A tablet is always great
You have so much more control over pen stroke if you use a tablet - for areas such as eyelashes, adding makeup or eyebrow hairs as I have done.

Avoid the plastic look
If you want your photos to look natural and realistic, you need to leave texture in the skin, otherwise the model will just look really plastic! If you are masking the area, just reduce the opacity! For this image I just used the patch tool and healing brush until I was happy!

Overlay
Overlay is fantastic for additions like makeup. When you add lipstick on it is just thick block colour, but when you change the blend mode to overlay the texture of the lips come through, so you can have a vibrant colour and still have lip texture!

I'm not a photoshop pro, but If you have any questions I'd love to help!

Speedpainting...

19 . 05 . 2012


 


Here is a sped up video of a recent drawing I did on my bamboo tablet! It took an hour to draw, and it has been sped up to 4 minutes! This is my second drawing done on a tablet and I'm still trying to get used to it! But its awesome to be able to watch my drawing progress! Hope you enjoy :)

May the fourth...

04.05.12

May the 4th is considered National Star Wars Day due to the popular phrase 'May the Force be with you.'
For the Star Wars fans out there, I decided to join in on this momentous day and design a poster.

Having never seen a Star Wars movie, I think today might be the day.....

Surprise Mum this Mothers Day....

15. 04. 2012

Feathered Friends...

14. 04. 2012

I love birds if you haven't already guessed!
I love watching them, painting them, and photographing them.
I just find them so beautiful and fascinating! I could watch them all day!

I love going on walks with my camera at hand, taking photos of birds, I don't care what I have to do to get the magic shot, even if it means running after a bird like a maniac in front of a group of people. (This has happened on several occasions, people get a good laugh out of it.)

I particularly LOVE close ups, I like to show intense detail that some people may have never seen before because they have never had the chance to get close enough.

Here are some photos I have taken recently on my walks:

Happy Easter...

07.04.2012

Many people celebrate Easter as a time to give each other chocolate! BUT not many people know exactly what the real meaning of Easter is, and it can be forgotten when chocolate is the main focus.


Good Friday is a day that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death.
Easter Sunday is the day when we celebrate Jesus Christ rising from the dead. 


Jesus rose from the dead; now He offers to you the gift of eternal life and forgiveness of sins. 


So have a great Easter however you choose to celebrate it!