When I was a kid, I had a massive comic book collection. Well, my dad did, and he bequeathed it to me and my brother.
Ever since then, I have LOVED comic book characters.
(I mean, hello, my cat's name is Loki, afterall.)
So when I ran across these minimalist Marvel posters, I couldn't wait to share them with you! Minimalism just speaks to me. Uncluttered. I love it.
Can you guess who the posters are depicting? The ones I chose to share aren't very hard.
1) Captain America 2) Hawkeye 3) Spiderman 4) Wolverine
The artist is Marko Manev. You can find him on Behance, where he has numerous other minimalist artwork.
One day I hope to create artwork like this. It's good to have goals, right?!
Last year was mine and Dakota's first Christmas living together. So, naturally, we had to decorate. Well, I needed to. Dakota probably couldn't have cared less.
I really wanted to keep things classic, in terms of color. I love when things match. It's kind of an OCD thing I have. I think its part of what makes me a great designer. But its kind of an issue as well, because I can't break out of that box sometimes.
But that's a story for a different day.
Today is time for a color palette! All about Christmas! This one is a little similar to the Fall Palette I showed a while back. I think the main idea for Fall and Christmas is warm, inviting colors.
I just love classic colors for Christmas. Do you stay classic or do you go for the new aqua blues and other colors I've been seeing lately?
Let me know in the comments!
Enjoy!
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Every year, there it was, under the tree, wrapped with my name on it. I would be happy every time I got one, because they were all different, but I was never really surprised. I received art supply kits for Christmas since I was in Kindergarten. And I would use every last piece. The markers, the crayons, the watercolors, the colored pencils. Every piece would be loved and used.
I used to consider myself an artist.
But now I consider myself a "designer".
When did that change? What is the difference?
A designer creates artwork. An artist can design.
So where do we draw the line?
I think it has something to do with that designers don't create for themselves. And artists do. In my opinion.
But artists create for other people.
It's a conundrum.
I need to inspire myself. Look at what I used to create, and be inspired.
I used to create for myself. For the fun. But do I do that?
I'm trying to now, for sure.
But I need to get inspired.
So in this journey, I decided to show you some of my more favorite pieces I have created.
1) A converse shoe made with the gradient mesh tool in Illustrator. I am working on a post on how to use this tool. It really is an amazing tool. I had so much fun doing this. It was for an assignment for my Digital Imaging class. As was #3. Actually, #3 was for the same assignment. But this one I enjoyed so much more.
2) Rocko's Modern Life. I drew this probably 6 years ago, for my exboyfriend. I don't even know if he still has it. Maybe I should ask for it back. Think he would give it back after all these years? Who knows. This is hand drawn and colored.
3) This rose was created, like number one, with the gradient mesh tool. It isn't perfect, but I love it anyway.
My goal in having this blog is quickly changing. I not only want this to be a resource for you to grow and learn, but also as a creative outlet for me to grow and learn as an artist AND as a designer.
Do you ever look back at your old work and get inspired?
Do you create for yourself?
Happy Friday, Loves! I am so glad to have made it.
I have been oh so busy this week! Writing posts and planning some awesomeness for my lovely readers. I am so excited I can barely contain it! I want to hit "publish" on all my queued up posts!
But their time will come!
But for today, I have been carefully (read: stumbleupon) looking for great links to share with you!
Ashley After Nine to Five is celebrating her two year bloggiversary! Check out her reflection on the past two years. Warning: Lots to read!
I love these cheat sheet wallpapers! Might come in handy!
Check out 25 Best Sites to Download Free Vector Files... what a resource!
I might have to experiment with these watercolor brushes for Photoshop and create a portrait like Kristen did.
I love this Kate's post about Posting Frequency and Blogging Guilt. Great piece. What a reminder to easy on ourselves and remember why we blog in the first place.
I found a great article about things you didn't know Illustrator could do. I knew most, but I learned something!
This week I broke my life into numbers. I also wrote a little bit about myself for the Liebster Award. I showed you a little bit of inspiration through Minimalist Movie Poster Design. And today I showed you a fall color palette that I love.
I am really excited about what is to come here at the blog. I know what I want to blog about. I know that I have a lot to teach you. I hope that I can do that well. And I hope you will stick around for this journey with me.
I am definitely looking forward to it.
Check back tomorrow for a Design Tips post on making your own color palettes!
I said the other day how I really loved sharing some of my inspiration with you. Well, I'm at it again!
This time, its for Fall.
I know, I know. I am a little behind.
But it's still fall. It's still fall until snow is on the ground.
Which has already happened for some of you poor souls. I love the cold, but I don't think I could handle the snow. You are brave. Very, very brave.
My point is, it is still technically fall. Mother nature sometimes forgets that. :)
Enjoy!
I love minimalist design.I strive for it, personally.
But I always end up adding one thing that pushes it over the edge.But I try.
Here are some minimalist movie / play posters that have inspired me, and I think will inspire you too!
1) I love this movie and this poster! What a great minimalist way to show the movie! 2) I have never seen The Tempest, but this creative poster makes me want to! 3) This poster really showcases a bit of the kind of movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is.
What inspires you?
I love doing these kind of posts because it keeps me inspired to do the kinds of work that I love to do! I'm putting the call out for guest posts about what inspires you! Any takers?
