This painting went through many iterations before coming to this final composition. I wanted something whimsical and somewhat surreal (a dream like state), and to create intrigue with the character. A complex mind, a secret past, a state of uncertainty.

I was inspired to do with photo manipulation that merged real paint with a live model. First I found the model shot from my collection, and then traced over it using the regular pencil. Then I did another pass using acrylic paint. Finally I took the canvas and just started slopping random colors onto it, as thick as possible so that I could get the light to reflect off of it.I then lit up the canvas and took dozens of pictures of all the painted pieces. Then using Photoshop I put together the pencil drawing, the painting, and all the random acrylics streaks together to come up with the final composition. I played around with a few backgrounds, but came to like the digital look better as it brought the whole concept of real paint and digital technique together.

Saw a really cool picture use similar effect and just had to try it for myself. We did a photo shoot to try and get the perfect statue like pose, then in Photoshop I layered dozens of textures and applied numerous color effect adjustments to get the final result.

A quick digital illustration, done in Adobe Illustrator, for my Introduction to Computer Graphics students as an example for their major project. The entire face is composed of a single shape in illustrator which was then modified using the gradient mesh tool. the only other paths in the picture are the hairlines. The piece to a total of one hour to complete using a Wacom tablet in Adobe Illustrator.

The first of many promotional posters being made for the Okanagan Artist Fair event in August 2013

Sunplex Arena
Aug. 17,2013
9am-3pm

The Okanagan Artist Fair is a One of a kind event where all small businesses are welcome, handmade crafters’ as well as local artisans. We encourage you to bring out your business and enjoy a Saturday afternoon with us. This is an event to find treasures, learn new techniques and meet some amazing artisans in the Okanagan. In all, we want locals supporting locals.

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Check out the new Digital AG Studios store front. We will be selling digital painting prints of all art work, website templates, WordPress plugins and much more.

Keep checking back as new products are added weekly.

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I was really inebriated last night after about 5 glasses of wine and was playing some Luminosity games. The shape matching game struck me as something that was easy to make with little coding (and I don’t want to pay for the full version of the software) so that night I decided to try and build it in a single sitting. Check it out, and have fun! Read More

The Taj Cafe project aimed to re-brand the restaurant and give them an online presence. Digital AG designed the logo, new menus, brochures, business cards and website.

Check it out at tajcafekelowna.com

Kelowna Nails was a quick project to create a new brand for the company to use with their business cards. The cards are designed to both advertise and promote the company, as well as serve a more functional purpose to allow customers to book appointments.