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moonexe · « **on:** January 15, 2012, 05:53:25 AM »

I'm sure you have noticed that we have some talented artists here, but why limit ourselves to playing cards?
I'm curious to see what you guys have to show off. Portfolio pieces, midnight sketches, web design, whatever - just post some of your favorite creations.

Alright, I'll start, since I'm the one creating the thread. Here's something I'm working on right as we speak. It's just the beginning, but I quite like the look of it so far so I'll share it with you.
And before you ask, no, it's not meant to be a Queen design.

Don Boyer · « **Reply #1 on:** January 15, 2012, 06:07:09 AM »

Quote from: Moon.exe on January 15, 2012, 05:53:25 AM

I'm sure you have noticed that we have some talented artists here, but why limit ourselves to playing cards?
I'm curious to see what you guys have to show off. Portfolio pieces, midnight sketches, web design, whatever - just post some of your favorite creations.

Alright, I'll start, since I'm the one creating the thread. Here's something I'm working on right as we speak. It's just the beginning, but I quite like the look of it so far so I'll share it with you.
And before you ask, no, it's not meant to be a Queen design.

She may not be a Queen, but she's darn cute! I detect an anime/manga influence in this piece...

Joshua Robinson · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2012, 06:12:00 AM »

very beautiful, im working on a few things myself, just need to pull them out of the case and take some photos

Jin Jian · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2012, 06:18:23 AM »

very nice

my drawing suck

moonexe · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2012, 06:28:31 AM »

Quote from: Good@Sabacc on January 15, 2012, 06:07:09 AM

She may not be a Queen, but she's darn cute! I detect an anime/manga influence in this piece...

That's where I started. I'm trying to get away from the style a bit though, both for personal choice and portfolio requirements in college. This lady here is a first step towards a more personal style.

And I must admit most of my female characters all have at least one common inspiration...
If only she knew.

Yes, she's just as cute.

Derek · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2012, 06:06:01 PM »

Well aside from collecting cards, I'm also an automotive photographer. I made this website and you can check out some pics here - AfocusPhotography.com

Here's a few pics to check out now.

Also do some graphic design work which I'll post if I can find anything. Been awhile haha.

Don Boyer · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2012, 06:50:45 PM »

Quote from: Derek911 on January 15, 2012, 06:06:01 PM

Well aside from collecting cards, I'm also an automotive photographer. I made this website and you can check out some pics here - AfocusPhotography.com

Here's a few pics to check out now.

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Also do some graphic design work which I'll post if I can find anything. Been awhile haha.

Oooo. Pretty... Can I have one?

I'll trade you a BG1E!

Derek · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2012, 06:53:23 PM »

Quote from: Good@Sabacc on January 15, 2012, 06:50:45 PM

Quote from: Derek911 on January 15, 2012, 06:06:01 PM
Well aside from collecting cards, I'm also an automotive photographer. I made this website and you can check out some pics here - AfocusPhotography.com

Here's a few pics to check out now.

[removed for space]

Also do some graphic design work which I'll post if I can find anything. Been awhile haha.

Oooo. Pretty... Can I have one? I'll trade you a BG1E!

If I owned those I wouldn't NEED to trade

moonexe · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:50:57 PM »

Those pictures look amazing, I love the bright colors and reflections on the cars... Do you do photography as a hobby besides your job, too? A few personal non-commercial pieces would also be interesting to see.

Derek · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:56:03 PM »

Quote from: Moon.exe on January 15, 2012, 07:50:57 PM

Those pictures look amazing, I love the bright colors and reflections on the cars... Do you do photography as a hobby besides your job, too? A few personal non-commercial pieces would also be interesting to see.

It's half and half. I do some rallies and shows just for fun to take pictures and sometimes I do photoshoots or cover events and get paid. I'll see if I can dig up some personal pics and post them

RandyButterfield · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2012, 11:24:29 PM »

I mostly work with the Spirits industry. These are some of my favorite projects over the past couple years.

RandyButterfield · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2012, 11:31:58 PM »

The banners were for the city of Indianapolis and the Fox is a still image from an animated short I did back in 2005 called "Silent Fox and the Hen House". I used to work on animation projects at night after my day job. That slowly stopped once the kiddos came along.

moonexe · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2012, 04:43:59 AM »

Wow, there's definitely some great designs in there! I especially like the banners.
Wouldn't have expected any less from you.

Derek · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2012, 11:31:48 AM »

Those are beautiful banners, nice work! Love the background you used.

RandyButterfield · « **Reply #14 on:** January 16, 2012, 01:07:54 PM »

Quote from: Derek911 on January 16, 2012, 11:31:48 AM

Those are beautiful banners, nice work! Love the background you used.

Thanks Derek and Moon.exe,

That was a fun project. They even had a press conference to unveil the banners and I got to
meet Danny Granger of the Indiana Pacers. He was very tall and seemed pretty nice!

The only downside was because of budget they had to downsize the banners from the original
14 to the 8 that I show up above. There were versions with the Indy Speedway, the Indy AAA Baseball
team and some other museums and parks.

thanks, Randy

RandyButterfield · « **Reply #15 on:** January 16, 2012, 01:09:25 PM »

Meeting Danny Granger

dmbaggs · « **Reply #16 on:** January 16, 2012, 05:12:23 PM »

Thats pretty cool!! The banners look cool. I've always loved seeing the different ones they have up in my city.

Although I think you're going to have to work on a new one for the colts with Andrew Luck and not Peyton Manning

moonexe · « **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2012, 03:50:28 AM »

I was just messing around in Photoshop, but I like the result... Digital painting just for practice

Don Boyer · « **Reply #18 on:** January 28, 2012, 04:32:32 AM »

If that was real, it would be one WICKED card throw. That's almost a Gambit throw!

dmbaggs · « **Reply #19 on:** January 28, 2012, 04:38:20 AM »

That apple would explode if it was a gambit throw! haha but that is a cool little sketch you did

moonexe · « **Reply #20 on:** January 28, 2012, 04:41:26 AM »

I'm pretty sure a lot of card throwers can throw a card into an apple, though to have the card displayed straight up like that they'd need to be pretty lucky.

Which makes me think I should have added a queen somewhere to make a blackjack...

Emmanuel · « **Reply #21 on:** January 28, 2012, 04:45:46 PM »

Here's work from my portfolio:

These works are in ink:

These 2 are in charcoal:

These were cut from paper:

And some photos I've shot:

Sorry for the long post!

Billywiz · « **Reply #22 on:** January 28, 2012, 05:18:23 PM »

Wow those look amazing. You are one talented artist, great job.

Billy.

Derek · « **Reply #23 on:** January 28, 2012, 05:18:48 PM »

Simply amazing! I love your unique twist on everything. My favorite is the man with the extinguisher on the birthday candle.. I can tell why you make such a nice deck since you're an extremely creative artist. Keep it up!!

moonexe · « **Reply #24 on:** January 28, 2012, 05:20:42 PM »

Epic is all I can say.
Is the red dragon paper cutting?