Blog #3

When reflecting over the past couple of weeks on the pieces of art I created, I would describe my overall Big Idea as friends and family.  I would consider my family and friends to be a vital part of who I am, so it is only appropriate to have them reflected in my artwork.


I found Nikko Hurtado, a tattoo artist, who specializes in color tattooed portraits.  Although I do not have any tattoos, I have always found the art of tattoo work extremely fascinating.  The only time I would ever consider getting a tattoo is if a loved one of mine had died. When Nikko Hurtado creates his tattoos, his overall Big Idea is family and friends. I find it inspiring that he can completely replicate a photograph of someone and translate it onto the skin and make it look identical. I will use Hurtado to inspire me for my final project by his use of bright colors and shading. He does a good job of focusing on important features on the individual faces. He also makes it a point to draw it specific details that are important to the person in the portrait. Below is a tattoo Hurtado did of a little baby girl. In this particular piece, he wanted the viewer to focus their attention on her bright blue eyes.

Below is a fun pop culture tattoo Hurtado created of Barbie.

Artist, Odwin Rensen, from the Netherlands takes portraits and digital art to a whole new level. He finds passion in taking photographs and transforming them using programs like Corel Painter and Photoshop. He mainly focuses on creating portraits of celebrities, families, animals, and children.

I am inspired by Rensen's use of detail and realistic colors. When looking at all of his pieces, it is hard to believe that they were all created on the computer. When I create my final project, I want my final product to look as realistic as possible. I also want to use as much detail as possible in order to challenge the Photoshop skills I have learned thus far. 

If you would like to check out more about the artists below please go to the following links:

http://www.nikkohurtado.com/tattoos.asp
http://artsyspot.com/wonderful-art-by-odwin-rensen/
http://www.graphicbuzz.net/2010/10/breathtaking-digital-paintings-by-odwin.html