Category: Digital Art
Selket Sass Digital Treatments
By Jim Fisher | April 19, 2008
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Lip Service Wallpapers
By Mich Fisher | March 21, 2008
How could I resist the opportunity to jump to my Wacom and channel my creative id into blending kick-ass styles from the Lip Service Spring 2008 collection with some groovy graphics and photos to make themed wallpapers for the desktops of all the Lippy junkies out there (myself included … my Mac sports Psycho Circus)? All wallpapers are available to download in 3 sizes at the Lip Service blog.
First is my favorite group in the current collection, Psycho Circus Act III.
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To create the scene, I used fabric swatches from the group for the tent material, created fire and tail effects to enhance the original photos of the model, added some other minor effects, and drew banner and sign graphics with a circus feel.
Next up is Punk and Disorderly, one of Lip Service’s long-standing classics.
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Here, I used a bar scene to give Katia a suitable backdrop and integrated the two models with a bar door for a fun pseudo-advert (one of my favorite hobbies).
Rockabilly Rumble was more of a graphic challenge, similar to Psycho Circus.
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I envisioned 50’s snapshots with the model bursting out from their confines. Using some stock as well as my own photography, I gave the Rockabilly model, Monica Renee, backdrops which mirror the edgy retro feel of that style group. One fun side-note: Lippy’s Booze & Pool is being played by Johnny’s, a kick-ass HB rockabilly punk dive we love.
The last wallpaper is for the Stretch Fuck’n Twill group, one which crosses into several styles but is all dark.
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The designers gave me a lot to work with by having Mary Jane’s pose with the battle axe. I pictured her as a dark sentry, guarding the grave of some evil wizard, cursed king, or some such. Yes, I have an overactive imagination, but … that’s what they pay me for, so what the hell. The only challenge to creating the graphic was finding a graveyard photo spooky and foreboding enough and creating ample room for three Mary Janes.
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Gloji Holiday 2007 Animation
By Jim Fisher | December 5, 2007
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Animations are, by far, most fun collaboration we do. After we storyboard the general action and decide the overall style of the animation and its elements, Mich gets to play with the Wacom and draw the pieces Jim will bring to life with his magic Flash fingers. Animations are, moreso than any of the other professional work we do, a true collaboration and balance of our skills.
This piece wass a holiday animation introduction to the Gloji site. We used music created by the client and expanded upon their initial suggestions in keeping with the fun, whimsical mood. Mich drew the pieces by hand and gave them over to Jim, who imbued them with motion and personality by having the baby bottles jump and spin.
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Cherie Bombe Covers - Little Albie’s Bad Day and Everything Burns
By Mich Fisher | October 16, 2007
Now that I’ve begun writing the Cherie Bombe web comic and storyboarding the action and visuals, the idea of creating printed covers (whether or not we release print versions of the story) has been impossible to resist. The medium of comic book covers is so freeing and allows for nuanced mood work, lighting effects, and iconic images. To create these, I utilized photos from our action shoots and let my creative side run amok over my Wacom tablet.
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Glasgow Kiss at the Vortex Poster
By Mich Fisher | September 25, 2007
One of mine and Jim’s favorite side projects in development is Cherie Bombe, a web comic about an aging super-spy who moonlights as the lead singer of glam punk band, Glasgow Kiss. This is a fictional concert poster created for the comic of a night of all-girl punk at Cherie’s favorite fictional club, Vortex. I drew the artwork and designed the imaginary band logos, using one of Chrissie Hynde’s rumored 1st choices for The Damned’s name as one of the groups.
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Apocalipstick Poster
By Jim Fisher | August 27, 2007
PROJECT | Design exercise
TOOLS | Photoshop
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Arches
By Mich Fisher | June 6, 2007
This surreal arch graphic was created for the header of my old home page and portfolio. It is comprised of photos I have taken and architectural elements edited through various filters and colorizing tools to give the finished piece a more dream-like appearance.
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Cherie Bombe Cover
By Jim Fisher | November 8, 2006
CLIENT | Plastic Hassle
TOOLS | Photoshop, digital photography
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Smirky the GOP Clown: #1 Friends
By Mich Fisher | January 29, 2006
This Smirky strip is one of my favorites and just keeps getting more relevant with each passing day.
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Smirky the GOP Clown: #2 Drug Policy
By Mich Fisher | January 29, 2006
This Smirky the GOP Clown strip is all about US drug policy and the odd contrast of legal vs. contraband drugs.
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Smirky the GOP Clown: #3 Smirky Has a Guest
By Mich Fisher | January 29, 2006
Naked Patriotism, my comic strip series on the original Plastic Hassle site, had a spin-off strip, Smirky the GOP Clown
. It, of course, reflected my progressive political leanings and sarcastic attitude. In this episode, Donald Rumsfeld (also known as Mr. Diplomacy
) pays a visit to crow over the victory
in Iraq and gets a nasty surprise as a result of his lack of tact.
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Fun with Propaganda: This Man is Not Your Friend
By Mich Fisher | January 10, 2006
More satire, this time WWII posters created to help inform Americans who their friends really are.
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Fun with Propaganda: Juicy
By Mich Fisher | January 10, 2006
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Fun with Propaganda: Booze
By Mich Fisher | January 10, 2006
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Crystal LeBard Pin-Up Cover
By Jim Fisher | July 5, 2004
PROJECT | Artwork for website homepage
CLIENT | Crystal LeBard, actress and model
TOOLS | Photoshop
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Wicked Femme Cover
By Jim Fisher | June 15, 2004
PROJECT | Cover design for Wicked Femme website
TOOLS | Photoshop
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Leather Heroine
By Jim Fisher | June 13, 2004
CLIENT | Plastic Hassle
TOOLS | Photoshop
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Self-Promo Artwork
By Jim Fisher | February 12, 2004
PROJECT | Digital artwork for website and business cards
CLIENT | Plastic Hassle
TOOLS | Photoshop
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American Haikus Redux Cover
By Jim Fisher | January 8, 2004
PROJECT | Cover design for American Haikus Redux spoken word track
CLIENT | Plastic Hassle
TOOLS | Photoshop
SUMMARY | Jason S. is one of members of the original Plastic Hassle crew, and he put together a Jack Kerouac tribute piece when the On the Road scroll started touring the country. Jason wrote it and laid down the vocals and I added the trumpet licks in-between stanzas. I created this piece for the web page that we put up to distribute the track.
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Dynamic Figure Study
By Jim Fisher | October 8, 2003
PROJECT | Digital art experiment
TOOLS | Photoshop
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