Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Designer Spotlight”
As digital art becomes more ubiquitous, working digital artists often need to iterate on concepts at high speed. Video game 2D artist and student Camilo Polanco shows us how he uses PixelSquid objects to create a fully fleshed out post-apocalyptic mood piece, complete with aged ruins and overgrown flora, without the hassle of clipping and masking leaf-by-leaf. Read on to …
You may recognize Shaun Jonas’ futuristic sci-fi style from our most recent favorite new compositions newsletter. As a full-time graphic designer, Shaun uses PixelSquid to continue to improve his already excellent digital art skills. “It just allows my imagination to go wild with all the amazing 3D content and possibilities to create something spectacular. I use this tool most of …
This summer, artist (and PixelSquid Instagram favorite) Ilya Pyatygorskyy was invited to create an original art piece to display at the Borderlands exhibition in Munich by organizers at TechHunter Magazine. “The theme was The Future of Outdoors, and that sparked my interest,” said Pyatygorskyy. “Most, if not all, of my art depicts a possible future world in which humanity could …
PixelSquid is an excellent tool for building a wide range of imagery without the hassle of searching for and preparing the perfect reference image. In this latest edition of our tutorial series, graphic designer and self-proclaimed nonsense-tamer Ingo Lindmeier, aka spiel-sinn, uses PixelSquid objects to create advertising-grade imagery. This piece titled, “Guitaffe” is part of his Haushaltstier series. 1. …
Tokyo based artist, Ponte Ryuurui creates fantastic sci-fi imagery at high speed for his Youtube channel. In this featured video, Ponte starts with a portrait photo he shot with Miss Japan Universe 2016. He uses a range of Photoshop tools, including PixelSquid, to quickly add elements to his composition of a cyborg woman, worthy of being the next great science fiction …
PixelSquid has so many uses for hobby artists and professional artists alike! This month, we sat down with film and video game concept artist, Kenny Callicutt, for a short Q&A, and a walkthrough of his creative process. His humorously titled piece, “Windy Day” uses a combination of 3D modeling, PixelSquid objects, and Photoshop paint-over to conceive a post-apocalyptic character, vehicle, …
Here are some of our favorite new compositions shared with us on instagram from PixelSquid artists. Be sure to follow @PixelSquid360 and these amazing artists for more inspiration. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shaun Ryken (@shaunryken) on Nov 14, 2018 at 2:02pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared …
Welcome back to Tutorials with PixelSquid! Hopefully, you’ve had the chance to read the last tutorial put together by one of our talented graphic designers, Kate (if not, then go go go). One of the great things about PixelSquid is that it makes it possible for non-designers (like me) to get creative in Photoshop – PixelSquid’s Photoshop Extension tool makes …
We’re always excited to share the incredibly creative ways artists incorporate PixelSquid into their workflows. One such artist, Kevin M. Wilson, is a UK based illustrator working primarily in the entertainment industry and the collectible screen-printed poster market. He’s found that PixelSquid is particularly useful in adding quick details to his designs. In the Pulp Fiction inspired silk-screen print, Royale …
As graphic designers, we are often called upon to create awesome, eye-catching images on a strict time budget. Creating imagery for PixelSquid is no exception, so here’s how I used our Photoshop Extension tool to both inspire a fun image and put it together very quickly for a promotion we did earlier this year. My goal was to create something …
