INTERVIEW WITH JOHN FRYE DTD INTERVIEW – VEHICLE DESIGNER – JOHN FRYE – Vehicle Designer. John Frye has been drawing vehicles since he could hold a crayon which led to him graduating from Art Center College Of Design in Pasadena California. His past work has been with Activision, Hasbro, Boeing, John Deere among others. John is currently group leader for digital modeling …
Remember what I said earlier? Probably not…that’s why I’ll have to remind you! You don’t always have to draw cars. You have to switch it up a little and try to draw as many different objects or subject matter. In this example I will run through a quick tutorial on how to use reference photographs …
I hate working on a painting for hours and hours only to realize that my background completely sucks and I can’t stand the painting anymore. I used to think that painting preliminary backgrounds or testing different colors was a waste of time…until………I spent hours and hours painting a crappy background 😉 So this video post …
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Sometimes it’s easier to create form “swatches” which are just small samples of “painted” random forms to explore form language. When drawing a car, form swatches can help with “happy accidents.” Happy accidents usually occur when you don’t really intend to find something interesting or purposeful. It sort of happens as a result of finding …
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This video continues with part 2 on how to use layers in photoshop to setup your digital painting successfully.
So you are new to Photoshop huh? Well…we begin with learning some of the basics and fundamentals in digital painting. This requires you to start from rock bottom and to understand what how layers affect your work flow.
Using photoshop to paint your pictures is pretty much a norm in our transportation design industry but it is also a terrific tool to use for painting virtually anything. As you work to solidify your skills in sketching in the analog format, working with digital tools is a wonderful way to explore other subjects. Let’s …
When drawing cars or creating a digital painting, color compositions are really important to help you finalize a color pallet for your digital painting. It also helps to reduce the intimidation factor of completing a finished rendering. Once you have your colors chosen, all you have to do is start to refine and add details. …
Ok…..so there must be an easier way to comprehend detail without getting anxious about it right? Having to draw sports cars is tough as it is, especially if you have to continuously practice the methods that have been discussed on this site. However, expanding your mind to be receptive to new ideas and thinking processes …
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