domingo, 21 de agosto de 2011
Another winning image
On the original H.G Wells novel "The time Machine" the time traveller goes to the far future, where he encounters that humanity has evolved into two different strains: the gentle, surface dwelling Eloi and the brutish, underground carnivores called the Morlocks, who have knowledge of technology. In the course of his adventures , the time traveller has his machine stolen for a brief period of time by the Morlocks.
This image is based on the idea that the Morlocks, being technology wise, somehow reverse-engineered the time machine and made their own versions of it, in order to hunt in other times, raiders instead of explorers. One of these machines was shipwrecked in the past, and is part now of an archaeological dig , featured in an article on the Unprovable Geographic magazine....
I had lots of fun working on this image, even if it requires a long explanation.
back on the blog...
We apologize for the delay on updating this blog, this last year has been one with many changes: changes of horizons, changes of country and changes of work... However, we promise to actualize this more often now that we are more settled.
For starters, a sample of my latest papercraft sculpture, a steampunk take on little red riding hood tale... it is called the Big Bad Riding Hood
domingo, 28 de noviembre de 2010
Now, this is something we are really happy to share here! A digital painting by Axel Bernal, member of Munmaus, was selected as Image of the Month in the british magazine ImagineFX.
This magazine has a world wide audience of people dedicated to fantasy art made by digital media, and has an amazing wealth of tutorials and tips on traditional art, digital programs, and most related subjects.
It also has a strong internet presence, with a community of painters from all over the world sharing tips, info and learning from each other in the challenges section.
If you click on the cover image it will take you to their site.
¡ Esto es algo que estamos muy contentos de compartir aquí! Una pintura digital de Axel Bernal, miembro de Munmaus, fue seleccionada como la imagen del mes en la revista británica ImagineFX .
Esta revista tiene una audiencia mundial de gente dedicada al arte de fantasía realizado por medios digitales, y tiene una cantidad increíble de tutoriales y consejos sobre arte tradicional, programas digitales, y temas relacionados.
También cuenta con una sólida presencia en Internet, con una comunidad de pintores de todo el mundo que comparten consejos, información y aprenden unos de otros en la sección de retos.
Si haces clic en la portada el link the llevará a su sitio en internet.
martes, 5 de octubre de 2010
Pinturas digitales publicadas en ImagineFX
Tres de mis pinturas digitales están en la sección FXposé del dvd de la revista ImagineFX. Esta es una revista dedicada al arte fantástico realizado por medios digitales, o utilizar programas digitales para lograr acabados de pintura tradicional.
Hasta hace 4 años yo veía con escepticismo las ilustraciones hechas mediante programas de computadora. Para ser franco, me parecían un poco frías y estériles, con un aire estático que evitaba cualquier conexión emocional. Por contraste, las ilustraciones pintadas me parecían vivas y vibrantes, llenas de pasión y sabor… Me llevé una gran sorpresa al descubrir que la mayoría de esas ilustraciones “pintadas” habían sido realizadas mediante programas de computadora, usando sus capacidades como otra herramienta del cajón de pinturas. Un libro que fue de gran ayuda para realizar el salto de tradicional a digital fue Digital Fantasy Painting Workshop, recopilado por Martin McKenna. El libro junta varios tutoriales en diversos estilos para lograr imágenes fantásticas usando varios programas, principalmente Painter y Photoshop. Se los recomiendo ampliamente, especialmente la versión en inglés (mismo contenido pero a la mitad de precio que la traducción)
Para cualquiera interesado en este tipo de pintura, las galerías online de www.deviantart.com o la página de la revista www.imaginefx.com tienen muestras excelentes. Esta ultima también tiene tutoriales gratis para descargar.
Digital paintings published in ImagineFX
Three of my digital paintings are in the FXposé section of the ImagineFX magazine dvd. This is a magazine devoted to fantasy art by digital media, or the use of digital programs to achieve traditional looking paintings.
Until 4 years ago I looked skeptically at the illustrations made by computer programs. To be honest, theyseemed a little cold and sterile, with a static air avoiding any emotional connection. By contrast, painted artwork seemed alive and vibrant, full of passion and feeling... I was a big surprise to discover that most of these "painted" pictures had been made using computer programs, using their possibilities as another tool in the painter´s toolbox. A book that was of great help to make the leap from traditional to digital was Digital Fantasy Painting Workshop, compiled by Martin McKenna. The book brings together several tutorials in different styles to achieve stunning images using various programs, mainly Painter and Photoshop. I recommend it highly, especially the English version (same content but at half the price of the translation).
For anyone interested in this type of painting, galleries found at www.deviantart.com or the magazine page www.imaginefx.com are excellent examples. The latter also has free downloadable tutorials.
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sábado, 7 de agosto de 2010
pinturas digitales / digital paintings
En el siguiente enlace pueden ver algunos ejemplos de lo que hacemos:
galería
Another munmaus interest is the creation of concepts for characters and environments. For this we use digital painting , which allows us to explore the union of traditional painting techniques with the possibilities and tools of the computer.
In the above link you can see some examples of what we do.
Next papercraft proyect
This is one of the preliminary sketches for our next free papercraft model... the Addams Family House. The main problem is that the original house was a matte painting from the second floor upwards, so we had to design the whole posterior view.
Este es uno de los bocetos preliminares para nuestro próximo modelo de papercraft... la Casa de la Familia Addams.
El problema principal es que el edificio original era una pintura matte del segundo piso hacia arriba, así que tuvimos que diseñar la vista posterior del conjunto.
miércoles, 24 de febrero de 2010
tanque tipo tachicoma con instrucciones!
pueden descargar el archivo aquí
tanque con instrucciones
Solo falta la base!!
second part of the model of Ghost in the Shell, tachicoma type tank.
you can download the file above
we are only missing the base!