I have always enjoyed working in Painter but decided to try Adobe Photoshop CS3 for a project. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the interface and my art process felt more solid. Opportunities surfaced that i would not normally consider EG: Using Photographic blur as well as using layer properties to affect colour range. I felt it brought some dynamic qualities to the piece. On the downside the work seems far more digital, almost clinical. In time im sure i’ll pick up techniques to counter these effects and produce a more organic digital piece.

I believe that one of the most important talents to have as an illustrator/graphic designer is the ability to look deeper into your subject matter. As a graphic designer i gravitate towards wanting to simplify my subjects. To help train this ability i often practice reinterpreting subjects from their details into more simple forms.

I sometimes have to break away from vector work to remind myself of the joys of where it all started. I have however observed a very mathematical or structured influence to my work lately. An influence from vector work perhaps?