Pixellica: Creativity Blooms » Inspiration http://www.pixellica.com Inspiration & instruction for art and design Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:47:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Portal: No Escape http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/portal-no-escape http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/portal-no-escape#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:40:09 +0000 David http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1292 Here at Pixellica, we love all things special effects related, and even though we mostly focus on Photoshop, I thought I’d take a moment to share this amazing live action short film, based on the Portal game series by Valve. It takes a very creative look at the gameplay, and physics used in the game. And could there be a sequel judging by the film’s ending?

The film was directed by Dan Trachtenburg from Revision3′s Totally Rad Show. He has been directing a number of commercials for major companies and also turned some heads with his short, horror film “More Than You Can Chew.” The short stars Danielle Rayne who is a working TV actress. I’m going to guess she is portraying Chell but it isn’t stated that’s who she is, but regardless, she is awesome!

]]> http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/portal-no-escape/feed 0 Ace of Spades: A Showcase of Card Art http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/ace-of-spades-a-showcase-of-card-art http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/ace-of-spades-a-showcase-of-card-art#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:12:36 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1230 We’ve all played cards at some point, but seldom seem to give a second look at the variation and art we handle so commonly. Pixellica takes a look at several iterations of card design and art, epitomized by the most common card of them all.

Also be sure and check out this cool set of cards on Flickr.

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Check out more of Shane’s work on his website: ShaneDevries.com

]]> http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-shane-devries/feed 0 Focus on Digital Illustrator Glenn Robinson http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-digital-illustrator-glenn-robinson http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-digital-illustrator-glenn-robinson#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:07:41 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1223 Glenn Robinson, who works as Creative Director for Intrinsic Nature and also maintains his personal site FreshIsrael.com, is an entirely self-taught illustrator living in Sacremento, CA, USA. His illustrative style ranges from abstract to that flashy Photoshop style you can imitate yourself and just plain have fun with.

]]> http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-digital-illustrator-glenn-robinson/feed 0 17 Examples of Animate & Inanimate Origami http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/awesome-examples-of-animate-inanimate-origami http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/awesome-examples-of-animate-inanimate-origami#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:46:14 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1207 Paper folding is a very hands-on art. Rather than simply making the paper sculptures, these artists created a story using origami and stop-motion animation. Art takes a 3D, time-consuming process to completion in each of these examples — some are short, but still in a way tell a beautiful tale of patience and creativity.

The Animate Origami

The Pursuit of Perfection

Dreaming of Your Love

Stop-Motion Koi

Origami Battleships

Origami Swans

The Inanimate Origami

Several of these pieces are folded by Joseph Wu, who is a master at the art. You’ll find his link at the bottom. It’s definitely worth a look to check out his gallery.

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Check out these links for more examples of origami — some of it is pretty extreme paper folding.

]]> http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/awesome-examples-of-animate-inanimate-origami/feed 2 Video: Rooftop Scene from The Matrix in Legos™ http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/video-rooftop-scene-from-the-matrix-in-legos%e2%84%a2 http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/video-rooftop-scene-from-the-matrix-in-legos%e2%84%a2#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:00:53 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1123 I saw this a couple days ago on Twitter — and haven’t seen it linked up anywhere else so here it is. I’m no fan of the movie, but it’s cool seeing it done with the very Lego™ bricks and guys I used to play with when I was growing up. Video after the break…


]]> http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/video-rooftop-scene-from-the-matrix-in-legos%e2%84%a2/feed 1 Awesome Typographic Illustrations by Tariq Yosef http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/awesome-typographic-illustrations-by-tariq-yosef http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/awesome-typographic-illustrations-by-tariq-yosef#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:58:53 +0000 Derek Every once in a while there’s an artist who kind of blows your mind. Tariq’s style of rendering illustrations and portraits in typography is nothing short of breathtaking. Tariq is on Behance, on Flickr, and you can check out his personal website as well.

Type Face

Faces Is Here

Chaos

Faceshape

Joker Wins

Typography Head

After 10PM

Crow Time

Things I Want To Do

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]]> http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/skateboard-art-that-makes-you-not-want-to-actually-do-an-olly/feed 0 Black Friday Focus on Furniture: The Symbol Chair http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/black-friday-focus-on-furniture-the-symbol-chair http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/black-friday-focus-on-furniture-the-symbol-chair#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:20:37 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1084 Granted, a chair isn’t exactly a pixel-based creation, but can you imagine a waiting room in a design agency filled with chairs like this? The Symbol is available in all the colours of the rainbow (mostly) as well the timeless classic, Greyscale. Too bad the website’s in Italian.

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