Pixellica: Creativity Blooms 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 10+ Inspired Wallpapers You Haven’t Seen http://www.pixellica.com/wallpaper/10-inspired-wallpapers-you-havent-seen-before http://www.pixellica.com/wallpaper/10-inspired-wallpapers-you-havent-seen-before#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:38:52 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1262 Spice up your desktop with these fantastic wallpapers found in the depths of Deviant Art. You’ll find the artist links beneath each snap, taking you to the large version for free download. Some are minimal, some are scenic, and some are kind of epic.

Enjoy!

Time


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Unnamed


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Paint Dancers


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Winter Wallpaper III


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Bridge


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Spanish Lavender


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Simple Slinky


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Truth


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Spitfire


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Telperion


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Judgement


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Barmsee


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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 Monday Muse #011 http://www.pixellica.com/muse/monday-muse-011 http://www.pixellica.com/muse/monday-muse-011#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:53:50 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1213 > Atelier Martino & Jaña Michael Palin by Jonathan Cusick David Terrazas Lamborghini Motorcycle Concept Imaginism Studios Bathtime How I Wonder The Jellies Related Posts:Muse #008Monday Muse #004Monday Muse #007Awesome Typographic Illustrations by Tariq Yosef13 Wonderful Nature Illustrations by [...]]]> Almost four months of the Monday Muse — I can’t believe time has gone by so quickly. Check out the motorcycle this week >>

Atelier Martino & Jaña

Michael Palin by Jonathan Cusick

David Terrazas

Lamborghini Motorcycle Concept

Imaginism Studios

Bathtime

How I Wonder

The Jellies

]]> http://www.pixellica.com/muse/monday-muse-011/feed 1 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.

Find More…

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

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In this quick tutorial David Wood (me;) ) will show you the problem he encountered while working on a custom t-shirt for one of his favorite bands, Yellowcard. Quickly create a full size version of the band’s logo using layer styles and clipping masks. Enjoy!

Also be sure to watch it on Vimeo for the HD version.

Pixellica.com — Photoshop tutorial, Yellowcard Paper Walls logo from Pixellica Design.

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Mark Gmehling

Vladimir Zivkovic

Mother Nature Crying About Global Warming

Runolfur Gudbjornsson, Photopop.dk

Webmaster? My Dream Job!


..purely for an LOL.

]]> http://www.pixellica.com/muse/monday-muse-010/feed 1 13 Wonderful Nature Illustrations by Josh Keyes http://www.pixellica.com/focus/13-wonderful-nature-illustrations-by-josh-keyes http://www.pixellica.com/focus/13-wonderful-nature-illustrations-by-josh-keyes#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:10:13 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1126 Josh Keyes is one of the rare brand of illustrators whose work looks like it belongs in a serious, educational brochure, even though several of his pieces seem to have a touch of irony about them. Josh is a meticulous artist, having graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago receiving his MFA in painting from Yale University.

Sketch

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