alex patterson

Question Everything

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Question Everything
Question Everything

This was a design/artwork that is developed from 16 bit binary and is very personal to me. I still intend to get this as a shoulder/upper arm tattoo.

When interprated it reveals my philosophy in life, ‘Question Everything’.

The cubes represent the love i have of geometry and natural order. The non obvious layout of the design represents chaos. The colour scheme is representative of my love of art and design. The CMYK print process combination also aesthetically looks great.

To convert the art back into binary(ones and zero’s)  you need to read from top to bottom, left to right. Each cube represents four ones or zeros. A small cube is a zero, then filled left section is a one, blank top is a zero and right filled is anther one. It takes two cubes to represent one letter. 01010001 (top 2 cubes = Q).

ps pen tool

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ps pen tool
ps pen tool

The pen tool is possibly my favourite photoshop tool. For years i was mistakenly using masks or lasso too to make selections. One mastered the pen tool opens up an extra element of accuracy to selections. Basically if you don’t know how touse the pen tool, you don’t know anything about photoshop.

As a design and retro pixel art geek I created this image. The simplicity of the Photoshop icon with a strong solid colour contrast perfectly.

The pixelation when enlarged, for me adds to the appeal of these art prints. Areas of the icon allow the colour of the background through just slightly. This helps blend the icon nicely and gives a more aesthetic, balanced feel.

Man Car

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Man Car
Man Car

This artwork was created using Poser, Photoshop and 3D Studio Max. It was part of a concept for a video game.

Basically it was an inovative imaginarry racing game that would mix elements of powered racing and extreme sports. To start with you would be pretty much free wheeling down hills with a wheel attached to each limb. (Local leagues and competitions.) As you progress you could purchase new parts and enter races of with different classifications. The pinacle would be an F1 style high powered, high adrenaline series of races. Focus would be strongly on racer characteristics and rivalries. Beating a rival should be almost as rewarding as winning a race.

I have always loved racing games but they generally just concentrate on faceless racing, there is rarely an actual aim rather than just winning against un named drones.

ps eraser

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ps eraser
ps eraser

If only real life had undo and an eraser tool. Things would be so much simpler.

As a design and retro pixel art geek I created this image. The simplicity of the Photoshop icon with a strong solid colour contrast perfectly.

The pixelation when enlarged, for me adds to the appeal of these art prints. Areas of the icon allow the colour of the background through just slightly. This helps blend the icon nicely and gives a more aesthetic, balanced feel.

Wheels 3D

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Wheels 3D
Wheels 3D

3D studio Max is a medium that allows so much. Creating textures and texture maps in Photoshop and seeing them with realistic lighting and atmospheric effects can be very rewarding. Sometimes just a few simple 3D elements and some moody lighting can portay more than just a static scene.

The idea behind this image was that it was a car nut’s lockup. The grafitti on the walls in the the darkness give the scene an element of danger and grunge. No post 3D work was done on the image, it is entirely 3ds max.

Tanned Girl

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Tanned Girl
Tanned Girl

I have no idea who the beautiful girl is in this illustration unfortunately. The illustration was created entirely in Adobe Illustrator. I used mesh gradients to achieve the hyper realistic skin shading.

The contrast of the left image to the right was a subtle nice and nasty contrast. The girl on the left is paler, less overt and more angelic. She has bikini ‘white bits’ showing she has an element of dignity. The girl on the left in contrast is tanned and, although almost exactly the same image, looks more outgoing. The darker skin tone and lack of tan lines suggest promiscuity and lack of shame.

I could have worked on it more in Photoshop but I wanted the image to be entirely vector and therefore completely scalable.

ps bucket

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ps bucket
ps bucket

One of the most basic and simple tools in photoshop. I always loved that it was refered to as a bucket rather than a paint pot.

Ironically, the paint bucket tool wasn’t used in creating this artwork.

As a design and retro pixel art geek I created this image. The simplicity of the Photoshop icon with a strong solid colour contrast perfectly.

The pixelation when enlarged, for me adds to the appeal of these art prints. Areas of the icon allow the colour of the background through just slightly. This helps blend the icon nicely and gives a more aesthetic, balanced feel.

Goodbye Summer Love

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goodbye summer love
Goodbye Summer Love

An image created in Adobe Illustrator. My attempt with this illustration was to try and portray dewey eyed sadness. The idea was that a summer romance was cut short and she knows she’ll never be with the man she loved so briefly.

The muted pale blues allow the stronger reds to dominate the scene linking the lips to the distant plane.

PS Paint Brush

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PS Paint Brush

The paint brush is the first tool everyone learns when they first get photoshop. Such a simple tool initially but so versitile when perfected. This print was an attempt to evoke the memories of the inocence and wonder when first using this amazing program.

As a design and retro pixel art geek I created this image The simplicity of thePhotoshop icon with a strong solid colour contrast perfectly.

The pixelation when enlarged, for me adds to the appeal of these art prints. Areas of the icon allow the colour of the background through just slightly. This helps blend the icon nicely and gives a more aesthetic, balanced feel.