Brettus 2009
Black pen on photocopy paper.
Coloured in Adobe Illustrator.
The fourth in my series for the Happy challenge.
At the moment a lot of things seem to be clicking into place making me feel quite chuffed with life.
I would pretty much rate myself at 9 out of 10 for happiness in 2009.
This is as close I can get to real colouring in Illustrator, including my permanent Homer Simpson 5 o’clock shadow.
I think I’m gonna work on this over the next week or so and do some digital colouring to make a few different versions. I’ll upload them all as they are created. The one with the most favourable comments will be my final entry.
So please, all feedback would be very welcome.
I saw Stefan Sagmeister give a lecture at my university about 4 years ago and it was quite inspirational. His work is awesome and it’d be wonderful to be a part of anything he created!
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Pilgrim
This has made me smile, Not sure if you are happy but I am a little bit more from seeing it.
brettus replied
Thanks Pilgrim!! I am definitely happy, even though it doesn’t necessarily look it in the illustration. The picture probably looks about a 5.
Karin Taylor
Brett, i love the calm colours and the light upon your face, a really lovely look….i see you daydreaming and really in a place of peace and quiet content. Absolutely representative of a 9….for me, this is the one. I love the others also, but these are my favourite calming colours of the ocean, it’s fresh, alive and beautiful…congratulations – great work!
brettus replied
Thanks Karin! Your feedback really means a lot! It’s definitely gonna stay my entry in the challenge now : )
MuscularTeeth
awesome work here man.
brettus replied
Thanks MT! Once again, there is no greater compliment than that from one whose work you admire. Cheers!
MuscularTeeth
hey im honored you like my work, though i think your a damn site more talented than i.
brettus replied
Ha! You’re just being too modest now : ) But seriously, I think “artists” are always most critical of their own work and self worth. There is ALWAYS someone a lot more talented than any particular individual, eh?
MuscularTeeth
very very true!
Sonia de Maced...
out of the three, definitely my favourite. more powerful i think. very alive. very good rendering of lights and shadows. i wish i could draw ;-)
brettus replied
Thanks Sonia. I used to draw a lot, but recent years has seen me become a slave to the computer. This is actually the first freehand drawing I have done for quite some time – no sketches, just straight up pen on paper. The closer I got to finishing it, the more scared I was that I was going to cock it up . . .
Sonia de Maced...
well that just proves how talented you are, no practice and you haven’t lost it he! that’s the thing with computers, we take less risks – cock up, apple Z… cheers to your courage, hope you get featured in Sagmeister’s work ;-)
brettus
Ha! Sometimes I really find myself looking for the apple Z in real life! : )
vrangnarr
NICE!
brettus replied
Thankyou very much!
CheriesArt
Excellent work Brett, love this one!
brettus replied
Thanks Cherie!
Adam Gormley
Fantastic work here, love your attention to detail!!
brettus replied
Cheers, mate!
MrDigital
Love the simulation of different shadows with the cross hatching, great stuff!
Tadoette
great art!
bronbennie
absolutely terrific!