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All elements of my work are photographed by me (I do not use any “stock” images at all) and then edited in Adobe Photoshop.
Through the manipulation of images and the overlaying of textures, most of my work ends up looking like paintings (and most of my influences are painters too – from Old Masters such as Carravaggio to more recent ones like Klimt and Odd Nerdrum) but it is in the realm of photography and I consider myself a Photographer much more than a Digital Artist (although technically – I am both..)
I am intrigued by the virtually limitless possibilities that can be done digitally to a picture, yet I always seek to make the end result look organic and natural…..
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that Damned show.....
Some of my work will be on exhibition along with many Dark Art luminaries such as HR Giger (the creator of the creature in “Alien” along with many superbly twisted and creepy masterpieces) Constantine Gedal, and Chad Michael Ward this Devil’s Night (October 30 – a Northern U.S. night of mischief and menace made infamous in the movie “The Crow”) in Detroit.. / …
An Interview with Thomas Dodd - People & Portraiture Group
Our Artist of the Month for April 2008 is Thomas Dodd / I chose Thomas because he struck me as a skilled and multi-faceted artist. We have lots of great portraitists in the group, don’t get me wrong… It’s just that not many of them are as well-versed in two such demanding crafts as manipulation and photography. Not everyone can pull off the emotional response from viewers that his art elicits …
My Entry in the Photoshop Masters group - Thomas Dodd
1: Tell me something about the image .. / “Beyond "is a portrait of Halley Mallison who is definitely my favorite model to work with . In addition to having a flair for the dramatic, she is also a costume designer who always shows up for shoots with multiple period dresses that she has designed . This picture was shot late at night on an abandoned bandstand in downtown Decatur Georgia…
More reasons why RedBubble doesn't suck.....
I stumbled upon RedBubble entirely by accident. Actually, I was doing a google search for “deviant art sucks” (seriously!) hoping to find some new cool sites and found a link to RedBubble through this t-shirt design / There are a few things they do here on the bubble that struck me as genius right off the bat: / 1) Page views and favorite add statistics are private – I think this is a great idea …
