APPstract CLOSED: APPStract #44 ❤️Love❤️

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DestroyPix, Glaze, Procreate, iColorama
 
Ironically, despite the fact that Calvin decides to embrace commercialism in this strip, creator Bill Watterson famously turned down nearly all opportunities to license his work. No toys, no Happy Meals, no magnets, no animated shows or movies, and especially no Calvin peeing on various truck logo stickers. He left an estimated $300-400M from licensing deals sitting on the table because he just didn't need it. He was content to make the best cartoon he could about a precocious boy and his best friend/stuffed tiger and then just walk away when he felt it was time. I respect that.
He's one of my heros. Brilliant work. Left when it was finished. Didn't sell out. :notworthy:
 
Glass Hearts

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Mostly homemade: I was looking at the work of Laura Horn and liked some of her mark making so I created some marks in Procreate which I converted to brushes. I then used the airbrushes and some of Tesla’s watercolour brushes to create a background and finally added the marks. I blended this with a photo and then wondered how I could fit it into the Love theme. I took it into iColorama and started playing with Deforms and when I got the round ball the lightbulb went on. I created three different balls and then used the Warp to change them into 3-D hearts. Used Superimpose to remove the backgrounds and add some shadow before putting them back onto the original background.
 
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Always find this process very meditative. I try to use my original captures as much as possible. Used Juxtaposer with the latest update which allows you to download images from “Unsplash” which is where I sourced the hands with cherries image. Used “Humans” app from Brainsfevermedia for the cello player and lightning effects. One of my new favourite apps is “DestroyPix” which I used for the long “tongue” and pixelating the edges of the hands. DistressedFX for the filter
 
View attachment 162138Always find this process very meditative. I try to use my original captures as much as possible. Used Juxtaposer with the latest update which allows you to download images from “Unsplash” which is where I sourced the hands with cherries image. Used “Humans” app from Brainsfevermedia for the cello player and lightning effects. One of my new favourite apps is “DestroyPix” which I used for the long “tongue” and pixelating the edges of the hands. DistressedFX for the filter
Goodness! What a fabulous image.:notworthy:
 
Glass Hearts

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Mostly homemade: I was looking at the work of Laura Horn and liked some of her mark making so I created some marks in Procreate which I converted to brushes. I then used the airbrushes and some of Tesla’s watercolour brushes to create a background and finally added the marks. I blended this with a photo and then wondered how I could fit it into the Love theme. I took it into iColorama and started playing with Deforms and when I got the round ball the lightbulb went on. I created three different balls and then used the Warp to change them into 3-D hearts. Used Superimpose to remove the backgrounds and add some shadow before putting them back onto the original background.
Wonderful! I love everything about this.
 
View attachment 162138Always find this process very meditative. I try to use my original captures as much as possible. Used Juxtaposer with the latest update which allows things things you to download images from “Unsplash” which is where I sourced the hands with cherries image. Used “Humans” app from Brainsfevermedia for the cello player and lightning effects. One of my new favourite apps is “DestroyPix” which I used for the long “tongue” and pixelating the edges of the hands. DistressedFX for the filter

o_O Thanks for stepping out some of your process here, Kevin. We have so much variety in our appstract artists here - certainly more than I notice in other forums - so this thread is an endless stream of different ways of seeing/making. Whoever said there is nothing new under the sun should visit MobiTog APPstract :D
 
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