Joe Mills

The Test Page

This does not do it justice, but I got a test page made of Chicago 2010 made this week. I love it. The poster look is exactly what I wanted for this illustration. I need to make some black and gray adjustments tonight, but I’ll be ready to send out for a proof tonight. I certainly hope this is all worth it…

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Update on The Business…Chicago 2010!!!

It’s been a while since I’ve updated my “business” but school definitely got in the way. Thankfully, I just finished Chicago 2010. I’ve been working on this off and on since the middle of June. I had a different look for this before that point, but I went in this direction and I’m more than satisified. This is definitely my style. It matches with my earlier comic book designs and it is something I have fun doing. The work tends to take longer, but I enjoy the end product much more.

How does this work with my earlier business ideas? Well, it definitely does not fit with t-shirt designs even though I plan on keeping my store. It might work with gig posters, but that is hit or miss. It is not really fine art which is too bad. It really is illustration. Posters…maybe? Most illustrators work with companies and do, well, illustrations. I guess the trick is to get noticed or just keep plugging away. I plan on making Chicago 2010 into posters and hopefully selling them at Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival in December. I’d also like to go around to local shops and see if they’d like to buy some posters. And, I can just try to connect with folks on Behance, IllustrationMundo, and Deviant. I know that is not much of a business plan, but I am building a portfolio. No matter what, I love this style and I can see myself making more illustrations like this.

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Rod Hunt

Image courtesy of Rod Hunt

This is definitely a style I like. Rod Hunt creates these intricate “landscapesk with so much to examine and look at. I have found myself gravitating to this style. The trick is to avoid a Where’s Waldo look. It is definitely an illustration style I like.

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Andy Council

Image courtesy of Andy Council

I joined Behance as a way to learn about other illustrators and artists and to hopefully connect with other like-minded individuals.  Andy Council is an illustrator who has some great work. I have really grown to like styles of work that have lots of small details combined together. When done correctly, it gives the viewer so much to look at.  When it is matched with strong colors and interesting line work, it makes for some powerful illustrations. Andy has certainly perfected this style with his various “landscapes” and dinosaur inspired illustrations. Check it out…

Andy Council on Behance

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Sketch2Photo

Sketch2Photo: Internet Image Montage from Tao Chen on Vimeo.

I read about this program on Gizmodo and it is amazing. In Sketch2Photo, you create a very crude drawing on the software and label each drawing with a text label. The software will then scour the web for images that will match your drawing and text labels. These images are then fused together to create a complete image. I’m not sure how they wrote the code for this program, but it seems to be another positive step towards creating a better way to classify images on the Internet and making it useful for the user.

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Food Based Rube Goldberg Machines

I’ve posted a lot of Rube Goldberg machines, and I will continue to post about them as long as people keep making them. The time and creativity it takes to make them is always astounding to me. I first read about these on Gizmodo. Eat Me Daily has posted their top 10 food based Rube Goldberg machines. As always, enjoy….

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Star Wars: Uncut

Star Wars: Uncut Trailer from Casey Pugh on Vimeo.

If I was more of a Star Wars nut, I might actually participate in this. Even though I am not, it is still a cool idea. Star Wars: Uncut takes Star Wars and breaks it into 15 second parts. People are allowed to claim their favorite scene, re-record it, and upload it. It gives the person recording the video free reign to interpret the part of the movie anyway they want. The only issue I can see happening is that the best parts have probably already been taken. And, who will actually shoot the non-exciting parts? Well, as soon as they create a site like this for Good Will Hunting or Pulp Fiction, I’ll be all over it. For now, I will just acknowledge the good idea and look forward to the final product.

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