photomontage

This ad is really good and the way they use photomontage is great it isnt very good quality but you get the idea of it.

Artists that use Vector Graphics

Mel Marcelo:
 Is an incredible illustrator using vectors to create his work. As you can see in this image the he has used vector and you can tell he is very talented at this. Also, just from the use simple geometrics he has created a great image also there are no pixels in this image so therefore it wont look blured no matter what size it is. Mel Marcelo uses lots of textures to create the realism of the image. Most designers usually create drawings or graphic illustration using multiple graphic applications, but Marcelo usually create his drawing using detailed outlines in Adobe Illustrator alone which brings stunning quality of vector drawings in the end.
The colours heighten the realism of the image and make it stand out more he uses lots of colours in most of his work and most of his work is people. He is inspired by Patrick Nagel, a famous artist in the 1980s - See his beautiful works here - http://www.patricknagel.com/gallery.html. Mels work really shows emotion as well.

Another artist that uses vector is called - Roberlan he is a inspirational from the way he creates his posters.

He is good since he not only mix impressive text art design with a retro-kitsch illustrations but he is a vector obsessed fan. his mock posters selling vector products are cheeky, are charming and always inspirational. His work is very different to Mel Marcelo as he promotes and sells vector products as well as using it. Also, Roberlan uses the vector products well as he has to sell them he also uses bold type to grab attention to the public and other artists that use vector.

The other picture below this one is created by Roberlan this is a very interesting image just like the one above however he has added more colour to the image to create a better affect.

This is what they want if you want to do vector designs and sell vector products.

Image focused designs give you more than just the information about the event. They often feature elaborate illustrations, which help set the tone of the product. You get an impression of the style of product from the initial glace at the poster. However the drawback is that without any bold typography, a potential customer may “judge a book by its cover.”

This is another user of vector which is the same as Roberlan the name is Strong Stuff.

Vector graphics

Is the use of simple geometrics such as points, lines, curves and shapes or polygons which are all based on mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics. Computer displays are made up from grids of small rectangular cells called pixels. The picture is built up from these cells. The smaller and closer the cells are the better qaulity of the image. If you enlarge bitmap images they become Pixelated however Vectors are not made up of cells so therefore do not become pixelated.

Any software to do with vector is called a drawing programme for example CAD computer aided design.

Artists comparison

Jack kirby
Was an American comic book artist, writer and editor. He created a highly successful super hero character called Captain america for Timely comics predecessor of Mavel Comics. Kirby co-created many of Marvel Comics' major characters, including Fantastic four, The X-men and the Hulk  along with writer-editor Stan lee.Despite the high sales and critical acclaim of the Lee-Kirby titles, Kirby felt treated unfairly, and left the company in 1970 for rival DC Comics. I like his work as he makes his comics more nonrealistic to others peoples design of comics also he makes it more comical.  He began exploring superhero narrative with the comic strip The Blue Beetle, published January to March 1940, starring a character created by the pseudonymous Charles Nicholas, a house name that Kirby retained for the three-month-long strip. He then collabarated with cartoonist and Fox editor Joe Simon.

     

Another Artist that is similar to Jack Kirby would be Charles Burns since they both cover comics.
   makes his images look more realistic
However, Charles Burns is an animator and illustrator who is better known for his monotone images (ref; Charles Burns - Monday 3rd Oct).

 

This is one of Charles Burns comic covers.


uses alot of colour and more realism.





Jack Kirby uses more vibrant colours and more defined shadows in his works whereas in Charles Burns comic work he uses more realistic colours. Jack Kirby's style is more comical and it has exaggerated expressions however i think this is what makes a comic i like his work since it is more exaggerated. Also, Charles Burns uses his monotone to create that realism in his picturte and his comics and uses the shading of the black and white to create an effect of shadows and highten the realism of the image.
The way that Jack Kirby creates comic covers is interesting as his drawing are intriguing to look at as they are different to others comics also the type used in the image of Captain America stands out with all the different colours he uses since they are eye catching. Also, the the speech coming from the characters and the signs shown show more understanding for the people who read comics.
As well as, there is a lot going on in the image which keeps people interested as there is enough to look at. Also, this shows action and shows that this has a lot of action in the comic maybe and he makes the front covers to his comics like a introduction so you know what is involved and what the charaters are.


Bill Sienkiewicz

This is Bill Sienkiewicz comic cover.drawing Moon Knight, in The Hulk [black-and-white comics] magazine". His art style was heavily influenced by Neal Adams.
After art school, he showed a portfolio of his work to DC Comics' art director Vince Colletta, which led to his breaking into the field at age 19. The artist recalled in 1985, "They didn't have any work for me, but that didn't bother me. I just figured that if comics didn't work out I'd have done advertising or illustration. Vinnie called [renowned comics and advertising artist] Neal Adams, who put me in touch with [Marvel Comics editor-in-chief] Jim Shooter. Soon after that I was
If comics wasn't he thing then he was going to do advertising or illustration. However he soon got in touch with Mavel Comics. And he then designed many comic covers such as, X-Men as you can see on the picture above and many others like Hulk and Fantastic four.
Bill Sienkiewicz is similar to Jack Kirby and Charles Burns as they all design covers for comics and all relate as they are in the same area of work. Sienkiewicz uses the same sort of techniques as Jack Kirby as they both make it look non realistic and more comical. Sienkiewicz makes his type stand out and works well as it is at an angle also its bolder than the rest of the image and is 3D making it stand out more oppose to 2D text.
The colours that he has used are very warm colours for example reds and browns this could create a dramatic effect compared to cold colours- blue and black.
The traditional way of colouring comic images is to create pixal effect using only the primary colours to create the colourful images which contain the secondary colours.

He is quite different to Charles burns as he is not very realistic and is more comical like Jack Kirby. Also makes his work look more interesting as he uses more brighter colours to make it stand out to all the others

Jonathan Glazer

 Jonathan Glazer

is a English director for films, commercials and music videos. He has made many commercials for example:

Guinness - Surfer and Swim black. These two commercials are quite similar since they both show being successful with Guinness and both shows someone winning however the commercial Surfer is in black and white and has a tint of brown and Swim black is in colour and that is the difference between the two.  

This is the video for the commercial Surfer.

This is the video for the commercial Swim Black.

Another commercial that Glazer has directed would be the Stella Artois adverts.

One that i have looked at would be 'Whip round' This shows a group of men in black and white on the ice and losing there stella beers this is quite a funny advert and has a lot of humour. This is a still image from 'Whip round'.

This shows him persuading him to jump in the ice cold water to get the beers for the rest of the men.

Charles Burns

Charles Burns -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuGI-04Bd_Y  Charles Burns aslo is very simular to David Shrigley as he is an animator and illistrator and uses mostly black and white to his animation as you will see on this video link.



Burns' high-profile illustrations include work for the Iggy Pop album Brick by Brick. His art was also licensed by The Coca-Cola Company to illustrate product and advertising material for their failed OK Soda product.

Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon designs covers for bands. He normally uses mono which is one tone this is an example of his drawings and how he does it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxYwoYylOh4.

      

He is known for his comic-like drawings with disturbing, ironic or ambiguous text, Pettibon's subject matter is sometimes violent and anti-authoritarian. He was also closely associated with the punk rock band Black Flag. Pettibon works primarily with Indian ink on paper as you can see on the picture above, and many of his early drawings are black and white, although he sometimes introduces colour through the use of pencil, watercolour, collage or acrylic paints.

"La tour de pise"

We watched a music video called "La tour de pise" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwhgMGhT-mQ&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL15130FC17DF233DF . This video is directed by Michel Gondry and the artist is Jean-Francois. This video is a song in french and the type is linked together to create the song. This is very interesting as there is different type sizes and font also there were many colours to look at. As well as this, i think this is affective since it relates to the seaside through the neon lights that are shown in the video. Also Michel Gondry uses different pictures and signs to go with the type that appears for example, he shows a guitar on the instrumental to go with the word. The music is a slow pace and he uses the type to fit with the slow pace.



This is a picture out of the video