Showing posts with label surreal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surreal. Show all posts
Friday, November 27, 2015
Giveaway! What's the Matter? Pixite's New APP!!!
Just when you think developers have come up with about everything there is to do with a photo app, along comes one that is a real paradigm shifter. The newest kid on the Pixite block of apps is called Matter and it is quite the game changer, especially for artists that love the surreal!
And guess what - I have a giveaway - six promo codes to six lucky winners. Just leave a comment to sign up. Winners will be announced Wednesday, July 30th at 8:00 a.m PDT. If you never want to miss a giveaway, subscribe to have Art of Mob delivered to your inbox by clicking here.
Chad Rankin specializes in the surreal - his Instagram name is @sirreal and he was kind enough to allow me to feature some of his work created with the new Matter app.
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| Traversing Mercury ~ Reconstructing Atmosphere © Chad Rankin |
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| in the beginning...© Chad Rankin |
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| From the Heavens © Chad Rankin |
These images should get your creative juices flowing...but there's more you can do with Matter. Check out these videos that Chad made.
I haven't had a lot of time to experiment with Matter, but I did come up with this creation. (I also used Tangent and Union in this edit (both are Pixite apps)
Here's a video overview of the app. There will also be another post on Matter coming soon with a tutorial. Be sure to watch for it.
Don't forget to sign-up for the giveaway! Leave a comment below to enter.
UPDATE: Congrats to the winners (you will receive an email with your promo code) Thanks to everyone for participating!
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UPDATE: Congrats to the winners (you will receive an email with your promo code) Thanks to everyone for participating!
Igor
lalaithbr
AlanH
pgc2
David Jander
guenaelle
Friday, November 13, 2015
The Fantasy World of Molly Hodges
MH: My name is Molly Hodges I was born in a small town in Iowa but have lived most of my adult life in Dallas, Texas.
How did you get started in mobile photography? What device do you use?
MH: About two years ago my teenage daughter set up an Instagram account for me, I think primarily to keep me from snooping on hers. This is where I stumbled onto iPhoneography. It was love at first sight. All of my images are created with my iPhone and iPhone apps.
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| Winter's Keeper |
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| South for Winter |
Do you have a traditional photography or art background?
MH: Although I don't have a traditional art background I have always loved to draw and paint. For me there is no greater gift than being able to get lost in your imagination. Like drawing as a child, iPhoneography provides me with that same kind of escape.
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| Trust Your Heart |
Who or what inspires you?
MH: I am inspired by my daughters - they are the subjects in almost all of my photos. I'm also inspired by nature and urban decay.
Your work is beautiful, whimsical and sometimes painterly and abstract. How did your style evolve?
MH: I've always loved Surrealism. I like to create little alternate realities or imaginary worlds. These types of images are usually produced primarily with Juxtaposer, LensLight and TapFX. I also love abstracts - the more color the better. For these images I tend to gravitate towards Glaze, Decim8, Percolator, iColorama and Fragment.
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| Changing Seasons |
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| Curiouser and Curiouser |
Do you shoot your images with a plan in mind for the final outcome?
MH: While shooting, seldom do I have a plan in mind. I constantly take pictures. It drives my husband crazy. I'm always pulling over the car to take pictures of something that catches my eye. I can't pass up hay bales or sunflowers ever and I'm obsessed with abandoned buildings and graffiti. Right now I have almost 4000 photos on my Camera Roll.
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| Wind in my hair, I don't care |
I love images like this one from your Instagram gallery. Would you share a little about the work flow and apps used?
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| Give Me Wings |
MH: You mentioned the image, "Give Me Wings". I'm so glad you like it! it's one of my favorites. I created this image with Juxtaposer. It is hands down my favorite app. For me using Juxtaposer is exactly like drawing only you use your finger instead of a pencil.
Here is the basic process for this image:
- First I loaded my subject in as a base image
- Next, I loaded an image of a butterfly on top
- I then alternated between the draw and erase modes blending the images together
- Once I was happy with the basic image I layered in parts of each image again and again using different opacity to create detail
- For this image I added the extra fingers to the right hand but made them transparent to create the illusion of movement or flight
- On the left limb I added an opaque extra hand in attempt to represent stability
- I probably re-layered these images 20 or 30 times before I was satisfied
- Once I felt like the image was complete I loaded it into Facetune and I added some details with the tinting tool (I do love my colors) then sharpened and blurred specific areas in the image. Last I added a few filters from Facetune and she was complete.
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| Blue Jean |
If you had to give up all but 10 apps, what are the ones you would absolutely keep?
MH: If I had to give up all but 10 apps I would probably keep Juxtaposer, Facetune, LensLight, TapFX, Elasticam, PhotoWizard, Hipstamatic, Mextures, iColorama, Decim8, Tiny Planet, Percolator and Diana Photo. Oh wait, that's 13. Oh well, 13 is my lucky number!
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| Where Nothing is Real |
Have you ever sold or exhibited your work? If not, any plans for the future?
MH: I have never sold any of my images but I did have one published in Susan Tuttle's book, Art of Everyday Photography. That was a pretty awesome experience.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
MH: The one thing I would like to add before I go is, I would like to thank you Geri and all the other mobile photographers out there who have shared their tips tricks and apps with me. Everything I have learned about mobile photography I have learned from you all. I would also like to thank all the wonderful sites that have shared my images. Mobile photography is truly a community and I am grateful to be a part of it!
Find Molly: Instagram
Apps Mentioned:
Juxtaposer
LensLight
TapFX
Glaze
Decim8
Percolator
iColorama
Fragment
Facetune
Elasticam
PhotoWizard
Hipstamatic
Mextures
Tiny Planet
Diana Photo
Monday, November 9, 2015
Painterly Mobile Artist Chad Rankin
Surreal best describes Chad Rankin's painterly style. In fact, he goes by the username @sirreal. If you think the artists in the Painterly Mobile Art Flickr Group are all cut from the same cloth, just drop by to have a look - you'll see a wide range of styles. I'm pleased to present Chad's unique work today.
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| Contemporary Goddess © Chad Rankine |
The Artist
My name is Chad Rankin and I am a Mobile Artist.
In a world filled with overloaded schedules and not enough seconds in a minute I have found an outlet for my creative tendencies. I have been editing my photos on my iPod for the past two years. The Art that is being created with phones, tablets and in my case an iPod Touch is among a Renaissance of Artistic expression that I am proud to be a part of.
With the iPod I am able to capture moments of time from my daily journeys. Those moments then find their way into my mobile creations. Sometimes they are players in a surreal landscapes or sometimes they stand alone in the glory that I found them. I don't know how many times I have turned my car around to get a shot that caught my eye. My images speak to me before I even capture them. I hope they may speak to the viewers as well.
I'm a man of few words. I find it easier to communicate through images. This is why I have chosen the visual arts as my focus in college, receiving a degree in fine arts with an emphasis on painting and drawing. I have found my way into mobile editing through the constraints of time and the need to create. What a wonderful journey this has been thus far and an honor to be part of the Art of Mob.
Chad's Commentary
This image I have chosen for the Painterly Group is a new piece I call "Contemporary Goddess". This piece came about after a visit to the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno. I took the picture on the rooftop while the building was casting these strong, contrasting shadows. I knew that this would be a great environment for one of my pieces. When I create my pieces I use only images that I capture with my iPod. I then added the statue of Venus de Milo using the Juxtaposer app. After adding her, I created the shadows on the wall using the same app. Juxtaposer is my go to app. It allows me to arrange my images into compositions that help me tell my story.
In this image I was playing off that recent visit to the museum that reminded me of how much Art is a constant recreation of history in a contemporary world. After arranging the pieces of the composition I used Photoforge 2 to adjust colors for a monochromatic palette. The next step was using the Glaze app to add the painted texture and finally the Blender app to tie it all together.
Thank you for the opportunity to share my work and for being part of the Art of Mob.
"Don't let reality distort your vision." - Chad Rankin
Apps mentioned:
Photoforge 2 (no longer available)
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