Thursday, August 16, 2012

Welcome!



My name is Juston and I am a self-taught artist from Pennsylvania. As an artist I am often inspired by other artists or like-minded people. To see beautiful works others have created brings joy to my life. There are many dedicated people out there that put every ounce of themselves into what they do from illustrators to character designers, sculptors to graphic artists and the list goes on. I must admit, I am not as dedicated but I appreciate the amount of time and hard work other people have poured into their craft.

One aspect of art that I am really drawn to is fanart or cover art. Cover art in this context refers to the remaking or revamping of someone else’s work. Here is an awesome blog that is dedicated to comic book covers that have been covered. Remakes and Revamps is a blog that will explore the idea of redoing. My goal with this blog is to post images that I would like to see redone by [you] the reader and to challenge you (and myself) as well.

As I stated I like fanart so from time to time I will post a character that I would like to see redrawn with a fresh new take. Awhile back I decided to reinterpret the beloved cat Garfield by Jim Davis

This is one of Jim's versions



The two below are mine. The left one was inspired by UMINGA and the right was done to explore techniques I learned in a two week Renaissance drawing class. Okay, they're not the best drawings but remember I said, "I must admit, I am not as dedicated..."




Another area that I love is graphic design. There are several books on the topic in my personal library and I have read many articles about it too. I am not a graphic designer myself but I have done some freelance work in the field. Why tell you this? Because, some of my posts, possibly the majority of them will be of business signs and logos that in my opinion could be tweaked.  

This blog will hopefully inspire artists, from beginners to professionals and from all backgrounds to challenge themselves and possibly inspire others to do the same. I am looking forward to seeing what wonderful remakes and revamps this blog inspires. 

This blog is intended for educational and personal use only. All images, designs, trademarks, and copyrights are property of their respective owners

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