Archives 2012

Whether you take photographs professionally or you simply take pictures as a hobby, editing digital photographs can become tedious and time consuming. In order to help you manage the task better and finish editing your photos quicker, consider developing a digital workflow plan. This article will provide you with a step-by-step guide to edit and store your photographs, allowing you to move through the process easier and quicker.

 Steps To An Efficient Digital Workflow

• Begin by copying, renaming and backing up your photographs. Creating a backup is a critical first step in your digital workflow. Consider getting a software program ...

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This weekend, the Los Angeles Film School is hosting events to celebrate Veterans in the Entertainment industry. The Annual Salute is on Saturday, November 10, and the GI Film Festival happens all weekend. On Saturday, the LA Film School will host several competitions for their students including a Game Tournament, a game and film sound event, and the Hollywood debut of student films at the festival. After these activities, there will be an award ceremony with dinner and an online auction at Montalban Theatre in Hollywood. Profits from sponsorships and the auction will go to the Injured Marine Semper Fi ...

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How often do you find yourself seeking inspiration from crowdsourcing?

If you haven't heard, crowdsourcing is happening all over the web. It's the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent and outsourcing it to a 'crowd,' usually an undefined, large group of people in the form of an open call. Using the Internet's vast reach has become the gateway for crowdsourcing.

It's easy enough on Twitter to crowdsource ideas. Get a group of followers to use a common hashtag and seek out ideas for anything you're working ...

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Filter Foundry supports KCRW (89.9) and LAUNCH LA and other industry brands to present LA's 10th Annual free, Music & Art festival,TARFEST, which returns to the historic La Brea Tar Pits on Saturday, September 22nd, with an impressive lineup of musical performances, live art exhibits, Biergarten, Wine Bar and local gourmet food for the whole family to enjoy.  

TARFEST will take place from 2:00 PM til 9:00 PM on Sat., September 22nd with performances by red-hot indie-rock bands Blondfire, Helena, Soft Swells, So Many Wizards, The Steelwells and The Makepeace Brothers with live paintings by revered ...

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Stash Media and Filter Foundry announce the first speakers for STYLE FRAMES New York, a new design conference all about The Art of the Pitch. The two-day event will present 40 speakers and panelists, showcase outstanding pitch art in the STYLE FRAMES Gallery, and celebrate with an event party. STYLE FRAMES New York (SFNY) brings together influential design, advertising and media professionals from both the client and creative sides of the industry for two days of inspiration, networking and insight.

Conference speakers so far ...

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SATURDAY SEPT. 8th 8-11pm

Lezley Saar’s latest exhibition Madwoman in the Attic: Madness and the Gaze. masterfully subverts the traditions of 19th Century Gothic literature and Colonial art through added drops of Surrealism and insurgent perspective.
Delving into the complexities of insanity, Saar peels the Victorian madwoman from yellowed texts and transplants her into the visual plane of portraiture. By these means these women acquire a degree individuality exceeding that of archetypes or supporting characters. Jane Eyre’s Bertha, the unnamed madwoman of ...

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Do you enjoy using your creativity to come up with unique designs? If so, you might want to consider turning your hobby into a successful career. This can be accomplished by enrolling in one of dozens of amazing graduate programs for graphic design. Under the instruction of talented and knowledgeable professors, you will learn how to create an impressive portfolio and land amazing clients.

If you are considering a career in graphic design, you may currently be at a loss for how to get started. It's a large field and choosing a direction can be tough. The following suggestions ...

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For those of you who enjoyed the piece on Louis K. Meisel's gallery in SoHo: A man of few words, Paul Cadden answered a few short questions in this follow-up to our original story on Photo-realism. His graphite and pastel works are part of the Hyper-realism movement that followed Photo-realism in the early 2000s. Enjoy!

FF: Let's start with how you became interested in Hyper-realism.
Paul: By looking at the works of Denis Peterson.

FF: Is there an artist or group of artists that became your inspiration and lead you on this path?
Paul: The artists from the ...

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Today we feature Pete Harrison and his work. Take a break, pour yourself an espresso, top off your coffee, crack open another Red Bull or break out the china and sip on high tea... & let's see what Pete has to say to all y'all (just saw the Hatfields and McCoys)

Enjoy!

FF: How would you describe your art and design style?

Pete: My design style I guess at the moment you could say it was photo manipulation with lighting effects, I use similar elements and the way I work that now people recognise a piece and can put ...

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"Patrick & Chris @ Filter Foundry's booth @ NVIDIA GPU Tech Conf. 2012"

GPU Technology Conference (GTC) advances global awareness of GPU computing and visualization and their importance to the future of science and innovation. Through world-class education, including hundreds of hours of technical sessions, tutorials, panel discussions, and moderated roundtables, GTC brings together thought leaders from a wide range of fields.

The Filter Foundry Team was excited to be selected for the Emerging Company Summit recognizing tech innovation.

Attendees at GTC arrive from over 40 countries and comprise virtually every profession involved in HPC.

GTC is the must-attend event for those ...

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It’s Diablo month on Filter Foundry: As our way of recognizing one of the greatest game sagas every imagined,  Filter Foundry is giving 3 months of Pro Membership for all concept art uploads during the month of May. It’s really simple, create an account with Invite Code “Diablo” and start uploading your best game or fantasy concept art. Our internal team of art curators will award the best PAD with 2 years of Pro Membership. 

This video game image released by Activision Blizzard Inc., shows gameplay from "Diablo III". The epic fantasy role-playing game has been 12 years ...

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If I had to pick one art movement that has fascinated me since my first days in art school they would have to be Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Yeah I know (just one) but I can't have one without the other. If you look around neither can our contemporary architects and artist friends. You can't escape it. It's everywhere: buildings, movie posters, smart phones. People are naturally attracted to the lines both rigid and flowing from these period. When I first had the pleasure of seeing and later working with Trish I felt that natural attraction ...

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Cut your hours.
At first glance, many creative professionals are horrified at this idea. It appears counter intuitive to cut your hours in order to get more done, but this is a proven successful method. It is easy to feel overwhelmed when you overload yourself with work, and you will find yourself dragging. This can lead to poorer work quality. By keeping your hours short, however, you can be more efficient and focus on the task at hand, rather than how much more you have to do.

Give your designs time to settle.
This will give your brain a break ...

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FF: Would you introduce yourself to our readers and tell us how got involved with 3D/Illustration and character design?

Alessandro: My name is Alessandro Baldasseroni and I'm currently working as lead character artist at  Blur Studios  in Los Angeles. I started to do 3D more than 10 years ago, but my professional involvement with characters coincided with my work at Blur in 2007. Before that I was 3D modeling for a small game developer in Milan, mainly working on environments and occasionally some vehicles and props.

At that time I was spending a lot of my spare time ...

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Many people are confused when asked to differentiate between graphic designers and web developers, but there are significant differences between these types of creative professionals. Sure, they both deal with digital manipulation, and will likely both have online portfolios on display, but the professions require various skills and education.

One primary difference is that of the target. Graphic designers are considered artists, and looking at a few design portfolios will likely exemplify this characterization. Manipulating images, pixels, and vectors requires an artistic eye, and the most successful are those that can be imaginative with colors and type.

Web developers, on ...

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Our friends at China Design Hub (CDH) have been covering original design and art from China for a few months now and have shared with us a couple of inspiring new artists. The blog, that features art from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, has been showcasing different creative industries from industrial and architecture to interior and fashion. Their goal is simply to shake off the negative light and biased view toward Chinese Design. Here are 3 talented artists that caught our attention.

Sally Zou
Sally is a Shanghainese born in 1986 and started picking up art, design and advertising after ...

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The Benefits of Online Portfolios

There are many advantages to developing an online portfolio, including convenience, diversity, and affordability.  When presenting a portfolio, it is important to be as efficient as possible in order to both keep prospective employers interested, as well as to give yourself the best opportunity to succeed.

Many creative professionals prefer online portfolios because of how convenient they are to create.  Instead of endless time spent printing and organizing a hand held portfolio, you could spend all of your time designing it into something truly unique before the simple process of uploading your work onto the ...

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FF: Victor, tell us a little bit about your photography and your art.

Victor: I’m a 36 year old Photo Artist, from Barcelona. My college education was in the School of Architecture, as that was supposed to be my profession.
However, and due to the fact that since early years of my life there was always a computer at home, in particular, because of the job of my father and, in combination with that fact that most of the times, in my childhood, I enjoyed playing alone, using my imagination, I started to get in touch with several kinds ...

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A vanguard of the art movement know as Photorealism and proprietor of the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in SoHo, Louis K. Meisel has made art his life. His 1996 book The Great American Pin-up came across our desk and we contacted Mr. Meisel to get his insight on his specialty.

FF: How would you describe your gallery’s mission and vision?

My focus after inventing the word PHOTOREALISM in 1969 and assembling a number of artists under that genre has been to represent, present , promote and collect the finest post modern, art history making realist painters and sculptors in the ...

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Filter Foundry had the pleasure of being the official social partner for Beauty Is Embarrassing, the Neil Berkeley documentary of emmy award winning artist Wayne White. Premiering at the SXSW Festival this year, this documentary has drawn accolades from the film, music and interactive communities. Take a read at what Joshua Brunsting had to say about the film and then go out and watch it. ~MAC

How does one become a multi-time Emmy award winning artist from such humble beginnings as being born in the mountains of Tennessee? Well, just ask beloved cartoonist/set designer/sculptor/voice actor/painter Wayne ...

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Soon Tong is one of the leading visual artists in the world. His craft: experimental photography that captures "sublime images of liquids frozen in a fleeting moment.” His Aquatic series caught the attention of our readers and we asked him for a few short answers to some of your more pressing questions.

FF: Would you tell us a little bit about your style of photography?

Soon: Experimental & innovative. I like to try new shooting methods on varied subjects.

FF: What are you currently working on?

Soon: Underwater Photography

FF: How did you get started in photography?

Soon: My 1st camera ...

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Liam Sharp is a British artist, writer and publisher. He made his debut in the late 1980s drawing Judge Dredd for 2000ad.  He later moved to Marvel UK, where he drew the best-selling Marvel UK title ever, Death's Head II. Thereafter he began working mainly in the United States on books as diverse as the X-Men, the Hulk, Spider-Man, Venom, Man-Thing (for Marvel Comics), Superman, Batman, and The Possessed (for DC Comics and Wildstorm), Spawn: The Dark Ages (for Todd McFarlane and Image) and Red Sonja for Dynamite comics.

FF: How would you describe your artistic style?

Liam: I ...

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Fede Ponce is a 2D-3D artist from California, hailing from Mexico via Canada with scholastic roots from Pasadena's Art Center. His work came to our attention and we had the opportunity of asking him some questions. Take a look at his latest montage of work and what he had to say when we spoke with him.

Click here to see the breakdown.

When someone asks you what do you do, what is your "canned" answer?

A: It's tough to pinpoint what I do, and even harder to describe it exactly because of the nature of the work. It ...

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Filter Foundry caught up with Silicon Valley veteran Brett Lovelady, Founder/CEO of Astro Studios in San Francisco, and picked the juicy parts of his brain. Pull up a chair and lets start with his title: “Chief Instigator.”

Brett: I’ve been a classic fire starter, someone who gets big ideas quickly, rallies a lot of people, gets them all talking, cross connecting, gets all the big ideas out, formulates it, and gets out of the way. I’m not really into tending fires, I’m better at starting them …just sort of felt like the right title compared to ...

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I met Bogaert many summers ago in Hollywood while visiting a friend. At the time Bogie was working on his Music Series. His flat was a bare bones bohemian art loft with only the essentials: every color imaginable in tube form, canvases, brushes, cigarettes, an amazing coffee maker that looked like it came from outer-space, and a 'fridge made for one. With The New Latinaires in the background I got to see how "the magic" happened. Bogie is no longer in Los Angeles, once the wind changed he blew with it but he continues to paint and shares some of ...

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Our team went to Vegas and met with top electronics companies on the CES trade show floor with one purpose…to find the best products for a Creative Professional to explore. We handpicked our Top 10 list for you know about.

Check 'em out and NJoy!

Samsung: Galaxy Note (video)
The NEW Galaxy Note combines an HD display & supreme portability with advanced S Pen, creating a new type of smartphone. Great for the traveling artist.

Samsung: Series 9 laptop (15-inch display in a 14-inch chassis)
Weighing as light as 2.5 pounds and measuring just a half inch thin, the ...

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