I’ve been stupid and overloaded my project load a little bit this week. As a result I will be on radio-silence for the next few days — avoid answering the phones and limit my meetings. If you call, please leave a message and I’ll return them as soon as I can. Same goes for email… as hard as it is for me to resist the little...
Read MoreDaily Figure
I stumbled across this site today, aptly named “The Daily Figure” where this artist posts… err….a daily figure each day. Pretty nice…it certainly reminds me of the early gestural drawings we had to practice in art classes. If you’ve never taken an art class before…gestural art is the practice of just using lines...
Read MoreDesign Process
Here’s another example of a digital illustrator’s workflow from sketch to the final work. What’s particularly good timing for this article is that we’re doing the exact same exercise in the Art 112 class I’m teaching. Class! Pay attention!!!! Mmmkay? (via: WebDesignerWall)
Read MoreAdobe Drop
Anybody want the full Adobe CS4 Master Collection for free? (Valued at $3500). Sheeeit, I do! Come on…the master collection has every program you’ll ever need to do just about anything. A friend of mine pointed me out to a blog written by an Adobe insider who made this little competition where he hid a package at some mystery location. Anyone...
Read MoreGaaaaaaaasp
That’s the sound of me coming up for air. Life is slowly getting settled down with the new arrival to our family. Today we took little Kingston over to his first doctor’s visit. Mom went ahead to her own doctor’s appointment, so dad was left all alone with the little pooper. As it just so happens, Kingston decided to give his dad a...
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LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.