So we went to this auto car show yesterday. This time we were actually on a mission. Our current far lease comes up this Summer so were on the market for the next car. Figured this car show to be a good opportunity to scope out all the potential cars we like before we hit the dealers. I think I might be hitting an early mid life crisis because I really...
Read MoreStolen Scream
Just a little story about copyrights for all my designer friends and students. Makes you think a little bit. I’ve certainly accumulated my share of personal images I’ve posted online over the years. Nothing that I think would haunt me if I were to ever run for President or something, but certainly it’d be nice to think that if anyone were...
Read MoreScrew Art
“Screw Art”?! Pun intended. This piece of 3D looking art was created by a gentleman named Andrew Myers who apparently takes thousands of screws and…err…screws them into plywood, and then paints over the heads to get this effect. I’ve seen similar demonstrations of patience before using everything from pencil tips, to crayons....
Read MoreStudent work in Illustrator – Spring 2011
They keep getting better every year, here’s a sample of some of the student work from this Spring semester’s Art 112 class in Illustrator CS5… It’s an unusual semester, I seem to have a lot stronger interest and talent in Illustration this time around than I have for Photoshop. I’m not used to this, I’m going to have to...
Read MoreWhat I’m reading
Been caught up the past week reading (yes, reading), the Ozzy autobiography called “I am Ozzy”. I can’t put it down. I’m actually spending whatever break I have reading the darn thing…which is great. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been engrossed in a good book just to take my mind off of things. Don’t ask me...
Read MoreAbout Me
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.