I always hated chores as a kid (pfft, who didn’t?)… One of the chores I didn’t care for much was washing my dad’s car. I forget whether I had to do it in order to get allowance or something like that, but I didn’t enjoy it at all. Maybe in part because I didn’t have a cool squirtgun hose like the one above. I’m...
Read More“Simple”
One of the most overused words I hear when I talk to a client is the word “Simple” “I want my website to be real simple”. “This shouldn’t cost so much because I want it real simple”. “My illustration should just take you a few minutes because it’s really simple” AAAAAAgh. Folks, never approach a...
Read MoreBusiness woes
I get jokes sometimes from relatives and friends, “You make too much money Raph”. While I think in some small part that’s a compliment to the appearance of success in my business, I can’t help but reflect upon my situation and see how much that’s really true? I put SO much money back into my business. I think I put about 25%...
Read MoreBallpoint sketchwork
Here’s something quite amazing…this artist, Juan Francisco Casas Ruiz, does this amazing artwork with ballpoint pen. Can you imagine this? Shit in highschool the only thing I drew with ballpoint was some Metallica logos on my bookcovers. My only problem with this is that it’s so photo-realistic….what’s the point? Let’s...
Read MoreYue Minjun
With all the hoopla in recent months over dead celebrities and how we idolize some of them, I think this artists work was particularly fitting. “…multiple clones of my self-portrait image have been created in order to invent a new idol”. Something about seeing a laughing face that just brightens your day a little bit doesn’t it? 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.