Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo. A new twist on long exposure photography. Clever idea…too bad it it can’t be experienced right there on the spot though. I can see how one day (if not already) there will be virtual scavenger hunts taking place with people walking around giant spaces with these tablets trying...
Read MoreThe Wilderness Downtown
OK, you need Google’s Chrome browser, and an available speaker to truly enjoy this…but it’s one of the best examples of HTML5 that I’ve seen yet. OH! And don’t be afraid to type in your rough address when it asks you…it’s a cool part of this experience.
Read MoreHow do colors affect purchases?
I’ve always had difficulties with color…not to say I don’t use it, nor use it well. But it’s always been a detail in my own artwork that I’ve had to consciously push…otherwise, I end up with end-products that are always just in red, black, and white. Now both in teaching students and talking to clients, I find myself...
Read More40 Photoshop Lighting Tutorials
Here’s a cool collection of 40 photoshop lighting effects that I had bookmarked for a few months intending to post at some point. While I’ve been quite eager to use one or two of these techniques at some point in time, I haven’t really found any commercial uses for them….yet. But they’re really easy ways to elicit some...
Read MoreIllustration demo….via Photoshop?
This sketch work/scribble caught my attention the other day. At first glance it truly looks like just a bunch of random doodling (which is cool enough it its own right) but once you see the process, there was an amazing amount of detail, time, and attention put into this thing. And all done with Photoshop none-the-less. (OwaikeO via Abduzeedo)
Read MoreFestival Trailer
Now in the midst of chaos going on in my life right now, I’m ever more in need of inspiration…not just for work, but just the spark to want to get up each morning to deal with the new day’s challenges. I know, that sounds bleak right? Well, I do what I can to keep going I guess….I have to! Anyway, I revisited an old post I made a...
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.