Showing posts with label circles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label circles. Show all posts

Lion - Digital Circlism


Prints availables. That design by Ben Heine
was used to decorate the hood of a Mazda
car. View some photos here and here

Ghost

Ghost - Abstracted art by Ben Heine

Marker pens on paper, quick study, recent project. 
View some other illustrations at this link.

© 2013 Ben Heine
Steve Jobs
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(See it on deviantART)

For a visionary man who changed the world. Read a complete obituary on The Guardian: "Computing entrepreneur and inventor, and the co-founder, chairman and recognisable face of Apple". This portrait is only made with "flat circles" on a black background. Every circle has a single color, a single tone and a single size. I placed each circle one by one. It's a time consuming method. See the entire Digital Circlism album.

Two details:
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Work in progress:
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(See it on deviantART)

OK, I know, this looks weird... :) I just needed to relax while working on a more serious portrait of Steve Jobs, so I made that one quickly. (You can also view the work in progress here).

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Marilyn Monroe's portrait made with thousands of flat circles (each circle was placed individually on a black background). It took me almost one week of intense work... Please see 3 details below. I love Marilyn, I think she was one of the most sensual women in the world.
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I applied each grey circle individually on a black background. The whole portrait took me several days of work (please, also see the making).

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) was a British musician, best known as the lead vocalist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range.

Leopard
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(click on any image to enlarge)
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This is another circlist creation. I wanted it to look a bit "wilder" than my previous circlist works. I digitally applied each circle on a black background (I made them appear wider, so it was a bit faster than usual) and I didn't really pay attention to symmetry or details.

More info on my circlist paintings can be found HERE




FYI, the original version of this image is huge (11 000 pixels wide, 300 dpi). If you wish to have any more information, if you simply want to download and own the original version of this work or if you even want to have your own face portrayed in this style, please contact info@theartistery.com

Slideshow of the Week
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"Digital Circlism" is a new technique I'm developing. I'm gonna make many other portraits in this style.

You might ask, what exactly is Digital Circlism ? This is a modern artistic expression, a mix between Pop Art and Pointillism. It is made with digital tools (this is just a personal definition).

In my opinion, the most important thing to focus on before starting that kind of project is to understand the dynamic movement of someone's face. I usually paint each circle individually on a black surface with a sharp round brush in Photoshop CS4 (it could be any other graphics creation software).

It is also essential to pay attention on the aspect of each circle (changing slightly the size and color for every circle is always better). That's the difficult part, because there can be several thousands circles in a single portrait. It has to be done with harmony, according to the main lines and dynamism of the subject represented.

I usually make bigger circles in the lighter areas of the subject and smaller circles in the darker places. This gives more volume and a 3D illusion. There is no limit, it's a new technique and I think there is much more to do with it.

Remembering what I am
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That was another time consuming project...
This is a digital work but totally handmade

I painted each circle individually on a black
surface. I made a quick preparatory sketch
first (you can see it in the "making of" below)

Click to enlarge...
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Touch My Outside Skin
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By Peter S. Quinn

Touch my outside skin
Trying to reach the bone
I'm everything within
Structured by my tone
Nothing much of difference
From someone like you
Give me and my ways a chance
Make my life come thru

Like a day that’s going by
So is everything going
Flying low and flying high
Inside each track showing
Answers coming to reward
Within days new choice
That we know will start
To surrender its rejoice

(Read the full poem)

Thanks for writing this Peter!

© 2010 - Ben Heine