Um...yeah

A bud of mine, Tim Fressie asked me to help him out on a fathers day project for his dad. He has this old (from July 1954) photo of his dad, and grandfather. Originally he asked if I could restore it, and clean up his dad / grandpa - possibly even as an illustration. I suggested (or maybe he did?) that we could comp him and his two sons, Riley and Liam into the photo. We match the angles and lighting of the original photo in our bluescreen room, and shot Tim and then the two boys. I cut ou the shots and combined them into one final composition displaying 4 generations of Fressie men.

Questions I'm asked while sitting at the Mandaly Bay Starbucks working..

1. Are you an artist? (as it's very plain that I'm working on an illustration on my Powerbook.)

2. Do you do this for a living (Whilst my Powerbook, and Wacom tablet are being used as well as a sketchbook and project notes are also on the table.

3. Do you have a business card. (no) I'm and artist, not a business man.

4. Isn't it hard working with all this noise? (No, I enjoy the chaos.)

5. Do you draw animals (only the most brutal and ignorant, people.)

6. I have a cousin that draws pretty good too. (I don't give a fuck).

This is of course a fantasy. No one has bothered me yet, and I'm insulted. In my insane vanity I really crave the attention that I most surreally deserve for being gifted. Sure I've had a few gawkers, but no one has said a word to me, well except, "Do you get a wireless connection here?". (No, and I'm dying to check how many more views my flickr account has received....). I'm sure though that these peeps would ask me any of these questions, if they weren't so humbled by my presence. Of course there is a conference going on for Graphic Designs (which my company is to cheap to pay for their star designer to attend). And everyone knows that graphic designers are insanely jealous of illustrators. Font this biatch!

Erica had an idea for a bubble gum shot. I had to combine elements from a few different photos to get the final product. I'll post the recipe up soon. It turned out to be a pretty cute shot.