negative space, balance, and madras color
My Series 4 - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2005
This isn’t one of my favorites in this series - but more because it is a little obvious for me. The series is about the line between representation and abstraction - but this piece is clearly mountainous and […]
color changed - backs remain
Fielding - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck - 2005
Despite the fact that the mountains and land just stop when they reach the left side of the painting - and despite the fact the sun, mountains and fields all look rather fantastic - this is one of my favorite digital […]
screen shot shows texture, detail, and working title
Mound 2 Mountain - screen shot digital painting in progress -
This is a detail of digital painting Mound 2 Mountain before it was finished, but not by much. In fact, I ended up changing the title after I was finished - the working title is above.
I hear […]
ambiguity and breaking from convention don’t shake essence
Big Valley 1 - Digital Painting / Art Prints - Dan Beck 2005
I featured this piece once before but didn’t really write about it. I don’t really remember creating this digital painting, but looking at it today - I can flash to where I must have been viewing […]
progress of piece reflects development of technique
Next stage in making of digital painting: Mound 2 Mountain
I am not sure what inspired me to take some screen shots as this was in development - but I think it was because it had an interesting look from the beginning.
Without even looking back, I can see this has […]
image fits watercolor paper by design - gives unique look
photo of Art Print from digital painting Mound 2 Mountains
This is a photo of a 13 x 19 inch print of my most recent digital painting. I wanted to show how it fills the page. The size of the digital painting was designed to fit this […]
Using the shortcuts which painting on computer allows
Early Stages of Mound 2 Mountains - before and after fill-in
I am not opposed to taking some of the shortcuts which painting on a computer allows. The difference between the left image and the right image is a click of a button.
It also required some palette development which […]
portrait orientation requires larger degree of back and forth - small and large
Mound 2 Mountain-digital painting / art prints -Dan Beck 2006
I painted this piece yesterday, I am pretty pleased with it. There is a crazy amount of texture in it - which you can only see when viewed large. But I think it has […]
experimentation leads to more textured options and broader palette
Screenshot of painting tools and palette in development
The above screenshot is a snapshot into some of the incredible possibilities which exist for me painting digitally.
There are many programs out there and I can’t say that one is by far the best. My understanding is that most graphic artists use Illustrator but […]
dark enhances light and warmth - texture adds interest to simple color scheme
Sea of Backs - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2006
There are a number of things I like about how this digital painting came out. First off, there is a shading going on which implies a rather glowing source of light. […]
