Art and Design in Movies!!! Evaluating Movie Trailers!
I know this isnt a Design post as such but I just wanted to feature some of the awesome trailers for some Blockbuster movies that are coming out. When I say ‘design post’ I mean I am not posting inspirational pictures etc. but it is still relevant as these sorts of movies can inspire pictures to create and the detail placed into movies now-a-days is remarkable. Special Effects have blasted off and are so realistic it makes you think that there is a chance that some of things could be real. The special effects in movies are the same principal as when creating a surreal picture. You still want the picture to be photo-realistic BUT you want to convey your creativity and personal touch. It all ends up relying on how much time you are willing to spend on each picture and whether you want t0 whip a picture and pay no attention to detail or if you want to create a piece of art that really makes the viewer feel like they are there. Here are some trailers that take art to another level. Watchmen, that is coming out in a couple of days is a classic example of taking art and making into a blockbuster movie that really takes the viewer to another world. Trailers inside >>>> (more…)
UPDATE: ‘Chariot of Fire’ and ‘Cyborg Dreams’
Hey people,
It’s been a while since I have updated this but I have been very busy lately with school stuff and working etc.
The 2 pictures above are my latest works. The first picture is entitled ‘Chariot of Fire’. The inspiration to create this picture came about believe it or not by Pokemon. I saw on deviantart a picture of a ‘real life’ pikachu and it gave me the idea that most of the Pokemon are based upon real animals and that is certainly the case with Ponyta which is what I based my picture on. The was an experiment to see how i could manipulate fire to make it look real in the daytime. I think that the picture looks reasonably like a ‘real life’ versionof the Pokemon Ponyta.
The second picture is called ‘Cyborg Dreams’. This picture was more based on some feelings that I have had recently and wanted to visualise them graphically. It represents our desire to reach the top of where or what we want to be but not being able to. If only we had that ‘extendable arm’ to reach our goals and ambitions then we would all acheive what we want. This picture was also an experiment to see if i could make a realistic picture from an un-realistic concept per se. I spent most of the time creating the arm area as well as creating the shadows which i found to be particularly hard. I am quite happy with the end result because I was nearly about to give up on it but I gave it another go and I found my way through the problem resulting in the end picture.
I possibly might be making some more pictures along this line but I’ll have to see how time goes 
Hope you like the pictures!!!
2009 Wallpaper for Download!!!!
Update – Picture and T-Shirt!!!
This is my new picture called ‘Geometric Images’. I don’t really know why I called it that I just did. It has been a tough couple of weeks lately, I haven’t been able to gather any inspiration and it has been very frustrating for me. Hopefully I’m back on my game but we’ll have to see If you would like this picture in a wallpaper tell me and Ill consider adjusting it to wallpaper size!
In other news I have FINALLY received my Tee with my design on it. I am very happy with the outcome and I hopefully should have a pic of it by the weekend. This tee will be for sale so if you would like to buy one then please contact me to discuss it further. (Please Note: I am in Australia so please consider that purchasing a tee)
Please check out my Gallery and check back for more updates!!!!
Thanks
Tom Miatke
