Icons: Research & Development

  • general image update

    I don't seem to keep my journal very up-to-date with what I am producing. So it's high time to do a bit of an update... and here it is!

    some sketchbook environments in pen, a second GTA style illustration just to prove the first wasn't a…

  • GTA Art

    This piece has been created to display (and practice) alternate styles / techniques.. In the style of Rockstars game - Grand Theft Auto. Created using Photoshop and Freehand.

  • character portrait

    whilst waiting for the next quick 2d activity I though I would 'doodle' a face in a few spare hours. Things got a little out of hand and a more or less finished painting have been the result.

    Created in Painter with a little Photohshop and…

  • character painting - revisited

    Seems a while since I've posted any 2d work! This little painting is a revisited character concept that I originally did as a model sheet excercise (it's was posted here some time back).

    Created in Photoshop :)

  • aircraft concept

    A revisited personal project. The original project was a set of different air/space craft finished to a pen and marker stage.

    This piece was created entirely in photoshop.

  • ocncepts for Sumea Mod project

    finally managed to get some thing done to post to the mod concept art thread!

  • Model Sheet

    Refining the processes of creating a character concept and model sheet. all tone and colour added in Photoshop. Initial drawing were pencil on paper.

  • character/avatar painting

    I have finally invested in a tablet :) and this as the first more-or-less finished painting. Created with 'Corel Painter Essentials' and some minor photoshop work too.

  • SpaceRacer - Concept Art

    Finally recharged the markers and got around to doing some sketching again! These images are sketched by hand and coloured in P'shop.

  • quick activityAvatar/portrait

    Well... this is my final painting for the current 'quick activity'. Painted in Photoshop. see thread for more details on process etc.

Submitted by Johnn on
Forum
Work in progress

I've been developing icons at work recently and doing a little R&D in my own time too - thought I might post a little of the personal progress, it's a fair change from the type of stuff I usually post. The icons are created in illustrator. I expect final icons will be cleaned up in Photoshop before being called finished.

Apr4th--
Some progress with the icons, I am still modifying the process and have already planned trying some new variations.

June21--
A few more addition to the collection

June22--

Submitted by Johnn on Fri, 04/04/08 - 9:02 PM Permalink

once I've finished tinkering with the process I might make a tutorial if popular demand and spare time are available.

Submitted by Johnn on Sat, 21/06/08 - 10:35 PM Permalink

I decided to upload a few more samples (see initial post). These are very close in look to what I am producing for a mobile interface I'm currently working on.

Submitted by LaughingStock on Sun, 22/06/08 - 11:33 AM Permalink

The yellow, diamond thing. No idea what it is or what it represents - needs to provide immediate visual feedback about what it might do, ie more descriptive of its function.

I would also play around with the angles, so you are seeing the icons more straight on. Try an angle of about %5 and post those for comparison?

Submitted by Johnn on Sun, 22/06/08 - 2:48 PM Permalink

Thanks for the comments LaughingStock. Everything i have posted in this thread is experimental rather than actual icons (or WIPs). The yellow diamond thingy is not of anything, just an experiment in style and procedure. Hope that clarifies things.

The latest additions of emoticons really are very close to the icons I am producing at work (I exaggerated a little with the last post saying they were 'very close' to the actual items). They are also about the size the icons with this treatment will appear in the application.

Posted by Johnn on
Forum
Work in progress

I've been developing icons at work recently and doing a little R&D in my own time too - thought I might post a little of the personal progress, it's a fair change from the type of stuff I usually post. The icons are created in illustrator. I expect final icons will be cleaned up in Photoshop before being called finished.

Apr4th--
Some progress with the icons, I am still modifying the process and have already planned trying some new variations.

June21--
A few more addition to the collection

June22--

Submitted by Johnn on Fri, 04/04/08 - 9:02 PM Permalink

once I've finished tinkering with the process I might make a tutorial if popular demand and spare time are available.

Submitted by Johnn on Sat, 21/06/08 - 10:35 PM Permalink

I decided to upload a few more samples (see initial post). These are very close in look to what I am producing for a mobile interface I'm currently working on.

Submitted by LaughingStock on Sun, 22/06/08 - 11:33 AM Permalink

The yellow, diamond thing. No idea what it is or what it represents - needs to provide immediate visual feedback about what it might do, ie more descriptive of its function.

I would also play around with the angles, so you are seeing the icons more straight on. Try an angle of about %5 and post those for comparison?

Submitted by Johnn on Sun, 22/06/08 - 2:48 PM Permalink

Thanks for the comments LaughingStock. Everything i have posted in this thread is experimental rather than actual icons (or WIPs). The yellow diamond thingy is not of anything, just an experiment in style and procedure. Hope that clarifies things.

The latest additions of emoticons really are very close to the icons I am producing at work (I exaggerated a little with the last post saying they were 'very close' to the actual items). They are also about the size the icons with this treatment will appear in the application.