Rejuvenating Old Ideas in a New Way

For years artists of all kinds from filmmakers. to photographers have been trying different ways to bring the past into the present, without (and excuse my attitude) making it dull.  You see it in all the comics turned films and films updating their older ancestors.  One such example would be Tron.  The  first edition would release in 1980 and become an instant hit and cult classic for years to follow.  However like every thing else in this world, it lost its new cinema shine, like any other art it met its "shelf life" limit.  As time went on, those who knew about Tron and how revolutionary it was would still ramble occasionally on  about it while the majority of the population and up and rising teenagers would by now have either forgotten about it or didn't know of it.

 

       [Left - Tron 1982]                                                            [Right - Tron: Legacy 2010]

Then in 2010, nearly three decades later a american movie producer sought to inspire the new generation with the same kind of electrifying feeling he had experienced in the 1980s.  As a result, Tron: Legacy was born.  Although the original concept was there, this director took the story of Tron and made it to appeal to the current generation.  Like any other artist, this one saw a chance to make something truly remarkable from a old idea and made it new again.

This idea has been around for years, and a lot of current day use this technique to create unique and irreplaceable pieces.  Many use traditional techniques to achieve the effect of the old style, like photographers using Polaroid or Holga camers, while others use Photoshop to create the same style as their antique counterparts.

In time will our generation be so outdated that years from now that people have to do what we do to consider something antiqued? Or have we reached a point of succession where everything physically possible for art has been achieved thus far, besides the finer aspects?  Time will only tell, but no matter what we will all think of the past and present and we will still always try to hold onto it.  For better or worse the past is here to stay in the arts.

Sources: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron:_Legacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron#Origins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distressing

Digital Illustration

This is a technique I would like to learn. The first two are Adobe Photoshop edited, and the second two were made from scratch using Adobe Illustrator.  Again, I could not locate the names of these pieces, and they are property of their respective owners.

I have two goals I would like to accomplish:

1- Achieve at least an amateur level status on photo editing, placement, and knowledge of every major tool necessary to produce an acceptable photo edit capable of competition entry. Preferred program: Adobe Photoshop

2- To achieve near mastery of illustration and graphic design and a full knowledge and mastery of the basic and most necessary tools which are required to produce a full digital piece. Preferred program: Adobe Illustrator

Artists Style

A certain artists, under the alias HaveConquest on Deviant Art, has a style of which appeals massively to me.

Here are a few pieces of his work so you can see his style.  (Pardon me for the piece names, I couldn't find them.)

What I like most about his work is that it looks extremely detailed and beautiful, yet when you closely observe it, it looks very low detailed and as if it were whipped up in a half second.  This makes me envious and inspired to be able to do the same things as HaveConquest.  I truly am inspired by his work because his pieces are all very imaginative and minimalist which are two of my favorite characteristics.  His works are real world based but have an alternative perspective.

One day I would like to achieve the ability to produce such artworks as he does.  All of his pieces are digital and well animated in his animations.  He is a very devotional artist due to his portfolio on DA, he has practices and tests that go over thousands of different figures in which he produces one by one in a matter of time.  

The implications of the color in the clean but vibrant neutral colors is striking to me visually.  I hope within time we will learn to produce artwork like this digitally.

Architectural Drafter

Overview:  Prepare detailed designs and plans for buildings and structures according to the architects specifications.

Start Expenses: None

Wages: On Avg.  $21/hr $45,600/Annual

Education: Bachelors degree in engineering; Civil Drafting/Civil Engineering

Portfolio:  Contents should include previous, if any, work experience in this career field, or previous acceptance applications for internships.  

To perform in this career field, the worker must have a knowledgable background with computer systems when graphing equations and interpreting data on a computer screen and a wide understand of the necessary skills required outside of computer systems. (Simply understand the math and you'll be fine)

Sources:

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/17-3011.01