Artist Information:
Tom Tate
Gilbert, AZ
United States
Member Since: May 2006
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Artist Statement:
The pictures in this
portfolio are “Digital
Woodcuts”. They are like wood
engravings, only created on
the computer… that is a much
more forgiving, tool than the
gouge and woodblock. Beginning
with a pencil and paper (no
computer has improved these
tools!), I scan my drawings
into Photoshop. Next, using
other software (Adobe
Illustrator and Corel Painter)
the picture is ‘cut’ like an
engraving applying areas of
black and then ‘painting’ over
in white to give it the
appearance of a genuine
woodcut. Using layers, color
is added and similarly ‘cut’
away. The final picture can be
saved in various formats,
depending on how the art will
be used.
The artworks shown are
illustrations from a series of
stories, which I call “FAIRLY
TALES”. They are like Fairy
Tales, but not quite. They are
stories about “MYTHLES” which
are like Myths, but not quite.
And their adventures are
played out in “MYTHLEWILD”,
which is a wilderness, wild
and remote…only to those
without dreams.
Fables and myths are
favorite sources for my
illustrations. Like Peter Pan,
I just never broke free of
their spell, and thankfully
have remained a child at
heart. My creations sprang to
life from the margins...
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Tom Tate's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Tom Tate's Portfolio. Browse Tate's body of work: The pictures in this portfolio are “Digital Woodcuts”. They are like wood engravings, only created on the computer… that is a much more forgiving, tool than the gouge and woodblock. Beginning with a pencil and paper (no computer has improved these tools!), I scan my drawings into Photoshop. Next, using other software (Adobe Illustrator and Corel Painter) the picture is ‘cut’ like an engraving applying areas of black and then ‘painting’ over in white to give it the appearance of a genuine woodcut. Using layers, color is added and similarly ‘cut’ away. The final picture can be saved in various... |
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