Tag Archive for 'octopus'

Modo del Polipo

Published
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Jason
on November 11, 2008
in Gefilter Feeder
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[via highsnobiety.com]

Black windbreaker with an image of purple octopus tentacles screened onto the hood and shoulders [200x225, 20K]
vngrd.org: Octopus Windbreaker - Black, medium

If I spoke Italian, had 94€ in my pocket and was not so extra-large, I might be able to wear one of these boss cephalopod windbreakers from VNGRD. It’s even got the cephalopodcast color scheme! Sadly, it is not available in my size. But they also have T’s and hoodies designed in a similar fashion. I suppose I could settle for an octopus umbrella (though I’d rather have an umbrella octopus, [umbrellopus?]).

Anyone know of other exciting invertebrate-inspired couture?


Cephalopod Evacuation Route

Published
by
Jason
on August 19, 2008
in Pucker and Bloat
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Blue road signed with a stylized octopus and the words CEPHALOPOD ROUTE and a downward pointing arrow [284x521, 44K]
Cephalopod Evacuation Route, © Jason Robertshaw


Another Illustrator exercise inspired by this sign. Because cephalopods need to know where to go when it rains too.
 

Toonsday: Super Happy Funtopus

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Jason
on July 29, 2008
in Pucker and Bloat
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[400x400, 24K]
Super Happy Funtopus


I came across a short Illustrator tutorial at Vectortuts.com that shows the steps for making a Super Happy Octopus Character. Some of the steps were missing, but it was a fun tutorial and I finally learned how to make one of those ubiquitous starburst effects. Expect me to abuse that technique liberally in the future. :D

The original vector file I made is more vivid than the the image reproduced here. I still need to figure out why the gamma changes when moving from Illustrator to Photoshop to the Web. I expect there are difference between Mac and PC displays too.

Pucker and Bloat

This marks the return of my Pucker and Bloat feature where I will share some of my Illustrator and Photoshop doodlings. The feature derives its name from one of the distortion filters in these programs. Pucker and Bloat are also the names of two sea creatures appearing in a Web comic I am starting.

Unfortunately, the external hard drive that housed my original art work for those characters decided to die. :( I don’t mind recreating them, but having those files would have made it easier to turn out some new panels sooner.