http://www.bradreid.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:04:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en whispering trees, by girlgreen Among my most treasured discoveries on Flickr are the impressionistic, yet electric landscapes of contributor girlgreen. In particular, the gorgeous example above caught my attention by its resemblance to some of the colour effects in the paintings of German romantic Caspar David Friedrich. http://www.bradreid.com/2008/08/09/now-showing-on-flicker-whispering-trees-by-girlgreen/  Clicking the photo will take you to my brand-spankin'-new Flickr account! http://www.bradreid.com/2008/08/07/showing-now-on-flickr/ [flash http://www.vimeo.com/832162 w=400 h=222] "Purple is mad as it can be both warm and cool at the same time." Treated to such a beautiful presentation, I found Words and Thoughts in RGB an enjoyable refresher on the basics of colour history, science and application. I hope you like it too. http://www.bradreid.com/2008/07/16/words-and-thoughts-in-rgb/ http://www.bradreid.com/2008/07/12/manual-unfocus/ BRADREID.COM remains in a holding pattern. Following the most costly software expenditure that he has ever made in his entire life, the artist is currently investigating the possibilities offered by 3D computer graphics, of which the above test pattern is in no way representative. (I'm talking about the same technology ... http://www.bradreid.com/2007/04/09/48/   Peter Jackson's Monkey Business, (c) Brad Reid 2006 Illustration Friday topic: E is for... Entertainer If you’re like me, then you’ve been ogling the advances in motion picture colour for some years now. Some recent standouts like Yimou Zhang’s House of Flying Daggers and Michael Mann’s Collateral express a joy of colour ... http://www.bradreid.com/2006/01/14/grading-the-film-colour-by-peter-jackson/ One Dozen Flavours, (c) Brad Reid 2005 ^,1,2,3,4,5 Think of this as the shorter, edited version of what was previously posted at this url, the most difficult post for me so far. Despite its apparent simplicity, One Dozen Flavours, presented 'live' as a work-in-progress here at bradreid.com, had an ... http://www.bradreid.com/2005/12/31/illustration-friday-flavour/ - Holiday, (c) Brad Reid 2005 1,2 Hi, and welcome one and all to my first post for Illustration Friday, where every week we suit our illustrations to predetermined themes. I'm glad to make your acquaintance. Anyone who has been ... http://www.bradreid.com/2005/12/28/illustration-friday-holiday/ -Bublé from Babalu, Brad Reid 2005 ^,+Fans of British Columbian Michael Bublé will recognize this illustration as a reworking of the photograph featured on the front of the jazz singer's Babalu cd, a fun collection of songs that includes What a Wonderful World and a swing version of the old ... http://www.bradreid.com/2005/12/25/michael-buble/ -Watchmen (Issue 5, Page 8 detail), Dave Gibbons 1986Colours by Brad Reid 2005-Basically, ever since a lack of funds forced me out of my painting studio four years ago, I’ve been racking my brain for some new inlet – economically feasible inlet – back into the full-time creative life. Such ... http://www.bradreid.com/2005/12/24/adventures-in-comic-book-colouring/