I've been wanting to do a steampunk themed design for a very long time. Unfortunately, not one customer has ever stopped in wanting this particular theme for their project. So when the CorelDRAW Design Contest was announced, I thought great! here's my chance to do one.
If you happen to be a member at Coreldraw.com. Check out all the entries and rate them. There is some really nice stuff this year.
If you are not a member and use Coreldraw. You should consider signing up anyway. It's a great community. In addition to Letterville, it is quickly becoming one of my favorite sites to visit on a daily basis.
Posted by Joseph Diaz (Member # 5913) on August 05, 2011 10:19 AM:
Here are some more detailed views:
Posted by Joy Kjer (Member # 3026) on August 05, 2011 11:19 AM:
Thanks for sharing Joe! Her face shown as a line drawing is kind of scary! Lol. That's some super work.
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on August 05, 2011 12:15 PM:
Good Lord.. that is just Awesome!! How many hours did you put into it?
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on August 05, 2011 01:01 PM:
Well done!
Posted by Brent Logan (Member # 6587) on August 05, 2011 01:09 PM:
Looks like a winner Joe.
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on August 06, 2011 04:14 AM:
Looks like you had a lot of fun doing that-great stuff! I like the ornaments & weights inside the letters. Reminds me of a cuckoo clock.
Posted by Steve Purcell (Member # 1140) on August 06, 2011 06:08 PM:
Masterful work.
Funny thing is, I haven't checked in here for awhile, and I looked over and commented on some old portfolio stuff before I opened this.
Needless to say, I'm more than a little impressed.
Edited to add: Your object manager must be the most organized thing on wheels to keep this work straight!
[ August 06, 2011, 06:12 PM: Message edited by: Steve Purcell ]
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on August 06, 2011 10:44 PM:
Joe
If you could make a 3D model of this sign, display it on your shop and post it on the kind of website only you could make I would bet you would have customers from around the world beating down your door and paying whatever it was worth to you.
SERIOUSLY AWESOME!
-grampa dan
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on August 06, 2011 10:49 PM:
Joe, that is awesome that you thought of posting the drawings along with the finished product.
When I took my adobe illustrator classes I was amazed at how it was done, and fudged at a face with glittery tear drops, it was awesome but the tools are quite difficult to master, and what an awesome piece you've created; thank you for the closeups.
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on August 06, 2011 11:28 PM:
You knocked this out in a couple hours, right? hehe :-) Great work Joe - simply beautiful.
Posted by Doug Downey (Member # 829) on August 07, 2011 01:17 PM:
Fantastic, great to see such good work with Coreldraw!
Posted by Joseph Diaz (Member # 5913) on August 08, 2011 10:37 AM:
quote:Originally posted by Steve Purcell: Edited to add: Your object manager must be the most organized thing on wheels to keep this work straight!
I wouldn't say the most organized, but it certainly was needed to keep myself from pulling out what little hair I have left.
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on August 09, 2011 09:55 PM:
Holy Cow! It is fantastic! I feel so stupid looking at your Corel stuff versus mine! Good luck in the contest.
Posted by Brian Diver (Member # 1552) on August 10, 2011 08:40 AM:
Joe, That is some SERIOUS work! I feel like Amy, just not worthy. But really, give us a rough guess how long something like that would take (40 hrs?) For me probably a month of Sundays and then some.
Way to go and congrats on moving up the ladder to claim the final prize. Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on August 10, 2011 08:01 PM:
Man, that some fantastic work. What'd ya do, lock yourself in the basement for 3 weeks,,,straight?
Posted by Cliff Butner (Member # 5996) on August 16, 2011 05:19 PM:
There is some good work posted in the competition but this design blows all the others out of the water. great job on the illustration. ever worked with illustrator CS? what is your opinion of .Ai vs. .CDR?
Posted by Bobbie Rochow (Member # 3341) on August 16, 2011 09:38 PM:
Wow, beautiful work Joe! How many hours do you have in it?
Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on August 17, 2011 07:38 AM:
I believe all of us would be surprised if you do not win the contest.It looks like Mr. and Mrs. Diaz's son will be going a long way. Bill
Posted by Joseph Diaz (Member # 5913) on August 17, 2011 09:28 AM:
quote:Originally posted by Cliff Butner: ever worked with illustrator CS?
Yes, the last version I used was CS2 though.
quote:Originally posted by Cliff Butner: what is your opinion of .Ai vs. .CDR?
My opinion is they are both great tools. I just happen to be most comfortable using Corel.
Posted by Ray Guzman (Member # 5856) on August 17, 2011 02:37 PM:
Holy Cow Joe! That's some superb work. Thanks for posting it. Gives me inspiration. I use AICS exclusively , but you've piqued my interest in corel.
Posted by Tom & Kathy Durham (Member # 776) on August 17, 2011 08:03 PM:
As usual, Joe this is Great. Only sucess can come from work like this. Give yourself a pat on the back.
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on August 17, 2011 10:51 PM:
OMG......
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on August 19, 2011 04:05 PM:
You see something every once in a while and wonder...who are these people that do this unbelievable stuff...now I know who one of them is.
Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on August 21, 2011 09:34 PM:
Just thought I re-look at this for a time, this is way beyond outstanding. Really like seeing the vector lines sure helps understand the effort wow
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on August 22, 2011 11:58 AM:
That is freaking impressive.
That is a real labor of labor. You should be really proud of yourself.
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on September 09, 2011 07:35 PM:
The whole thing is very impressive. The gal is awesome. I'd marry her, bionic arm and all.
Posted by Sam Staffan (Member # 4552) on September 20, 2011 05:19 PM:
Bumped for others to see.
Congrats Joe! This is truly a winner. Well earned.
[ September 20, 2011, 05:20 PM: Message edited by: Sam Staffan ]
Posted by Erik Winkler (Member # 9040) on September 23, 2011 03:25 AM:
Really really really impressed!
Posted by Dan Beach (Member # 9850) on October 21, 2011 01:47 PM:
I may open a micro brew just so I can use this as my logo.
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