http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/profile Copyright 2000-2008 GFXartist network / Brothersinart http://www.gfxartist.com http://images.gfxartist.com/gfx/GFXartist_64.png support@gfxartist.com en-us GFXartist Engine 1.0 0 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:00:16 EST a-papantoniou Drawing / Figure This is a character I created for a martial arts publishing company. It was sketched and drawn in Flash, and then embelished further in photoshop. It took about 4 hours to create. http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/artworks/133915 a-papantoniou Drawing / Figure This is a collection of fast vector drawings. Sketching and shading is done with Flash and a graphics tablet. They are part of my Halloween series. http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/artworks/133682 a-papantoniou Painting / Figure I wanted to have a subject matter that was powerful but at the same time peaceful. I wanted to express the concept of “quiet strength” which is found at the core of many martial arts. I decided to place a tiger as the protagonist of the image, but in a meditative, quiet environment. Also, my love... http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/artworks/132942 a-papantoniou 3D Modelling / Uncategorized The image is called Tarot Odyssey. It is about the journey through life, towards destiny, as it is described by the symbols of the Tarot cards. The image depicts the Tarot world, a symbolic plane of existence. It is a world populated by the 22 archetypal characters and situations of the Major... http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/artworks/126137 a-papantoniou 3D Modelling / Figure This is an illustration that was commissioned by Imagine FX magazine, by Future Publishing. Since the magazine focuses on fantasy and sci fi art, I took the opportunity to include both a dragon, and a mana cyborg, which generates spells by dancing to the sound of magic. I used exclusively... http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/artworks/124657 a-papantoniou 3D Modelling / Figure This is an image inspired by Roger Zelazny's novel "Lord of Light". It was entirely created using Zbrush. By using a hybrid 5D (2D+3D) tool like Zbrush, the borderline between categories (3D, painting, drawing) become very indistinct. This makes it very hard to... http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/artworks/123290 a-papantoniou 3D Modelling / Technology This image is a composite of many smaller 3D objects, modelled and composited and rendered together in ZBrush. I also did my post work in ZBrush, using the 2.5D tools for color editing and general tweeking. Overall time (including rendering): 5-6 hours http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/artworks/122585 a-papantoniou 3D Modelling / Uncategorized Concept art created with Zbrush, using both its 3D and 2.5D tools. Those creative tools allowed me to work fast. The image took me around 3 and a half hours from sketch to finish, including some failed experiments. You can actually see me in the image, as I try to figure out the maze of options... http://a-papantoniou.gfxartist.com/artworks/114324