http://lunatique.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, 04 Jul 2008 01:08:40 EST Lunatique Painting / Figure This piece was commissioned by UK's Future Publishing as a tutorial piece for their new magazine, Imagine FX (the same issue also contains an interview with me). However, the version shown here is an updated version and different from the one published in Imagine FX. This painting depicts a... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/115569 Lunatique Photography / Figure James is a friend of mine, and Lesley is his wife. I took this picture when they weren't married yet. I asked them to do a photo-session with me because I wanted to capture the intimacy I see between them. They were very cooperative and natural in front of the camera. I wanted a soft... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97564 Lunatique Photography / Figure Just a tranquil afternoon sitting by the window, sipping tea. http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97563 Lunatique Photography / Figure Linda is a relative of Elena's (her cousin's wife). This picture is from one of the sessions I took of her. It was about to rain outside, and I wanted to shoot on the roof, so I took off the brolly from my lighting rig and gave it to her. The white of the brolly complimented her lips... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97417 Lunatique Photography / Figure Thighs are tasty. But then again, all body parts are. http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97393 Lunatique Photography / Figure James is a friend of mine, and Lesley is his wife. I took this picture when they weren't married yet. I asked them to do a photo-session with me because I wanted to capture the intimacy I see between them. They were very cooperative and natural in front of the camera. A few times I had to... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97322 Lunatique Photography / Uncategorized People in China get around on bicycles a lot, and it's an interesting sight when you see a horde of rain riders at night, illuminated by the headlights of cars passing by. I shot this while riding on the back of a bicycle taxi, with the ISO cranked all the way to 3200 at f/2.8 so I could get... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97320 Lunatique Photography / Figure Wong Yue is a girl that worked at the cosmetic shop my wife owned. She has doll-like features, and I thought it would be interesting to shoot her interacting with a doll. I wanted the interaction to be more than just merely on the surface, but also something communicated deeper between them--like... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97118 Lunatique Photography / Figure I wanted to capture a feeling of subtle dramatics by selective lighting and framing. My wife's got a beautiful profile, and that's was the area I wanted to focus on. http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97113 Lunatique Photography / Figure Sao-Ling is a girl that worked at my wife's cosmetic shop. We invited her over for a photo-session one day and this is one of the photos from the session. I wanted to have a stark yet elegant contrast between the darkness of her hair, the elegant simplicity of the bracelet, and the... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97110 Lunatique Photography / Figure I wanted to capture a feeling of bright warmth--that feeling you get when you stay in bed on a Sunday, and the dazzling bright light from the window fills your entire room. The very shallow depth of field (50mm f/1.4) gives the photo an almost ethereal feel. The model is my wife, Elena. http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97114 Lunatique Photography / Figure This is from a session I shot with Stephanie. I like how the contours of her breast and her arm gives the photo a slightly abstract feel. http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97116 Lunatique Painting / Figure The older we get, the less likely we are to do something crazy and romantic. I've done some really crazy romantic stuff when I was younger, and I don't regret any of it. This one's for all you mushy romantics. Yeah, you know who you are. For this piece, I wanted to evoke... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/97090 Lunatique Painting / Figure I've always wanted to do a formal portrait digitally, where a life model would sit for multiple sittings in order to have a painting completed. Relying on photographs is too convenient, too easy, and disconnects the painter from the subject. We've all done it, and we all know that it... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/44651 Lunatique Painting / Figure The inspiration for this piece was that I've always wanted to paint a classic group portrait of fantasy characters--sort of going back to childhood roots of fantasy novels and D&D. The tutorial for this piece will be published in the D'Artiste book that I'm co-writing with... http://lunatique.gfxartist.com/artworks/41880