MEDINA Rendition

Medina my dude...

I am a big fan of his music.....

*right hand over my brow*

Check him out here: MEDINA 

Untitled

Charcoal/free-hand

Nasty Nas Rendition 2

Charcoal

I am infatuated with this picture of Nas.
I enjoyed working on it.

Hey, Jedi! Thank you!

KHEMETIC GODDESS

DESIGNER'S NOTE:  One of my ongoing assignments is to do the editing and text treatment for visual artist Gabrielle Berwick's blog-Portfolio. This requires making the best decisions that will complement her unique artistry.

In this assignment - i pen tooled out the "Khemetic Goddess" in CS4 Photoshop and laid it against a plain white background. I complimented the art piece by then adding khemetic text (hieroglyphics) to the all white background and lowered the opacity. For the main text "KHEMETIC GODDESS" i borrowed from the darker charcoal color in the drawing for color treatment (straight black would have taken away from the natural charcoal feel of the art piece in my opinion).

After treating the original drawing with some effects to lift the drawing off the page, i laid it over the khemetic text background. To close it out I went with a thick font to fill out the page, as well as to add emphasis to the Khemetic Goddess theme.

It's always a pleasure and an inspiration working behind Gabrielle. Her work motivates you.

THE PROCESS FLOW:

M. Anthony aka B. Divine
interactiveMEDIA & webDESIGN
www.manthonyDESIGN.blogspot.com

CHRISTOPHER WALLACE Rendition

Another charcoal piece....

Im really digging this piece..
I really liked the picture...

Blaq! 2hrs/40minutes

Nasty Nas Rendition

This is also a charcoal piece..
.
I was asked how long do
these normally take to complete...

(Soo Blaq, this took 2hrs/30min.)

negativeSPACE!

at times life experiences take you on a roller coaster... and you MUST be prepared to ride...
 i don't think there are words able to describe... and this short film is just 1% of a single thought of her.

in my eyes - Neferu (Gabrielle) is ART.  she's a phenomenon as well as the LOVE in my life.


she's a dedicated artist in everything she do.  over the ump-teen years of knowing her our connection has taught me the true existence of passion.

her art and existence is deeply appreciated and a contribution to the world.

Sincere,


-B. Divine
360 Divine Films
www.manthonydesign.blogspot.com
www.borndivine360.blogspot.com

LoversRock | ComfortWoman

Another charcoal piece....

This piece was one of my sit down and sketch as fast as I can sketches..(No, I did not time it).

Sketching Born being Born... always working, always grinding, - listening to Sade and Meshell Ndegeocello...

Born is inspiration!

SMOKN!

Charcoal.... As you can see, Im loving it.....

This is freehand, no pictures, no model....

Women are beautiful, I try my best to let

everyone that view my pieces of women,

SEE how beautiful we are...

She fine aint she?

OMEN Rendition

I love stippling...
Stippling is to draw, engrave, or paint in dots
or short strokes. This stipple piece is done in all dots.

The individual in this piece is OMEN, a friend, artist and fellow blogger,
his music is dope and his blogspot is inspiring..
Check him out at: http://www.dopartacademy.com/
Ofcourse there will be more pieces like this...
Im proud of this piece.

Jay Z Rendition

click on image for a larger view

This is my first portrait charcoal piece.
I am happy that I finally tackled the fear behind doing
this piece. My fellow artists always got on me about doing
charcoal and now I see why... The results are more crisp,
realistic and has depth. There will be more of these to come.
I loved the challenge....