Wow! Is Illustrator FRUSTRATING! It must be one of those programs that once you get it, you love it....meaning right now, I'm hating it! UGH!
Now that I vented, I wanted to say that Timothy Leary is my inspiration for this last Illustrator post. He was a fascinating man with a plethora of radical ideas. What developed into ongoing acid trips started out as research into the beneficial effects of psychedelic mushrooms on emotional disorders. Whatever one may think about his methods, there is a renewed interest in mushroom therapy. He epitomized the culture of the 60's and 70's, advocating for peace and freedom.
I wanted to do so much more with this piece, but my own lack of Illustrator intelligence inhibited me, so for now I put Leary's photo, turned vector, on a psychedelic background and put his famous quote "Turn on, Tune in Drop out" which spoke of taking a group acid trip. The only clever thing I accomplished was swirling the background right at his winked eye....in retrospect, it's not all that clever. I know, Professor Peter, no self deprecating allowed. It does look like a poster design I could buy at Hippie Gypsy :)
Now that I vented, I wanted to say that Timothy Leary is my inspiration for this last Illustrator post. He was a fascinating man with a plethora of radical ideas. What developed into ongoing acid trips started out as research into the beneficial effects of psychedelic mushrooms on emotional disorders. Whatever one may think about his methods, there is a renewed interest in mushroom therapy. He epitomized the culture of the 60's and 70's, advocating for peace and freedom.
I wanted to do so much more with this piece, but my own lack of Illustrator intelligence inhibited me, so for now I put Leary's photo, turned vector, on a psychedelic background and put his famous quote "Turn on, Tune in Drop out" which spoke of taking a group acid trip. The only clever thing I accomplished was swirling the background right at his winked eye....in retrospect, it's not all that clever. I know, Professor Peter, no self deprecating allowed. It does look like a poster design I could buy at Hippie Gypsy :)
Yeah. Hippie Gypsy. And seriously how is everyone getting good at Illustrator? Darci this piece is, once again, remarkable.
ReplyDeleteI really like your portrait choice. His expression is great,it has a ”I know something you don’t” look about it. Sounds like that was the feeling you were trying to portray. It works
ReplyDeleteMy repressed and occasionally expressed issues with the 60's movement, hinder my appreciation of this piece. That said, I think it is very expressive,and conveys a message. Don't sell yourself short, I think you accomplished a good piece here. My opinion, but I say stand behind your work and if anyone criticises what you create, reply sweetly with a "I meant it to be that way."
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