Artist research (1) Richard may
Richard May's first commission was while he was still an undergraduate. After this, he dedicated ten years to freelance illustration. In 2003, he avoided death in a motorway accident.
Until 2007 , Richard was represented by Art Department in New York. That same year, he co-founded boutique moving image production company Wyld Stallyons.
Some of his clients included Vogue, Warner Brothers, Peugeot, Swarovski, Budweiser, Sony and many more.
Until 2007 , Richard was represented by Art Department in New York. That same year, he co-founded boutique moving image production company Wyld Stallyons.
Some of his clients included Vogue, Warner Brothers, Peugeot, Swarovski, Budweiser, Sony and many more.
He is currently working with his daughter. He is also writing and illustrating a story about a cancer-ridden octogenarian death-cult leader seeking eternal life.
Although he no longer works full-time in the creative industry, he still undertakes occasional illustration commissions.
From observing his work, I believe that he is very creative. This is the process he follows to develop his artwork:
Cuts up loads of photos with blunt scissors; make a few random marks/textures with paint and pencils; scan everything into Photoshop.
Although he no longer works full-time in the creative industry, he still undertakes occasional illustration commissions.
From observing his work, I believe that he is very creative. This is the process he follows to develop his artwork:
Cuts up loads of photos with blunt scissors; make a few random marks/textures with paint and pencils; scan everything into Photoshop.
ANALYSING richard may's WORK
In this image, Richard May is providing different effects, e.g. colour, 3D effect and black and white. This makes the viewers not only pay attention to one area of the image but multiple aspects. The colours affect the mood by giving a fun and 90’s feel. The image makes the artist look as though they are trying to give their artwork variety to engage their audience. I believe that Richard May has created several line drawings of photographs and placed them above each other by layering in Photoshop. He has also reduced the opacity of some of these drawings as we can see the a little bit of the background layer through the line drawings. The drawing that is placed on the forefront of the image gives a pop-out effect which is why the whole image looks 3D.
This image has a couple of different mediums in it. It is originally a photograph that was taken and has a black and white effect drawing along with some tones of blue and red. This makes the viewers eyes look closely at the image because parts of it are manipulated in a manner that makes certain features look 3D. I believe those colours have been added to create that effect. The lines that are placed on the chin as well as the chest area are adding a sense of texture to create a more realistic feel. I think that Richard May has created this design by creating 3 separate layers and layering them. One black layer, one red and one blue. Then he possibly dragged each layer a little to allow all 3 colours to appear, also making it look 3D.
MY RESPONSE TO RICHARD MAY
This is my response to Richard May. I have created an outline of my photograph on Adobe Illustrator. I achieved this by using my graphic tablet. After i created the outline, i saved it as a PSD file which would allow me to edit it in Photoshop. In photoshop, i Added a white layer behind the outline. Then I added an image of a skeleton. I dragged this layer down below the outline which allowed it to be infront of everything else. Then i added another image which gave my final design a largie variety of vibrant colours. I did this in order to emphasise on the outline and create a contrast. Finnaly, i duplicated the outline drawing layer and changed the colour of it from black to red. Then i dragged this layer below the original outline and dragged it a little. This created a 3D effect which is often seen in Richard May's work.
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