Thursday, 18 October 2012

Vector Illustrator number three is.... Chris Dent!

Chris Dent seems to favour architectural vector illustrations... that much became obvious to me when perusing his online portfolio. Okay, here's some of his creations!


Apologies if you need to zoom in to see this piece... it's absolutely huge! Now, I envy Dent's patience even more than Penton; every one of the buildings on this illustration has maximum detail on it, as well as every line being perfectly straight.  I have no idea how anyone can have that kind of patience!

 I love the 3D composition of this image, as well as how each continent has been assigned  a colour so each one stands out to audiences and it gives it life via the depth. Dent has included real buildings from around the world, and like the other vector illustrator's, he favours pastel shades and contrasts black and white with colour. 
In terms of this image, he has done the opposite to Penton, who drew attention to a building by surrounding it with colour. Dent on the other hand, has done the opposite by surrounding colour with black and white. Both methods work well; however it becomes clear that the secret to a successful digital architectural illustration, is to contrast black and white with colours (preferably pastel ones...)


Obviously, Dent's client here was Puma. Again, inhuman attention to detail and perspective when it comes to the buildings, especially as they are all from London. I really like how he has taken one city and recreated it. In particular, how he has successfully achieved this whilst simultaneously shaping it into the Puma logo stuns me, it is amazing! His detail is especially accurate since I can recognise buildings on here; such as the London Eye, the Gherkin and Wembley Arena.

One criticism I must give this is that using no colour makes the image seem flat and lifeless, which is emphasised by how he hasn't shaded at all.

I can take inspiration from Dent by learning how patience and perseverance obviously pays off when it comes to being accurate in detail.


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