Illustration Friday: Fast, Giles Timms 2009

My entry for Illustration Friday, ‘Fast.’ Created in Photoshop and After Effects.

Fast - detail, Giles Timms 2009
Detail

Fast - detail, Giles Timms 2009
Detail

I approached the design of the illustration as though I were going to animate it. I drew the cut-out character, props and scenery on paper in pencil, and then pen and ink – archer, bow, arrow, tree etc. Once scanned into the computer I colored and textured the drawings in Photoshop and then imported all the cut-outs into After Effects where I set up 2 scenes; one of the archer in the forest, the other of the arrows. Once the scenes were complete I rendered them out and brought them back into Photoshop to create the final comic-styled illustration.

Archer Cut-out Designs, Giles Timms 2009

Archer Colored Cut-outs, Giles Timms 2009

Scene Setup in After Effects, Giles Timms 2009