The Lazy Bulldog

Hi !

Just love the dog art I've created today, I wanted to share it with you right away!
A lazy big eyed Bulldog, isn't he beautiful :)

You can find more portraits and to order your very own dog art at digitaldogportraits.com

Have a lovely day!

Digital Dog Portraits is Online!

Hi there,

Haven't been here for a while... I know, as I told you I've been working on my new site DigitalDogPortraits.com and finally it is working and active :) I know that I'll have to do some tweaks along the way, but at least it is complete!

For those who were waiting for a new digital art, I'm glad to present my latest creation. Directly from my new site : Baster the puppy.

Baster was created using a new technique that I use - Digital Finger Paint. It's a bit more complex than Vector Art but the final result is warmer and looks more like painting. 

If you want to see more dog portraits just visit me at DigitalDogPortraits.com :)

Have a great day!

Digital Art - Retro Style Poodle

Hi there!

Lately I've been busy building a new site.
I've decided to combine two passions of mine, digital art and dog portraits. In this site DigitalDogPortraits.com (still under construction), I will create customized portraits of dogs/pets. Dogs' owners will be able to send me their pets' photos and I will create a digital portrait of their beloved pet and will print it for them on canvas.
The styles of the portraits will be Vector Art, Line Art and the famous Pop Art Warhol style.
I'm really excited and can't wait to finish the preparations and start working!

Take a look at a sample retro style Poodle's portrait that I've made recently and will be featured on the site :)

Well... that's it for today! Got to work on my site :)

See you soon!

Digital Art - Silhouette Fun

Hi there!

I just love to create silhouettes using vector art, it's fun, easy, relatively fast and it makes me go wild with the background.
Imagine that, a plain object, which easily can be ignored without the background, suddenly looks glamorous and appealing. That's my fun, to think about the background, to make the silhouette pop out in an interesting and beautiful way, to create the right atmosphere.

Here are 3 examples of silhouettes I've created, notice the big difference between the plain silhouette and the complete image with the background.


The Jazz Player
 

When we think about a jazz/saxophone player, we think about a smoky dark club, smooth atmosphere, the 40s-50s. I tried to recreate this atmosphere with a simple background, smooth, blue and sexy. The background really supports the silhouette and gives us the essence of the jazzy old-fashioned ambiance. 

Take a look : 

Karate Fight

Karate or other martial arts like kong fu, always remind me the 70s, the glorious days of Bruce Lee or the classic karate kid movies.  It always look majestic, royal and sometimes exaggerated. I wanted to bring a WOW effect in the background. Something that will make the silhouettes more impressive and will give them a cinematic flare. I've decided to use a dark cherry - crimson color, that brings a very dramatic atmosphere, the silhouettes looks absolutely glorious in that background. To complete the scene, I wrote the word karate in Japanese using some filters.  

Take a look:

After that, I had an idea, to use the red color as the sun in the Japanese flag, and the result was very cool...

Elephant Family

The other day I saw a show on the National Geographic channel. A beautiful and heartwarming scene was shown - an elephant family walking together, holding each other tails. I was so excited - it gave me an idea for a picture. I've created the elephants silhouettes holding each other tails, and was thinking to myself what would be the perfect background. African sun in the background, desert haze and unbearable heat would be the natural environment for this family. 

Take a look: 

You can really feel the difference, can't you? :) A proper background, even simple one, can add the perfect atmosphere, and can give new life to a plain silhouette. 

Hope you enjoyed this post, thank you for visiting!

If you like to see more of my art please visit my Online Store or my Facebook page. 

Digital Art - The Scream

Hi there!

This one is just for laughs, It will be very short and sweet!

Just was playing with some virtual food on the illustrator, and my imagination was working overtime...
I was thinking about the famous painting of Edward Monk - The Scream.

Take a look at the original and the eatable parody.

Well as I said it was very spontaneous and just for the parody.

Look how funny is this shirt  :)

Well as I said it was very spontaneous and just for the parody.

That's it for now, thank you for visiting!

Earth Day

Hi there!

Tomorrow (22/04/2012) is "Earth Day".
Needless to say how important is to take care of our planet and the environment. After all, we live here, our children will live here... and who wants to live in a toxic and filthy house?

To increase the awareness of this crucial topic I'm posting here some designs that I've created during the years, and are related to this important day.

• Sketched robots holding hands, surrounding earth. This design tells us to take care of our planet as well as each other. 

Take care of our planet AND each other

• Nature treasures so much beauty, wild life and colors, you got to love it!   

• As the years go by, we understand more and more the benefits of bicycle riding. it reduces pollution, traffic, keeps us healthier and it is fun :)

•  Nature can create some beautiful images. A capture of crystal clear water inside a grotto, turned out to be a beautiful and artistic abstract.  

Remember! "Earth Day" is an important day, but it's just a date. What we should really need to do, is to  celebrate and to take care of our planet (our home...) everyday!

Pop Art - Retro Style Hi Top Converse All Star

Hi there,

Maybe some of you have noticed that I'm very fond of 70s-80s retro style items. It reminds me my childhood and more innocent times. This time I wanted to make a tribute to the all time retro style sneaker - the classic navy (blue) hi top Converse All Star (Chuck Taylor). Though this shoe is almost 100 years old, it always reminds me the 80s, it was extremely popular in that decade.

I decided to make a Vector Art image of the sneaker, and to use an orange background to enhance the retro feel. The image is semi realistic.

I Just love this sneaker and wanted to show my appreciation :)

Because it's such a popular-culture icon, it deserves its own Pop Art portrait! Like any other famous personality, heck it is more popular than Marilyn Monroe (I assume :)).

So I honored the sneaker with this:

Yeah... I really like those shoes :)

Purchase this Tshirt or other products with this design 

You can purchase this All Star illustration, on Tshirts, phone cases, and on other cool products - at RedBubble

Thanks for passing by!

Check out more of my designs on my online store, or visit my Facebook page and enjoy the various art styles and galleries.

Order Your Customized Vector Art Portrait!

Hi there!

Many people have asked me if I could create a customized Vector Art portrait for them (or as a surprise for a friend).

Vector Art portraits looks like that (click to enlarge) :

Vector Art is a technique of using geometrical patterns such as lines, polygons, curves etc. In order to create a picture or an image, the artist needs to pay attention and recreate, by hand, every shade, tone and detail of the original image. This process is quite challenging and takes sometimes 6 hours or more. check out this video.


I was looking for some pricing details on the web, and I discovered that the cost of one portrait is between $150-$200 , just for the illustration.

I decided to create those customized vector portraits for $100 (one head shot, for a limited promotional period).

It is a great and original present for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings - you name it!

If you are interested, contact me via IBadishi@hotmail.com or via my Facebook fan page. Send me a good quality photo (of yourself, girlfriend, father, pet etc.) within 3 days I'll send back a draft with a paypal payment request. After the payment, you'll receive the Vector Art file in various popular extensions (psd, jpg, png, ai) and you'll be able to do with it whatever you want! A canvas is a great idea!

Birthday Surprise Portrait

If you have questions on the subject or just want to know more details, feel free to contact me.

Vector Art - The Girl With The Pinkish Hair

Hi there!

I think I'm in love!

Well... at least I was astonished with the beautiful portrait of Charlotte Free made by Terry Richardson.
Richardson is controversial fashion photographer. His work includes aspiring models, adult movie stars, politicians, singers and more. You should take a look at his tumblr blog, it is quite interesting! (Be aware that some of his work contains nudity and sexual innuendos).

Anyway, back to Charlotte Free  - A young model , with a weird appearance and ever pink hair. Take a look at her photo.

Charlotte Free by Terry Richardson

Beautiful isn't it?

Well... I tried to recreate this portrait, using my new Illustrator CS5, I was really trying to give the portrait a full attention and respect, and to preserve her beauty. It was quite enjoyable too.

I hope that Charlotte will like my Vector portrait of her :) It's not like the original photo, but still...


Well, that's it for now,

If you want to see more of my art you are welcome to join my Facebook page, or visit my Online store.

Have a wonderful day!

Digital Art - Black Dog (my first illustrator creation)

Hi !

As a photoshop user, I am used to do some retouching to my photos, as well as creating digital art. Just learned by myself how to use it, and improved over time. Lately I've been creating more and more digital art, and I wanted to try a more flexible tool, that would help me to improve my art. I checked out Adobe Illustrator, and to my surprise, you can download the official version and use the full and latest release for 30 days. Now, I was so excited and wanted to work with it right away, but... I realized that I have to learn a lot of new features and elements. Luckily my photoshop experience helped a little bit, but yet... there was a lot to learn, I felt like a beginner, it was like learning a new language, oh well...

Been searching youtube and found this series of tutorials for beginners that are helpful and funny, if you are doing your first steps on illustrator, you should check it out... Jream Tutorials

My first attempt to create something in illustrator, was rather good for a first try. Take a look at my previous post and find the black dog. I decided to vectorize it! just for fun.

Take a look :

I was happy with the result so I decided to print it on a shirt :)

Take a look :

I like this shirt! it looks like a dog with a lion complex :)

That's it for today, I'll keep you posted with my new creations very soon.
As always you are welcome to visit my online store or my portfolio on "The Untapped Source".

Have a wonderful day !

Vector Art - The First Cut is The Deepest

Hi There,

One year has passed since I saw her. I decided to leave her apartment, her city, her country, and to come back to my homeland. I loved her, I still do, but I couldn't stand the madness. I couldn't understand her anymore and she just didn't share her thoughts and feelings. A true love is hard to find, sometimes people live their whole lives, getting married etc. without it. I found mine, but decided to leave it behind. My decision caused me a lot of pain, and still I don't know if I have done the right thing.

The other day I was walking the dog, on a rainy day, listening to the radio. A tune by Cat Stevens was played. His soft voice sang "The first cut is the deepest", I finally realized, that she was my first cut. I loved and was being loved, but never like this. She is my first cut, and it is deep. the deepest.

Listen to Cat Stevens

Few days after, I decided to make a design that will symbolize that phrase.


Here it is:

Simple, minimal but says it all.

One thing I know, those wounds heal slowly, and they never cure completely.





Thank you for visiting my blog.

If you like to see more of my art - please visit my online store or my portfolio at "The Untapped Source"

Vector Art - Some Famous Faces

Hi there!

This time I decided to dedicate the post to some famous faces. Using Vector Art I recreated their portraits, and made them more colorful and vibrant.

Bar Refaeli - A Model
In my opinion Bar Refaeli is one of the most beautiful models ever. I decided to recreate her portrait, and tweak some elements, for example her hair color. The change has made her more mysterious and enigmatic than the cute blond typecast. Do you think that this new look fits her?

Charlie Sheen - An Actor
2011 was all about Charlie Sheen, he was involved in so many scandals, was kicked from his own show, fought with the producer, and began a weird tour - "Violent Torpedo of Truth". All and all we almost forgot that he is a very talented actor, and the truth must be told, "Two and a Half Men" will never be the same without him. Hopefully his new TV show "Anger Management" will succeed, and will give us the opportunity to see his talent again.

Woody Allen - An Actor and a Film Director

Woody Allen is one of my favorite directors, I can see his films over and over. It makes me very happy, knowing that he is still very active and keeps on making new films, even though that some of the recent movies weren't very good. Luckily he made the excellent "Midnight in Paris" in 2011, and won back the audience's trust and the reviews. 

Alpha - Our Pet Dog
Last but definitely not least, Alpha the friendly pit bull! Alpha is our pet dog, he is very friendly and loves human company, sometimes too much! He was found in a carton box outside the dog shelter, 3 months old puppy with his ears cropped. Since we took him in, he makes us laugh, takes us for long walks, and sometimes just being annoying :) When he wants my attention he likes to stare at me and to push my arm, he is so powerful that you can not ignore him. When I give him a mad look, he always give me an innocent look back. I just had to make a picture of him.

That is it for now!

Hope you enjoyed the portraits :) If you want me to create your own portrait or to surprise your loved one, send me a message via Facebook, Twitter or just leave me a comment, and I will gladly contact you back.

Make sure to visit my Online Store for more art and surprises!

Digital Art - Making of a Vector Art Portrait (Video)

Hi there!

This post will be dedicated to Vector Art.
For those of you who have never heard about it, I can describe it as a technique of creating a picture or an image using different geometrical shapes (lines, polygons and other). The advantage of this method is the ability of enlarging the image, without damaging the image's quality, unlike other methods.
If you want to learn a little bit more you are welcome to visit my Vector Art lens

This method is easy to learn, but it takes time to practice, and... if you want to use it properly, you need to spend a lot of time in front of the computer. As we can see on the video, I've spent more or less 7.5 hours making the image, so... you have to be dedicated to your project!

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Make sure to check out:
My online store
My Abstract Art, Pop Art and Still Life lenses.

Pop Art - Those Red Hot Lips

It was another boring night at the local pub. we drank a lot, had nothing to say, and we had absolutely no desire to listen.

"HEY!", she said with a surprising energy, "You told me that you bought a new camera, let's give it a test drive!"
"Now?" , I asked, "It's almost 3 am"
-"Yes! now, you always wanted to make a photo session with me, or at least you said so..."
-"Oh, ok, but let's do it outdoors, there is a nice playground I know, nobody passes there at this hour"
-"YAY ! let's go!"

10 min. after, we found ourselves in an empty playground, taking pictures and laughing like two idiots. She loved the spotlights, to be the center of attention. She posed and posed and posed, quicker than my camera. I couldn't handle the poor light, and her fuzziness, but kept going anyway. I was thinking, I am going away in a few days, and those photos will probably be my only chance to remember her, so I have to do my best.

In between she asked me to focus on her lips - "I think that they are the most beautiful part of my body", she said. I couldn't disagree - though I thought to myself... there are more parts that could draw attention...

When I got home I found that most of my photos were far too dark, I tried to save them. Lucky me, her natural beauty popped right away even in the worst conditions.

This one was my favorite - a little bit off focus, just enough to create the little circles of light (bokeh) on the nails, lipstick and lips.

3 years after, those lips have inspired me to do a pop art piece, more colorful and vivid.

I'll always remember that night, especially because it felt more powerful and significant than it really was...



You can find the lipstick poster and more pop art items at my zazzle store

Make sure to visit my still life and pop art articles - a beautiful photo galleries of some talented artists.


Thanks for visiting , leave a comment if you want, I would love to read it!

Vector Art - Mi Buenos Aires Querido

Hello everyone!

During my travelling in Brazil, I met a lot of people from Argentina, most of them from Buenos Aires. As I kept moving on in Brazil, I realized that I must visit Argentina, have to see another culture, to meet my new friends again in their home base. To be honest I never planed to get out of Brazil, I just wanted to explore the country and to enjoy the experience, to visit Argentina or another South American country, never occurred to me. But in September after some emotional roller coasters I decided to change scenery / people and to cross the border to Argentina.

My first stop was in Cordoba, a 20+ hours bus ride. I was invited by a friend of mine

Orange juice, coffee and media lunas

to spend a week at her place. It was lovely. Every morning I spent some time at the local coffee house, with the neiborhood's elders, it was quite an experience.
I tried to understand their jokes and discussions, while enjoying my rich and traditional breakfast (coffee, orange juice, and 2 media lunas). It was funny and relaxing. Simple, but it felt like a dream (I always loved places like that, where time stands still, and the block's parlaiment is active). They immediately figured out that I am a stranger, but I didn't care. After a few days, the waitresses smiled at me, and the old parliament gave me a nod! I've become a celebrity.


After a week in Cordoba, I felt capable enough to deal with Buenos Aires.
I found a nice hostel in a lively, artistic neighborhood - San Telmo. It was really a great place, every Sunday there was a huge fair. You could hear tango and other music styles everywhere... a lot of home made pastries, memorabilia and junk. I found myself listening to a young tango band, who performed in a little street corner, and attracted a lot of crowd. The singer was so emotional, you could understand him even without speaking the language, and the band... it was a real treat to see them playing, the instruments were practically dancing in their hands.

For me it was a magical moment, and I started to look for more tango shows. Fortunately it was all around me.

In many cafes you can find a lot of tango dancers, who will appreciate your financial contribution to their art at the end of their act.

As I took this photo, I knew that I will use it someday to relive that special tango feel. The original photo was fine, and had the right pose, but it was taken in broad daylight, with some tourists around. I felt like I owe the tango more... and decided to give it the right scenery, magic and lights, using vector art.

And that was the result.

Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) was the most famous Tango singer in Argentina at his time. He found his death in a plane crash, leaving his devastated fans a great musical heritage.
Until today you can find his portraits every where -  painted as a graffiti on the streets, in traditional tango places, cafes, even in some ice cream places.

I also decided to do my version of Carlos Gardel's famous portait using vector art.

I must include a link to my favorite Gardel's tango "volver" and to "mi buenos aires querido" - just to get the feel.

I never planned to visit Argentina - stayed there for 6 months ...   I guess it was OK ;)

That's it for now,  hope you enjoyed it.

I encourage you to leave a comment if you wish.

Have a wonderful day.



btw : if you like to see more of my art take a look at my zazzle store.
        or take a look at my pop art post at squidoo

Photography and vector art - a self portrait

Hi there!

I must tell you, I've never thought that I would mess around with digital art or something similar. but I could guess I would like to be a photographer. Every photographer will say, that he finds the beauty in every corner, and that he would like to show us the world through his eyes. Yeah I know, I would say the same thing, and it is boring...
even though I really think it's true.

But today I wanna show you a self portrait, that was existed in my head since I opened my eyes, the other day.
I woke up on that day, a kind of grumpy, frustrated and angry. Didn't have a job, broke up with my girl friend back then, and basically hated the world. I went to the gym, and in my mind I saw myself in a portrait, staring in an angry look, wearing a hood. that image didn't get out of my head, I tried to shake it, to feel happier, but it didn't work out. So I decided, that it will my daily project, I will shoot a self portrait that will be exactly like I imagined, and then maybe I will get rid of that bad mood.

I came back home, posed my camera on some books and magazine (no tripod back than). and took hundreds of pictures until i got the one i wanted. it was perfect for me!  I felt relieved !

here is a peek of the session - 6 pics out of hundred.

And here is the final result (after a tuning....:))

After that final result, I was satisfied and all my bad mood went away.


A year after, I went back to that pic, and decided to transform it to a vector art, it kind of reminded me a character from a violent video game.

and that was the result.

If I may say,  I love both of the pictures equally - and please don't call me narcissist  ;)

well that's all for today , see you in the next post!


and btw:

 If you liked this image you can find it here as a t-shirt or as an iphone/ipad cases.