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Alaska Cabin

by Steve Lowtwait Aug 9, 2010
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  1. Myavatar Steve Lowtwait

    This isn't a new piece but it's one I felt like sharing with fellow Dribbblers. See the full piece here.

    almost 2 years ago

  2. Pro Photo Matt Haltom

    I love all the line work and the snow spots on the trees.

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    almost 2 years ago

  3. Untitled-1 Rich Gustke

    This is badass.... URL invalid though, even after removing the double http :p

    almost 2 years ago

  4. Pro Josh_sullivan Josh Sullivan

    This is awesome. Very nice.

    almost 2 years ago

  5. Myavatar Steve Lowtwait

    Thanks, everyone!

    (The link should be repaired now.)

    almost 2 years ago

  6. Pro Josh_sullivan Josh Sullivan

    Ok after seeing the full shot. Wow.

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    almost 2 years ago

  7. Pro Andy-stone-2 Andy Stone

    Your shot and the full-size are both fantastic. The etched-print look you got going here is superb.

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    almost 2 years ago

  8. Myavatar Steve Lowtwait

    Thanks. I'd like to do more work in this style eventually. Maybe I'll post a detail of the illustration in the other corner as well.

    almost 2 years ago

  9. Pro Mb Matt Braun

    Great work Steve. Did you draw it and then vectorize it?

    almost 2 years ago

  10. Xl Dan Sullivan

    Beautifully detailed as usual Steve. How long does something like this take you to complete?

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    almost 2 years ago

  11. Myavatar Steve Lowtwait

    @Matthew, I drew it first on paper, worked over it in Photoshop, then vectorized it with Illustrator. I hadn't worked that way before but I discovered after I started in Photoshop that the client really wanted vector work. The vectorizing did a pretty good job of retaining my line work.

    @Dan, I don't remember how long this one took but it wasn't too bad. For the level of detail, it went quicker than I thought it would, probably because of the freehand style.

    almost 2 years ago

  12. Lrpb2 lisa romero

    you know i love it.

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    almost 2 years ago

  13. Myavatar Steve Lowtwait

    Thanks so much, Lisa!

    almost 2 years ago

  14. Pro Mb Matt Braun

    Thats some serious skill man. Impressive.

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    almost 2 years ago

  15. Pro Vicious-badge Greg Eckler

    Beautiful Steve!

    almost 2 years ago

  16. Horseicon Birdy

    It's stunning. Did you use any reference material? It would just be nice to know how you go about creating something like this...

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    almost 2 years ago

  17. Avatar Chad Hietala

    This is great! Love the detail.

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    almost 2 years ago

  18. Myavatar Steve Lowtwait

    Thanks again, everyone!

    @Birdy... I started with a lot of rough sketches and researching the style of the ornamentation. I don't usually draw this kind of fancy scrollwork but I've always wanted to be better at it. I didn't want to simply reuse something that was already out there, especially since there are so many clipart pieces of this type. So I ended up drawing a lot of decorative borders and scrolls until I found something I liked.

    Then I drew up the design in pencil, which you can see here. From there, I started tracing in Photoshop with just the two colors, black and yellow.

    almost 2 years ago

  19. Pro Gl-stamp-avatar-dribbble Gerren Lamson

    Really nice Steve!

    almost 2 years ago

  20. Myavatar

    Shot_1281456969_teaser Mining Scene Here is the other top corner of this stationary design. The final product is printed on parchment paper with black matte and gold metallic inks. The gold ca... August 10, 2010

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    Mining Scene

    by Steve Lowtwait

    Here is the other top corner of this stationary design.

    The final product is printed on parchment paper with black matte and gold metallic inks. The gold came out really cool.

    almost 2 years ago

  21. Mp_avatar Marko Prljic

    Love it.

    almost 2 years ago

  22. Pro Mbw Michael Spitz

    Love!!

    almost 2 years ago

  23. Myavatar Steve Lowtwait

    Thanks again, guys!

    almost 2 years ago

  24. Myavatar

    Shot_1282027886_teaser Northern Lights I thought I'd share one more detail from this piece. See the full piece here, in the middle of the page. August 17, 2010

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    Northern Lights

    by Steve Lowtwait

    I thought I'd share one more detail from this piece. See the full piece here, in the middle of the page.

    almost 2 years ago

  25. Alex-1520twit Alexandre Minev

    refined vectors beautiful detail

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    10 months ago

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