The Latest Information in the Digital Art World of Chris Nielsen
MAJOR CONTEST BELOW! READ ON...
June 25, 2008 - I am still plugging away at my Adobe Creative Suite Training DVDs this summer!
So far, I have recorded over 600 individual lesson videos just for Illustrator CS3.
I am now working on the training videos for Photoshop CS3. It is a long process,
but I will have everything done by the end of the summer, just in time for the
Fall 2008 Semester to begin. I am currently testing them out in my summer
school class over at Orange Coast College... so, stay tuned!
March 1, 2008 - I just got my copies of the Northwest Edition, March issue of QuickThrottle Magazine.
This is the one with the GLORY STOMPER portrait of the cover! Fu#@ing awesome printing!
Here is a shot of the cover. Let me know what you think of it... honestly.
February 24, 2008 - Well, the release party for the Premiere Issue of ChopperHead in its
new, larger format was a blast. AND, we found out that the issue was already on the shelves
at a local Barnes & Noble that night! It wasn't supposed to be release until March 4th!
So, a couple of us went down the street to check it out and... there it was!!! Totally cool.
GO PICK UP YOUR COPY TODAY - Available at your local BARNES & NOBLE.
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February 22, 2008 - I just got the email from Mike Dalgaard at QuickThrottle Magazine.
They will be using the GLORY STOMPER Illustration for the cover art for the March Issue.
Many, many thanks to Mike and his wife, Nancy, for believing in my work so much!
(They always do a great job with my work, so I can't wait to check it out... again!)
February 20, 2008 - OK, I am just really excited about the next motorcycle portrait I am doing,
that I decided (against my better judgement) to post a preview of the work in progress so far...
KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR MORE UPDATES AS THE PROGRESS CONTINUES...
MAJOR CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!
When I am done with the "Screaming Death" Print
you see below, I will be having a contest where you can
Email me with your guess for the total amount of
anchor points in this Print and, if you are the closest,
you will win a signed, 15X20 "Fade"print!
(That is... of course, whenever I finish the damn thing!)
NUMBER OF ANCHOR POINTS SO FAR IN THE PIC BELOW?: Screw that! No Hints!!!
November 28, 2007 - This has been a very productive year... at least for publishing my work.
To date, this year, my work has been the cover illustration for 4 different magazine issues AND
I got 3 featured pages in the Illustrator CS3 WOW! Book. Not bad, but I want more!!!
Now I have a goal (a total if you will) to beat in 2008. Stay tuned...
November 26, 2007 - I just got an email last night from Beth Silva. She is the Art Director
for a Trade Publication called "Dealer News". It is a magazine marketed to all the power
sports dealers in that industry... you know, motorcycle dealers, Sea-Doos, Jetskis, boats, etc...
They will be using my portrait of the "DUCATI" print for their December Cover issue.
The December issue typically showcases one of the most successful industry dealers,
but this year, since she really liked the DUCATI Print, she wanted to use that shot for
this year's cover. She found my website on some random search for motorcycle art.
I think the cover came out great... here it is. Let me know what you think!
November 25, 2007 - I have FINALLY finished my Print of Matt Hotch's "CHINGON" Bike!
(Here is the final image preview... Of course, you can also go to the Motorcycle Art Page
and Click on the CHINGON Thumbnail to check out the Print Page for more info.
(And for God's Sake, don't forget to Click on the ZOOMIFY link below the image
thumbnail so you can zoom in on all the details of this amazing print!)
October 31, 2007 - Well, it is official now... I am on MySpace!
You can find my page at: www.myspace.com/pentoolart
(Click on the PICS Link to check out my portfolio of Motorcycle
illustration work on MySpace as well as seeing it all on this site...)
September 5, 2007 - After spending most of this past summer learning all the new features of the CS3 Applications,
I am getting back to work on my motorcycle portrait art in Illustrator CS3.
I experimented with the New Simplify Dialog Box... It now gives you a reading of all the anchor points in your file!
With that in mind, I opened up each of my motorcycle portraits and counted all the anchor points in each one:
HERE'S THE RESULTS:
RED CHROME - 103,961 Anchor Points
THE DUCATI - 61,215 Anchor Points
THE GLORY STOMPER - 120,426 Anchor Points
RED INDIAN - 101,804 Anchor Points
REVENGE - 37,861 Anchor Points
SUPER STOCK - 127,885 Anchor Points
V-LUX - 52,512 Anchor Points
AWHOLELOTTAORANGE - 58,874 Anchor Points
THE CRYPT - 104,123 Anchor Points
DEATH RAY - 49,726 Anchor Points
CHINGON - 173,867 Anchor Points (a record for my work so far!)