VFS-DD09: My two favorite - DD09Jiuk (Jay)

1.
Name: Greg Martin
Career: Interaction designer, Photographer and Illustrator
http://www.gregmartin.com

Currently, Greg Martin is an interaction designer at Ziba design in Portland, Oregon, USA.
He works with others to develop full product, environmental and web experience. In his free time, he pursues illustration, photography and invests in the occasional commission. Lately, he has been involved heavily with film, illustration and design project that kept him on conceptual illustration.
Greg Martin wants to continue driving him in new and exciting directions throughout his own work.
I personally respect his skill of using a camera and digital tools. I can say that his universe illustrations are beautiful and all his works make me work hard as a student and designer in the future as well.

These are some his works...
(His two llustrations with Photoshop)

(A photograph and a little bit fixed with Photoshop)

(This universe illustration is favorite for me)

(His pencil drawing and he fixed it with Photoshop.)

2.
Name: Bert Monroy
Career: Author, Artist, Art Director and Creative director
http://www.bertmonroy.com

Bert Monroy is a Hyper-realist artist. He was born in New York and grew up there. He became a digital artist when he starts use Macintosh 128 computer in 1984 and Macpaint was the first digital tool that he began to use. Before he became a digital artist, he was a fine artist who usually drew with a paintbrush and pencil.
Most of his works are hyper-realistic urban drawing, posters and he published several books as well. Being a city guy, he said that the urban landscape has always been his fascination. Basically, his works are not photographs or 3D. Those are based on the 2D graphics such as Photoshop and Illustrator. As a hyper-realist artist, when Bert Monroy draws, he spends a lot of times to draw every little detail on his art work. This is possible for him because he has a fine art skill and has lots of drawing experience.
If you look at his works, especially urban drawings, they have incredible details which make me not to believe that those are 2D based works. Bert Monroy creates 3D images with 2D tools. Details are incredible. Check his one of the most ambitious latest work “Damen”. He said he spent 11 months to finish it. You will see how much little details he put on his work.

There are some his urban drawings…

(Damen - His most ambitious work)