SKETCHBOOK

WELCOME TO MY BLOG AND ONLINE SKETCHBOOK


I believe in having a good base for my skillset. My hand drawing skills tend to have a huge impact on the quality of my work and is the base skill for everything I do. Life drawing is especially useful, as it is essentially improving on my ability to break down complex shapes to form an image of what is in front of me. Which I feel is an invaluable ability and a good "base" for all areas of design.

"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser."
- John W. Gardner
Aug 04, 2014
Photoshop Practice - Campfire Troll Original image of Troll sculpture outside WETA Workshop, Wellington

Photoshop Practice - Campfire Troll

Original image of Troll sculpture outside WETA Workshop, Wellington


Aug 04, 2014
Work in Progress Digital Illustration Experiment for KBB Music Promo I wasn’t sure if I could successfully pull off something like this just using Photoshop and no traditional media. But with a combination of the wet media brushes using my Wacom...

Work in Progress

Digital Illustration Experiment for KBB Music Promo 

I wasn’t sure if I could successfully pull off something like this just using Photoshop and no traditional media. But with a combination of the wet media brushes using my Wacom tablet and some custom splatter brushes, I got some pretty jazzy results…

Aug 04, 2014

PROFILE

Chris Ryan / Graphic Designer


Originally from New Zealand, I have left Hobbiton and the Shire to explore new opportunities in Toronto. I’m a professional multi-disciplined designer, photographer & illustrator who lives for discovering new techniques and styles across all mediums, both to satisfy my own creative desires and to advance myself as a working professional.

If you would like to view my CV, have any questions, feedback, or just want to say hello, you can contact me at chris@cr38.co.nz