Analog/Digital Conversion

A recent experiment with a new analog-to-digital art-making process I've been working on has turned out rather well. It is a multi-layered process using drawing, computers, and water.

The image shown at right (click for larger version) is a composite image produced by exploring the following process:

To start there are two images, one foreground and one background.



I then trace the image of the chair as a vector shape. This shape is then pasted onto the background image as a flat, white shape.


The image is then printed in large-format on heavy-weight Stonehenge drawing paper. I use an HP Deskjet 9800 which prints large-format at 13" x 19", and can handle very thick media.

It is on top of this image that I then draw, shading in the features and textures of the chair. Water was dripped on the image in certain places during this last phase. Here is a detail.

It was fun to explore a new process that intergrates traditional fine art with the digital image making processes of today. I plan to experiment with this vein quite a bit.