Frank Juval Studio

Digital Painting: Untitled 01

Frank — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:17:14 +0000

This is my first in a series of digital paintings that explores colors and their relationships.

I’ve always loved color but never really delved into it as much as I should. This project gives me the chance to explore color and look for relationships that work.

Why digital? It’s cheap. I don’t have to go out and buy paints and brushes whenever I’m low on paint or brushes wear out.

With that said, I still paint traditionally as well. Just not as much as I would like and not at the scale I want (i.e. big). There’s also the question of storage. Not sure where I’d keep all my canvases. We don’t have much storage space at home and I can’t afford to rent storage space at this time.

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Untitled 01

Graffiti on Cardboard

Frank — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:31:21 +0000

I’ve always loved graffiti but never did much of it. Back in 1984 when break dancing was big I used to draw for all my classmates (6th grade?). I would illustrate people in all sorts of break dancing moves, along with graffiti as background or do their names in graffiti.

But my focus was still animation so I eventually left graffiti behind.

Now that animation is no longer the focus and I can create freely, graffiti has caught my interest again. It’s fun and yet another avenue of exploration for me.

My interest was peaked after watching the documentaries Exit Thru the Gift Shop, Beautiful Losers, and Bomb It.

As much as print and digital design have been an influence on me, I’ve been wanting to do more hand made/organic work. I guess after years of creating so much work that’s crisp, structured, and clean, I want to break away and color outside the lines. Although there’s something to structure and clean lines that I still love. Hence the type over the work.

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Sketchbook Doodles

Frank — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:28:14 +0000

Here’s a scan of some recent doodles from one of my many sketchbooks.

The quick sketch of the Mexican dude was done while watching The Three Amigos, during the “My Little Buttercup” scene at the bar.

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Untitled Digital Painting

Frank — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:45:26 +0000

Digital painting using Illustrator, Painter X, and Photoshop (in that order).

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Untitled Painting w.i.p.

Frank — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:27:56 +0000

Here’s an old book I got from the Salvation Army that I use as a sketchbook of sorts. It’s mostly used for painting and experimentation—a book for catharsis really. Something that is very much needed.

I stole borrowed got the idea for the “altered book” from my friend Katie Levy.

Media: Acrylic, India ink, gesso. [The blue painter's tape is there to create somewhat of a hard edge for the gesso and India ink below it.]

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Halloween 2010 Shirt

Frank — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:14:07 +0000

I’m kind of late with this post, but as they say “better late than never.”

We got dressed up for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween, but the other 2 times we went trick-or-treating with our daughter, I just wore a hand drawn t-shirt with some fun skulls on it.

I chose a ragged shirt since I knew the ink wouldn’t stick after washing. I also figured an ugly shirt would add to the scariness of Halloween.

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Girl Scouts

Frank — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:23:05 +0000

Between the holidays in full effect and the new baby, I have been absorbed in life.

Luckily I’ve got some nice projects going on. This one in particular is for the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida. It’s on organization that I’ve been wanting to do work for. Especially since they updated their brand.

Here are a couple of concepts for a poster. I’ve had fun with it so far but it’s still a work-in-progress (i.e will be getting feedback and making revisions).

To try and keep with their branding, I reviewed the guidelines that were posted on Brand New. Although I didn’t completely adhere to it as far as composition goes, I did use their specific colors, which made things easier. Gotta love parameters!

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Quickie Monsters

Frank — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:32:23 +0000

Here are some quick monsters done in Illustrator. These were completely digital. I sketched and finished them all in Illustrator. It was fun, and quick. Hence the post title.

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Halloween Is Around The Corner

Frank — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:21:22 +0000

AIGA Social at Our Gallery Space

Frank — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:42:25 +0000

Last night, the Orlando AIGA held it’s social at our gallery space at the UCF Center for Emerging Media in Downtown Orlando. It was a nice turnout.

I got to catch up with a couple of people I haven’t seen in a while and I got to meet another designer new to the area.

We talked about screen printing and how much I’d love to do my own prints. So hopefully I’ll get to check out the set up they have so I know what I need.

I’d like to set it up in my garage. Eventually. Right now I’m cleaning house and there’s a lot of stuff to get rid off. Once the garage is cleared, I’ll be able to start setting up the screen printing area.

Which means that I may (potentially) have an Etsy page. Or some sort of online store front. But this is down the line.

The GIANTs are already working up our next project, which I’m also looking forward to.

Can’t release any details for fear that Vic might kill me.

Stay tuned.