Portfolio of Saul Rabago6B

Saul RabagoA Portfolio of Photoshop Compositing

and Illustrator Works

www.saulrabago.comsaul.rabago@gmail.com

510-847-8214

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The brochure Layout for Movimento Kuntokeskus Gym.

Movimento Brochure:A Brochure for the Movimento Gym

Software: Layout: Adobe InDesign CS4, Images: Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4Original size Designed for A4 paper sizeColorspace: Adobe CMYKResolution: 240 ppi

Composited from A logo created in illustrator and photographs edited in Photoshop.

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A printed mock up of the Movimento brochure.

Movimento Brochure II:Mock up of the Movimento Brochure

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4Original size: N/A Colorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 180 ppi

Printed on letter paper (not actual designed size), by a Samsung color laser printer and hand trimmed. Photographed with a Canon Powershot.

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Two Different logos for Movimento Kuntokeskus Gym. One for a banner and web-site and the other for brochures and letters.

Movimento Logos:Two Different Logos for Movimento

Software: Adobe Illustrator CS4Original size: ScalableColorspace: Adobe CMYKResolution: 300 ppiWork Time: 3 Days

Created after experimenting with 25 different versions. The thumbnails were approved and the colors and type face were chosen by the client.

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KUNTOKES

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Movimento Kuntokeskus’ live web-site screenshots. Movimento Kuntokeskus has pages in both English and Finnish.

Movimento Web-site:The Online Home of Movimento Gym

www.movimento.fi

Software: Adobe Dreamweaver CS5Original size Live Area = 960 px wideColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: N/A

This web-site was created using Dreamweaver and incorporates the use of CSS and JQuery Javascript.The CSS is standard CSS 2, No CSS 3 elements.

A Norman Rockwell inspired print using advanced masking and compositing techniques in Photoshop.

The American Way:A Refutation of Norman Rockwell

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4Original size 14.85 * 20 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Hand drawn, scanned line art, scanned cloth patterns: camouflage etc. Black and white value paint created with lasso and gradient tools. Color overlays. Scanned hand.

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A print that aspires to emulate the art of Bruce Nauman digi-tally. Created for my advanced masking and compositing techniques using Photoshop class.

Seven Hands:A Bruce Nauman Emulation

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4Original size 15 * 22 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Masked photographs of the artist’s hands. Masked overlays of two different bronze sculptures. Each group of hands is on its own layer with Gaussian blurs for added depth.

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A pencil figure drawing rendered into colore along with a digitally painted background in Photoshop.

Marvel’s Cable Marvel Comics Character

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4Original size 14.167 * 19.496 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Hand drawn, scanned line art, scanned cloth patterns: camouflage etc. Black and white value paint created with lasso and gradient tools. Color overlays. Scanned hand.

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A Composition of six different scanned objects using a home scanner. Created for my advanced masking and compositing techniques using Photoshop class.

Galactic Birth:A Scanned Objects Composition

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4Original size 15 * 20 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Torn cotton pad, cup cake wrapper, choco-late covered macadamia nuts, fork tines, Wacom pen, and a plastic crystal ball.

Objects were used as masks, brushes, or blended layers.

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A value painting created in Photoshop using the lasso and gradient tools.

Dracula:A Value Study

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4Original size 14.138 * 19.033 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: A hand drawn line art and selections of various opacities in black and white.

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A value study of Frankenstein taken to the next level by add-ing color.

Frankenstein:A Value Study With Color Added

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4Original size 8.483 * 6.083 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Hand drawn line art painted with lasso and gradient tools. Color added using masked out single color lay-ers in blend mode.

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Comic book characters battle each other. One character’s powers are created using a real arm masked into the print.

Guy vs. Sinestro:A Mixed Composite of Real and Drawn

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4Original size 17.067 * 12.8 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Two separate fully rendered pencil draw-ings with color layers added. One photographed hand masked in. A star field created and gradient color added.

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A composition of gradients, opacities and repetition to create a sense of speed, movement, and time.

Kid Flash:A Study in Speed

Software: Adobe Illustrator CS4 & CS5Original size 14.988 * 19.963 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Rectangular gradients and a single figure layered over itself at differing size and opacity.

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A recreation of a Chinese painting of a tree using Illustrator.

Chinese Tree :An Illustrator Recreation

Software: Adobe Illustrator CS4 & CS5Original size 9.988 * 13.733 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Painting used as reference. Art brushes used to create strokes to hand painted. Flower brush created to make blossoms on the tree.

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These are examples of graphs created for use by authors of research papers.

Graphs:Graphs for Professional Use

Software: Adobe Illustrator CS4Original size: ScalableColorspace: N/AResolution: N/A

Created based on information given. All work done with Illustrator tools.

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A cover page for a group project on Financial Reporting.

Merck vs Pfizer:A Cover Page

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Original size 8.5 * 11 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Gradients, rectangles appropriate images and text layers.

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A movie poster created to represent myself as a Frankenstein like character.

Saulenstein, The Movie:A Movie Poster

Software: Corel Painter 11Original size 11 * 17 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: A still frame from a 1930s horror movie featuring the Wolfman. A castle from another horror movie. Several different color layers and a composite of Boris Karloff as the Monster and myself.

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A composite of Boris Karloff and myself as a Frankenstein like character with painterly aspects added for a 1930s style painted horror movie look.

Saulenstein:A Composite of Boris Karloff and Myself

Software: Corel Painter 11Original size 3.321 * 3.875 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: A picture of Boris Karloff as the monster and a photo of myself taken from an iMac web camera. Color layers using conte brush setting added on top.

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A double sided pamphlet created for the fictional stamp society.

Stamp Society:A Pamphlet

Software: Adobe Illustrator CS4 & CS5Original size 16.5 * 11 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 300 ppi

Composited from: Image layers and text boxes rotated to fold correctly on side one of the page. Side two composed of im-age layer with text boxes with text set to wrap around images.

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A cover page with matching Power Point design for a group of MBA students for their project on Financial Reporting.

Merck vs Pfizer:A Cover Page and Power Point

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4 & MS Power Point 2007Original size 8.5 * 11 & 10 * 7.5 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 240 ppi

Composited from: Gradients, rectangles appropriate images and text layers.

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Andreas & Nadine:A Wedding

Hardware: Canon EOS Rebel 6.0MP Software: Photoshop CS4Original size 7.68 * 11.52 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 300 ppi

Minimal edits done to enhance photo.

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Andreas & Nadine:A Weddding

Hardware: Canon EOS Rebel 6.0MPSoftware: Photoshop CS4Original size 7.22* 10.4 inchesColorspace: Adobe RGB 1998Resolution: 300 ppi

Minor edits done to remove color and add unique colorization.

Thank You! I am a digital artist available for full time permanent employment, freelance projects, or single piece commissions. I have a wide array of skills, including many Adobe and other digital imaging products. In addition I am a classically trained artist with a background in oil painting and drawing. Furthermore I graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Art with an emphasis on Conceptual Information Arts. Here I acquired skills in video and sound manipulation among others. Other areas of expertise include comic full color rendering or color flatting.

Please view other examples of different types of works on my youtube channel. Examples of color flatting can be found on my deviant art page: http://flatsbysaul.deviantart.com/Feel free to contact me here:saul.rabago@gmail.com or 510-847-8214

This Portfolio was created in Adobe InDesign CS4

All Imagery is copyright©, trademarked™, and registered®, to their respective owners. All images here are not meant to be shown publicly or distributed for monetary compensation. They are intended to be instructional, educational, satirical or parodies. No harm is meant to their respective owners in any way shape or form. Everything else contained herein is copyright©, trademarked™, and registered® 2012 by Saul Rabago, this includes but is not limited to ideas, concepts, and original imagery. Anything else which has not been exclusively named or disclosed is still copyright©, trademarked™, and registered® 2012 by Saul Rabago and no license for use of the imagery is granted for monetary compensation, reproduction for public consumption or anything that violates fair use or brings harm to all the respective owners of the imagery contained herein.