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stefanparis In reply to PoetaGloriosus [2013-04-02 09:12:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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stefanparis In reply to DecoEchoes [2011-03-16 11:34:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! Such kind words from an Art Deco travel posters specialist mean a lot to me, really. I love your own travel posters, too. So very much in the original Art Deco style, but with a nice, personal contemporary touch and a "modern" choice of colors. I can't wait to see what you come up with on a Zeppelin theme...

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DecoEchoes In reply to stefanparis [2011-03-16 16:18:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot! I must say, however, that I actually don't try to go for a contemporary style; I try to make my posters as period-accurate as possible without plagiarizing original designs. Oh well...I guess I will have to refine my style even further.

As for the zeppelin painting, I am currently working on another view of the R100 visiting Toronto in 1930. Specifically, I am adapting the following photograph:

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I have decided to shift into a more three-dimensional style (like yours) with gradients and shading. Hopefully it turns out well...

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stefanparis In reply to DecoEchoes [2011-03-17 11:30:46 +0000 UTC]

The Toronto photo sure offers a great base for a new travel poster. I love the skyline and the wonderful skyscrapers in it, too, and I can't wait to see what you'll come up with. I also love your New York Art Deco clock : great idea ! I sometimes grow tired of doing "just" graphic stuff, especially when it's virtual, electronic only, and feel the need to really "make" something. I'm sure you can understand what I mean.

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DecoEchoes In reply to stefanparis [2011-03-17 11:47:58 +0000 UTC]

Indeed I do. In fact, that is why I never made the transition to digital art; there is something far more satisfying about creating something physical the old-fashioned way (it also allows me to charge more for my works ). Also, it is far more relaxing for me; after a long day staring at a computer at work, the last thing I want to do is spend the evening doing the same.

Interestingly enough, the clock was my very first Art Deco piece, even before I started painting posters; it was part of an art class assignment to create a piece in any artistic style. I didn't start painting posters until the next year, when someone gave me a huge canvas that I didn't know what to do with. Remembering that I loved Art Deco, I painted "Imperial Airways 1" and was instantly hooked!

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stefanparis In reply to DecoEchoes [2011-03-17 14:22:35 +0000 UTC]

There is something satisfying in digital graphic work, too, chiefly the endless variations it allows, IMO. I never get tired of trying and trying again... a different color for the background, another font, a shadow here,an extra gradient there, etc... all things the traditional media do not offer. Anyway, as they say, the media you use doesn't count : it's just about expressing your own personal inner self and universe ! Let's put it that way : the process of digital creation is highly satisfying, it's when I switch off my computer, that this awful feeling of emptiness and waste and nothingness suddenly overwhelms me. Oh well...

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stefanparis In reply to Layllowggann [2010-10-15 21:21:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for your interest in what I do ! I really appreciate this. Sorry for the late reply, but I was away from my computer and any Internet connection for the whole Summer season.
Stefan

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Layllowggann In reply to stefanparis [2010-10-16 14:10:15 +0000 UTC]

Well that's nothing !
If you post some other nice posters you will be excuse ! ^^
I try to make some art deco, but it's not really the same results !
Good luck with your connection !

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