As many of you know, I love all forms of art and I always enjoy sharing good art on my blogs as well as social media. I had the pleasure of meeting a very talented young man recently on Instagram who specializes in logo design with Space Pirate Logos. I’ve seen his designs all over instagram spanning many communities and spreading like wildfire, including the precious metals community which I’m very much involved in being a precious metals collector myself.
I noticed on one of his posts that he had his logo design pricing listed so I contacted him to see if it was correct. I was amazed that it was in fact correct and so affordable I could’t resist, so I had him design one for me. I’m super pleased with mine and was so impressed, I had to share his work with you here. Space Pirate Logos is where to get yours. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Below is a little about the artist in his own words and some samplings of his work.
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an artist. In the early days, a crayon would do but as I aged, I needed more. I went to an art school after high school for graphic design and fine arts. I excelled. I worked as a commissioned fine artist for those first few years after college, painting murals and my own pieces that I would sell. All was well until 2010 when I was diagnosed with retinal melanoma in my right eye. It all came crashing down around me.
After the eye was removed surgically, I found that my lack of depth perception was going to stop me from painting. I couldn’t get my perspective correct anymore. It was devastating. Some told me to continue and just paint what I see but I had a style and I wasn’t ready to change it. So I quit in utter despair…
In those early days of monocular vision I searched for an alternative venue to release my pent up creativity to no avail. Eventually, as all things seem to be today, I turned to my computer for solace. And it helped. I spent my days immersed in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and all those good things. My skillset eventually changed. I was getting decent and an online friend asked me to do a logo for his Instagram account. Well I guess the rest is pretty obvious.
Today, I no longer use Photoshop to create my logos. The entire process I hold under lock and key, but I will tell you the basics. I work on a Samsung tablet and use a series of apps to get the desired effects I’m going for. Sometimes it works, other times I find myself up all night trying to get it right. I’m sure that’s the same for all of us.
So I feel like the future is bright! I’m optimistic that this one-eyed artist still has untapped potential. In the meantime, I’ll be here hammering out social media art. And feeling like everything might be alright after all.
Be sure and check out Space Pirate Logos on Instagram and give him a follow.
I’m back to doing some custom caricature portrait commissions lately so I thought I’d make a post and let you know your options. I provide two basic types of caricature portrait commissions. A low resolution headshot caricature mainly for use as a social media profile pic which is the least expensive. Not that these are expensive. I offer very affordable prices on these. The other would be a 300DPI, 8 x 10 or larger with custom background of your choice. All files are downloadable upon payment. Above are a few examples and below, you will find a few before and after shots. These make great gift ideas for the holidays. You may contact me by my contact link provided or simple email me at rodneywpike@gmail.com for details.
Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold more than 100 million records, while receiving 21 Grammy Awards for his music. The man with the million dollar lips. This image was a poster commission from a while back. I have many of these in my store and have had some requests to add a little flare to some of them so I reworked this one and several others. All are available in my store now and several more on the way. I’ll be posting more tomorrow.
Interview with Jay-Z
Hope you enjoyed. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
For those out there who think that I only do commercial work, I wanted to let you know that I am accepting personal portrait commissions. Not only that, but I have to tell you about my new venture / hobby. I’m collecting and stacking silver for my future and my children’s future. With the growing uncertainty in our economy, the US dollar and other reasons, I’ve decide in addition to my normal monetary commissions, I will now accept trade deals in the form of precious metals. For now, I’m mainly concentrating on silver in the form of .999 fine silver bullion whether it be in silver rounds or bars as well as silver coins, (many consider junk silver). From complete collections to just a few silver coins you may have stashed away. It’s surprisingly simple and inexpensive. If you don’t have the cash but may have a few silver coins passed on to you, It’s cheap and easy to get that fun image. Here’s how you do it:
I will offer two options:
Option one: In exchange for a simple low resolution caricature profile picture which can be used to spice up your social media presence or what ever you desire, all I would ask for is 5 Troy ounces of .999 fine silver bullion or $5.00 face value in 90% silver coinage, dollars, half dollars, quarters or dimes in any combination as long as it equals $5.00 face value in silver dating 1964 or earlier.
Option two: In exchange for a 300 DPI – 8″ x 10″ high resolution caricature portrait with a custom background of your choice, all I would ask for is 10 Troy ounces of .999 fine silver bullion or $10.00 face value in 90% silver coinage, dollars, half dollars, quarters or dimes in any combination as long as it equals $10.00 face value in silver dating 1964 or earlier.
It’s as simple as that. I provide a comp for you to approve first. Then you mail me the merchandise and on receipt of it, I will complete the final image and provide you a link to the digital download of your choice.
I would require head shots at high resolution and a good expression, large enough for an 8×10, 300DPI or larger file. You are welcome to email me for more details and / or additional information. I can be reached at RodneyWPike@gmail.com. They make great gifts and are reasonably priced, even more so now. Fill out your request on my contact form here and I’ll get right back with you with details of how to get the best shots for the best results.
A great way to spice up your social media profiles or a really cool gift idea. Contact me today!
For those out there who think that I only do commercial work, I wanted to let you know that I am accepting personal portrait commissions. I would require head shots at high resolution and a good expression, large enough for an 8×10, 300DPI or larger file. You are welcome to email me for a quote and / or additional information. I can be reached at RodneyWPike@gmail.com. They make great gifts and are reasonably priced. Fill out your request on my contact form here and I’ll get right back with you with details of how to get the best shots for the best results.
I also offer custom low resolution caricature portraits for profile pictures. A great way to spice up your social media profiles. Contact me today!
