Michael Oswald is an up-and-coming graphic artist. His specialty in photo manipulation is making him a small celebrity in graphic design. He works, almost exclusively, with beautiful models and then retouches their their photos to add science fiction, fantasy and other themes. Here are samples of his work, along with some other information he provides on his website.
My style is best described as ‘photo-manipulation on steroids’ combining unique Photoshop techniques and digital painting. With the exception of the original digital photograph, my work is created entirely on a computer utilizing my knowledge of digital techniques and the traditional art skills I learned in my younger days.
Originals:
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Manipulations:
How long does it take you to create an image?
Typically in-between 2 and 4 days. There have been occasions when I’ve been able to finish an image in only one day but I like to sleep on it for at least one night.
What programs do you use?
95% Photoshop. I rarely use other programs but I sometimes like to incorporate 3D into an image using 3DMax or some nice brush textures using ArtRage.
His work with Photoshop has been extensive enough to be featured on the cover of the magazine Advanced Photoshop. 3DMax, the application he uses to convert some of his art into 3D, is designed variously for film, television, engineering and civil infrastructure.
Originals:
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Manipulations:
Do you take the reference photos yourself?
These days, yes. I got my start using stock from various websites but I got tired of the copyright issues. Now, the photography portion of my work is the most enjoyable.
How long have you been creating digital art?
I started using Photoshop in 1998 with 4.0. Funny story actually – I had a mechanical drafting class in high school and it was so boring so my friends and I would sit in the back of the classroom playing in Photoshop and 3DMax.
If you like this style of art, it’s gaining in popularity thanks to the advent of Photoshop. We’ve collected a few other projects from around the web that you can check out here.
Michael sells prints of his work at theuntappedsource.com/moswald. Check out more of his stuff at his website.