new picture in my gallery …
There is a new picture in my gallery. I painted it during my holiday time. – Well three of my friends already told me: “This is a typical Helge-C.-Balzer” hihi … The title is “The Feather” (original: Die Feder) … please enjoy!
retrospection 2011 …
Preparing for Christmas holiday next week while looking back on a year with many great jobs and projects for which I created over 500 artworks, sketches and graphics. And I am happily looking forward to the new year 2012 with new chances and adventures! Have a good time, merry Christmas and a happy new year!
out of the sketchbook …
I like to focus visual aspects of characters to characterize them better … a good character goes deep, but he has just only a few visual balance points.
no haste …
I think in production it is very important to let decisions and concepts ease down for a while, to let it age like wine … if good or bad idea will be separated on its own after a period of time. Try to keep haste away from your production as long as possible.
new picture …
There is a new picture in my gallery. Most of you will know it – my Christmas gift for you. For all who currently do not know about it: just follow the link and download it for free use (CreativeCommonLicense BySa3.0): www.ars-atra.com/download
questions and answers …
I am better in asking questions than giving answers. Every artist should be. ;)
Christmas gift 2011 (free use)
I am happy to release the current Christmas gift 2011. It is a Christmas picture which is free for private and commercial use having regard to the CreativeCommon-licence BY-SA 3.0. You can find the gift on www.ars-atra.com/download …
out of the sketchbook …
Sometimes showing less of a character or creature is more characterizing than the massive use of details … I guess, this is the only way to design really scary things.
aQua ad lavandum – making of …
In the dawn of a new movie project by Amber Artworks in spring 2012, I happily remember our latest one … in 2008 ‘aQua ad lavandum – in brevi’ had made it’s way across many international festivals and had won some nice awards. – So here is the making of aQua from 2008 …
about quality …
With the best concept of a project the best artist will not be able to do a good job if two things are missing:
… a good project lead and inspiration (which a bad project lead can easily take away from him) …