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@tycarterart / tycarterart.tumblr.com

My name is Ty (lur) Carter. I draw and paint for food. Vis Dev artist at Blue Sky Studios. New York, New York.
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Walter's House- this is some of the set design work I did for Walter's House on Spies in Disguise. I never thought I'd design bird poop for my job but there's a first for everything. @williereal came up with some beautiful, early concepts for most of the Spy sets and I'm really just standing on his shoulders here. When I was given this assignment I tried to translate his exploratory sketches in a way that gives his straight and curve subtleties 3D representation through volume. I also worked to keep this "lean" Willie incorporates so naturally into his designs. Balancing all these design nuances can be tricky while maintaining sound structure. I found that as long as I kept 2/3 of the design sound, I could push 1/3 of the structure in more playful shapes. For instance, a window outline might use 4 straights but I make those lines non-parallel. Then on the interior part of the window, I do the same but make sure those lines aren't parallel to themselves nor the outer lines. The result gives you a playful feel. I hope this gives you some insight into my design philosophy and in this case...translating someone's genius design into three dimensions.

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Come see me at Lightbox!! I’ll be at table 721 with new Prints, books and merch! I’ll be giving away free 5x7 prints to anyone who makes a purchase. If you are a patron, stop by and I’ll give you one for free!!  I’ll also be doing a live demo on Saturday! I’d love to see you. Come say hello! Ty

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"The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever." -Carroll Bryant I've been experimenting with limited palettes using gamut masking for patreon.com/tycarter Have you tried it? It really forces your hand to stay disciplined. Poses heavily inspired by Leyendecker. 

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Hey Guys! A bunch of new sessions are now up on gumroad.com/tycarter with tutorials, psd files, hi res wallpapers and a bunch more! As always, be sure to download my free Color to Value PDFs and brush sets on there as well. Hope you enjoy! Have a great Friday:)

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