Small sailboat in distance was independently created as a vector Illustration in CS5
Sea shore created in Bryce enhanced in Photoshop
Additional boats designed in Vector Illustration and the start of a small wave bottom left.
Clouds drawn in Illustrator CS6 transferred to Photoshop CS6.
Clouds were colored and enhanced in pixel form to create a soft appearence.
The addition of clouds to reinforce overall composition. Clouds drawn in Illustrator CS6 enhanced in Photoshop CS6, colored & manipulated for a soft appearence
Additional large cloud bank simulates late day tropical cumulus build up.
Stars added to night sky plus Spotlights added behind clouds.
Start of construction of foreground Deco Hotel .
Vector Illustrated/w
Pen Tool to create sharp line design.
Construction of foreground Deco Hotel begins to fill in.
Pen tool used to create general shape, pathfinder used to knock out holes for vertical beam structuers.
3D applied in Illustrator to create solid form.
Vertical beams added with a multiple gradient to simulate metal texture.
Steps added to the construction with outter glow to simulate a neon appearence.
Glass deco wall placed in front of parking area was created using a 3D effect inside Illustrator CS5.
Tail fin of late 50's style Cadillac emerging from the water. Gradient meshes and reflections in the metal parts further the illusion.
Neon lighting added to central tower with hotel name.
Hotel name is typed out and given a 3D effect for angle and depth.
Also neon effect is added. All effects done in Illustrator cs6
Multiple repitition of Cadallac fins to create a sense of depth and perspective.
Last fin comes out
of the frame to support the illusion of the picture coming into the viewers space.
Background texture added with vector swirls to enhance the Deco look.
Large ceramic pots created in Illustrator 3D.
All aspects are vector based therefore maintaining sharness no matter the scaling size.
Palm trees start to frame the scene.
Several tree variations created in vector format and modified individually.
Additional large trees are added for balance to complete the composition.
Daylight version shows flexibillity of individual layers to change up the scene at will.
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Sails at Dels
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Background tone with accent swirls
Sky and water designed in Bryce and refined in Photoshop.
Additional clouds drawn in Illustrator and refined in Photoshop
Vector illustrated boats added with small Dels resort deep in back.
Large vector waves placed in to add energy and framing element.
Final composition
Wire frame vector outline
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Bay Swell
vector illustration