Artist Emor with Rebel Canvas

some times I get tired of telling the story of how I got here, to this point over the years…

so come to meet me, through this interview with Rebel Canvas!

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-william-askew/

Photo taken by: Bookstudio413

The Role of the Artist in the Age of AI – Panel Discussion at the Alliance for the Arts →


Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping creative industries and redefining artistic boundaries. As this shift continues, the Alliance for the Arts, in partnership with Florida SouthWestern State College’s Institute of Emerging and Innovative Technologies, is hosting a panel discussion exploring these changes and their impact on artistic expression.

Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers

Artists have always been at the forefront of cultural and technological shifts, responding to moments of transformation with vision, critique, and reinvention. This discussion moves beyond the surface-level debate of whether artists should embrace or resist AI. Instead, it will focus on how creatives navigate these shifts, challenge assumptions, and reshape cultural narratives in response to new technologies.

Panelists Include:
William Askew
Zan Lombardo
Damon Hall
Nathan Harper
Berry van Boekel

This is an opportunity for artists, designers, and creatives to engage in a conversation about the future of their craft in an AI-driven world. We’ll be discussing the intersection of art and technology, the role of the artist in a rapidly changing landscape, and what it means to create in an era where machine-generated work is becoming more prevalent.

For more details, visit artinlee.org. Looking forward to seeing you there.

The Designs That Didn’t Go Anywhere — But Still Deserve a Spotlight

As a creative professional, it’s part of the process: you pitch ideas, respond to proposals, and sometimes pour hours (or days) into mockups, edits, or prototypes to prove your skills. But every so often—more often than we’d like—these projects don’t move forward.

Whether it’s interviews that stall, bids that don’t get the contract, or designs that remain “concept-only,” the work doesn’t stop being valuable. I’ve built motion graphics, 3D models, video edits, emails, and more—most of which I’ve never shared because they were tucked away in the “throwaway” pile.

But this year, I’m flipping the script. If 2024 gave me hours of work that went unused, I can at least give it a platform.

Mock Designs That Deserve the Light of Day

Here are some of the projects I created this past year that didn’t go anywhere but showcase skills I’m proud of. Maybe they didn’t win the bid or land the deal, but they serve as proof of the effort, creativity, and technical expertise I bring to the table.

  1. Graphic/Video Sample: Concept for a fashion company along with logo design and flyers.

  2. 3D Model Mockup: Project intended for [describe briefly—e.g., product visualization, animation demo]

“Thank You, But No Thank You”

To the employers, collaborators, and clients who requested these mock designs: I appreciate the opportunity to flex my skills. However, I’m choosing to be more mindful of how my time and work are valued moving forward.

To future collaborators: let’s build together with clear intention. My portfolio speaks for itself, and I’m always ready to bring ideas to life.

For now, these “throwaways” get their moment to shine. Here’s to 2024’s effort, lessons learned, and better opportunities ahead.

If you’re looking for a creative partner with proven results (and a lot of experience making things happen, mock or real), feel free to contact me here! Let’s create work that does go somewhere.

A class on perspective

Event: Vibe & Paint at Cadeau Cafe - August 23rd, 2024

Exploring the different points of perspective in a landscape can be difficult. and although there is an astute difference between what is caught on camera and what is viewed from the human eye, it is equitable to a 50mm lens. Even this rule of thumb is not one that rules over aesthetic. Keeping this in mind it is important to remember that illustration and paintings based on reference or set contextual relations tell a story and purpose, that is to say there is a time to apply the governed standard and a time break them. in this small slide show we will give examples and references to a few of these perspectives and define the standards as projected.

Share some of you perspective illustrations with us for a shout out and feature!

Emor@artistemor.com

Happy Hunting,
Artist Emor

A look at 3D and its place in visual marketing.

I had a great chat with director/illustrator Randy Glance in the evening about the state of 3D design software. Comparing programs like Adobe Dimension, 3DsMax, Adobe Aero, Blender were just a few of we spoke about. Contrasting and gauging user interface vs the learning curve was how we came to judge them respectively.

Randy’s experiences with product visualization, augmented reality and juxtaposed illustration, gives him a great intuitive insight on how to create and manipulate assets. Through a quick demonstration, Randy was able to showcase a whole line of virtual products on to preloaded assets and product packaging via Adobe Dimension. We discussed the efficiency but also the limitations. I was inspired with the nature of this talk. During the conversation we went over the features in Blender that allowed for much more immersive design. The process of forming mesh and creating texture with color and bump and displacement to emulate true texture with out disrupting the form of an object, and even a physics sImulator and light. The learning curve is higher on blender as each section of the program alters the tools and layouts of the interface.

Dragon!!! - Text cloaked with a plane (Cloth Physics) (Glass Texture)

Dragon!!! - Text cloaked with a plane (Cloth Physics) (Glass Texture)

The example above “Dragon!!!” was a 15 minute run through on some of Blender features, during our conversation.

We did discuss augmented reality with the Adobe Aero and both feel the limitations out weigh the benefits, as files can only be viewed through the Aero mobile app from our experience. The upside is that augmented reality programs run through a series image tracking techniques which potentially makes it easy to work around in posterity, for example video editing.

Other programs like 3DsMax, are also pretty good but can be a pricy subscription. But blender is open source and has become wildly efficient, also 3DsMax is not available for the Mac OS and we both use that regularly.

If you would like to learn more about, or see the work of Randy Glance Check out his website linked here:

Randy Glance

Bonus: Blenders versatility makes it ideal for not only product design, but also sarcastic memes. From a role playing game stand point, what is a “Blue Potion” other than magic Viagra.

If you would like to learn how to model a similar bottle I suggest following @iltean on instagram

How to make a glass bottle

Blue Potion No. 9 - Low Poly Design

Blue Potion No. 9 - Low Poly Design

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“Castel-town” illustrated during the 5th episode of “Artist Emor’s ArtShop”

“Castel-town” illustrated during the 5th episode of “Artist Emor’s ArtShop”


I am excited to announce I am taking donations to sponsor, “Artist Emor’s ArtShop”, this series focusing on creatives in different industries. Interviewing guests with unique insights to their fields. It’s already been 5 whole episodes! This has already grown much bigger than I anticipated! With such an amazing response from the viewership and the guest, business owners and fans.

It is inspiring me to do so much more, than I have currently. You’re support is amazing, and I thank you greatly!

There are three way to support this show.

Donations are accepted:
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purchases at the gift shop:
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Thanks a-lot!

After many many many... many videos. I started a youtube channel!

Because of a ton of circumstances I made video after video that I never posted, couldn’t post, couldn’t share, this isn’t even the first one!
but it was the one that I enjoyed, and was a great tester, and had some original design ideas that im still fiddling with today. Initially the project roughly dubbed, RED CAP, I changed the name to Ti Milo, a ode to my oldest brother who passed before I ever truly got to know him. I figured its a good way to honor the ideas my family held of him, and also to explore this grey area of story telling. something rowdy, ruff, but innocent and calming. a story with out words in a way…

Artist Emor's ArtShop

artist_emor went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Art VOD now.

Here on ArtShop, I bring on Guests from different creative industries to speak about their crafts, where they see themselves within that field. Here is ep. 2

This week we have Emuche Nwaigwe.

Illustrator, Director, producer.

https://emuchenwaigwe.com