Digital Graffiti Art by Brad Schwede
Digital Graffiti Art by Brad Schwede
Brad is a 3d graphics designer (Graffiti Technica) and does some amazing digital graffiti using various locations as the basis for the style. He answered a few questions!
Space - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
Leaf - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
WG – Where you from?
Brad – Brisbane, Australia.
WG – So have you always been into graffiti? You a painter previously or you
started online?
Brad – I started getting into graffiti design when I was young but not as
vandalism more to understand what was going on with this style of art
that was just amazing to me at the time. I’ve always been sketching
designs on every scrap of paper that is near me.
Brisbane Bridge - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
Glitch Brisbane - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
Construction - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
Car Crash - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
WG – How did you get into 3d design?
Brad – It’s really a spin off from my Career as a motion graphics designer -
I’ve been animating logos in 3d and TV Ads for 10 years so it was an
easy step.
WG – Where are you trying to get to ultimately with the 3d art? So you
working towards a plan or are you doing your art because you want to
make art? Both?
Brad – The original aim of the site and my work was to mix graffiti and
technology which means taking visual elements from technology and
using it in my design work. I saw so many modern devices that would
make perfect elements for graffiti designs. I got bored with that as
it was a bit limiting, now I want to start building up a folio of work
that explores what is possible with having graffiti as a 3d element.
The next step is to start incorporating my work into vision so that it
can be virtually stuck to the side of a wall or crawling up the side
of a building. I haven’t really seen this done before and I think it
would look good.
Nonoloa graffiti and urban art t-shirts
WG – You got any favorite artists at the moment?
To be honest I haven’t really kept up with whats going on in the
scene. Getting inspiration from a lot of different sources from music
styles to print work design.
Brisbane Square - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
Brisbane - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
ATARI - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
WG – How long does it take to do a major piece of 3d graff art?
Brad – It depends on what style and what vibe I have in my head for the work.
I try not to spend more than 2 days on a work as a rule. Takes
about a day to get a final 3d object to stat compositing with.
Stream Punk - Digital Graffiti Brad Schwede
WG – Favourite trainers/sneakers?
Brad – errrr ummmm, Actually wear leather business shoes.
WG – What programs do you use to do your art?
Brad – Illustrator, 3ds max, Photoshop, After effects
WG – Got a pretty great graff scene in Australia, you got any favourite spots?
Brad – Actually my fav spot is where I grew up in Brisbane. I just remember
it as completely covered in brilliant designs and it wasn’t just
people copying each other everyone was bringing a new style. Haven’t
really explored places in Australia yet, plan to make a journey of it
in the future.
WG – The choice of locations is pretty awesome, how do you decide what
photos/locations to use?
Brad – It’s pretty much just matching a style that I have in my mind to a
place that would suit it. So if it is a dark and twisted work I look
for industrial and backstreets, if the work is fun and bright I try to
put it up against a blue sky or a white wall.
Cheers to Brad, you can see more digital graffiti on his site Graffiti Technica – wicked art with loads of close-ups and different angles.
Here is some light graffiti from Ukraine and some London wildstyle graff while you’re here.
