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Most of Harsh's work these days is purely digital. To create these pieces of work he uses a Dell Precision M4400 laptop computer with the Adobe CS4 suite of programs including Photoshop CS4 along with Corel Painter 11 and his trusty Wacom Intuos 4. He also makes use of an additional 20 inch screen for easier viewing while he works.
Traditional work is still close to Harsh's heart, but he doesn't get the opportunity to work with it much these days and he doesn't really have the studio space for it either. Most paints, especially Oils, take a bit of space and ventilation to do properly, plus they are fairly expensive to maintain your supplies. However, Painter 11 is a fantastic program from Corel that allows artists to mimic the process and end result of traditional media. A good deal of Harsh's work has begun to benefit from this fine digital alternative.
Harsh still manages some pencil and ink work these days. For pencils he typically works with a Staedtler 9505 0.5mm Graphic Design Mechanical Pencil with Pentel Hi Polymer HB Super 0.5(x60)mm graphite sticks, or Berol Turquoise 10C Mechanical Drafting Pencil in conjunction with a Staedtler 2mm Non-photo Light Blue Drawing Lead and Berol Turquoise HB (2375) Eagle Drawing Leads. To help the process some he also uses a Pentel Clic Eraser ZE22, Staedtler Mars Plastic Eraser, Gum Eraser, and Staedtler Mars Plastic Combination Eraser.
For Inked pieces he prefers technical pens and sharpies for the most part. He can always take the piece into Photoshop to clean it up if the need arises, but often whiteout pens work just as well. Some standard pens he makes use of are Sakura Pigma Micron 01 (0.25mm), Sakura Pigma Micron 03 (0.35mm), Sanford Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker, Sanford Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Marker, and BIC Wite-Out Brand Shake'n Squeeze Correction Pen. |
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