Elena Smith Pelayo

An artist for over 30 years, Elena began working on computers when she was typesetting on Merganthaler equipment. As a graphic artist, Elena produces collateral for companies and organizations. As a digital artist, she demonstrates pressure-sensitive tablets by Wacom and produces computer art using draw and paint programs such as Fractal Design Painter or FreeHand, or uses Adobe PhotoShop to create pieces of digital photo work. As a copywriter and poet, she produces words that provoke. She is the owner of Copy 'n Grafix (3965 Arista St., San Diego, CA 92110) and can be reached at 619-692-1077, faxed at 619-692-0944.

The following pieces were produced as follows:

Xochimilco
Rendering produced using Painter. Brush palettes included airbrush, pens and liquid.

The King of All He Sees
Scanned on Le Cie scanner, manipulated in PhotoShop and brought into Painter as a TIFF. Palettes include liquid, water, and airbrush.

The Bear Dancer
Scanned on Le Cie scanner, manipulated in PhotoShop and brought into Painter as a TIFF. Palettes include liquid, flemish rub and airbrush

The Eye of The Church at The Gate
Scanned on Le Cie scanner, manipulated in PhotoShop and brought into Painter as a TIFF. Palettes used include liquid and airbrush.

The Skeletons at Sunset -
Rendering produced using Painter. Pallettes include airbrush and pens.

The folowing is a poem written during the trip to Mexico that produced the above photos.