Read and view our 3D mural projects in chalk, paint, and our 4D demos in AR, VR. XR in the US and internationally by internationally recognized 3D artist and 4D Early Adopter, Anthony Cappetto of Art for After Hours...
 
 

4D Chalk Art Installations using 3D modeling, Animation with Augmented Reality

Over the winter, we have been working on interesting ways to blend chalk art (streetpainting), 3d modeling, animation, using augmented reality bringing traditional hand drawn or painted art and emerging technologies to our work.

We find these and expanding possibilities exciting as artists and to share with our clients. These are a few of the items we are working with along these lines.

Talk to us for creating a 4D project with hand drawn or digital art for printing, 3D modeling, still and animated scenes using augmented reality for your live/virtual event.

Creating digital installations using our 3D models and digital art as anamorphic illusions on ground and plane surfaces for a total illusion usable on a 3D curved surface at a convention or tradeshow booth.

Ground art can either be hand drawn or realized as digital art on vinyl substrate printed by your desired printer.

Example of hand drawn chalk over painted base coupled with still (art work in back) and animated bees colored in the colors of Ukraine for a special festival project in 2022.

Contact us at artforafterhours.com with your inquiry.

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4D Pavement Art Installation with Augmented Reality at NASDAQ MarketSite (October 2021)

A corporate project for client Valkyrie Funds, Art for After Hours created a live art installation using pavement chalk art and animated augmented reality hand drawn to blend the traditional art form with the emerging technologies of animation and augmented reality.

The Valkyrie wings appear to move as part of the animated AR along with a horn signaling our dramatic scene.

Consider your next project with blending of traditional pavement chalk art and emerging technologies such as animated augmented reality. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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4D Goldfish Bowl with Koi Pond Chalk Art NYC

Bringing our 4D augmented reality (the goldfish in the fishbowl) along with our pavement art koi pond creating the blending of traditional chalk street painting with emerging technologies.

 
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Art for After Hours is very excited about the possibilities of 4D animated reality becoming realized with our latest projects and looks forward to the next ones underway across the country scheduled starting this Fall…

Schedule yours with us soon.

 

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Check Out the 4D Pool Party!! Augmented Reality, Chalk Art

4D Animated Augmented Reality with 3D Chalk Art by Anthony Cappetto and Art for After Hours in Westfield NJ

Art for After Hours brought a full 4D animated augmented reality driven installation to the community of Westfield NJ using animated dancing characters, our own hand drawn AR overlays, and traditional hand drawn chalk art featuring this 3D party pool and a series of hand drawn chalk vignettes located around the downtown Westfield area. Some images were set up to have an AR component as part of our weeklong project.

We had a great time sharing our excitement about the blending of traditional art and emerging technologies with the visitors who saw and participated ‘diving’ and dancing with the animated, dynamic characters during the event weekend itself.

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Alpaca


Ladybugs on Floating Leaves

Ladybugs on Floating Leaves

Stylized Rhinoceros

Stylized Rhinoceros

Sunflowers

Sunflowers

Astronaut Goin’ Fishin’ on the Moon with a hand drawn AR overlay of a goldfish…

Astronaut Goin’ Fishin’ on the Moon with a hand drawn AR overlay of a goldfish…

The Jaunty Fox

The Jaunty Fox

The Zebra Wizard

The Zebra Wizard

A special thanks to Downtown Westfield and Nettl for allowing us to use their animal characters in our concepts and the people and businesses who were so supportive of us through our project stay.

Feel free to reach out to us for a unique 4D animated augmented reality chalk art/mural concept from Art for After Hours.

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3D Street Painting Artwork Used in a National Commercial

Over the last summer, Art for After Hours was asked to create a 3D street painting artwork to be used as part of a nationally presented commercial that is now in the public realm.Our artwork as always, starts with a hand drawn sketch. Many of them w…

Over the last summer, Art for After Hours was asked to create a 3D street painting artwork to be used as part of a nationally presented commercial that is now in the public realm.

Our artwork as always, starts with a hand drawn sketch. Many of them were considered; then after refinements from the team, we came up with this idea and we were underway.

During our session, the sketch became a 3D street painting rendered on the surface in chalk.

During our session, the sketch became a 3D street painting rendered on the surface in chalk.

The final commercial shoot showed the 3D piece in a view which worked with the Director’s vision for the results desired.Although our portion was for a split second, we were able to be a part of a commercial with an important message and we are prou…

The final commercial shoot showed the 3D piece in a view which worked with the Director’s vision for the results desired.

Although our portion was for a split second, we were able to be a part of a commercial with an important message and we are proud to be a part of this project. The production team was great and the project was fun as well.

Watch for the commercial in your area to see in full.

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'Fire Snake in Glass Blocks' - For Entrepreneurs' Organization New York

Our first 3D street painting of 2018, 'Fire Snake in Glass Blocks' for Entrepreneurs' Organization New York.

The piece was done in a few hours in chalk for the family event on the West Side of Manhattan in the Hudson Yards area.

The piece was done in a few hours in chalk for the family event on the West Side of Manhattan in the Hudson Yards area.

We were turbo charged to share the 3D piece with many young attendees receiving a positive message of achieving the goals and dreams in a fun, family setting.

We were turbo charged to share the 3D piece with many young attendees receiving a positive message of achieving the goals and dreams in a fun, family setting.

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Like the ongoing development in the area, Art for After Hours looks forward to creating our 3D and 4D concepts using augmented, virtual, and mixed reality for clients in tradeshows, launches and events - large and small.

Like the ongoing development in the area, Art for After Hours looks forward to creating our 3D and 4D concepts using augmented, virtual, and mixed reality for clients in tradeshows, launches and events - large and small.

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3D Street Art Installation for Refugee Awareness - 'Refugee: Here but Not Here...' by Anthony Cappetto (with Wendy Stum) of Art for After Hours

This 3D installation recently completed takes a serious turn to show 3D street art's ability to bring a message to its viewers.

Art for After Hours 3D street artist Anthony Cappetto with Wendy Stum created the art at the Sarasota Chalk Festival in Venice, Florida this year as we have been regular participants since 2010 with many 3D exhibition works. This one was more important to us in its message and delivery.

This is a video clip we did during the event in which Cappetto is blowing bubbles in solidarity with our refugee girl whom an aid worker had given a bottle of soap bubbles to entertain her for a few moments, taking her away from the stark conditions around her.

'Refugee: Here but Not Here...' Anthony Cappetto with Wendy Stum

In the spirit of the Sarasota Chalk Festival's 2017 theme of Evanescence, we present the story of a refugee child.  Amidst the rubble and desolation of a stop on her journey, she blows bubbles representing some of the nations with the most dramatic refugee crises. We selected South Sudan, Syria, and Myanmar (Burma).  As a child, enjoying for the briefest of moments - a chance to be a child while sharing a message with the viewers.  We the viewers hear and read about refugees' plights, but our thoughts move past them as we put down the information and move on with our lives.

They are 'here but not here...'.

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Anthony Cappetto is an internationally recognized 3D street artist working in chalk, paints, to create thoughtful, conceptual works across the world.  Founder of Art for After Hours in 2001, the first professional company designing and creating 3D street painting and mural art for corporate, festival, tradeshows, and exhibitions.  Cappetto has brought his work to projects in the United Kingdom, Europe, UAE, India, Japan, Uruguay, Mexico, and across the USA. 

Cappetto is also an Early Adopter of Immersive and Emerging Technologies such as augmented and virtual reality (4D) as part of his 3D street art installations in the USA and India.

Wendy Stum is Marketing Director of Art for After Hours, an avid member of the street painting art industry, and assist with projects such as these.  See more about us on our About page on the Art for After Hours site.

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'Fall Pumpkins, Pretzels, and Mason Jars of Beer!' 3D Chalk Art at the Queens Beer Festival, Long Island City, NY

At the LIC Flea & Food space in Long Island City, Queens, NY September 30-October 1, 2017

We were brought in by LIC Flea & Food to bring the 3D chalk art experience to the Long Island City community as part of the Queens Beer Festival.  

A fun weekend with 3D chalk art, and a fun festival.  How did we get there...  Let's see...

A fun weekend with 3D chalk art, and a fun festival.  How did we get there...  Let's see...

Anthony Cappetto of Art for After Hours beginning the onsite sketching...

Anthony Cappetto of Art for After Hours beginning the onsite sketching...

All 3D art starts with the sketch... Here's ours...

 

Our concept sketch for the project...

Our concept sketch for the project...

3D chalk art in the early going...  We are big fans of creating our designs live and by hand.  For us the art is in the full execution of the work especially for live events as a tool to bring the public into the creation of the art itself.

3D chalk art in the early going...  We are big fans of creating our designs live and by hand.  For us the art is in the full execution of the work especially for live events as a tool to bring the public into the creation of the art itself.

The pumpkins after enhancing the a rough layout with beautiful, colorful chalk...

The pumpkins after enhancing the a rough layout with beautiful, colorful chalk...

Cappetto working on the pretzel...

Cappetto working on the pretzel...

A daytime picture of the 3D art as completed at the Beer Festival.

A daytime picture of the 3D art as completed at the Beer Festival.

Posing atop of the mason jar of beer...

Posing atop of the mason jar of beer...

A reverse angle of the same art work where you can see the anamorphic 3D illusion effect.  The proportions change dramatically to get the 3D result actually drawn in 2D.  

A reverse angle of the same art work where you can see the anamorphic 3D illusion effect.  The proportions change dramatically to get the 3D result actually drawn in 2D.  

Whether around the world, around the USA, or in our hometown here in NYC, LICtalk to Anthony Cappetto at Art for After Hours for your next 3D chalk/street art concept.

Whether around the world, around the USA, or in our hometown here in NYC, LICtalk to Anthony Cappetto at Art for After Hours for your next 3D chalk/street art concept.

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'A Puzzling Reality...' 3D Street Art by Anthony Cappetto at Part of Antwerp Festival in Antwerp, Belgium

I had the pleasure this month to be invited to participate in 'Part of Antwerp', an international art festival as one of a group of top street artists creating 3D street painting at indoor and outdoor locations along the Port of Antwerp.  I was the sole American artist participating at the Festival. This is my 3D street art piece - 'A Puzzling Reality...'.

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This piece in its concept uses a motif of fading imagery and approach starting with the puzzle itself.  Viewers noticed a puzzle piece that had fallen out of the vertical panel which is actually the 'real' of the group of sunflowers in a field with dragon flies under a blue sky with clouds.

The puzzle piece at left falls onto the puzzle on the ground area in front of the vertical while I pick up another piece to put into place.

The puzzle itself fades away into reality in a similar way to different drawn aspects of the art themselves fading from completion such as the sunflowers, leaves in higher detail radiating from the seed centers to the grass at the bottom front of the 3D illusion.  The dragon flies, drawn from the standpoint of a graphic complete the connection of the art as a cohesive 3D anamorphic illusion by Cappetto.

3D Street Artist Anthony Cappetto (USA) interviewed by ATV.be as part of artist ensemble at Part of Antwerp Art Festival - September 2017.

Cappetto 'testing' the puzzle piece to make sure it fits...  :D

Cappetto 'testing' the puzzle piece to make sure it fits...  :D

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Thank you to my hosts, Part of Antwerp, the Add More Colors Agency, Nele, and the full team who made our artist experience exciting, fun, and fulfilling! 

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'Betta Fish Kite' 3D Street Painting by Anthony Cappetto in Crewe, England...

August began a string of new, exciting projects for Art for After Hours starting with a whirlwind trip to the friendly town of Crewe, England where we participated in the 'Chalk it Up' Festival.

Below:  Anthony working on his 3D illusion in the morning... 

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And at the end of the Festival, completed 'Betta Fish Kite', a 3D street painting by Anthony Cappetto of Art for After Hours. The art measures 12 feet wide, 16 feet deep, took two days to complete.

Back to new projects in Baltimore, Maryland and Antwerp, Belgium...  More to follow... Stay tuned...

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