Back to the grind

This is a post card that I did for Valentine's day (although it has absolutely nothing to do with the actual day...) that I just finally got a scan of. I know it's super simple, but I really like it and I think it may be an idea that I try to take further in another piece some time (whenever I get free time or find a way to incorporate it into school work)

In other news, classes just started again this week. I'm taking Electronic Illustration (about time) and Illustrative Approaches to Concept Design which I am SUPER excited and equally scared as hell about. We'll see how it goes. Concept art is something that has interested me for a very long time but I've never had the shot to actually try it, so it'll be fun and stupidly challenging. Both good. Little to no sleep, though. The sacrifices you make for your craft.

Final Number One

Just finished up my first final. This one is for editorial, it was based on a fortune cookie that said "Don't turn a blind eye to your enemies". I think this may be the first piece I've done all quarter that I actually like. It looks a bit desaturated on my screen, but looked good on the school computers, so I'm hoping it's just my screen. Now I have to go get it printed >_>

Been a while

It's been forever since I last posted. This quarter has been kind of nuts and I haven't been loving anything that's been coming from it. The only good piece of news that I have is that my Fall piece that I submitted to SCAD a while back made it into the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles and is now up on their website (for 2 years!) so that was really nice.

I just finished up these 5 spot illustrations tonight for editorial. Originally we were supposed to do something related to Savannah, but I wasn't feeling that at all so I decided to do spots based on the 5 best films of 2010 (according to me....not necessarily critic based. mostly because I threw TRON in there because I love that damn movie)

They were pretty fun to do, I wish I had a little more time on them since the last 2 were pretty rushed. but oh well! some other time. Hopefully I'll get some good pieces before this quarter ends, I've been feeling pretty dried up but maybe I'll surprise myself.

New Piece

Finally got it scanned. Can't think of a name that I like yet though, so for now it's just "new piece". It'll come eventually.

Break

Been a while since I updated, I've been enjoying being atrociously lazy as a result of winter break. I have done a painting since I've been out of school, and I'm hoping to scan it within the next few days to post it on here. I did it all in one day or else I would have posted some progress shots!

But anywho, here is the black and white version of the Lynch piece:

This is in charcoal and graphite, and it was the completed version before I started adding the acrylic paint. Honestly, after I had completed this portion of it I almost wanted to leave it this way. I'm totally in love with the way it looks and I'm really glad I scanned it before I painted it so I can have this version stand on it's own. I think I'm still partial to it as opposed to the colored one, but I haven't completely made up my mind.

More stuff hopefully coming soon!

Official Shoes Picture

So on Saturday my awesome professor Megan Berkheiser (who has amazing work, check her out) offered to take studio photos of anyone's work if they brought it in, so I brought in my shoes since I didn't have a real picture of them yet. Here it is! I wish she had gotten some up close detail shots, but oh well, I can probably do those myself at home. Once I find my camera charger, of course.

Cue the circus music...

Here are four of my circus themed character designs that I finished today (taken in horrible quality on my cell phone - I really need to find my camera charger...) but I'm pretty pleased with them so far. Just have to finish up the other four and I'll be done with intro! hell yes.