A new direction with my art.

Still working

I've been really down on myself artistically lately. I've been trying new things and while they've been enlightening and I've learned from them, they've caused a lot of frustration and made me feel pretty inadequate.

More Progress...

More progress on my childrens book illustrations. Any advice for final direction? I'm going to add some streamers/furniture in the window to the one where she's in the window and some people to the ballroom in the elongated one.

Still Working...

I've started the second one now...I'm hoping to have all three worked out pretty well before Monday so I can get feedback and finish them up/print them Tuesday.

Children's Book 1/3 Images In Progress

In my Children's Book class we're picking 1 of 3 stories to do 3 illustrations from. I picked one called, I think, "On Swan's Wings" or something to that effect...here's my first image in progress. I decided to do this cut paper appearing method I've been dying to try (minimal linework used) with textures since it looks awesome, is so far really fun to do, and will give me good results in a shorter amount of time than the thin lined drawing with microns I'm doing in Illustration 5. (The 3 full color images are due this coming Wednesday).

"What's Missing" Progress Shot #2

Debating if I should fill in the framing branches with black...Sorry that this is hard to see. It will be scanned when it's finished.

"What's Missing" In Progress

I think I'm about 5-8 hours in...using only a .005 micron and 01 micron...it's hard to tell all the detail with my crappy phone camera, but trust me...there's a lot.

New stuff!!

Here's a doodle from my sketchbook where I was practicing inking with a Winsor Newton series 7 and a sketch for my "What's Missing" piece in Illustration 5.

Illustration 5 Post #6

1. What sort of an illustrator are you?
One that tries to draw entirely from my imagination and tries to focus on the whimsical, fantastical and brutal as much as possible.

2. What sort of career do you want to have?
I want to be a concept artist for just about anything, but preferrably video games. I also would like to do illustrations and graphic novels on the side.

3. Does your present body of work reflect your aspirations? Could it do so more strongly?
For the most part I feel like it does. I could probably use a few more plainly brutal and detailed images...something that shows the amount of DETAIL I can do, which I like to do but often don't have the time to do finished images of with schoolwork. I feel like I really like brutal imagery, but I fall back on fantastic/childish/friendly work for my schoolwork since it is a faster way to produce something that still is high in quality.

4. List ten images/themes/techniques/subjects/formats that your portfolio needs in order to become more in line with your aspirations.
-Brutality
-Detail
-Attention to detailed linework
-Watercolor
-Painting
-Graphic
-Contrast
-Atmospheric elements
-Spooky/less happy and quirky
-Metal

Illustration 5 Post #5

I apologize in advance for my post being slightly late...blame Justin not taking me home and playing pool instead. Seriously. Elliot was there.

AHEM.

1. If you had to spend the rest of your life illustrating one book, what would it be? Why?
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. They're my favorite books in the whole world, and if you read them you would know how heavy they are in imagery and opportunities to illustrate dynamic images.

2. If you could go apprentice with any two artists in the history of the world, who would they be?
James Jean and Florian Bertmer. They are two of my favorite artists and I admire their painting skills and lineart.

3. If you were banned from the art world and could have any career, what would it be?
I'd be a Crime Scene Investigator, because that was my other career option and I chose Illustration instead.

4. A) I would do a series of fancy lady and animal paintings on wood. I would do five, and split them up evenly throughout the month.
B) I would do a graphic novel with lineart inked traditionally and finished digitally that would include several short stories, one per month.
C) I would do a long graphic novel executed the same way as the series of short stories.