Idea?

Something brewing in my head that I wanted to get out just to see.

More Photoshop Practice

Getting Better

Postcard the movie

Exclusive first image from the anticipated summer event of summer 2009.

Photoshop Practice

Because I need it obviously.

Moving Forward

We are nearing the end of the first animation and are expanding the ten second to a minute.

The Iceman Runneth Over

In progress tabloid image. Made from cobbled together halftone images.

Color Imperfect

Progress on my first colored image. Good, Not Great. That A in illustration still eludes me!

Niko Henrichon - Artist to know

http://www.nikohenrichon.com/

If you haven't read "The Pride of Baghdad" and seen this work then you are missing out on some amazing art.
The story by Brian K. Vaughan(Runaways, Y The Last Man) is great. The fictionalization of the story of lions that escaped from
the Baghdad zoo during the invasion for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

James Jean and Tara McPherson- Artist to Know

http://www.jamesjean.com/
http://www.taramcpherson.com/

Tara McPherson- She was born in San Francisco in 1976. She graduated from the Art Center in Pasadena in 2001 with honors. She interned at Rough Draft Studios on Futurama. She is based out of New York. She teaches a conceptual art class at Parsons in New York. She has worked for DC comics and his doing an exhibition at the Jonathan Levine Gallery.

James Jean- He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and graduated in 2001. He lives in Los Angeles. He has worked for WB, Wired Magazine, Playboy, Penguin Books, Fast Company, and Men’s Health and Atlantic Records. He won the Gold Medal in the Society of Illustrators in 2001 and the Harvey Award for Best Cover art in 2005.

Second Animation

Haven't completed yet. First time using After Effects.

Final T-shirt Design

In Development Color Image

Privacy of Thought

New shirt design. The last image fell apart under close scrutiny of the core concept and the execution of said concept to relate to one another. This involves more of something I believe.

It's hard work if you can get it

This is the first frame of my first animation. It's crap and the worst part is that even crap takes a long time to do. With illustration, at least you realize half or a quarter of a way through an image that this isn't turning out like i wanted and you can turn around or keep going. This is all or nothing because you don't know until you finish. I'll never criticize a bad animated film ever again except on storyline. I'm talking about Madagascar, Hoodwinked bad!!!

Simplicity is key

Back to basics seems to be a running theme this week. The star design was scrapped in favor of the simpler original idea. The rounded star is the least important element. The star within the atom.

T-shirt designs

For a shirt design, this is a sketch dealing with silencing protest. It evokes the image of the three wise monkeys. It's quick color study with art sticks.

Art and Prostitution

I felt like a whore this week. In class, we were divided into teams based on artwork we had and other students picked us as their illustrator. Even though this certainly wasn't the real world, I certainly felt sort of cheap like a two-dollar streetwalker. The image of people walking around the room reminded me of how people drive down streets looking at the women until they pick the one they want. Oh well, I guess I better put out.

This is the star design for an assignment in my Illustration design. I'm worried it's a little too simple and may end up adding more blacks.