The Fisherman and the Flounder

This piece was the final for my Illustration 2 class during the spring 2014 semester. We were given a story called, "The fishermen and the Flounder" and tasked with illustrating a passage on a two page spread. My text was a bit dramatic so i really pushed to "sell the scene," making it really dynamic to capture the drama! All and all I'm pretty proud of this illustration.

Mixed media on illustration board

Below is a bit of the process, though messy, that i went through in creating this piece.

Color Roughs

Value Roughs

Thumbnails

Watercolor: Portrait

A portrait of one of my dear friends that I made living here in the bay area. What a great trooper she was to work with!

Watercolor: Faceted Shapes

One of the first assignments I painted in Illustration 2 during the Spring 2014 semester was using faceted shapes to illustrate animals in an environment. I have an affinity for rodents and small critters so I gave this little field mouse a shot! I think it turned out pretty cute.

Medium- watercolor on paper

Below is the process that i went through creating this piece

Color Roughs

Thumbnails/ Value Roughs

InkTober: Train Confrontation

I thought I would gear myself up for Comics 2 during the Fall 2014 semester by creating and inking a two page fight scene. This was a test scene of a personal project and story I am currently working on. 

The Tall Tales of Pecos Bill

This was one of my final pieces for Illustration 1 during Fall semester 2013 and it was such a blast to work on! We were tasked with choosing a folklore to illustrate. I grew up on the western tall tales and decided to do one of my favorite western heroes, Pecos Bill! In this vignette, Bill is off lassoing rivers so that he can bring rain to quench the drought plaguing the southwest!

Medium- Gouache on illustration board

Below is a bit of the process that one goes through creating an illustration.

Color Roughs

Selection of Thumbnails

Quick studies clothed figures

Here are a few of my favorite charcoal sketches from a quick studies workshop. The goal that evening was to push storytelling and point of view!

Quick Caricatures

Several caricatures of my classmates. Had a blast capturing their quirky expressions!

Still Life Painting

Time to add some color to this blog!! These are a couple of acrylic pieces that I painted in class which I felt had the best degree of finish.

Sequential Art: Hindenburg Disaster

First sequential art for Illustration 1 done in Pen & Ink.

Charcoal Studies: Portrait

This is a portrait of Sir Ian McKellen that I rendered for the final in my Analysis of Form class during Spring semester back in 2012. All I can say is that I really enjoyed working on it...the wrinkles were a blast!

Charcoal Studies: Master copy

I love the figure drawings of Anthony Ryder. To better understand the techniques he used, I studied two pieces of his and did my best to render them in his style.

Charcoal Studies: Classic/Contemporary

This was the final for another one of the foundation courses I took spring semester. It's purpose was to research a contemporary and classical artist, then combine their pieces into one.

Anthony of Arzach

Charcoal Studies: Still Life

These are a few pieces that I finished in one of my foundations courses during the first semester of school back in Spring 2012. It was the first time I have ever worked in charcoal.

 Drapery Final

In Class Still Life

Still Life Final

Welcome one and all!

Okydoke Folks! Welcome to my new and first blog! This is one of my many posts that will log all of the art work that I have created throughout my schooling and career. With out further adieu, I present...my work!