PROMOTE READING!

In my Children's Marketing Illustration class, we had to illustrate a poster that promoted reading. So here's what I turned in:

The piece was done in watercolor and colored pencil. I did large areas of color in watercolor and did detailed work in colored pencil, such as the hundreds of scales I drew on the dragon. I like the background a lot, I went over it about twenty times trying different techniques like wet on wet, paper towel, and sea sponge. I'm trying to make myself experiment more with the media that I love, watercolor. Most of my technique is wet on dry with a little bit of wet on wet here and there.

Anyways, I really like the concept I came up with, what little kid hasn't wanted a dragon for a friend, especially if he happens to be your book buddy too. ^_^ It still needs some tweaking with skin tone, text, and I think the dragon's eyes are off a bit. But this is how it stands now.

The Jay and The Peacock: PART 4

TA-DA!

this is the FINAL (for now) piece for my Jay and Peacock project. it's done in watercolors and colored pencils (what else would it be in, really?) I really like my jay character, but i need to fix the value on the right side of the composition between the tail and grass . . . just waiting to get it back. ^_^

have a GREAT break! ^_^

Red's Revenge

For my Humorous Illustration Class, we were assigned to do a piece for S.O.I. (Society of Illustrators). Our only requirement was that it had to be humorous. So i did an idea I've had since the beginning of the year but hadn't had the opportunity to do it. It's a scene of Little Red Riding Hood scolding the Wolf, who's muzzled and on a leash, looking very crestfallen. I know it may not be humorous to most, but i find it amusing. ^_^

line drawing

the HORRIBLE color comp

The start of the FINAL . . . maybe i should leave the characters like that. ^_^ just kidding.

The FINAL FINAL soon to come . . .

The Jay and The Peacock: PART 3

The Color Comp . . . I don't much like color comps.

Stay Tuned, the final is on it's way . . .

Portraits

More portraits from my Portrait Drawing Class. Many, if not all, are in need of some tweaking still.

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charcoal

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hair study, colored pencil

AH! hands! colored pencil

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The Jay and The Peacock: PART 2

Now for the line drawings:

This is the first line drawing of my piece.

This is the improved line drawing from the first.
Up next, the color comp . . . ugh.

The Jay and The Peacock: PART 1

Our new assignment in Children's Marketing Class is to do a double page spread illustrating a story, such as a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or Aesop's fable.

So I chose to do an Aesop Fable, which are interesting, I've never taken much notice of them before. I chose The Jay and The Peacock. I like the moral, "it is not only fine feathers that make a fine bird."

So i began with collecting reference and then doing a character study, ending with a thumbnail. All of which is on the following paper.