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He is my scientific superstar.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Caricature Sketches
A few preliminary sketches I did for the Lily Allen / Rihanna pieces:
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Though drawing faces have always been my thing, for the past year or so (since I took a portrait class), every time I watch a movie or a TV show I get tempted to draw their faces. It's like how film majors are constantly thinking about the lighting/camera/editing/blahblahs, I'm constantly studying the actor/actress's faces, itching to get their likeness on paper. Here is a fairly recent one I did when I watched No Country For Old Men:
[ it's pink cuz it was on pink paper! ]
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Though drawing faces have always been my thing, for the past year or so (since I took a portrait class), every time I watch a movie or a TV show I get tempted to draw their faces. It's like how film majors are constantly thinking about the lighting/camera/editing/blahblahs, I'm constantly studying the actor/actress's faces, itching to get their likeness on paper. Here is a fairly recent one I did when I watched No Country For Old Men:
[ it's pink cuz it was on pink paper! ]
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Update & Archived Portraits PART DEUX
I've added 2 new works in my main site under Portraits, please check them out and tell me what you think!
(If you're not sure who they are... it's L___ A____ and R______.)
I took down 5 works from the same section, simply because they're kind of old and
Drawn from life. Experimenting in oils with different colors.
Same model, different style. I used washes of oil for this. I like how it feels very Gauguin-esque.
Another experimental piece from life. I like the drippy-ness but the colors are kind of dull.
Pretty old, from fall 2006. I illustrated one of the seven deadly sins (vanity) using symbolic colors and images. I'm happy with the lighting but some details are pretty blah (i.e. hands).
Even older... early 2006. First time using ink dyes and color pencils. I still like it but wish the face had a bit more life to it.
(If you're not sure who they are... it's L___ A____ and R______.)
I took down 5 works from the same section, simply because they're kind of old and
Drawn from life. Experimenting in oils with different colors.
Same model, different style. I used washes of oil for this. I like how it feels very Gauguin-esque.
Another experimental piece from life. I like the drippy-ness but the colors are kind of dull.
Pretty old, from fall 2006. I illustrated one of the seven deadly sins (vanity) using symbolic colors and images. I'm happy with the lighting but some details are pretty blah (i.e. hands).
Even older... early 2006. First time using ink dyes and color pencils. I still like it but wish the face had a bit more life to it.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Sketch Dump
Just some randoms from the past couple weeks:
Me and my roommates...in a nutshell.
Playing around with different headshapes.
Messing around with different styles.
I like looking around a room full of people, finding a certain pose/angle that is visually interesting, and completely making up a doodle based on that.
I like this guy's hair.
A depressed Gorgon.
Scott Bakal came to the SCAD illustration department to have a presentation, because apparently he is one of the candidates for working at SCAD. I couldn't resist drawing him during his presentation, for he had a very animated & distinct face. As an illustrator, he has a very good sensitivity to color, shapes, and texture. -Do- check out his stuff!
Me and my roommates...in a nutshell.
Playing around with different headshapes.
Messing around with different styles.
I like looking around a room full of people, finding a certain pose/angle that is visually interesting, and completely making up a doodle based on that.
I like this guy's hair.
A depressed Gorgon.
Scott Bakal came to the SCAD illustration department to have a presentation, because apparently he is one of the candidates for working at SCAD. I couldn't resist drawing him during his presentation, for he had a very animated & distinct face. As an illustrator, he has a very good sensitivity to color, shapes, and texture. -Do- check out his stuff!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Hands!
At his workshop, James Jean talked about the importance of being able to draw hands. I know it's not one of my forte's, so I decided to do a bunch of studies on hands. I had so much fun, I ended up doing 12 pages in one day. Here are a few:
Hands are so strange. They stop looking like hands while you're drawing them, but once you leave, come back and look at them, they look like hands again.
Happy Leap Day everyone!
Hands are so strange. They stop looking like hands while you're drawing them, but once you leave, come back and look at them, they look like hands again.
Happy Leap Day everyone!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Circus & Caricature of Me!
I thought it would be fun to make a little gif animation of how my final piece progresses--and figured I might as well post it up here:
(please give it a sec for the gif to load)
Here is the final product:
The following were used: concentrated dyes, bleach, color pencils, lighter fluid, & acrylic paint pens.
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Today in the Art of Caricature class, we had two caricaturists come in to do demos: Jeremy Townsend and Justin Galloway. It was phenomenal to see them bust out great line drawings one after another without any sketch lines.
Jeremy drew me!
(the actual paper's not yellow, it's just a bad quality photo)
I definitely learned a lot from just watching them draw-- They're living proof that, like with anything else, the only way to get better is to draw, draw, and draw some more.
(please give it a sec for the gif to load)
Here is the final product:
The following were used: concentrated dyes, bleach, color pencils, lighter fluid, & acrylic paint pens.
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Today in the Art of Caricature class, we had two caricaturists come in to do demos: Jeremy Townsend and Justin Galloway. It was phenomenal to see them bust out great line drawings one after another without any sketch lines.
Jeremy drew me!
(the actual paper's not yellow, it's just a bad quality photo)
I definitely learned a lot from just watching them draw-- They're living proof that, like with anything else, the only way to get better is to draw, draw, and draw some more.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Fanboy & Fangirl Time Galore.
Over the past two days, my friends and I went up to Atlanta to participate in the SCAD Illustration & Comic Arts Forum. It was amazing, definitely worth the 4+ hour ride.
On Thursday night there was a lecture by 2 comic artists (Eric Canete & Andrew Robinson) and 2 illustrators (Yuko Shimizu & James Jean). I was especially psyched about seeing the latter two because they're some of the most influential and successful contemporary illustrators that I know of. It was thrilling to see them talk about their work in person.
On Friday I attended a workshop by James, in which he colored a simple pencil line drawing using Photoshop. I was amazed to see that for someone who has such great color sensitivity and intricacy in little details, he didn't use any more than like 5 layers. (Granted, it was a quick exercise piece for a demo--but still.) He also used some Photoshop effects that someone could easily call "tacky" (i.e. gradient overlay), but he used them well-- I would never have guessed just by looking at his finished. It further emphasizes that "it's not about what tools the artist uses, but HOW he uses them."
Anyway, I was a little fangirl and I got my sketchbook signed by Yuko & James:
They were nice enough to top them off with a little doodle!
On Thursday night there was a lecture by 2 comic artists (Eric Canete & Andrew Robinson) and 2 illustrators (Yuko Shimizu & James Jean). I was especially psyched about seeing the latter two because they're some of the most influential and successful contemporary illustrators that I know of. It was thrilling to see them talk about their work in person.
On Friday I attended a workshop by James, in which he colored a simple pencil line drawing using Photoshop. I was amazed to see that for someone who has such great color sensitivity and intricacy in little details, he didn't use any more than like 5 layers. (Granted, it was a quick exercise piece for a demo--but still.) He also used some Photoshop effects that someone could easily call "tacky" (i.e. gradient overlay), but he used them well-- I would never have guessed just by looking at his finished. It further emphasizes that "it's not about what tools the artist uses, but HOW he uses them."
Anyway, I was a little fangirl and I got my sketchbook signed by Yuko & James:
They were nice enough to top them off with a little doodle!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The Attack of the Frombies!!!!
Last fall I came up with a concept for a Halloween ornament line called the Frombies® (Okay, it's not really a registered trademark.... but it looks cool with that logo, no?).
Basically they are half eaten fruits that turned into zombies, and roam around the house at night seeking revenge on humans. Yeah, a little gory for my taste or style, so I knew I had to make it really goofy.
Here is the product sheet of all the fruits I designed:
I had so much fun with this piece, I actually made a sculpey model for the Apple Frombie:
Not the best lighting, but I like that position. Here is another:
Sculpting is not really my thing, but I enjoyed it regardless.
Now, if anybody wants to actually turn the Frombies into a line of characters.... send all checks to "Yukiko Adachi" please, I'm ready for my million dollars...*sigh*
Basically they are half eaten fruits that turned into zombies, and roam around the house at night seeking revenge on humans. Yeah, a little gory for my taste or style, so I knew I had to make it really goofy.
Here is the product sheet of all the fruits I designed:
I had so much fun with this piece, I actually made a sculpey model for the Apple Frombie:
Not the best lighting, but I like that position. Here is another:
Sculpting is not really my thing, but I enjoyed it regardless.
Now, if anybody wants to actually turn the Frombies into a line of characters.... send all checks to "Yukiko Adachi" please, I'm ready for my million dollars...*sigh*
Monday, February 18, 2008
Zoo Color Comps & Genevieve Kote
Here are the color comps that I had whipped up in Photoshop for the zoo mural art.
I ended up picking the bottom left colors for the final piece, which was done in concentrated dyes, gouache & color pencils. I think color comps are a great way to lay out any value/hue issues before getting to the final. In this particular piece I only varied the background color because I decided to keep the animals colors naturalistic (so there were no confusion as to what was what).
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The illustrator link of the day is Genevieve Kote, who is from Quebec City. She does a lot of freelance stuff, mainly for publications. I just love the whimsical characters, well-planned composition, and bright color schemes that she executes in her illustrations. She also has a great ability to depict any situation in a light-hearted, yet not overly-comical way.
She also has a flickr which has more up-to-date sketches &pieces.
I ended up picking the bottom left colors for the final piece, which was done in concentrated dyes, gouache & color pencils. I think color comps are a great way to lay out any value/hue issues before getting to the final. In this particular piece I only varied the background color because I decided to keep the animals colors naturalistic (so there were no confusion as to what was what).
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The illustrator link of the day is Genevieve Kote, who is from Quebec City. She does a lot of freelance stuff, mainly for publications. I just love the whimsical characters, well-planned composition, and bright color schemes that she executes in her illustrations. She also has a great ability to depict any situation in a light-hearted, yet not overly-comical way.
She also has a flickr which has more up-to-date sketches &pieces.
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