Monday, March 25, 2013

Just Something

So I was bored and did this. That is literally it. It's there and I don't have much of an opinion on this piece. It's not bad, not great, more of an elaborate doodle if anything. I just like drawing faces and playing with textures I randomly find. So yeah. 

About 30min- 1hr in Photoshop CS5. 

Friday, March 8, 2013

Sailor Mars! Work in Progress

Over the winter break I began a large project: to paint realistic Sailor Scout portraits. The anime Sailor Moon has been my passion since I was a kid, and continues to inspire me to this day. It was thanks to obsessively drawing Sailor Moon as a child that I grew to love art. 

I've made progress on all of the portraits, but Sailor Mars is the closest to completion. I'm really happy with the bounce light on her nose. I still need to research fabric textures to paint it correctly and perhaps fix some of the shading on her face. 

Sailor Mars WIP.
Face model reference from Asian-American actress and model, Celeste Thorson.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Flutter By Butterfly

Ah, animating, my love and hate. Unfortunately, I discovered in ANI 28 that I'm not an animator. I love animation and what it can do... but someone else can animate and I'll just tell them what to put down. Yet, I am still proud with my final, came out better than I anticipated. I lucked out with that butterfly.


ANI 28 Illustrations

So this is from last semester, ANI 28, my first animation class. At the beginning of the semester we focused on illustrations communicating a message and story before tackling an animated piece. I feel like I got a few decent works from that class, though not sure if anything portfolio worthy. Those were good times back then. Weird to think that was only a semester ago, feels a lot longer than that. 
Word of the Week: Dangerous

Word of the Week: Camouflage
This one is my favorite of the three. 

Word of the Week: Home