THE PROCESS

Here's a quick run through of my process. And I am going to use my most recent project as an example.

So I had to do an illustration for Soojin Buzelli's class and we had to illustrate something for this thing called "HOT OFF THE PRESSES" that's always featured on PLANADVISER magazine. So I sent the teacher four sketches. (Below)



The fourth sketch (the tiki-running on hot coal) got approved but she "art-directed" me and e-mailed me saying she wanted more tiki-men (and tiki-women) and she wanted them to be dancing on fire rather than running on hot coal looking like they're in excruciating pain, which makes sense. So after I read her e-mail, I did a sketch right away, and e-mailed her back in an hour with this.


I then did a quick color study (will post soon)

Then I went and did the final. The piece was supposed to 8.25 by 2.5 with bleed. But I needed to work larger for the small detail, so I increased the size by 1.4 (11.9 by 3.85 inches) and then I did the gouache painting in that size and made it the correct size on photoshop. The painting took about 8 hours, and here's the final below.



I'm very happy with it, overall a success. I used more pure colors and mixed less. I even used the cadium red and some yellows straight out of the tube, so I can keep the bright fun colors.

PIZZA BOY OF THE FUTURE!!

This is a piece that I did for fun. However, the acrylic finish was disappointing. It was a little too muddled. I'm considering using the computer next time. I really enjoyed doing the sketches though and it was really fun designing the pizza boy's flying scooter.

Sketches From My Handy Dandy Notebook!

So here's some sketches... I don't use pencils to pre-sketch. I simply use my pen and make lines and come up with things as I draw. I think it really boosts my quick decision-making and my brain power, it will teach me to be more confident with my lines, it's a fun way to brainstorm for ideas, and it's extremely fun. My sketches seldom make sense, but making sense is really overrated I think.

This one below is creepy but I love it with all my heart, kinda like my crazy uncle Joe.

and I would love to make a children's book in the style of this sketch below
see what I mean about the sense-making...