Thursday, October 29, 2009

IF: Fast

IF submission for "Fast". Feeling Halloween plus Zombies are awesome! I loved drawing this guy so much that I decided to name him Harvey, after Harvey Pekar, he kind of looks like him. He's basically chasing someone who apparently isn't fast enough to survive.


8.5"x5" Watercolor on illustration board

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Editorial in Blue

For my commuincation studio III class, we choose an article from any magazine or newspaper and did an illustration for it. My article was about an African teen (who now is in his twenties) who basically helped his village become self-sufficient in electricity by making windmills from scrapes from cars and bikes.

It's a feel-good story, something I don't really gravitate towards for illustration, but I tried to this time! I really loved drawing it, but I think I'll re-do the painting with more color in it. I'll put up the layout soon as I figure out how to turn it into a jpeg.

Here is the link to the original article:

9.5" X13.5" Watercolor.

Original Sketch:

Final Layout:

Thursday, October 22, 2009

IF: Frozen

IF submission for "Frozen". Brain Freeze, the gift that keeps on giving. Watercolor 5"x5.5" on illustration board.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

IF: Flying


This week's word is "Flying". The little boy is based on a friend's little brother. He's quite energetic and hilarious! I'll put it up in color later.

Color:

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

IF: Germs

This week for IF, the word is "germs". I wanted to do something about public transportation and how it can be pretty dirty, but I wasn't sure how to draw it. Then I asked my younger sister what she thought about "Germs" she said that she before she thinks of the actual thing, she thinks of the Punk Rock band called The Germs. So I thought of doing a double-pun. My sister is the girl in the center, listening to The Germs while being surrounded by people who easily can spread them to her while on the bus. I'll put it in ink later, but I'm not sure if I want to have too much color in it though. Maybe I'll make copies of it and see which one my class likes most.

Edit: thinking either shaded with black watercolor, muted colors to make the green from the guache stand out more, and the characters still have depth.

1st Final Draft:

Thursday, October 1, 2009

IF: Pattern

Illustration Friday submission, this week's word was pattern. The numbers signify the times I set on my cell to get up every morning, hence the warm colors. The girl in the center is muah, not wanting to start a brand new day.