Some life drawing

There's a bunch of stuff I haven't gotten around to scanning yet, mainly for my anatomy class.
But these were in my sketchbook so I decided to scan some!!!

Some quick 2-5 min sketches

leanin on a wall

20 mins

20 mins

extended drawing - maybe 1 hour?

The Stamp Collections....

Here's a little something (literally) that I've been working on all week!! It's a postage stamp!!

I still have 2 more to do in the set, but the theme is Roger's and Hammerstein's Musicals!

So this is Cinderella!

(not actual size)

Yes, i know it looks a little like Disney's version of Cinderella, but what can I say? Most people associate "Cinderella" with the Disney version, and on a postage stamp thats less than an inch big, you gotta go with something instantly recognizable. Cinderella is known for her blonde hair and big blue puffy dress!!

This is kind of more of the size?
on my screen it looks really small, but it says its the actual size.
liar.

But basically, its a really small area, so you have to go with a super simple design.
(the awful font is just a fun placeholder...im gonna wait until all the other ones are done and then pick a nifty font!)

"The Sound of Music" and "The King and I" are still to come!!

As for now, I have a paper to go write. :(

Spring Semester '12

Spring semester is still going!! I have about a month left until SUMMERRRR!!! my favorite time of year!!! I love going outside in flip flops and getting a tan and of course, THE SHORE!!

So here's some stuff I've been up to in my illustration class this semester, I'm going to update later with stuff from my other classes, anatomy and typography.

But for now...

As part of our assignment over winter break, we were given the prompt,
'God is a beautiful little girl who changes her mind'.
It took me most of break to come up with the idea. I like it for the most part,
except the meteors. I feel like they don't fit all that well.. :-/

Princess and the pea!!

Yet another 'seven deadly sins' assignment.

Over our spring break, we had to paint a GIANT oil painting. Which basically means I didn't have a spring break, which is why I am so excited about summer!!!

We had to reinterpret a master's painting. So, using Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" as inspiration, I came up with a fun Moulin Rouge/ Burlesque thing. 

I really enjoyed doing this, so I guess it was a good spring break. :) 

le sketch

Le finished painting
I got the hang of oil painting as i was painting the people.
I might go back and fix the background later when i have more time.
But overall, i LOVE LE COLORS!!

The newest thing I've done!
We had to create a circus sideshow moister if we were a circus freak.
Basically making fun of ourselves.
Which was of course, super fun for me because I'm obsessed with Disney and thats pretty much what I'm known for.
It's acrylic on canvas and then i beat the hell out of it to make it look super old. :)

Fall Semester '11

This past year I switched schools, moved back home (sadly), and switched majors. I am now an illustration student at Uarts!!
I definitely think it is a better fit for me all around, and while I love animating, it didn't leave much time for me to do other stuff.  I love it, but definitely not as a career choice. So I'm setting my aim for being a concept artist for animated movies!!!

So here's some stuff from my foundation illustration class this past fall!

So as part of the illustration curriculum, I also had to take a photography class. It was kind of fun (although the projects were super intense and didn't take into account that we ARE NOT photographers). But at least I got an awesome new camera out of the deal, since I needed a DSLR vs. the cheap-o point and shoot I had.  It gave me a reason to buy a fancy pants camera!!

SHOESSSSSS!!

We had to do a major project during the semester, 'Seven Deadly Sins' (which you only had to choose 4)

It was right after Halloween and I was in a spooky mood so I ran out to Halloween Adventure during their super-mega-awesome-clearence because we are closing-sale. I got a whole bunch of glow in the dark skulls and painted them like day of the dead skulls, and made matching altars!! I was so excited about just painting the skulls I didn't fully think about the idea and the lighting (since in drawing you can make up the light and make it work how you want it. proof I am not a photographer)

Greed
(probably the most obvious out of the set)

Gluttony

Vanity

Wrath

I still have all of these in my room, and the paint doesn't fully hide the fact they are glow in the dark. It gets creepy at times. haha

A perspective assignment
there was a place in reading terminal market called the 'flying monkey' bakery. They  made super cute cupcakes!
so what if the wicked witch of the west wasn't wicked, but sugary sweet enough to open a delicious bakery in the emerald city?

Shadow box!
we had to actually build it then draw from life.
So, heres a little more about me!

just a little sketch.
About a lady who doesn't really have hair, but when she wants to change her hairstyle, she takes them off other people.
(she has an assortment of heads to choose from)

Part of an acrylic set of self portraits we had to do.
I wasn't very good at first, I was having a lot of trouble. (I don't think it was the actual painting, I just hate self portrait assignments)
So this is me and my cat, Sassy! She's adorable and I love her!! And most days, she loves me (especially when I give her treats!)

As part of our assignments, we also have experimental portfolio weeks! It's just a time when we can do whatever we want in whatever medium we want!!!! 

I always want to experiment with different mediums and styles, but I'm super dedicated with school and hate turning in unfinished works. So if i have a week to do a painting on top of work and my 3 hour round trip commute and all the other homework assignments I have, I won't really experiment, because I am so exhausted I sometimes just want to get it done. It's sad to admit that, but i know i need to work on that.

Anyway, for my last experimental portfolio (which was right before christmas), I wanted to make a gingerbread house!!! So festive!!

It's entirely made of all edible ingredients (except theres wire in the tree, but theres icing on the outside!!)

It's a combo of gingerbread, fondant, cake, and icing.

and it was delicious!

I love the colors!! So cheery! 

Little snowman!! He was the only part I kept before my class destroyed and at the house!

yumm yumm :)

Some Other College Stuff

Here's just some doodles and fun little things I did during my first couple years of college at SVA in New York.  I was an animation major so most of my time was spent doing millions of little drawings, nothing too finished though.

Older stuff!!

So I finally got organized enough to gather some stuff for this here blog...took me long enough!!

I have some of my older stuff from high school that I still like...

I finger painted this one!! it was so much fun! and then I added a photo transfer. It's go giant and colorful in person and is hanging in my room. ^__^

This was one of my first oil paintings! I'm not entirely happy with it, but I do like the area on the left, where the orange and pot is. I painted it with a palette knife. I need to do another painting with just a knife.

I used up most of my colored pencils for this one. haaha