Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Go Fish!

Just finished this illustration for the upcoming promotion catalog. The theme of the catalog this time was perspective. 


Given such a broad theme, you would think it would've been easy coming up with an idea but that was not the case. I really struggled nailing an idea that was both fit the theme yet fun for me to illustrate. When given the word "perspective" my mind automatically went to scenes that had incorporated large heights. At first I wrestled with all kinds of flying machines and animals, then treehouses, and even castles. Each time, I'd try to envision the picture in my head but each time, I ended up abandoning the idea because it just didn't "feel" right. One thing I've come to realize doing these illustrations is that if I'm not really excited about the idea going in, it's usually not worth my time. And so I must've brainstormed for over a week but luckily this fishing idea came to me. 

All in all I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I wanted to create something a little different this time. Something that's not my normal cutesy, and sillier themed illustrations.  Although this piece still has a touch of humor to it(to me anyway), overall, the illustration has a nice quiet mood about it.     

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Monday, December 29, 2014

Spider Magazine Cover

I'm really excited to share this cover with everyone! It's been a long time coming but I can finally say that I've illustrated a magazine cover. I can't think of a better way to start off a new year. Happy Holidays!


Saturday, December 20, 2014

New Illustrations for Clubhouse Jr.

Merry Christmas everyone!

I just got my copies of the December issue of Clubhouse Jr. Inside are my illustrations for a cute story named The Reindeer Who Missed Christmas.




Tuesday, December 2, 2014

MOO-ving Right Along

Just finished my fourth and final promo piece for the year. Recently, Photoshop has been getting annoying with me, so with this illustration I actually did a good portion of the coloring using Manga Studio. This was my first real attempt at rendering using the new software so obviously it took some getting used to. Definitely some more experimentation with custom brushes and color modes needed but I wouldn't be at all surprised if I decided to go with Manga Studio all the time.