Finals... Enough Said

I'm almost there...and then...ANIMAL CART! WOOOo...ehhh...happy Finals week...

Magazine? Zing? Zine?

Hello All!

well...mostly just for me I guess. I'm just checking in to present an illustration that I am feeling pretty good about. It's still in its beginning processes, but I think it is going in a direction that I am most likely going to push more. The project that this is for is for a magazine that my class is doing for the end of the semester. The Zine itself is called "Live On Test Tube Baby" it is meant to be based on future myths that society believe in, such as the title, growing test tube babies and bio electronics. The topic is rather interesting, and of particular interest for me. I always have a thing for anything that deals with technology, especially something that is conceptional. I guess it does relate to my attraction to steampunk in some sense. In a way this topic too can be pushed to the more fantasy realm that we often see in Steampunk, so that may be the main subject that I enjoy working with.

Well here is an illustration that I am continuing to work with, I want to play with the graphic shapes for the cityscape surrounding the main figure. Even though you don't see her face, I wanted to work with the feel of movement with her hair and garment. The young woman is meant to represent Mother Nature, or simply Nature itself running through the city, trying to escape it's harshness. Her feet are bloody because of the mere fact that she is out of her element.I really need to work out the kinks into making her look more like "Nature" instead of some random character with vibrant color running about.

 

Also I am planning on adding more to give the feel of being overwhelmed to the character as well.

 

Along with that, I am continuing on with my Treehouse Assignment. Ran into a few issues....mutter mutter. My files had got corrupted and I had to start from the basics all over again the other day. I am trying to just stay positive and work more on it later....which most likely be after this post. I have some factors to consider with my renderings, the Truck in the middle ground is too large and to give off the feel of more space and perspective, the farmhouse...or well a warehouse of some sort is going to be pushed back some as well as made smaller...

 

which now I'll show you later..don't have the images...>>

 

Update on my life

Hola!

It has been forever since I posted to this particular Blog. I am now currently trying to keep up with my Portfolio blog...which is a must, but I felt like I was neglecting this one. I have been rather busy these past two years. I'm only going to put up work that I have been recently been doing this past semester with my Beginning Visual Development class...sooo..yep!


Top is the newest then to the oldest at the bottom.

Gary Soto Tree House Assignment (WIP)

Telephone Pole Rendering Assignment

Me!

   

Orignal Photo

Rendering

4 Hour Rendering Assignment

 Original Photo

Rendering

Gary Soto Kitchen Assignment

First Pass

                                      

Revised Version

First Photoshop Rendering

First Project

Summer Speed painting!

Going to try and keep up with speed painting, only doing about a half an hour of speed painting and also Speed sculpting to keep on top of things! :D

definitely have a long way to go....but if I keep this up I will get better! :D also will have to post my speed sculpt tomorrow...technical difficulties..-_-.

A Day Out

I will be posting up some pics from the Fanime convention...but man that whole ordeal was a little bit overwhelming. I wouldn't have thought that so many people would go to such events,but it somewhat took over a whole city block full of people in cosplay. There were some very interesting costumes that's for sure, but with all of them, it was rather distracting. I am somewhat thankful that I don't really attend these events, even though it would be cool to see what happens inside the large convention center.

Other than that, I went plain aire painting today at Alumn Rock Park. It was a really nice spot to paint at.I went with a large group of us out to the hills and enjoyed the afternoon out. It seems that this summer we also are going to be spending each Monday going out Plain aire painting. Hopefully it will help out with my painting skills. I will be posting that work up soon thats for sure!

Fanime Convention

This will be my first experience ever with a fanime convention...well honestly I am not going inside to check out the booths, but I am looking into checking out the people's costumes! I believe today is the last day of the convention and I have been wanting to draw cosplayers in their costumes, and maybe even run into my fellow artists. In previous years I have been wanting to go to the convention but always money has been a concern. One other thing that always get's me, is that I am honestly not a full on anime worshiper to the point that I can squeel at high pitch intervals and chitter like a chibi. These conventions I feel, are more for the extremists, who have money.

One year in highschool, I was offered to go with some friends, but they were talking about staying up throughout the whole time, with the use of energy drinks, watching anime always and just going crazy. I don't know if I would ever be up for something like that...that is if people honestly still do things like that, even at my age ( though I'm honestly not THAT old...-__-). I think I would have liked most about going to a fanime convention is as to see the artist's present their work. It's not like every day that you find a famous artist. Also along with that there would be alot of interesting things to see, even if there would be alot of odd people. I guess that's what makes a convention a convention. Welp I hope I will get to see some interesting people while I am out on this nice day!

Sketchbook Review

Here are some of recent Sketchbook drawings that I had to do for a sketchbook review for the program at SJSU. I am planning for the summer to do at least 3 sketchbooks, consisting of painting, people studies and plein aire. Also I am hoping to even do a project within maya too.