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This is a photobashed illustration following the prompt “fake news.”

#2d #illustration

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This is Chipper, the space farmer! I aimed for a more fun, painterly style for this character, and despite his resting angry face, he’s actually pretty laid back. This design includes his casual wear, alternate designs and the function of his prosthetic leg, his anti-radiation collection suit and the little parts that accompany it. 

#concept

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This is a game called Loaded Llamas, where you grow plants, cook food, and have a good time living life as a llama! I played around with various illustrative styles for the llamas, and I ended up deciding on a 2D-painted but 3Dish look. The world is created to mimic a cozy Nintendo game.  

#concept

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I wanted to create an illustration that could be iterative, so I came up with a base illustration and did jewelry concepts that my “art director” (my imaginary boss) could choose from. I hope this character looks greedy and vile to you. 

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These are some concepts for a secret tunnel entrance. The entrance would be hidden somewhere in a subway that is used every day, but it would remain unnoticeable unless you were looking for it. I played around with a combination of 2D and 3D sketching, and my final images are paint-overs of a graybox (and a 3d render of the inner-tunnel photobashed in). 

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This is a concept for a facility deep underground. I used a greybox done in Blender for my base, I then sketched some patterns and designs, and then added some indication of materials and assets to the scene. I only later learned that callouts are important for scenes like this, but the assets were already integrated. 

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Click the bottom image to enlarge it! These characters are part of a challenge on myself where I took the shape of an electric tea kettle and made a story out of it. 

#Practice

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Charcoal illustrations. The one on the top is an original illustration, the one on the bottom is a master-study from an unknown Russian artist, and the two in the middle were referenced from photographs. 

#charcoal

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A time-lapse of a digital portrait. I tried to approach this one the same way I would approach a charcoal drawing. 

#practice

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These are a few of my life-drawings. Hands and feet are my worst enemy.

#charcoal

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I have a weird obsession with cowboy culture. Here’s a time-lapse of a portrait done in procreate! 

#practice

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I was practicing with shapes and color using the lasso tool on photoshop! This method of creating is so fun and freeing.

#practice

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A process of a digital portrait study. I tried to approach the portrait as if it were a traditional painting. 

#practice

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Designed a gaggle-o-goons with various shapes. My rendering is far from perfect, but the shapes were fun to play around with. 

#practice

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My favorite medium to sketch with is ballpoint pen because it really helps me consider each stroke placement and prepare me for my inevitable mistakes. All of these are sketched from reference with the exception of the saddle designs on the top right.

#sketchbook

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I find a lot of comfort in sketching portraits-- these are either from imagination or referenced from photographs. 

#sketchbook

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These are master studies from a lonely night-shift at work. Done in ballpoint pen. Here are the master artists that I referenced in order of appearance:

Nathaniel Sichel

Ludwig Deutsch

Jean-Francois Portaels

Francesc Masriera

#sketchbook