Overhaul & Work Dump

Life has been keeping me busy at the moment, and with several BAZILLION projects on the go, I can only bring myself to upload sporadically. Ha! As you can tell, I’ve redone the website. The design and implementation were quick enough, but I was exploring several different gallery scripts, and… well, in the end I liked the one I had best.

I had the pleasure of having an illustration featured in STEPHEN magazine. It’s was for an article on unconventional theatre set ups.

Other than that, just been busy working on other freelance projects and enjoying my first summer in Vancouver. Like I said, I did add a LOT to the gallery, so you should really check it out. That’s all for now!

Vancouver, ho!

Sorry for being MIA for a while, but moving to a city 1500 km away can do that to you. I’m finally in Vancouver! Crazy!

I’ve been mostly preoccupied with settling down into my new home, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing some kind of art. I’ve been doing a lot of playing with techniques as well as doing a lot of promotional works — working on my second portfolio book, promotional postcards, some client work — so I’ve managed to keep myself busy when I’m not running around getting things for my new apartment or applying for jobs.

Anyway, here’s some fun stuff I thought I’d share. First, just a collection of lighting tests I did. The subject matter is very boring — random girl’s faces OMG — but the purpose of the exercise was to play with mediums and lighting, not have some brilliant concept. These are very quick studies, about 30 each.

The next is a little treat — a preview of the cover of my new portfolio. It’ll be done by the end of this month, so check back later!

Teenage Survival

Here’s that new project I was telling you about. I’ve only included my favourite pieces to my portfolio, and I’ll add the rest to my sketches area. It’s for the Teenage Survival Guide, a publication that’s handed out to schools. I remember getting them when I was in school, so nostalgia played a part in why I wanted to do this project.

I’m refining this style the more I work with it, and I finally getting pleased with how it’s looking. I think part of the idea is to be less… finnicky. Blocky, whimsical shapes add to the effect, I think. What about you?

The Cat Came Back

Hm, haven’t documented anything new (am currently working feverishly on something at the moment, which I hope to finish by today/tomorrow — so I’ll post it soon) but I did find some stuff from my last year of college that I forgot to add to the website.

It’s from a project we had to do for Children’s Book/Story Character Design. I chose to do a story based on the poem/song The Cat Came Back, which used to be my favourite poem/song when I was a kid (it had cats and people died = instant childhood favourite?).

The characters I designed were The Old Man who tried to get rid of the cat, and the cat himself. Then I had to do a page spread, where I chose the bit where the cat drowns a boy.

Man, even when I do stuff with my cutesy style, it is morbid. The stuff I’ll show you next will be happier. I promise. Also, wish me luck!