Landing

I wish it was my life that the title is referring to...hehehe...just a joke. Anyway I'm referring to my latest work in progress. I'm not sure stylistically which direction I'm aiming for quite yet but I'm really enjoying this piece. I'm experimenting and discovering new approaches. Stay tuned!

WIP Landing 1

Endless Possibilities

Hello all, it's been a while. I've been keeping busy or trying to anyway. I was burnt out for a while, and so I thought I'd try something a little different. Recently, I was the Art Assistant for a short film titled, "The Ticket Seller", directed by Laura Archer. It started out the same with me creating key props using Photoshop. I made some pamphlets, a postcard and an award certificate that had to look like they were from 1929 to the 1950s to use in the film. Ok, cool. On set, I had to take the printed props I made and treat them to look worn and aged. I also assisted the Art Director with set design and I learned a lot from him. Hands on experience- lots of fun. Here's where it gets overwhelmingly cool: watching the props I've made being used by the actors and filmed. It was such a gratifying experience to see my work in a different production. There was around 50 people, about 10 were crew and the rest were actors. Everyone was on top of their game and it ran smoothly. Overall, it was a great experience. I'm going to continue with jobs like this on the side and potentially full time. It made me realize that the possibilities are endless if I take the time to look and apply myself. Here's a couple stills from the film.

1939 pamphlet created in Photoshop. Once printed, I treated it to look worn.

1950s style post card created in Photoshop. Once printed, I hand wrote the message from the script onto the post card.

Whisper, whisper...Complete.

Here is the final piece. I enjoyed working on this especially the background. Enjoy!

Whisper

Concept

Whisper, whisper...

Instead of whispering, I'll show it to you. Here's the next piece I'm working on. A fairy, a maiden, and a...wounded knight?

PPF WIP1

Leo

This was a lot of fun to work on. Here's the completed piece. Now onto the next one!

Rawr!

Things have been interesting and hectic lately but I'm glad to be back on a normal schedule. I'm continuing to work on my portfolio because I'm hoping to get a portfolio review when I'm in Altoona for Illuxcon. Here's what I am working on:

Leo WIP1

Awake

I have not felt 'awake' as an artist for a long time. I hit a road block and it was hard to back out. It was my dark years, the years where I felt uninspired and quite frankly...empty. I tried so many methods to snap out of it, like surrounding myself with things that inspired me when I was younger and continuing to draw things just to draw- which only lead to more frustration. It's like crashing your car into a wall and continuing to drive through it, but to only end up exactly where you are. It wasn't completely hopeless, I had a few moments of creativity but not enough to get back on track. Eventually, I did find myself on track again and it's all thanks to the Illustration class I took. The laid back atmosphere, the subject matter and just being in tune with the class helped me regain consciousness of who I was as an artist. That's what helped me, and the idea that I wasn't going to lose to the artist block. Everyone has their own method or way to reconnect with their artistic side. I'm glad I found mine.

Here's my book cover illustration in a mock up design that I did for fun. Enjoy.