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| Another Dracula! No, I wasn't on drugs when I colored this. The stage lighting of Dracula: Entre l'amour et la mort really does look that trippy. XD |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Personal Piece #15
Ahh, it is late, but I cannot finish blogging without adding a personal piece . . .
Long time, no blog
Well, it is twelve minutes after midnight, and here I sit, typing away at my Mac with fervor by the light of my desk lamp, listening to the gentle breathing of my sleeping roommates. It's peaceful tonight. Just the clack of my fingers against keys . . .
A few updates for you. I have the original Native American Heritage poster comp mounted, just because I feel guilty for not remembering to do so the first time. One would think that I would not forget these things by now. Then, may I present the finished illustration of the Pueblo pot that simply needs a burnt sienna spot color and a poster design to accompany it. Lastly, I have my comp for the next assignment, the Classical album cover.
Sorry Rusty, but I love operas. Especially if they are composed by a certain Wolfgang Amadeus. Favorites among? Magic Flute, hands down, followed closely by Don Giovanni. Have I actually seen these pieces? The sad truth of the matter is no, but watching Amadeus alone has instilled in me a longing to do so. But I do love the music, which is why I had to pursue one of Mozart's works for this project. I decided on Flute primarily in the comps, simply because it is more whimsical and resembles something I would have drawn in my youth. Of course, I had to center on Papageno. I mean, he's a lovesick bird who finds his sweetheart through music. What is not to love?
My original sketch was going to feature just Papageno dancing and ringing tiny bells, as he does in the Amadeus film. But the more I played with that idea, the worse it became . . . Then I did some song searching on YouTube and realized that most album covers that feature Papageno do not feature him with his soulmate, Papagena. So I decided to change my concept up drastically. The pose was vaguely inspired by the film cover of the French classic Cyrano de Bergerac and the costumes for the lovebirds was based on this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87UE2GC5db0
Ironically, the play is sung in its original German, but I was able to translate by reading the French subtitles. :) I've yet to receive proper approval, but I really hope this can make it to gouache or watercolor!
Tonight has indeed been a good evening. Sleep well, one and all.
Cheers!
A few updates for you. I have the original Native American Heritage poster comp mounted, just because I feel guilty for not remembering to do so the first time. One would think that I would not forget these things by now. Then, may I present the finished illustration of the Pueblo pot that simply needs a burnt sienna spot color and a poster design to accompany it. Lastly, I have my comp for the next assignment, the Classical album cover.
Sorry Rusty, but I love operas. Especially if they are composed by a certain Wolfgang Amadeus. Favorites among? Magic Flute, hands down, followed closely by Don Giovanni. Have I actually seen these pieces? The sad truth of the matter is no, but watching Amadeus alone has instilled in me a longing to do so. But I do love the music, which is why I had to pursue one of Mozart's works for this project. I decided on Flute primarily in the comps, simply because it is more whimsical and resembles something I would have drawn in my youth. Of course, I had to center on Papageno. I mean, he's a lovesick bird who finds his sweetheart through music. What is not to love?
My original sketch was going to feature just Papageno dancing and ringing tiny bells, as he does in the Amadeus film. But the more I played with that idea, the worse it became . . . Then I did some song searching on YouTube and realized that most album covers that feature Papageno do not feature him with his soulmate, Papagena. So I decided to change my concept up drastically. The pose was vaguely inspired by the film cover of the French classic Cyrano de Bergerac and the costumes for the lovebirds was based on this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87UE2GC5db0
Ironically, the play is sung in its original German, but I was able to translate by reading the French subtitles. :) I've yet to receive proper approval, but I really hope this can make it to gouache or watercolor!
Tonight has indeed been a good evening. Sleep well, one and all.
Cheers!
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| Mounted comp--Native American Heritage Month |
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| Finished illustration for said Heritage Month |
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| Sketches, The Magic Flute |
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| Sketches continued: Approved Papageno |
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| Papageno and Papagena! <3 |
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Personal Piece #14
One more for tonight, I promise! And it is . . .
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| Ah haaaa! Dracula, the King of Vampires. Lord of Darkness and Night . . . and sexiness. XD This is actually Bruno Pelletier in the role of said vampire. Oh, and that odd splash of red on his belly is lighting from my reference, in case you were wondering. :3 |
Whoa! Totally forgot!
Sorry for the spam, but I forgot to post the painted, finished version of the life and death of hats! And just to celebrate such forgetfulness, I am going to show you the original photo, no doctoring in Photoshop or anything. Just the paper, my carpet, and my feet holding it down so it won't wrinkle. LOL
Cheers!
Cheers!
A little catching up and a lot to cover
Good evening, all!
Much has happened since our last online rendez-vous. Societies of Illustrators and Native American heritage, yo. Um, let me explain . . .
We need to create an illustration worthy of the mailing brochures of the Society of Illustrators. The more creative, the better. No pressure whatsoever. :) Let me just say, fail on my part. I mean, I like this piece and how it is coming along, but is it Society material? Not even close. I don't see how it could be. But my mind went flat out dead on this one. Creativity went *fizzle, phlatz* Nothing. But I did take the illustration aspect to heart. I don't know how many times I'll be drawing in public, like at a favorite cafe, and I'll glance up to see people watching me. A look of panic flashes in their eyes. They know they should respect me and not look at my progress. It makes me giggle. It's sweet of them, but they still can't help themselves. I know some people really don't like being watched when they draw, and I respect that, but I am not one of them. Go ahead! Look! If I didn't want you to see, I prolly wouldn't be drawing it in a public place. lol
Hence, this illustration. Like I said, meh, but for just an illustration, I'm liking it. The process for this one was intense. I guess I can't measure and scale. XD Rusty has tolerated my inability to do this, but I think I'm getting a teensy bit better. I've collected the whole start to finish with this piece, save for the finished painted one, but that will follow shortly. It's not ready yet. *shoos you away*
Now, this next project is my favorite thus far. I know, right? Everyone else has been grumbling about how much they hate it. But not me. No. I love this project! We have to design a dual color illustration and poster for Native American (not North American XD) Heritage Month. The trouble? Staying away from cliches, or in some cases, political correctness. But those issues didn't even cross my mind. I've always been fascinated with all aspects of Native American culture. My family contains large amounts of Fox Indian, and I took an expedition to Crow Canyon Colorado with my LEAP class my eighth grade year. I studied Pueblo art and culture extensively there, and it has stuck with me ever since.
That was where the Pueblo pot design came from. And it was the one Rusty liked best. The others came from fond memories. The flute player is actually David Nighteagle, whom I saw perform live in Colorado (and I stupidly didn't bring money for a CD). The Indian maiden and wolves have been around even longer. I used to draw them together when I was a little girl. Constantly. I would sketch them in pencil and then make their eyes emerald green. Two dramatic colors, just like this project. Needless to say, they reappeared in my thumb sketches. I seriously can't wait to finish this one! I care about it so much . . . how can it not end well? Well, apart from stuff like printing issues. XD
Ohh, thank you for listening to me ramble, peeps! Enjoy the art and good night! <3
Cheers!
Much has happened since our last online rendez-vous. Societies of Illustrators and Native American heritage, yo. Um, let me explain . . .
We need to create an illustration worthy of the mailing brochures of the Society of Illustrators. The more creative, the better. No pressure whatsoever. :) Let me just say, fail on my part. I mean, I like this piece and how it is coming along, but is it Society material? Not even close. I don't see how it could be. But my mind went flat out dead on this one. Creativity went *fizzle, phlatz* Nothing. But I did take the illustration aspect to heart. I don't know how many times I'll be drawing in public, like at a favorite cafe, and I'll glance up to see people watching me. A look of panic flashes in their eyes. They know they should respect me and not look at my progress. It makes me giggle. It's sweet of them, but they still can't help themselves. I know some people really don't like being watched when they draw, and I respect that, but I am not one of them. Go ahead! Look! If I didn't want you to see, I prolly wouldn't be drawing it in a public place. lol
Hence, this illustration. Like I said, meh, but for just an illustration, I'm liking it. The process for this one was intense. I guess I can't measure and scale. XD Rusty has tolerated my inability to do this, but I think I'm getting a teensy bit better. I've collected the whole start to finish with this piece, save for the finished painted one, but that will follow shortly. It's not ready yet. *shoos you away*
Now, this next project is my favorite thus far. I know, right? Everyone else has been grumbling about how much they hate it. But not me. No. I love this project! We have to design a dual color illustration and poster for Native American (not North American XD) Heritage Month. The trouble? Staying away from cliches, or in some cases, political correctness. But those issues didn't even cross my mind. I've always been fascinated with all aspects of Native American culture. My family contains large amounts of Fox Indian, and I took an expedition to Crow Canyon Colorado with my LEAP class my eighth grade year. I studied Pueblo art and culture extensively there, and it has stuck with me ever since.
That was where the Pueblo pot design came from. And it was the one Rusty liked best. The others came from fond memories. The flute player is actually David Nighteagle, whom I saw perform live in Colorado (and I stupidly didn't bring money for a CD). The Indian maiden and wolves have been around even longer. I used to draw them together when I was a little girl. Constantly. I would sketch them in pencil and then make their eyes emerald green. Two dramatic colors, just like this project. Needless to say, they reappeared in my thumb sketches. I seriously can't wait to finish this one! I care about it so much . . . how can it not end well? Well, apart from stuff like printing issues. XD
Ohh, thank you for listening to me ramble, peeps! Enjoy the art and good night! <3
Cheers!
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