Blessed Unrest

Here is an editorial illustration I made for an article for the Earth Island Journal entitled 'Blessed Unrest'. The brief was to create a piece about this unnamed movement for change that is somehow sweeping throughout the world. I approached it with a comic book perspective: far in the horizon the earth sends out a beacon like the bat signal, a few people stand out from the crowd and see it, their faces beaming with positivity and hope. The art directors liked my approach and approved my sketch. I only had a couple of days to finalize it and I wish I had more time to actually work on a better layout and a better perspective for the buildings in the background. But in the end the whole process was awesome, from getting the assignment, to being approved, to sending the final version and finally getting the check from the mail today. It would be great to get more assignments in the future.

Splash!

Created this image for a weekly ImagineFX challenge with the topic 'Colossus'. I opted to create something close to the actual Colossus of Rhodes but instead of an earthquake or a tsunami destroying the city, I imagined a Greek monster as a culprit, the hydra. Traditionally the hydra has at least eight heads which multiplies when one is cut off. Since I was in a bit of a time crunch, I just opted to make three heads. I was being ambitious and I wasn't able to make the deadline. It was a fun challenge and it was more important for me to finish the piece than post something half-assed.

Gnome work final

Finished my gnome illustration today. I added in final details like the rings on the robot's arms, some shadows and mostly texturing for the robot and the background.
This was a simple and fun piece, I think it would be an appropriate image for possibly a Christmas card. I also posted this image on Amateur Illustrator, hopefully it gets noticed and gets good feedback. I decided to regularly post my work on that community as I am more confident about my abilities. I also realized that I reacted more negatively that I should about the criticism I got for some pieces I posted and later took out. I should think more about the simple enjoyment I get in finishing my illustrations, & focus on improving my techniques & coming out with more quality work.

In other news, my website host is down and so I couldn't gain access to my emails. Hopefully it will be resolved tomorrow as I need to add in some new illustrations on my website, and most importantly I need to link this blog to it.

Gnome work pt.2

Almost finished with my gnome illustration, I added more detail by filling in the color, bringing in some textures and finishing with some line work. I kept the traditional colors of a gnome, basically red and green and kept a monochromatic rust color for the robot.

Gnome work

Here is a new illustration I'm working on, a simple image of a gnome tinkering in his workshop. Right now I've only finished the line work for the gnome, and I just threw in a basic pale brown color as a base. I'll be working on an image of a robot he's trying to put together next, and then I'll work on all the details and the coloring.

Delicate

As my first post in my fresh new blog, here is an illustration I just recently finished for an ImagineFX challenge. The challenge for this month was to create an illustration with the topic 'Fragile Things', I came up with the image of a water nymph dressed in delicate silk and lace sleeping with equally fragile and beautiful jellyfish.