Wed
Sep
23
TintoStudio .:: Improv'
A look at sketchbook, concepts, and the art of Clarice Jones (Tintostudio.com)
Mon
Jun
8
Design around the sketch?
So back to that talk about website work… As I said, I got a great, basic design from Nadine (artlives studio) while working on my website during thesis. The design we decided on however was to be centered around a piece of artwork, and while we had a temporary placeholder, we didn’t have something we could firmly decide on…
But then came the piece I’ve been working on in the last post. :) I think it really says a lot for the style of artwork I usually do intuitively. I like the idea of having it as my front piece. So while she’s been busy I started to take the initiative and try it out, using her design as a template. It turned out great!
I’m very pleased at how this has turned out. It’s a little more simple than before, which is what I was going for initially before it got lost in our planning.
Also, despite the DIY-look it’s a lot cleaner and more professional. Not bad from someone who usually sucks at graphic design. Haha xD But I can thank the great template design for that~
Fri
Jun
5
So what I'm working on right now...
So I got to sketching out some ideas during my Eastern Religion class and am currently working my way through this:
The idea comes from one of my thesis drawings in the fall that I couldn’t seem to get just right. I liked the relationship between feathers and leaves and wanted to make a piece around it, failing several times.
Then recently I saw this really awesome piece and it made me realize that part of the problem I was having was that leaves and feathers were hard to make out while making a realistic approach. Birds have feathers too small and branches would require a closeup. Instead what’s nice about this is that its whimsical and imaginative. What’s more, the goldfish are just distinguishable enough, but get the point across that they stand in for leaves. :) It’s a great way of thinking about my own piece.
So, I took a completely fantastic approach to it and have made this my latest tablet sketch. This is an inprog. I’m not sure I like her expression yet and I will probably print this out to work on with mixed media…
I really want to take broader steps toward working hand in hand with putting collage into my illustrations, so I’m going to user her as an opportunity fo full around with a few techniques that have worked for me.
