I'm still alive!...barely

It's been a month since I last uploaded anything, so here are some of the things that have dominated my life since early February.

The biggest projects are for Words on Wheels, which is this competition where Baltimore MTA elementary and middle school kids submit poetry they write and the top fifteen are selected to be plastered on Baltimore buses and the light rail.  And since a collection of poems printed in Helvetica text are not that attractive, they get MICA students to illustrate the poems.  Three or four MICA students compete against each other for each of the fifteen poems and the best will be used.  Only three classes were assigned this project and I was lucky enough to be in two of them.

So without further ado, here are my entries for Hand Letters and Illustration Concepts.

Hand Letters Words on Wheels (Version 1)
Micron, Graphite, India Ink Brush Pens, Color Markers, Photoshop
11.125" x 27.375"
This is the one I did turn it

Hand Letters Words on Wheels (Version 2)

Micron, Graphite, India Ink Brush Pens, Color Markers, Photoshop

11.125" x 27.375"

This was a last minute playing with color.  I think I like it better, but oh well, I guess.

Illustration Concepts II Words on Wheels (Final)

Micron, India Ink Brush Pens, Acrylic Paint, Photoshop

11.125" x 27.375"

 

Illustration Concepts II Words on Wheels (Greyscale)

Micron, India Ink Brush Pens, Acrylic Paint

11.125" x 21.375"

Pretty in Produce

I have even more alphabets for Hand Letters class!  Last week, I made a texture out of India ink markers, graphite, and mascara.  This week, I scanned that page into Photoshop and pulled out letter forms from the texture.  Because of this project, I have found a new love for the magnetic lasso tool.

For homework this week, on top of the weekly alphabet sketch, the class had to make an alphabet out of produce.  We could either draw food or take pictures of food ourselves, so I went to the dining hall, grabbed all the fruits and veggies I could carry (without angering the people who work there TOO MUCH), and got to work.  I have two pieces because I have a border around the "R" in my original composition and although I really like how it looks, none of the other letters are like thar, so I cut it out in the second one.  Also, I made two "A" letters, but didn't have the heart to cut one of them out.  Anyone have a preference?

Anti-Love Potion Pages

As promised, here are a few of my favorite spread pages from my children's book "Anti-Love Potion."  The story is about two neighbor kids: Ralph, a messy and adventurous boy, and Sophie, a clean girly girl.  Sophie has a crush on Ralph, so decides to make him a love potion so he will feel the same way.  Unfortunately for her, Ralph does not like girls, so he decides to combat her love potion with an anti-love potion made out of the most disgusting things he can find in hopes it will gross her out and leave him alone.

Photoshop, India Ink Markers, Graphite, Watercolor Paint

So How 'Bout That Murder?

All three of these illustrations are about a story my group and I illustrated in Advanced Character Design class for an animated film. All of my contributions centered around the sacrificial girl, the place of sacrifice, and the girl's sacrificed sister's ghost.

Advanced Character Design Final: Angry Spirit

Graphite, pen, Illustrator, Photoshop

Fall 2010

Advanced Character Design Environment: Place of Sacrafice

India ink markers and Photoshop

Fall 2010

Main Character Concept: Sacrificial Girl

India ink markers and Photoshop

Fall 2010

The Turban Ant Farm

"Is America Islamophobic?"

India ink markers and Photoshop

Fall 2010

Time magazine illustration for an article about the Ground Zero Mosque controversy seen through an Islamic person's point of view.  This piece was hanging on the third floor of the Fox building for a couple weeks before the semester ended.  Sorry if the photo is not too fantastic; I took a snapshot using my camera phone.

The Fairy Trap book

"Fairy Trap" Book Cover
India Ink Pens and Photoshop
9.25"x24.5"

"Abby has a Plan"

Page from my children's book "The Fairy Trap"

India Ink Pens and Photoshop
9.25"x9.25"