Project #6 Final Vector Self-Portrait

I was originally going to use a different picture for my self portrait, but my boyfriend talked me into using this one that he took of me. I think that it worked out for the better since this picture looks much more natural and I'm not looking at the camera. I wanted to use some of Shepard Fairey's style in my portrait, so I incorporated my logo as a pattern in the background as I have seen him do in some of his vector portraits. I debated a lot about whether or not to leave it black and white, but I decided not to add color because no matter what I tried, I just wasn't happy with any of the color that I used. I think that it looks more organized and clear in grayscale/black and white, and it reminds me more of black and white photography, which I really like.

Here is one that I did of my cat.

Assignment #8 Cox Ad

Assignment #7 Rolling Mesh

Assignment #4 Molding Mesh Bottles

Assignment #1 Nine Lives Cat Part II

Project #5 Page Layout

Project #4 Gig Poster

For this project I decided to use the art nouveau style to make my gig poster. Art nouveau is characterized by curvalinear and plant-inspired forms. It is very organic looking and usually very detailed. I chose to make the gig poster for the rock band Coheed & Cambria. This band's albums tell a science-fiction story, and I used one of the characters and some other elements from the story to design the poster. In art nouveau pieces, women with long, flowing hair and gowns are often used as the focal point, framed by floral/plant-like motifs. That is why I chose this art style - so that I could present a character from the story in a different, more detailed and elegant way than she would normally be depicted.

Some art nouveau artists that inspired me were:

Victor Horta


Aubrey Beardsley

Alphonse Mucha

Assignment #5 Type Effects

Assignment #6 EleFonts

Logo Project #3 Finished

Another One

Favorite Personal Logo Designs

More Personal Logo Designs

Personal Logo Ideas

Double Meanings

Word Art

Project #2 Fantasy Bouquet

A friend of mine drew this with pen/ink and color pastels a couple of years ago based on a piece by Andy Warhol, and she gave it to me for Christmas. On the day that this project was assigned I found out that she is going through a very hard time right now, so I decided to make this for her. That's why I chose this color scheme for my flowers. I would like to draw a woven basket instead of the bottle if I have more time to work on this later, and I'd also like to add more flowers in different shapes and sizes. It would be cool if I could get a nice black stroke effect going so that I resembles her drawing more as well.

Assignment #3 Simplest Of Mesh

For this assignment I thought it would be cool to recreate this charcoal drawing of a pumpkin and melon that I drew. I think it came out rather well, but it could use some more detail.

Assignment #2 Pattern Brushes

Project #1 Simple Realism

Assignment #1 Nine Lives Cat

In-Class Frog & Fish

I made this same fish once before in my Illustrator class at Palomar with Anita Sugar. I don't think I saved the file though. It would be interesting to compare if I did because the one I made originally was my first Illustrator drawing.