Eres Empanada

Package design project for my intro to graphic design class. This is the front of the box for chicken and beef empanadas. I was inspired by the Cuban cigar boxes, I actually used one for my mock up.
The chicken is actually a brush, that I forgot where I got it D: But the cows I drew myself... They look a little funky but there you have it.

All done in PS CS3

Reservoir Jaws Double feature

Poster project for the movies Reservoir Dogs and Jaws. Did a parody off the Reservoir Dogs poster. I don't know if I like it, didn't really come out the way I wanted it too.... Idk...it just didn't work, but my class liked it....? Good enough.
Done on PS CS3

The Frog Knight

This is my fourth illustration assignment from last semester. Our assignment was to create a visual narrative containing these five elements: human form (the little boy), animal form (the frog), plant form (Grass and lily pads), inanimate object (boy's paper hat and wooden sword), and gesture (the frog's jump).


Sorry for the bad photograph.... D:

[close up of the frog and boy]

Done in acrylic / 2008

Make love bombs not love songs

My most recent two-part illustration project illustrating the song 'Love Bomb' by N*E*R*D. First picture is the cover of the song, second is the portrait of rapper/singer Pharrell Williams. I really like how it came out, one of my best so far in that class. Last two projects were kinda.... bleh. I can still see a lot of mistakes in it, but it's good enough. :]


Done in Photoshop CS3

Media dump

Just wanted to post some recent stuff I did in Media class.
Oil rub of Mr. Bean :D First one I did was of Bruce Lee, but Mr. Bean came out better considering I did it in 3 hours before class.... Needs more highlights and looks a bit chalky, so need to improve on that later....


This is our current project "Every hair on the dog" assignment. This is just a color study that I really liked. Working on the final right now. I don't know if it looks a little too purple, I added a raw sienna glaze over it so hopefully it will warm it up a bit. Background also a bit too bright so that's gonna be dulled down a bit too.
More stuff coming soooooon....

Project Daydream

Here is another old piece from first semester that I felt like uploading. This is from freshman year in my Communication Design class. Project: Create a visual narrative story book... or something like that. Anyways, this is what I came up with. Ten comic strip-like pages printed on individual boxes that were placed inside of each other. It's front and back and both sides read from left to right, so it allows the viewer to walk around the book. All the pages were done in Photoshop CS3. Basic idea of the story is about some guy who wakes up and does his monotonous morning routines until he starts day dreaming and it all goes crazy from there.
I really like how this project came out, and it also got into the Core Exhibition Spring '08.
I'll post the actual picture files if anyone wants to see a detail of the pages.

Infamous heroes can save you

My final project for Intro to Ill freshman year. Assignment was to put our own twist to a fairy tale. So I did a futuristic Robin Hood. Pretty pleased with the character design and style, though I tried to make it like a vintage baseball card.... I don't think it reads as one though. The logo doesn't really feel finished, though I'm too lazy to go back into it. Still need a lot more practice with PS.



Done in Photoshop CS3