Photoshoot with Eric B.

It's been a while since I've updated this...I need to be a little bit more dilligent.

So I opened up an account on Model Mayhem when I moved up here to Seattle, and my page eventually got noticed by a photographer here in Seattle, Eric Braziunas.

We got to do a fun shoot to work on his fashion portfolio, and so I could have SOMETHING in mine. It was a fun learning-first-shoot experience. Here are some picks:









As you can see, this guy is a genius with lighting...he did some amazing stuff!

Looking forward to getting to shoot with my friend Cathy Michalski here soon...
..........I've got a couple things I'm trying to get working on, so there should be some more stuff to upload here soon.

The Dead, and Paint

Just a bite-sized update here...

I've been reading Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy again (I only made it through Sabriel before, not the other two), and it's been inspiring me to draw book-related art like nobody's flippin' business. Here are some sketches:

Also, I've been grinding away at working on two relatively large paintings for the Emerson Salon. These are them:

This is the smaller of the two, more or less finished




And this is the larger of the two (still in progress, obviously)

Big

As I mentioned before, I'm working on two paintings for the Emerson salon. One of which is about 48x48, and so big we couldn't fit it in Alex's car...so, being the brave little artist I am, I trekked across town with a huge-ass canvas on THE BUS.



I enlisted some resourcefulness, and hooked my computer up to the projector in our front room (soon to leave, when my roommate moves out at the end of the week), and projected my design on canvas for pencilling...voila. Just a few more pencil tweaks and this mammajamma will be ready to paint.

First, however, I need to work on the smaller of the two paintings, get it ready to go, and get it up in the Salon as priority #1.

With my roommate moving out, that means my rent's gonna hike up 50%...blarg....regardless, it'll mean I'll be less stressed, have more space, and I'll end up doing more artwork as a result.

With my hike in rent, though, I'm gonna need to find a second job or SOMETHING until I start school and can leech a little bit of money out of student loans to pay for rent....the prospect of going into a buncha debt is NOT one I'm happy about, but I'll be doing what I want to in school....regardless (insert shameless self-plug here), if you're interested in helping me out by commissioning me to do some artwork for you, I'd be delighted...:D

Email me for commissions.

Murals and Mockups

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Originally uploaded by KJealous

FINALLY got some work done on the mural designs I'm gonna be doing for the salon. Here is a sketch I worked out last night. Still contemplating things I want to tweak...colors, design elements, etc.

Here's the first, once I sketch the second out, I'll paint the both of them with acryllic, and then onto the walls, once I'm satisfied with my ideas!

Flickr

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Flourishes!

Got another project to work on from Alex...just some simple signage, but I wanted to do something that was gonna have some real fun flair to it...and since he's going for an 1800s-ish (the 'ish' gives me a LOT of liberty here) visual scheme, I wanted to play with some flourishes, but incorporate the steampunk vibe we're also trying to go with...ergo, the gears and cogs. I'm finally starting to get a feel for Illustrator, and that makes me happy!

Here are some mockups:




In other news, I finally got my Blackjack II working (OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!) and can not WAIT to take it for a spin. Also (finally) picked up Lost Odyssey, so I'm preparing myself for the first 4-disc XBOX 360 game yet.

Photos

So, I've been really lazy lately...and been getting a little depressed because of it. The weather's starting to cool down, summer is starting to phase out (so soon!), and I need to get on the freakin' stick.

I HAVE, however, been making some money in my laziness! The "Emerson Institute of Style, a new salon opening up on Pike and Broadway is owned by my buddy Alex Garcia. I recently did the logo and animated thingey for his business page/the business itself, with much help and coaching from my buddy Jory (love you, dorling!).

Haven't been drawing much, and I think i'm realizing that that's part of my feeling depressed...I haven't been creating anything for any of my projects, and that just needs to get underway.

OH, also (okay, I guess I haven't been THAT lazy, I just haven't been drawing much), I did a photo shoot with my good friend Hillary. We're working on my model portfolio, and her portfolio as a whole, and these are some of the favorites from our shoot. Hopefully there should be more to come soon, before she takes off back to school!

It was a bit of a frustrating shoot for me, because she wouldn't let me be all smiley...just...give her some attitude...next round will include smiley shots...it must! Lemme know what you think!