Illustration: a comparison or an example intended for explanation or corroboration. I’ve always loved telling stories with artwork. When I was in high school, I was able to turn in a report once in the form of a large illustration. That was cool. It is actually much easier for me to have a message in [...]
Archive for the ‘Illustration’ Category
Finding the Point
Posted in Illustration on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Build up to tear down
Posted in Illustration, tagged details, draw, Illustration on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I am working on an illustration, the ability to strip away what is not needed is the most critical part. I like to work from the inside out..and sometimes my work will have 97 layers if I am working in Photoshop. If the design is a collage, finding the relationship – the rhythm – [...]
Triangles and Guitar Hero Rock
Posted in Illustration on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Since music seems to be the theme this week, I can’t go further without talking about the one instrument I can play well. The triangle. Seriously, when I was in grade school, that was the instrument I was assigned. Believe me, I didn’t take it as an insult at all, I was relieved! See, I [...]
What My Grandmother Taught Me
Posted in Illustration, tagged drawing, Illustration, sketch on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My grandmother, Lita, was a famous portrait artist in Mexico City. She was an amazing woman with a story worth telling, which I will do another day. I always loved drawing, and did it any spare time I had. All my school books had sketches and doodles in them, and to this day, I can’t [...]
MY Illustrations
Posted in Illustration on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are several styles I specialize in; you can see samples here. I carry a sketch book with me instead of a daytimer. If I am not taking photos of interesting textures which I use in my work, then I am sketching ideas or making studies. I almost ALWAYS have a pencil and paper with [...]
