30 Day Art Challenge: Day 2 - Book Cover Redesign

Day 2 Challenge: Book Cover Redesign

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I chose Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl as my book cover redesign. I think I could have done more with it - added a background for one. I find that I shy away from backgrounds, opting instead for the single, striking character. I may revisit this one later. 

Pretty Giffy

Some trippy gifs that I discovered saved in a folder somewhere on my harddrive. Enjoy!

30 Day Art Challenge: Day 1 - Self-Portrait

Day 1 Challenge: Self-Portrait

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I drew this (rather cartoony) self-portrait based on a photo taken by my husband over the weekend. I was going for a different style than I normally do, much more idealized and angelic. I'm not sure how I feel about the results - I think it's a pretty image of someone who looks nothing like me (aside from the hair). It might be a good direction in terms of character illustration, and I think that if I were to rework this digitally, I could really build it up into something new.

30 Day Art Challenge - Beginning August 1st.

Since I started my job as a full-time graphic designer, I feel I've neglected my illustration and fine art practice. Now is the time to challenge myself, to loosen those elbows and really work at some new techniques. 

I'm going in this with three main goals:

1) To make art-making a daily practice, moreso than it already is.

2) To broaden my colour pallette.

3) To improve my composition by not neglecting background elements.

I will try to post my results every day. Can I do it? Will I manage? I suppose we'll see!

If you care to join this challenge, do the same, and post a link to your progress in the comments.

Progress!

Progress is being made on my as-of-yet-untitled painting... soon enough, it will be time to put on the final touches. This one has been slow going - I'm not as experienced with oil paint as I am with acrylic, so I still have to work on my timing. I do love the level of detail you can achieve and the smoothness of oils, though... very exciting! I think I will simply have to practice.

NRG Magazine, My New Love

Everyone! Stop what you are doing, drop those useless, boring magazines you think you like. Pick this one up instead! Yes, this means what you think it means. I got the job at NRG Magazine. I am officially their graphic designer / desktop publisher! I only designed a few pages of this current issue while taking over from my predecessor, but I had a blast doing it. It's a wonderful publication about sustainable energy projects. Check out the most recent issue here:

We Take Everything At Face Value

A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science

Before you go "like" or "share" or "+1" an article, read it first. Many claim that research shows that something unexpected is actually, really, the very truth that they don't want you to know about. Reliable looking or not, be careful what you put your voice behind. It might be bad science.