Book Cover – Final

Here is my final project. I think that this might be my most successful project thus far. I think that it is really getting across what I wanted & looks finished. I think it captures the overall feel of the book without depicting any specific scene from the book. It especially captures the element of "big brother is watching you" without having to write it out. Nice way to finish the semester.

Final Reflection

Well this has been a pretty interesting learning experience. I was not looking forward to this class initially, but I think that it has really been a great class and I have learned a ton. I can see quite clearly how far my illustration technique has come and am really starting to feel like I have a small handle on what I am doing.

With the last illustration it was the first piece where I felt like I could get down what I had in my head without having to try something and erase it a few times over. I am really starting to enjoy illustrating and hope to do more of it over this break and in the future.

I think that the range of projects I have included in my final portfolio show the wide range of projects/style/techniques that I have been able to accomplish. I ended up going through most of the included projects and refining/changing the bits that where not up to par. I think that the final collection turned out quite good.

Here is a link to my pdf portfolio.

Sound Illustration

This illustration was surprisingly difficult to render in the style that I had in my head. I think that the overall feel of the image is very representational of how Stevie Ray Vaughn sounds. I think that the raw look of this piece fits SRV's style very nicely.
I had to try doing this piece three times to get the colors to move in the right way. I think that the hands still look a little too vague and some other areas could still use some more detail. Then again in the version before this one with more detail it looked too stagnate, so I guess walking that fine line is what I need to work on most. Illustration is a beast.