Peace

Here is my third and last painting for my tutormill class.
The title is Peace

detail shot:

It's a fashion illustration so the dresses are "inspired by" these dresses from Comme Des Garcons Fall 2010 collection.


and the shoes are by Rick Owens
FYI:I didn't do this on purpose but it's funny that the models hair and makeup is reminiscent of the girls in my painting, a total coincidence.


I'm so sad the class is over this week! It's been so amazing having Marcos' and Yuko's help as I work out my compositions and concepts. I really learned a lot and I HIGHLY recommend tutormill classes to any illustrator looking to bump up their portfolio.
I actually never studied illustration in college so it's been really helpful having some outside help refining my techniques.

here are some of my process sketches:

The Battle

Here is my second illustration from my tutor mill class.

detail shot:


Here are two process sketches: (although the focus and composition went through a lot of big jumps)
special thanks to my wonderful teachers Marcos Chin, Yuko Shimizu, and my good friend Andrew Yang for helping me flush this one all the way out.

Jesus of McCarren Park

I'm taking an online class called Power of Idea on tutormill.com, taught by two of my favorite illustrators Marcos Chin (http://www.marcoschin.com) and Yuko Shimizu (http://www.yukoart.com/) this month.

It's one of the best whim decisions I've made in a while. I'm really loving the class format and Marcos and Yuko have been amazingly helpful in encouraging me expand my portfolio out of my comfort zone.

So anyway, I finished the first assignment today, and here it is. I'm not going to get too into the concept because I'm hoping the illustration speaks for itself. The assignment went from the word Utopia and ended with this image called:
Jesus of McCarren Park




process sketches: