Revision of lost ball illustration

Here is a revision of that picture. I changed the orientation, as my book layout is vertical. After a critique with my teacher, i've moved Zuzu so that she is not cropping the boy's leg right at the bottom. I also fixed the fence and the back of her hair which was bugging me and gave the boy at the back some hair. I picked up some great new colored pencil colors too!

drawings for class - picture book

These are preliminary drawings for a story book idea i'm working on for an illustration class at SVA. Comments or constructive criticism are welcomed! This is one version of the main character, a little girl named Zuzu.

pen and ink, colored pencil
on 80lb strathmore drawing paper
6" x 8"

Strangled, Hung and Wrung

Illustration Friday: Small

My first post for Illustration Friday... This week's 'Illustration Friday' topic is Small. Be careful of this little guy when you're walking around on the sidewalk! (Or anywhere else...)

Happy Thanksgiving!!

An old-school 'hand turkey' for Thanksgiving.

Wednesday before Thanksgiving

So, its wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, and although I have a list 3 pages long of things I need to do to get ready for my Parents' arrival tomorrow morning for the holiday weekend, I decided to create a blog! I'm stepping right onto the information superhighway! My username was already taken, and I'm pretty sure it was by me... I think I set up a blog a while ago and never figured out how to post anything on it! Oh well... here I am now! Look for future posts of my daily doodles, drawings and paintings. And, Happy Thanksgiving!

The Vegan Naked Pirate

Last week, Mickie and I went to the Draw-a-thon at Fix. As we were drawing the models in their wacky costumes and scenes, we came to the Pirate. I was enjoying his hat, his cuffs, his sword, but when I got to his naked butt, I burst out in laughter! (note: there was wine involved!) When I told my mom the story, she thought I said "Vegan Pirate", not "Naked Pirate." Hillarious... or maybe its just my sense of humor!