Don't Be a Square

My piece for VEND SEND MEND.


Graphite, Ink, Watercolor wash

Zombie School Girls

I started this awhile ago after my friend dreamt about it and only recently picked it back up. I'll probably go back and fix some of the anatomy when I make time, but for now here it is. I have a newfound respect for inkers. They make it look deceivingly simple. It's not. Thanks to everyone who helped critique this.



Ink, photoshop

I promise I'm not obsessed with zombies. No more zombies for awhile.

Crumbs: The Story of a Homeless Guy

For Visual Journalism we were assigned to make a short sequential piece about Baltimore, namely Fells Point. This was pretty fun since I just kind of went with it and planned very little. The negative effect though is I lose track of how well it conveys, which this falls victim to. If you can't tell its a baguette.

Zodiac Assignment

We were assigned to make some spots for a magazine astrology column. I chose a Men's lifestyle magazine since my new years resolution has been to regularly work out (and I'm actually sticking to it!) Anyways, I feel like those things are usually cheesy as hell, but I kind of dove into the cheese factor by thinking up accompanying pieces of advice for each image depending on the sign's personality traits.


Sagittarius- You suffer from the mundane walls of the gym. You foster doing out doors and extreme sports. No one ever said you need to lift weights to get fit. However, don't tempt yourself with eats because when it comes to food, you can't resist.


Pisces- You feel swamped and intimidated from starting a new regiment, leaving you feeling stiff and tired. Don't fret, you don't need to start guns blazing. There's no shame in easing into it, increasing your commitment gradually.


Gemini- Don't get too bored while on the 'mill. Time doesn't have you be your enemy. Enjoying your favorite songs helps run the clock.


Ares- Calm down buddy, and don't burn yourself out. If you don't lay off the creatine soon people are going to think you're pumping 'roids.

Ink and photoshop

Sketches

We had to do a movie poster, so a friend recommended me the movie Cashback. Long story short this guy freezes time and draws pretty girls. I tried drawing her eyes five times until the matte duralar was too scratched to even hold the charcoal. I just couldn't get them right. So it goes.

Influenced by Sam Weber and early 20th century surrealist Oscar Dominguez. Oscar pushed and pulled gouache in a similar way to create really nifty textures.



charcoal, ink, a bit of photoshop

Here are some fairly quick sketches of my friend who really don't hold too much of a likeness, but were still fun to do with a 4B

graphite on toned rives

This is just outside my bedroom window. I don't draw observationally enough, but I'll be doing much more if it next semester.


pen on lightweight rives