This is my pretty well finished The International poster. I might alter it some if critique dictates. Overall, I'm satisfied with the end result.




In graphic design 2, we each picked a kitchen utencil, did some research on it, and created a diptych composition from it. Although I was pleased with it, my class felt it had some unresolved problems dealing with the assignment. They also commented that the headliner font was too generic. We will make one more version of this piece, so I'll have to do a overhaul on it for next week.




Finally, my two-headed chicken logo. It needs some tweaking, but my Illustration internship boss really likes it.

spring break—not quite

I'm still working on my logo. For the Vamp Co. idea, I've turned various fonts into outlines and adjusted the v's and p's to resemble fangs. I can see now that my geometric shape needs to be a little darker in order to read better.

The International

Our latest assignment in illustration is to see a recent movie and create an illustration that conveys what the movie is about. It also has to include a celebrity's portrait or caricature. I picked The International, with Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. It's a pretty good movie, even if Watt's character is completely pointless. That's why she didn't make it into my art. This sketch will be blown up to 10" x 14" and transferred to a art stock, on which I'll paint the final version.



These are more ideas for my personal logo. My internship boss asked me to pick a word that fits my personality and portray it as sort of "my own company" logo.


He also advised me to take some photos and experiment in Photoshop to see what I could do. I took an old picture of one of my family's chickens, and I gave her two heads. Then I used both Photoshop and Illustrator to create different versions and effects.

Stamps!

So this is the latest in the Muffin Stop development. It's inspired by band posters of yesteryear.

My new internship "assignment" is to come up with a logo for myself. Currently my ideas have focused on my name, more specifically my initials.

Here's some Adobe sketches for my personal logo. The smaller ones on the right side of the page show the progression I made from earliest to latest.

My finals for my stamp project. They were painted in acrylic, and the text was added in Adobe Illustrator.

Here's the next development in the Muffin project. The client wants a more playful, less representational drawing, however.
These are thumbs and sketches for our stamp project. We are doing a series of four.






These guys are sketches for the accompanying paintings in the Baker's Dozen t-shirt contest (the shirts are posted on my last blog). I've done the paintings and had them photographed, but I'll have to post them next time.
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Or if you prefer, Singles Awareness Day.

Mind maps, t-shirts

These little sketches are known as mind maps, which incorporate both note-taking and sketching.

Our next assignment in Illustration is to create a set of four postage stamps. The art on them must relate to a culture that has been integrated into our own. I chose Mexico, and I plan on having one stamp each for salsa dancing, Mexican food, art, and chihuahuas.



Once again, I'm doing a t-shirt design for my Internship. I need to create a painting to go with each shirt. The painting cannot be the same design as the shirt, but it still has to relate in some way. They're my entries to the Baker's Dozen sponsored contest, so I think I'll get back to work on them soon.

The beginning of my designing

For my internship, I've been altering a couple of logo designs that my employer created. These are just the beginning, because I don't have much experience yet.

The above is for a girdle-type thing and below is for a BBQ sauce.


This is a sketch for my death penalty piece. Sorry about the orientation; I didn't catch it until it was too late.


This is a bad photo of the final piece. It was done in gouache, and I used a lot of photo reference for it. I hope to get a scan of it soon.

I'm also in Design 2, but it's very difficult for me, so I haven't posted anything from that class yet. I'll be putting up more of my Color Studies soon.

Until next time,
Vicki