Sophomore Year

Slamphibian

Medium: Crayola/PrismaColor Pencils + Graphite Pencils

Nancy Quinn Frog-Art Contest. This project required me to breath life into our community library’s mascot(frog). I took many references and combined them into a frog laying down some slam poetry. The initial concept was ambitious, but in the end I executed it decently. The idea was to have a frog doing slam poetry in a club wearing a barrette. The production spanned for about a week composing then laying down the actual sketch. I then started coloring/utilizing color theory and many advanced techniques I’ve picked up from previous projects. I blended and layered PrismaColor and Crayola to get definitive, rich tones in the frog. The mic was created using Graphite pencil which colored pencils couldn’t do. Last but not least, the background was Crayola 100% also having to white blend.

House is a Home

Medium: MicronPen + Pencil

House is a Home is essentially an artist challenge where we were to choose an artist we had interest and who had skills we could draw inspiration from. Franklin Booth- a 20th Century Line Artist had an iconic, unmatched style I always planned to replicate sooner or later. I used a MicronPen to create our house and unkept front yard. I felt the piece come out fantastic, but time constraints withheld me from fully detailing the grass and adding clouds. At the end of the day, this has to be my best piece out of all and marks me as an advanced artist.

Anytime, Anyplace
Medium: Graphite Pencil

This artwork was made with the intent to improve my facial proportion skills. I drew my past, present , and future self using my mirror-image as reference. The biggest challenge for me would be the actual proportions because i don’t look like myself exactly and resemble. Otherwise, I had fun shading each version of myself and doing the different hair textures.

Still Reality
Medium: Graphite Pencil, Crayola + PrismaColor Pencils

After the cloth/drape sketch, we were given a Still Life project to apply what we had learned. I and other classmates constructed a still life from which we all contributed and drew from. I made sure I added every detail along with the wrinkles in the cloth. One challenging issue I had was working in color- something I’ve never been comfortable with; this project pushed me at the same time built my skills. As for the piece as a whole, I liked how it turned out and how the risk taken paid off as many people admired the pineapple’s work. It took me 2 weeks to complete and I’m doing that, I gained much knowledge. 

Poker Face

Medium: Sharpie

As a class, we were challenged to do a self portrait in Sharpie to focus on his contrast. The picture referenced had very little light, so the actual work’s lighting is intentional. We did use grid to transfer our proportions, but I’m not satisfied with how it turned out. An improvement would be the proportions and I would of done the background with ink instead of Sharpie to create a solid gradient.

The Cloth

Medium: Conté Crayon

I practiced drawing cloth which was hung and put under low key lighting. Overall, I think this practice was productive I’m getting me familiar with clothing texture and movement. The only improvement I wish I could make would be choosing one color. I tried to venture into brown and colors as I am lacking in that area, but it brought down the sketch. Overall, this was a great learning experience. 

Checkmate

-Best Artwork-

-State Contest-

(Medium: Graphite Pencils)

A chess family buys a home embodying the American Dream. In this scene, the youngest & checker-dog stand in front of the for sale sign while the family claims their new chessboard driveway. They hunger to accomplish themselves as working class, deserving Americans. In the background, the house demands a new life full of advance & integrity.

En Passant

(Medium: Oil Pastel ,Paper, Colored Pencil, Newspaper)

This scene embodies the spirit of fall with seasonal colors and unlimited tree stencils. The setting can be described as a back-wood field where nature breathes. At the moment, a bold sunset strings the trees & world around it, arresting the life out the land. In comparison, the leaves of fall follow suite and herd the colors of the wind.

Piece of the Pie

(Mediums: Scratchboard)

This scene is of a piece of Pecan Pie layed out on a café table. The pie is detailed to represent the filling, delicious Pecans, and rigid crust. The plate is white, with glares and glows. The table is made up of faded wood planks. The biggest challenge was keeping the paper clean as I've never worked with scratchboard before. Overall, I appreciate what I made & know people will too.

Coffee Shop Design

                                        Medium: Sharpie Marker, Colored Pencil, and Pencil                              This coffee shop design showcases words in formation of a nice, toasty cup of coffee.                          I specifically integrated the colors red, white, and blue to tie in this representative design.