IF~Scary

Ghosts!

Shamrocks

My shamrocks are finally finished! I've lost count how many layers were put into each piece but there are many! I decided to not outline these graphically. I like the pencil outline much better. :-)

Detail views of each to follow shortly...

Hibernate: Color, and Shamrock Designs

Here is the color so far for my sketch Hibernate, which I did for the Illustration Friday challenge last week. I decided to bring it in to Photoshop and add some color. I have really gotten into using custom PS brushes, which give really interesting effects to your artwork. I use the default brushes at a minimum now.

Secondly, I'd like to add my shamrock designs thus far. I posted the line drawings over the summer. In case you forgot what they looked like, to the left are the original drawings. I decided to drop the first design and draw two new ones to make it an even 4. Included with the line drawings is the color WIP...

I will post some detail views of the color designs as well, because they are quite detailed...

IF~Hibernate

Fast sketchbook piece for Hibernate...done last minute (had a very busy past few days).

I really like where this is going. I plan to go further and paint it digitally with Photoshop.

Enjoy!

Outlines are pen and ink.

IF~Ferocious

Ms. Chomper Plant...
Just a drawing in my sketchbook for this week's Illustration Friday topic, which is Ferocious. I would like to finalize this into an actual illustration (I'm thinking just in time for Halloween).
I did the hatching/coloring with Sharpie markers.

Blog Headers

For a while now, I've been meaning to pretty up my blog and give it more personality...and you know, make it look more like a real website. I have been thinking for a long time now about what to call my blog. I've never been really talented at coming up with clever titles for things. I still would like to use my name in my blog title but instead, drop my last name since it's quite a mouthful! I really like the idea of "ChristinaArts." (with one dominant letter A). Sounds kinda like "Christina's Art" but more of a play on words...Of course I would use lower case letters because I feel it looks friendlier and reflects my illustration style.

Here are some concepts of blog headers I came up with tonight. Bear in mind that I am an illustrator who is still learning about graphic design.

I plan to add a character somewhere in the header. My business card has a frog on it and I think he could be really cute here. Again, I wanted to play with Photoshop custom brushes. I am really into those lately. I may also try a handwritten type header. Handwritten type always looks cool.

Enjoy!

John Lewis Design Contest

I am participating in the Design for John Lewis: iPad and iPhone case contest. Below are my ideas for an iPad and iPhone case. You may vote for my submission on my Talenthouse page. This is my first design submission to Talenthouse. It's a great website for artists who are looking to get more exposure for their work, and the challenges are all different and interesting. Of course if you get to win one of their competitions that's great also! The prizes are pretty awesome. You may vote from September 1st-September 7th. I'd really appreciate your vote! Thanks! :-)

Both cases are enlarged to show detail: