There are so many awesome artists that come up with the coolest ways to create portraits of other people. For example Jason Mecier who used breakfast cereal to create a portrait of Jerry Seinfield, www.jasonmecier.com. I have always been inspired by people with the ability to create realistic portraits, and decided to give it a try.
Starting with a photo of myself, I applied a Photoshop filter to more clearly define the shadows in my face. I then brought the filtered photo into Illustrator and began tracing the basic shapes of my face. I used the blend tool to blend darker and lighter shapes, which formed the shadows. I also used the blend tool for the lips and eyes. To give the eyes a bit more depth I added a white transparent shape to appear as a reflection. Lastly the hair was created from different linear gradients.
This butterfly was an attempt to create a realistic illustration. This illustration is a vector illustration. Butterflies are very beautiful creatures and remind me of how beautiful the world can be. Living in a city it is easy to lose sight of nature and it's many miracles. In my opinion butterflies are very eye-catching, a quality of which I wanted my illustration to possess.
There are so many possibilities when using Adobe Illustrator. For this particular illustration I used many of illustrators built in effects. I used the pen tool to draw all of the shapes in the illustration. Once I drew all of the shapes I then worked on changing the fill color. For the butterfly's wings and the flowers I used the gradient tool, the wings are simply a linear gradient and the flowers are a radial gradient. For the antennas of the butterfly I used the gradient mesh tool. For the leaves in the background I used a fade effect on the edges and a blur on the whole leaf. For the lines in the leaves I used the blend tool and lowered the opacity.
This illustration was an emotional expression of my past life and the many influences that surrounded me at the time. A magazine that I used to get when I was little inspired this vector illustration. I always went straight to the page where you search for hidden pictures. This illustration has the same concept except with a little twist.
This illustration was very simple. Using Illustrator I started out by tracing the outline of a tree with the pen tool, then the other objects slowly popped into my mind as the illustration progressed. All of the other illustrations were done free hand with the pen tool.
Growing up I was never very good at drawing realistically. After completing this sketch I realized that one should never say never because miracles do happen. This sketch was my first experience with charcoal as a medium and turned out pretty well for my first time. I find skeletons to be quite amazing. The structure of the human body in itself is a piece of art. I am always looking for new ways to test my artistic skills and learn new techniques. This sketch was a great learning experience. I learned a lot about shading, depth, and using charcoal as a medium.
For this sketch I began on a drawing table with a sculpture of a skeleton in front of me. I started out by sketching the outlines of the skeleton with a pencil. Once I had the main structure completed I used a charcoal pencil to apply the shading to the bones. I then used charcoal to fill in the background. In order to get the faded look that appears in the background I used a cloth and lightly blended the charcoal.
According to Wikipedia - Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is sometimes regarded as a form of art and other times regarded as unsightly damage or unwanted vandalism. I love art in all forms. Graffiti is one of my favorites! It's amazing how beautiful and intricate some artists are. I've never worked with spray paint, but hope to one day. So far I've experimented with pen and paper.
The sun is a very dominant and powerful force in the world. I love the sun and all the beauty that surrounds it. The following paintings express my love for the sun.
Abstract is one of my favorite art styles. I love using bright colors to bring positive energy to the room. The artwork on the right below was originally one piece but was split into to for framing.
This painting is based on a flower that was given to me by an old neighbor. He was an awesome friend! The painting turned out very bright and cheery. It was created with acrylics. I used a blotching affect to add a little more texture. Now the gift will last a life time! :-)
