I apologize for not being able to post recently! Finals at SCAD are upon us.
This is a new, more minimal rendering style I’ve been experimenting with.
Keloid, Graphite on Moleskine, 5” x 8”, 2012.
One of my favorite illustrators, Sam Wolfe Connelly, came to talk at SCAD Illustration Club, and I ended up drawing this and giving it to him. (Hopefully he enjoys creepy, scarred-up girls as much as I do…?)
Some people have been asking about my process and the steps I go through when completing a work, so here is some explanation, using my newest work, Decima.
1. First I sketch out a pencil study. I try to get all my mistakes worked out in this phase. (Sometimes I get too excited and render the whole thing.)
2. I lay out a light pencil sketch on the paper.
3. Next come some light acrylic washes.
4. I usually get really excited about finally using colors, and render the face all in one go.
5. Little details still need rendering. This is the point where I have to step back, consume lots of tea, and tell myself, yes, I can still do this.
6. The work is done! It’s photographed, posted online, and I get to send it off to whatever contest, class, or client it’s for.
