Soon to be teachers... :)

So, I was doing some early research before starting the class and the artists that I will be learning from are :

Zac Retz

An artist for Disney and Nickelodeon games, concept artist and kids book illustrator

Will Terry

Will Terry has been a freelance illustrator for 23 years.  After finishing his BFA project at BYU he began working for magazines and newspapers not far from where he grew up in Washington D.C. His early clients include publications such as Time, Money, Wall Street Journal and ads for Sprint, Pizza hut, M&M Mars, Fed Ex, and Master Card. He has illustrated about 30 children’s books for Random House, Simon Schuster, Scholastic, Penguin, Klutz, and Albert Whitman. He has created several indie ebooks that have sold tens of thousands of copies and has started a story app series with Rick Walton beginning with “Gary’s Place”. He also co-owns Folio Academy and svslearn.com - online illustration classes for children’s book illustrators selling in over 50 countries.

Brooke Boynton

A freelance illustrator and children's book writer

Ty Carter

Illustrator/Concept Artist

A designer at Blue Sky Animation Studios, Ty Carter has worked on such films as Epic and Peanuts.

Kevin Keele

 An artist living in Utah.  He works for Disney Interactive Studios/Avalanche

This is exciting! :)

More Tutorials

I'm almost done watching most of the introductory tutorials for Adobe Illustrator so, I am going to try and finish those tutorials up tomorrow on my off day and then I'm hoping the rest of this week and next week and from now on doing some tutorials with some more complex elements of Adobe Illustrator. It's been a bit but, it's starting to come back pretty quickly. Can't wait to get started :) Fun stuffs..

Creating corner-aligned dashed lines Creating corner-aligned dashed lines Control various elements of dashed lines in Illustrator CS5, including line length, corners and gaps. Runtime: 00:03:37 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 61,848	00:03:37
Drawing artwork in perspective Drawing artwork in perspective Create new artwork in perspective in Illustrator CS5 by using the Perspective Grid tool. Create shapes and panes mapped to perspective. Runtime: 00:08:53 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 94,057	00:08:53
Defining perspective grids Defining perspective grids Set up your document for perspective drawing by defining the perspective grid in Illustrator CS5. Learn how to change the grid settings. Runtime: 00:07:55 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 141,409	00:07:55
Mapping flat artwork to the perspective grid Mapping flat artwork to the perspective grid Discover ways to map flat artwork into perspective in Illustrator CS5. Transform artwork by allowing automatic plane positioning and perpendicular movement of objects. Runtime: 00:09:26 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 101,678	00:09:26
Using variable-width profiles Using variable-width profiles Create variable-width strokes in Illustrator CS5. Control the thickness of a stroke at any point along a path by using the Width tool. Apply, save, and re-apply variable widths across multiple paths by using width profiles. Runtime: 00:04:33 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 35,663	00:04:33
Using variable-width strokes Using variable-width strokes Using the Width tool, create variable-width strokes and use various stroke profiles for consistent style in Illustrator CS5. Runtime: 00:04:33 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 113,599	00:04:33
Using the new integration with Device Central Using the new integration with Device Central Test display of Fireworks documents in various mobile devices by using mobile device emulators in Device Central. Runtime: 00:04:07 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 26,597	00:04:07
Cropping Images with Clipping Masks Cropping Images with Clipping Masks In this video you will learn a quick and easy method for cropping images in Adobe Illustrator CS6 and CS5. Using clipping masks allows you to retain the area of the image you cropped out as well as modify the clipping path later on. Runtime: 00:02:03 Views: 160,586	00:02:03
Cropping Images with Opacity Masks

Painting in Photoshop Class!!

Whoo hoo! I am finally enrolled in taking classes one at a time at the Society of Visual Storytelling and I can't wait to dive into the videos. There's a lot to cover and I know that I am working on the human anatomy as well. I am going to first focus on painting in photoshop, breathing life into character designs, and perspective. Then I plan on getting into more in-depth composition and illustration painting techniques. I am working on that and studying adobe illustrator as well to get more hands on with it so that I can do more than creating little things.

I am so thankful where I am at with my journey and I can't wait to dive in and improve my artwork. It's one day at a time. :) So, I'm starting with this one first. It's called Painting in Photoshop. It goes in depth about how artists in the field several of them who work at amazing studios across the US use photoshop. They give hands on tutorials and It's great!

https://svslearn.com/#/classDetail/-Jj33gc1k_Zx6wSU_GZZhttps://svslearn.com/#/classDetail/-Jj33gc1k_Zx6wSU_GZZ

Getting the Basics of Adobe Illustrator and Beginning Adobe Photoshop Classes for Improvement

I have just recently gotten all the Adobe Suite Programs and now I finally have time to dive into programs and projects! :) So, I have been brushing up on my Adobe Illustrator skills most importantly. I have been using Adobe Photoshop for years but, Adobe Ilustrator I have only been using on and off.  I have been watching tutorials and I'm hoping soon I can post and show you all some nice work in Adobe Illustrator. Let the tutorials begin! :)

http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-illustrator-cs5/

I'm also getting ready to start working with this amazing tutorial site for artists! :) My teacher showed me this because I mentioned that I was thinking of going back to school and this he said was the better option. Now that I have the art equipment I will be able to start courses. :)

Here's the website :)
https://svslearn.com/#/classes

5/28-Art of Drawing Anatomy : Drawing the Skeleton (Torso, Arms, and Leg Studies)

Here's some of my figure drawing practice that I've been doing today. I love this book!

 

 

5/25-Bugs!

I did this doodle for Doodle United's "Bugs" Theme just a quick painting. :)
I told myself this is the only bug that I like and would be willing to hold.

5/22-Hopeful

I finally got a temporary art setup! I got a new laptop from my brother that I bought and now I have access to all the Adobe Programs from my friend and the Adobe Creative Suite from my older brother. God is good! I am so thankful and so this is my new setup and the other picture is the first drawing I did with my Wacom tablet. It wasn't as bad as I thought so that's awesome! :)

 

 

I miss these guys...

I hope I can work on my ipad app soon... I finally know of a great program to use I am just waiting on getting my computer. I Just got to use a computer briefly to doodle this up.

5/6/15-Sketching the Figure using different methods

5/5/15-Methods of Use for Figure Drawing

5/4/2015

 

I was working on this but, then I forgot my markers in my locker so, when in doubt draw something else XD

5/3/15-Male Figure Studies

A timed 30 minute study of the male anatomy using Pixellovely's reference site. I didn't include the 30 second ones.

Sketch for 4/22/15

Sketch for 4/21/15

Sketch for 4/20/15

Bird Studies

I haven't really drawn birds before so I thought I'd try and get a start on that. :)

Distant Skies- Jordan Exploration

This is just some character exploration for my main character Jordan from my story.  It's about a girl, who in her teen years learns that she has a special power where she is able to transform into a guardian creature and she finds out she must use it to protect her world. I'm going to get some design work laid out and then begin to work on this story with my older brother  to get further with the writing and design. :) I'm excited! On the plus note, I am going to be furthering my work on some other projects as well. I thought why not now I should start working on my stories.

 

 

Doodle Dump

 

 

Doodle Dump

 

 

A Game of Cat and Mouse

I got to use my friend's computer for a bit. So, I did a quick sketch. :)