Back to basics on this one. I really liked the way this kid was sitting and the way his hoodie was folding around his arms and torso. There was a way that his pants fell over his shoe that revealed the thickness of the shoe as it cut in at the fold. These small fold constructions are like a playground for illustrators.
1.18.2010
Back to basics on this one. I really liked the way this kid was sitting and the way his hoodie was folding around his arms and torso. There was a way that his pants fell over his shoe that revealed the thickness of the shoe as it cut in at the fold. These small fold constructions are like a playground for illustrators.
1.14.2010
I have some amazingly talented friends that have come up with this amazing concept called Chelsea I Want My Flannel Back, and I've had the pleasure of being able to do some work for them right off the bat. The stories are great and always have something to do with things we've lost along the way of life and we want them back. Though I'm quite biased, since it was started by my friends, it's a wonderful site on its own. Here are a few of the contributors so far: Jon Stich, Mia Nolting, Nina LaCour, Evan Pricco, Kristyn Stroble, and Mandy Harris.Please stop by, check out the site and submit if you are so inclined. I took a little different approach on this illustration than I usually do but I had fun and learned a lot about process. Cheers everyone!
1.12.2010
1.06.2010
I had the pleasure of working with Michiko Toki on the latest issue of California Magazine. She contacted me over the summer of 2009 and asked if I was up for doing portraits of five influential figures on the forefront of green energy technology as well as other areas of bioengineering. Boy was I!
Originally this project had a summer deadline but the magazine had a green issue slated for winter and this story fit right in. This gave me a lot of time to really absorb what the scientists were doing and why their work is so important. Michiko was a real pleasure to work with and I hope to continue to work with her in the future. The layout of the portraits was a real success and the little touches of the names looking the same as the art kept a wonderful continuity throughout the pages. There were a few adjustments to the color of the final illustrations for the look of the magazine but I think they did a great job keeping things close to the originals. The hard copy of the story looks fantastic and the online version of the story and illustrations can be found here.
Below are the originals that were submitted. They were all done in acrylic, ink, and graphite on found pages. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed working on them. Cheers!
Originally this project had a summer deadline but the magazine had a green issue slated for winter and this story fit right in. This gave me a lot of time to really absorb what the scientists were doing and why their work is so important. Michiko was a real pleasure to work with and I hope to continue to work with her in the future. The layout of the portraits was a real success and the little touches of the names looking the same as the art kept a wonderful continuity throughout the pages. There were a few adjustments to the color of the final illustrations for the look of the magazine but I think they did a great job keeping things close to the originals. The hard copy of the story looks fantastic and the online version of the story and illustrations can be found here.
Below are the originals that were submitted. They were all done in acrylic, ink, and graphite on found pages. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed working on them. Cheers!
Cyrus Wadia
Miguel Salmeron
Arunava Majumdar
Jay Keasling
Paul Alivisatos
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