Flower Girl

Nonstop work as usual. As you guys know (or not), I've been doing something I call survival sketches which is keeping the mind and hand active in creating innovating artwork that may develop further into future concept designs and creations. Or the shorter term:

I drew to stay awake.

I figured I hadn't painted a portrait in a long while, nor am I especially great with colors so I figured I would practice this. What started as a small study turned into what you see now. Before I go on, I have to say this is by far the most girly painting I've ever done. Definitely lots of fun, and hope to do more of these soon. Special thanks goes to my talented friend Mei Huang for feedback on young faces. As you guys can see in the progress image, the girl originally started looking in her mid-40s. I may try and do an older person later. Overall, great practice! Apologies that the progress chart is a little unorganized in terms of time difference between each image.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween you guys! Been a rough week in terms of sleep, but since I don't have class today I managed to crash and get recharged. The unfortunate part is I slept on my neck wrong, so slight pain. Oh well.. normally I would dress up since this is one of my favorite holidays, but alas time will not allow it. So here's a little sketch of me doing work instead. Enjoy!

Academy of Science

Took a field trip to the Academy of Science, and got there an hour early. Did not dress appropriately for cold weather!! After I thawed a little, I drew some animals from the exhibits. Some were stuffed/mounted while others were alive. If you want sneak peaks next time and rather not wait for me to update my blog, follow my Instagram and Twitter (located on the right). Many thanks to artist friend Megan Cheever for providing me a scanner (mine is being mean tonight). You can check out her awesome work on her official website and Tumblr. As requested by Megan, I included the lemur for you guys. Enjoy!

APE and The Last Unicorn

Went to APE yesterday and did lots of networking. It was good to see old and new faces, and getting the chance to chat with people in depth. Unfortunately I'm not in high enough spirits to go back for round two, but it's not the end of the world. Rather, I've been working on my next assignment being to design a book cover. I chose "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle since it's a classic and it's been on my mind ever since DragonCon. Here's a quick shot of some studies.

Class Survival Sketch#1

Drew this in class today while teacher was talking. Sketching in Photoshop helps me to stay awake; otherwise I start to fall asleep because the classroom is cold. Hibernation mode activated. Concentration system failing. Noooo.... Any case, enjoy! Also, I'll be going to APE this year, so if you wanna meet up just e-mail me at mina.j.roy@gmail.com. :)