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Jungle Children

2012-02-03T20:25:00.001-08:00

Hello Everyone,Here is an image I did for my portfolio. It was one of the rejected ideas for a cover I did with drawchange.org, but I loved the idea so much, I did it for my own personal portfolio. It was done with watercolors! Hope you enjoy!

More practice in Illustrator

2012-01-14T17:42:00.000-08:00

Have I told ya'll how much I love this program? Illustrator is the first program I learned on the computer (and on my own to add to the fact ^_~) and I still love it so much. I am interested in making my own type ever since my internship at Kin Valley and looking to get more serious with it. Here is some practice work I did to accompany another piece I did last year. If I could, I would put this on a shirt for my son (if I had one I might add!)Enjoy!

Another Speed Sketch

2012-01-11T13:49:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone!Hope you had a great New Years! I'm so excited for 2012!! Here is a speed sketch to start off the new year : )Expect more from me this year!

Monster practice...

2011-10-25T00:40:00.000-07:00

Another direct painting... about 2 1/2 hours... enjoy

More speed painting practice

2011-10-24T12:05:00.000-07:00

I think I took about 45 min on this one. Acquired some new brushes. I really do like them.

Moving to the wild!

2011-10-24T10:57:00.001-07:00

Well, I am on the move again. This time I will be moving up to MAINE!! It is going to be cold, but I am excited for the landscapes and the seafood. It wasn't an easy decision, but I need to get back into what I love, making art. I will be updating more on this blog with sketches and what not's. I think I might make a digital practice blog or vice versa. We will see!Until then,Adios!

Brushes...

2011-10-07T23:08:00.000-07:00

2 1/2 hours of practice. Love just letting the brushes do their thing. Enjoy.

2011-09-29T21:17:00.000-07:00

Sketching for the night. After a 12 hour shift...not too shabby. LOL. I want to finish this line art and color it in Photoshop. That is another goal for the million other ones I have! Enjoy the unfinished-ness

my design... was declined

2011-09-19T21:08:00.001-07:00

So. my design got declined on Threadless.... Pooey and fail.

Please vote for my design!!

2011-09-16T13:57:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! Please go to Threadless and vote for my design~~ : )It only takes a moment to register, plus you get to look at some awesome shirts and totes and all the above......and...and... : )Thank you!!!!

More Illustrator work

2011-09-13T22:08:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll! Playing with type in Illustrator~ I am enjoying it! Hoping to get more.....for lack of words "creative" with the type. Enjoy!

45 min practice

2011-09-07T20:30:00.001-07:00

45 min practice with a new coloring technique. Love it. Now to the next practice. : )

More lines

2011-09-01T13:11:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, Here is some digital sketches and line work I did. Working on getting a line similar to my pencil work. I need to finish some paintings : )Hope you like~

lineart with coloring to follow!

2011-08-27T22:41:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone! finished up some line art : )

Work in Progress!

2011-08-27T08:31:00.000-07:00

Here is two pieces that I am currently working on! : )

Another digital practice

2011-08-17T21:04:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! Here is another digital practice piece! This technique reminds me of when I first started taking art classes in community college. I need to look into my old drawing again, I felt I was more free with them, a freedom I need to find again once in a while.

Another Sketch....

2011-08-12T23:20:00.000-07:00

I am very excited for this sketch. I think I will digitally color it! I am excited to color another sketch, I need to finish the first one! Enjoy!

Sketches!

2011-08-04T11:53:00.000-07:00

Some digital practice. I really like the technique of dark to light, reminds me of pastels. I might work with this technique more. I feel more confident with digital with each image I do.

Red pencil work.....

Some pencil line work. I might try and ink this one and throw some flat colors into the image.

New Sketches

2011-06-05T13:27:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

I have been sketching a lot again! It feels good to put pencil to paper. I have some character designs that I have been working on. I need to do some turn arounds next, but these are just to get back into the groove of things. Enjoy.

I have also been trying to do some more book like illustrations. Here is the sketch of the next one I would like to work on, still trying to decide if I want to watercolor the image or digitally color it? Hmmm.

Back to the start...

2011-05-31T14:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

I am currently back in Savannah to do an internship and work on my portfolio. I am excited to see where my portfolio goes, for I have realized my heart is in concept work and childrens books. I will post some sketches up for you later tonight or later this week. I will be pushing to make more digital paintings this summer, for my goal is to complete at least 2 paintings. I hope to complete these tasks and buckle myself down to the digital painting world. Thank you for being there with me so far and let us see where this plane is going to go now! : )

Tasha

Sketch before bed

2011-03-20T22:23:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Here is a sketch I did before bed : )

Still trying to get use to the stylus... I think it is getting easier for me to handle! I am going to try and get more detailed with my sketches...Hope you like!

: )

Sketch 6

2011-03-13T12:09:00.000-07:00

Another sketch because I felt unproductive yesterday -_____-

Just something simple.

Hope to have more done this week. The time change is really throwing me off.... Yay for spring I guess. I am more of a Fall person tho.

Anywho.

Enjoy!

Sketching 5

2011-03-08T05:09:00.000-08:00

I think I am getting a little more familiar with using the wacom pen... doesn't feel so... foreign.

Excited to sketch tonight! : )

Sketching 4

2011-03-06T22:47:00.000-08:00

Another one before I go to bed. I love Sketch Book Pro. LOVE IT!!!

Night y'all.

Digital Sketching 3

2011-03-06T19:12:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

Here is another sketch I did last night.

Finally found some internet source, since our is down for the moment...

I am trying to do one to three of these each night. I think it is starting to help with my coordination with the stylus. I think I am going to invest in the smaller pen, this one is just... a little too bulky.

Hope you enjoy.

Digital Sketching 2

2011-03-04T23:06:00.001-08:00

Hi again...

Well... trying to get better movement and precision with the wacom tablet and pen. Just kinda doing whatever... Enjoying it.

Hope you enjoy it too.

Digital Sketching

2011-03-03T21:02:00.000-08:00

Well kiddos.... I decided to give digital sketching a go this evening. Since I am a nice scanner down for the moment (until this weekend hopefully, Yay tax returns!)

So, I don't know where I was going with this one... but it was fun and a nice exercise.

Hope you like.

New image

2011-01-18T18:25:00.000-08:00

I am inspired!!!

So, after much moving and working.. i finally finish a piece. I am so happy!!! I really enjoyed this process. Acrylic with color pencil was wonderful~ Now I know buying all these acrylics wasn't a mistake! I am looking forward to incorporating watercolor into the pieces now. I am interested in experimenting with ink and acrylic mediums... it will be interesting...

I hope you like, I am currently working on more images~

Moved again!

2010-12-29T11:31:00.000-08:00

Hi y'all,

I moved again to Ocala, FL!!! I will be working in a promotions company and will have weekends off to finish things~ : )

I have two paintings in progress and ideas floating around that need to put in color!

I hope to have some more art for you soon!

2010-10-28T10:28:00.000-07:00

Almost finished two images to post! Looking to enter some gallery shows. I am geared up and ready to fight! Working on my website too : ) Until then, I leave you with the great words from the governor of Califonia, Arnold - "I'll be back."

2010-08-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

Well, I am still alive! I promise!!

I just got a new job!! Which will give me more time to finish art~~YAY!

I will get some new art up soon!

Thanks for being there with me everyone!

I will not dissapoint~

More Visual Concepts

2010-05-23T21:26:00.000-07:00

Hi!!

I bring more art! YAY!
Here we go~

Until next time!

Visual Development Part 1

2010-05-19T13:52:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!
I come bringing some art. This is some visual development that I did for my story in Animation Character Design and Layout class. The blue pencil is crazy, but I love how you can get some great tones with it. The scans are ok, I still have to figure out how to correct blue in photoshop. I hope these are ok ne?

I will put up the rest tomorrow! I have to get my final (note one ^__^) Done!
Ja ne!

Animation Characters

2010-05-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

It has been a while, I know. With graduation coming up and try to figure out what I am going to do after school, has kept me very busy~ But I am taking an animation character design and layout class and I am learning a great deal! Here are the two characters that I made for the class : )

Johnny- the bear

Darren - the dragon

I plan to make more characters now I know the basic shapes for animation and how important they are to animators! I kinda wish I had more time here at SCAD, so I could take animation classes, but oh well. Maybe later : )

Hope you enjoy!

2010-03-18T00:38:00.000-07:00

Kodak Printer Ink

I was featured on this website, they sell ink for less. Check it out!!!

This is my entry to the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. It was done on Illustration board with Winsor and Newton Artist watercolors then the type and background was added later in Photoshop. My friend Kristen Nethen
Helped me a lot with the type. GO check out her blog!! She is amazing~~~~

Until next time!!

Advertising Project #3

2010-03-03T21:57:00.000-08:00

This was done for a project for the American Museum of Natural History. I really enjoyed this piece and I think I now know where I want to go with my watercolors. I want to get more loose and let the medium work for itself. We will see how that goes! This piece was done with watercolors on Arches 140lb cold press.

2010-02-25T16:57:00.000-08:00

It has been so long! I have been VERY BUSY this quarter. This is my last full quarter till I graduate next quarter. Next quarter is going to be very refreshing and hopefully a great productive one too.This is for a charity show that the SCAD Illustration Department is hosting this month. 60% of the proceeds go to the Savannah Humane Society. Mine was chosen to be a poster and included in a calendar! I am very excited and hope we raise a good amount of money for the Humane Society!! This piece was done with watercolors on Arches 140lb cold press paper.

I am hoping to bring you more pieces by the end of next week! If finals doesn't kill me!!! : )

Advertising Illustration

2010-01-26T15:43:00.001-08:00

Here it is! My first project of the quarter : )

It was for my Advertising Illustration class. The assignment was to take an existing wine label and change it or make a knew one for the company. I chose HRM Rex Goliath 47Lb Rooster brand. I painted it with watercolors and my friend, Kristen, who is an AWESOME Graphic Designer, helped me with the text. Well, she did all the text, but I learned a lot from her. I hope you enjoy!

New Work

2010-01-09T14:51:00.000-08:00

Hi y'all.

This is a piece that I did for myself to see if I still enjoy pencil work, by golly... I do. Took me a few days to accomplish, but it was very soothing. I am excited for my classes this quarter. This will be my last quarter with all studios... so I have to work hard and aim high! Till then! Gabatte!

2010-01-04T09:27:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!

Winter Quarter at SCAD starts today. I have Advertising Illustration, Illustrative Practices to Concept Design, and Portfolio class. It is going to be a busy quarter, but I hope to produce a decent portfolio and a few personal pieces. Just wanted to let everyone know I was at home for the holidays with out a big scanner, so no scanning, and I forgot my camera in my dorm room.

So here is to a New Year! and a great school year : )

Tasha

Assignment 4

2009-11-18T02:45:00.000-08:00

This is my 4th Assignment for Electronic Illustration Class. It was Direct (or speed) painting. I REALLY enjoy this technique and plan to work on it during the winter break. It is relazxing to do but interesting at the same time. I really hope to use it more in my own illustrations and in the future.

Panda Finish

2009-11-14T23:58:00.000-08:00

Hey guys!

Here is that panda picture that I did earlier finished with the aging varnish and carackling varnish with shoe polish to bring out the cracks.

So adorable!!! *_____* I hope you all like it. I enjoyed this technique. I plan on using it more~
ja!

little break

2009-11-13T11:16:00.000-08:00

A 40 minute speed pain. I really enjoy this direct painting technique.. it is actually very relaxing. Some thing I need at the moment. Still going through finals, but I just think a week from tomorrow I will be home with my family and friends : ) Very excited!!
Till then, BACK TO WORK!!

Assignment 3

2009-11-11T12:46:00.000-08:00

This was the 3rd project for my Electronic Illustration class. We were to use different textures and make our own brushes to use on this piece. It was a very different way for me to work, but I think I like the masking textures and plan to do more with this process. I am excited to mold digital techniques to my own needs. Now I can see why digital is so addicting. Lol.

2009-10-22T14:30:00.000-07:00

This is for my Materials and Techniques II class. Well, this is the first part, the second part is adding ageing varnish and crackling varnish. Then you take shoe polish to bring out the cracks, seal with sureguard, then paint on top and clean up the edges. I really liked how this painting came out and wanted to show you a sad panda~___~ lol.

2009-10-16T09:25:00.000-07:00

I'm half way through the quarter already!! I have one thing to show~ I have bigger project this quarter, so when I finish my Children's book dummy (or 1st draft) I will scan some images for y'all to see.

Here is my second assignment for Electronic Illustration. This is my 1st Digital painting I have done completely and successfully. I turned it in yesterday, I hope I get a decent grade. I really enjoyed this coloring process and plan to use it some more.
This was the last assignment that I did for Watercolor for the Illustrator during the Summer Quarter. This piece was done was with watercolors. I plan on redoing this image, I want to see if I can do this better, but that will probably not be until Winter.

Now back to work~

New Quarter

2009-09-14T07:08:00.000-07:00

Today I start school again~ It has only been 2 weeks since the last quarter ended.

I am excited for this year, for it will be my last! I am a Senior~ This is what all my hard work has been for and now I am going to give it my all! I am going to push with everything I got and more!

This is my Fall Quarter Schedule:
Mondays & Wednesdays- Materials and Techniques II for Illustrators: 11am - 1:30pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays - Children's Book Illustration - 11am - 1:30pm
Electronic Illustration - 5pm - 7:30pm

This is going to be an excited quarter and I am also excited because I get to go home for winter break! I miss my family and friends, but plan to take a nice break, since it will be my last!

Ganbatte! *shakes fist*

Watercolor for the Illustrator Assignment

2009-08-29T18:21:00.001-07:00

Here is one of the assignments that I did for my five week class this summer - Watercolor for the Illustrator. The assignment was to make a foreground, middle ground, and background in the composition. The first time I turned it in the professor told me to add more color because there was too much of the under painting of gray that I used to make the under painting. So, I went back and redid it and I think it came out ok~ I wish to do another scene like this but better and not so rushed @o@~~~

I will put more up as soon as I can~ I think I have some good portfolio pieces but I just need to get them printed nicely since they are too big to fit in my portfolio I have now~

Circus Character Design Project

2009-08-27T22:05:00.000-07:00

The assignment was to design a set of 6 circus or side show freak characters that had to look stylistically the same. I decided to use Copic markers for this project because I really wanted to use them for a project and they are really fast for me to use because the professor assigned the assignment last Tuesday and expected them to be done that Thursday...talk about fast turn around. Fortunately, the professor gave us an extension and the characters were due this Monday and had to be printed out. Here are my six characters:

The Snake Charmer

The Elephant Girl

The Sultan

The Ring Leader

The Mermaid

The Siamese Twins

I really enjoyed making these characters!! Our last project was we had to put them all in a 8"x 22" picture which was crazy. I liked how mine came out, but I still would like to work on it some more before I post it~

I need to go to sleep... Finals was INTENSE!! I was working on 6 projects all together >...> Three redos along with my final projects and two character design for someone animation project.... I was CRAZY!! But now I know what I can and cannot handle.

Ja!

Poster Project

2009-08-18T09:02:00.000-07:00

This was our third assignment for Intro to Illustration. The project was to design a poster for an event, so I chose the Carnival De Venecia (Carnival of Venice). I enjoyed doing a more simplified image than I normally do. First I masked the mask with masking fluid, then painted the background with black India ink and Alizrin Crimson watercolor. Then, I used Cerulean Blue watercolor with some Peacock Blue watercolor to make the mask. I also did the text myself! I swear that I wrote "Carnival De Venecia a million times only to realize that I was spelling it wrong :/ I put the text and image in Photoshop and put them together in a file. I think the text came out really well. I need to do more simple images >...> It was interesting that someone in class said this looked like a certain part of the body when you turn it upside down, which was ok with me because the Carnival when it first started was mostly attended by young men (married or not) and prostutes. I wonder what they did during the carnival..hmmmmm.

2009-08-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

Our assignment was to create an image for the cover of The New Yorker magazine. So, I decided to do a commentary on how the age for owning a cell phone and drinking coffee at Starbucks is getting younger and younger. This image was done in watercolor, india ink applied with a Sumi brush and a G-pen. I really enjoyed doing this piece and very excited about the next piece because it is in black and white!

2009-07-31T18:17:00.000-07:00

This was our third assignment for Editorial Illustration, an illustration for an article about heart disease in women. This is the first time I have glazed watercolors... it was an experience and now I have learned what and what not to do, I will probably do another one. Let us see what grade I get one it eh?

2009-07-17T00:36:00.000-07:00

Our 2nd Project for Editorial Illustration was an article about picking the right shoe for your wedding dress. It was a tough one for me because my color comps had too much color, so after not looking at it for a few hours, I do enjoy the outcome. This illustration was done with Winsor and Newton Watercolors on 140lb Arches paper and the line work was done with a brush pen and a dip pen with a Gpen nib with Higgins india ink, the waterproof one. I enjoyed doing this piece and learned a great deal from it. Now I am excited for our next assignment!

2009-07-11T20:19:00.000-07:00

Wow... I haven't used markers in a LONG TIME... It shows =____= . This piece was done with Copic markers and Copic marker liners. This was inspired by Jingna's bridal photo shoot. I really enjoy her photography and hope she puts out another book!
Funny part about doing this picture is I was working on this before we received our new assignment in my Editorial Illustration class. Our new assignment is... Bridal illustration! woo.

I will put that one up when it is finished (so after next week)
Harry Potter! Next week! Yes!

2009-07-08T11:17:00.000-07:00

"Balding Eagle" done with watercolor on 140 lb Arches. Done for Editorial Class.

2009-07-02T15:28:00.000-07:00

This piece was the final done in my material and techniques I class. The medium is pastels, is 12"x18" and the theme of the assignment was "Secrets". I really enjoyed this project and feel more confident with pastels because our professor had us read an article with an interview of Gary Kelley and his pastel process. It was amazing how his process really worked. I think this is one of my favorite pieces I had done last quarter.

2009-06-20T22:52:00.000-07:00

I think I can post this! This is a watercolor piece that I did for a charity artbook called "For you, For me"... I think. This piece is called Doe Flowers and was painted with Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolors. You can really see a difference with the pigments between the Cotman Colors and the Artist Watercolors. You get what you pay for!! Also, it didn't take as long to paint because I didn't have to do a million layers to get a decent amount of pigment.
When the artbook comes out, I will post the link to buy it. I can't wait to see the charities that this book will benefit.
Here a article on deviantart about it ----> http://news.deviantart.com/article/76621/

I am excited to see how it looks in the book. I am saving up to get one!

That is all I have for right now. I am hoping to work on some personal art before I really get into my school projects.

2009-06-10T10:35:00.000-07:00

This is the first assignment piece I did for Material and Techniques class. This is india ink on clayboard, then scratched like a scratch board. I really enjoyed this technique, I need to do another image and try to add some color inks to see what happens. Even watercolor works I hear.

This piece I did for a Survey of Illustration a assignment. It was our final assignment to do a Rolling Stone cover. This was done in watercolor on Reeves BFK paper. Stephen Colbert and RAIN~ Gotta love it!

Some more assignments.

2009-05-11T18:11:00.000-07:00

We were to create two images one in black and white, the other in watercolor and ink for the short story for our last assignment for Drawing and Design for Illustrators. I really like how this one came out: )

Well... It is going good at school. Trying to write my last paper and finishing up an assignment for Illustration and Color Drawing. I will put up more work when I finish this quarter!!! I really need to sketch more... I miss it. Ja!

Drawing III Final

2009-04-05T12:22:00.001-07:00

Here is my Drawing III Final. Finished it March 19, 2008. I hope to put up the images from that class. I have at least 3 good drawing from that class. I really enjoyed doing this piece. I was done on BFK Rives with watercolor. The project was a self-directed project.

2009-02-17T22:14:00.001-08:00

My first post... epic. I go to Savannah College of Art and Design where I am majoring in Illustration. I made this blog because I became restless while writing my paper for class. I think I might be prone to bad paper writing... because of absurdness. I hope to keep up with sketches, school work, and just general artworks with this blog. Deviantart is scaring me to the point of fear of large sites with lots of art. Hopefully this works!

ja.