I really like this assignment.

Here are some sketches for the DMV cartoon.









And here's a rough, inked version.

Memory portrait final

Here is my final on the memory portrait. I used watercolor and ink pen because I wanted it to be pretty expressive. I like the line work a lot, but I think there could be a bit more variations of line weight. I think the watercolor could be better. Overall, though, I think the effect is nice.... What do you think, Rusty?

Memory portrait

Here are some color studies for the memory portrait.

I think doing a most white composition with some color would be cool, especially with watercolor, but it's something that I am going to have to experiment with.

I like these colors the best--they have a very domestic feel.

Just another idea.

This was the initial sketch.

Sundrop! at the scene of the crime

I splashed it with red and it looks like Blood.

Gouaching

Here is my first attempt at the "sexy" product illustration. I will have to start over because the surface was balling up on me because I didn't wait long enough between coating the surface and painting on it. It's probably a good thing that I am starting over because I want to change the composition anyways. I think there are some good things going on and it was a chance for me to experiment with different techniques for the background.

first attempt at gouache

Here is my first attempt (well I guess second since I started over) at gouache. It still remains quite splotchy and uneven, but I think with practice I could grow to like using gouache.

Large watercolor

This is the large painting I did. I used the Lucy to blow up a photograph of a road and then used watercolor in it. It still needs some work, especially in the sky and road. I need a bigger brush to really get it right. Also, for some reason I put on two coats of the gesso/matte medium/water mixture. I didn't like the way the watercolor sat on it, so I think from now on just one coat is enough.