Gesture of Love

2012-01-04T16:46:00.000-08:00

I have been working on some clay charms and just opened an Etsy account, yay!
--> My Etsy Shop

Here is to hoping the new year brings in new opportunities.

to long...

2011-12-10T23:23:00.001-08:00

hmmm...

2011-10-09T01:35:00.000-07:00

It has been a while....

2011-09-25T12:03:00.000-07:00

Since I graduated I have not been drawing much but I'm trying to get back in the groove. =}

Trees!

2011-08-10T22:50:00.000-07:00

w.i.p it good!

2011-07-29T08:27:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted in a while so here is a work in progress.

Doodle!

2011-07-14T01:09:00.000-07:00

Man, It has been a while since I posted. I assure you I have been drawing...just, nothing all that great. ={
Anyway, here is a doodle for ya! Have a super day! =}

Doodle!

2011-06-19T21:44:00.000-07:00

Painter Doodle!

Mr. Pixel Presents: Word of the Week 001- Cowbird

2011-06-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

My first doodle as a free women.

2011-05-20T04:57:00.000-07:00

Mohawks and Rock N' Roll!!

2011-05-18T14:08:00.000-07:00

I'm punk on the inside. =}

I definitely want to go back in and do a fur texture on the cat and do something with the mohawk. It looks like hair from those troll dolls, you know the ones with the jewel belly buttons and bright hair... -_-

Temporary Hiatus ={

2011-05-06T17:13:00.000-07:00

I may not post for another two weeks due to finals. ={
But after that two weeks...I will be free!!!! and Graduated!!!! Weeee!!!!!!!

Falling Asleep Final!...I think.

2011-04-21T00:30:00.001-07:00

Falling Asleep - Work In Progress.

2011-04-17T19:24:00.000-07:00

Work in progress for digital illustration class.

Comic Sneak Peak

2011-04-14T18:48:00.000-07:00

Here is a sneak peak of my comic in progress. =}

Digital Illustration Proj. 3

2011-04-06T14:49:00.000-07:00

This is the just of how it happened, with a lot of printer problems and color adjusting in between. = /

doodles

2011-03-25T23:23:00.001-07:00

2:00 am doodle

2011-03-16T02:19:00.000-07:00

I am having some trouble concentrating on a school project right now so I decided to do a quick doodle before going to bed. I like doodling better than painting. = /

PMC Life Drawing 02-16-11

2011-03-08T21:24:00.000-08:00

Life drawing!

2011-02-23T23:48:00.000-08:00

Project 01 - Painter 11

2011-02-23T18:24:00.000-08:00

A Chinese pirate ship that looks more like a viking ship. = \

Doodles

2011-02-11T13:51:00.000-08:00

Doodles

2011-02-10T21:26:00.001-08:00

A Little Life Drawing

2011-02-10T19:34:00.000-08:00

Painter Apples

2011-02-08T21:38:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to make apples in painter 11...trying.

Doodles

2011-01-26T11:01:00.000-08:00

Unfinished but I think it's kinda cool so I will come back to it. I'm not sure who she is or what she is doing, she is just...cool. =}

Alien Hero Space Cat Evolution!

2011-01-17T12:42:00.000-08:00

Trying to get back into my drawing groove.

2011-01-06T20:50:00.000-08:00

Work in progress

2010-12-09T09:18:00.000-08:00

Doodles

2010-11-21T21:07:00.000-08:00

I got caught doodling during my world cinema class.

Princess Work in progress

2010-11-14T20:05:00.000-08:00

This is the my version of the princess from the fable "The Millers Boy And The Cat". She is still a work in progress. =}

Ballerinas Don't Trip...

2010-11-07T08:27:00.001-08:00

Space Cat!

2010-10-31T16:30:00.000-07:00

He is Space Cat!

Sketchbook - Ballerinas!

2010-10-17T11:14:00.000-07:00

Ballerina studies from my sketchbook, yay!

Windmill Sketch

2010-09-12T18:35:00.000-07:00

I am currently in a special studies illustration class and will be doing some illustrations and designs based on the fairytale "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat". I am going to change it up a bit by putting it in a steampunk setting.
Here is a sketch for the windmill. It will be floating above the city or forest, I have not decided where yet. =P

Donut Dilemma - Mother Bunny Concept

2010-08-03T21:56:00.000-07:00

This was from a short I did for an animation class back in 2008. I never got the short totally finished but I was pretty proud of myself for getting everything animated in one semester. =}
This is the main characters mother.

Ninja Background

2010-07-10T23:18:00.000-07:00

So I'm working on this really small project, just to get my animation juices flowing again, and here is the background!
It's going to be a really simple animation of a ninja jumping around.
Wish me luck!

Barbie likes her some Storm Trooper

2010-07-04T07:52:00.000-07:00

This was a project for Digital Illustration. The project was pretty open, We had to use toys to make a narrative piece. I used Photoshop on this one.

Below is the final piece and the sketches as well as some sketches for other concepts.

The other concepts were: Barbie throwing a drink in Kens face after finding him in a bar with a Bratz doll, war Furbies in a tank, and the TMNT version of the Sistine Chapel complete with pizza angels.

Intro to 3D - Final

2010-06-24T00:04:00.000-07:00

This was my final for Intro to 3D.
We were given a room and we could animate whatever we wanted.
http://www.vimeo.com/12682277

Note: The models and rigs were not done by me. They were made by the super talented people at http://www.creativecrash.com/

In case you are interested, here are my very messy boards for the animation. Originally it was going to be a super cute kitty that jumps out of the box, unfortunately I could not find a pre-rigged kitty model. And sadly I have yet to learn the skill of modeling and rigging. ={

Doodles

2010-06-18T15:30:00.000-07:00

Doodles

2010-06-10T00:45:00.000-07:00

Personality Ball Bounce

2010-06-09T17:24:00.001-07:00

This was my personality ball bounce for intro to 3D.
Here --> http://www.vimeo.com/12192615
Thanks =}

Character Lift

2010-05-31T21:10:00.000-07:00

This was my attempt at a lift for my 3D animation class.
Go Here---> http://vimeo.com/11915714

Note: Model & Rig from http://www.creativecrash.com/

I'm trying out this vimeo thing, I'm not sure what to think yet.

Medusa Fantasy Portrait

2010-05-26T22:07:00.000-07:00

This was my fantasy portrait assignment for Digital Illustration.
(Our instructor Chris Nielson was the bomb!)
I found a photo of a Korean model named Lim Ji Hye online and absolutely loved her face and body language. I thought it would be great to use and Medusa just kinda popped into my head after that.
I did a sketch in photshop and brought it into Illustrator as a template.
From there the pen tool and pathfinder palette became my best friend.

Below you can see the original photo reference (bottom), the sketch (right), the outline view (middle) and the final product (far left).

Doodles...

2010-04-15T19:29:00.000-07:00

Doodles.
Girl who defeats Piranha men from Neptune and Ghetto Cat. =)

3D

2010-03-30T15:15:00.000-07:00

It has been a long time since I have touched Maya but now I am getting back into the hot seat

For our first project in my intro to 3D class we had to make an airplane.
It was pretty fun. I tried to make the plane using our school colors but as one of my friends pointed out...it looks like my plane is wearing gym socks. =P

Three Bears and the Porridge Thief

2010-03-14T23:46:00.000-07:00

This is a sketch from a short comic I am working on. It is based on "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
This is my concept for Goldilocks, but instead of her being an innocent young girl she is porridge thief.
I am halfway done coloring her so hopefully I will post that soon.

Also, I like drawing big lips and I won't apologize for it!...but I might make them a tad bit smaller in the final version, she kinda looks like a Bratz doll right now. =}

Illustrator Graffiti

2010-02-28T22:14:00.000-08:00

This is my first project from my Digital Illustration class.
I'm totally loving this class. The pen tool can be really tedious to use but it is so worth it. I am learning so much!
This is my name in cat themed illustrator graffiti. =)

Perspecitve!

2010-02-28T22:10:00.000-08:00

Gosh! I'm soooo late updating.
I will post twice to make up for not posting last week. =P

This was my perspective final. It's the KA-POW arcade!
I love going to arcades. Most arcades are crowded with tons of machines, so I wanted to make sure mine was packed too. The challenge was making sure that all the games were crammed in there while also leading the eye into the composition.

3 Pt Perspective

2010-02-05T16:00:00.000-08:00

This is a three point perspective project I did last semester.
I enjoyed doing 3pt more than any other project!

5pt Perspective

2010-01-18T11:29:00.000-08:00

This is a 5pt perspective assignment for my class last semester.
It was supposed to be a dangerous part of town but, after putting in the graffitti on the wall it looked too cute to be dangerous. So I just went with it. =)

Little Red Riding Hood Inked

2010-01-03T17:17:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!
This is the finished ink version of my Little Red Riding Hood cover.
I wanted to give Red's hood a plaid pattern but I have not figured out how to do that just yet.
perhaps in the future I will give it another go.

I hope your year is off to a great start. =}

Little Red Riding Hood

2009-12-21T17:34:00.000-08:00

This is the cover for my little red riding hood comic from my sequential art class.
I really fell in love with inking in this class so I made this cover with the intention of inking it.
I will post the inked version on the next update.
Thanks

Update on hiatus

2009-12-03T20:23:00.000-08:00

Ok, so Thanksgiving and Finals have thrown me off a bit so for now updates are on standby till further notice. The holdup shouldn't last longer than a week or two.

Thanks for your understanding.

-Crystal =)

Pin-up girl

2009-11-06T18:40:00.000-08:00

Hello,
These are some of the sketches for project 3 in my illustration class.
We were supposed to pick a person that was "large than life" and do a piece based on that person

I Choose Vilma Banky, she was a 1920's silent film starlet.
Originally I was looking for a pin-up girl and found Vilma on Wikipedia. I recognized her from the film "The Son of the Sheik" and I was like, she is awesome!

I really like the blue bottom center sketch but, I think the top red sketch has more of the pin-up quality I am looking for.

The final piece will be on a piece of a bamboo window shade(I found it on clearance for $7!) using acrylic paint.

More about Vilma--> http://www.vilma-banky.com/index.html

Paper Monkeys!

2009-10-24T10:55:00.000-07:00

Hello,
This is my very rough character sheet for Bob.
He is a disgruntled office worker monkey for my sequential art class web comic, "Paper Monkeys"!
Here is the link to the Paper Monkeys site, check it out sometime. =)
www.papermonkeys.wordpress.com

Traditional Illustration Assig. #1

2009-10-09T18:45:00.001-07:00

This was my first assignment for Traditional Illustration.
It was my first time using ink and it was an awesome learning experience.
Ink is great. =)

Life Drawing

2009-09-24T23:37:00.000-07:00

Life Drawing is awesome!

Trad Illustration - Right!

2009-09-11T18:35:00.000-07:00

Hey there,
These are a few of the many thumbnails for my first assignment in my illustration class.
We were given a random word and we had to make a black and white illustration conveying the word and it's opposition. we had to use line and silhouette.

My word was right.
My first reaction was, "oh man what am I going to do with this", but then I did a little research on the term. The right side of the brain is supposed to be creative and artsy and in many cultures the right side is masculine and symbolized the sun. while the left side is feminine and symbolized the moon. So this is what I came up with.=)

-Crystal

The first gag.

2009-09-09T19:27:00.000-07:00

Hello,
A new semester has started. This means, 1) life will be very busy and heck tick and 2) I will have lots more art to show =)

This is the first gag comic strip I did for my Sequential art class.
enjoy.

Walk in Place

2009-08-23T08:17:00.000-07:00

Hello,
So the walk cycle is really fun to do but, I found the walk in place very challenging. This one is a bit funky in the arms, One day I will fix it. =)
- Thanks

The Walk Cycle

2009-08-13T17:51:00.000-07:00

This was my first animated walk cycle.
I really loved doing this, walk cycles are fun! =)

Color Analysis

2009-08-13T15:57:00.000-07:00

Hello,
Here is another project from my color theory class.
This was a color analysis, we took a famous painting and had to reproduce the colors using ½"x½" colored squares.
After this project I had nightmares of little colored squares trying to eat me...no! Just Kidding, this was a really cool project. =)
Thanks

Title: Color Analysis - Renoir's "Dancers at Bougival"(original on left)
Assignment: to reproduce color of a Renoir painting
Size: 8"x4"
Medium: Acrylic paint,sketch paper and Bristol

Painting Walls

2009-07-24T23:40:00.000-07:00

Another Color Theory Assignment.

This assignment was pretty cool. I took a picture of my apartment and recolored the space. I originally wanted to go with a pink and green pallet inspired by watermelon (I love watermelon), but later decided that might not be the best fit for my personality. It is my room after all. So I took my sketch into Photoshop and messed around with the color possibilities. I decided to go with a green to blue color palette while looking a an opal ring my boyfriend gave me.
I still had the pink wall in place from experimenting with the watermelon theme and noticed that the pink really brightened up the room. So I left it, and this is the result.
-Crystal

Title: Untitled
Assignment: To recolor my room
Size: 11x14
Medium: Bristol Paper & Acrylic Paint

Skin Color

2009-07-24T23:29:00.000-07:00

This was another color theory assignment.

Title: Untitled
Assignment: Use only skin colors to paint a face.
size: 11x14
Medium: Bristol Paper & Acrylic Paint

Looking at the Sky

2009-07-24T23:15:00.001-07:00

Hello,
So here is the update. I am taking a color theory class, it's pretty cool so far.
This class has been very therapeutic because, I don't have to worry about the grade or anything. I can concentrate solely on having fun and expressing my creativity however I want to.
It has helped me to remember what I enjoyed about art in the first place. After being In school for so long sometimes I get so busy and stressed out that I forget all the love I have for the art, but now I remember, and I hope to never forget again. =)
-Crystal

Title: Looking at the Sky
Assignment: Free choice painting using only blacks & whites
Size: 11x14
Medium: Bristol Paper & Acrylic Paint

Art Tag

2009-07-21T16:18:00.004-07:00

Hello,
The end of June-July has been really busy.
I just started a color theory class and will post the projects soon.
Till then here is a quick image I did for the art tag game on the Character Design Forum.
You can find the link to this awesome forum in the links section.
Enjoy =}

Intro to Anim - The first attempt...

2009-06-29T22:04:00.000-07:00

Hello,
This was my very first attempt at animation.
Yay for dancing stick figures!

Doodle Page #4

2009-06-16T17:02:00.000-07:00

Hello,
More Doodle Pages, yay!

Doodle Page #3

2009-06-08T20:13:00.001-07:00

Hola,
Doodle page #3. It's not much but I will try to make up for it next week.
thanks

Weekly Doodles

2009-05-31T20:21:00.000-07:00

Doodle Page #2.

The Process

2009-05-26T21:31:00.001-07:00

This was done for my heads and hands class.

I first did a rough sketch using a photo reference.
(The photo reference is not mine, I found it online a long long time ago)
Then cleaned it up using tracing paper then transferred it to toned paper.
Yay for process!

Media: PrismaColor Pencil & Graphite on Toned Paper.

The begining of doodles...

2009-05-21T18:06:00.000-07:00

Hello There,
My goal from here on is to post one doodle page a week!
yay, doodles!

Here is doodle #1.

-Crystal

Art....

2009-04-23T20:11:00.000-07:00

The Begining...

2009-04-23T18:57:00.000-07:00

Hello,
This is a test of Crystal's emergency blogging system.
I am not sure what I am doing at the moment so, please walk to the nearest exit.
But don't panic, and don't stay away!
Check back later and I should have some pretty snazzy art up soon.
Thanks you, and good night. '_'