Fun with illustrator

Been awhile since I last updated and I wanted to share some of my work done in Illustrator. Starting to really enjoy the process of creating shapes and understanding the process of using this software.

New project!

In my spare time, in between work and illustrating, I've been working on a fun project which requires me to create characters!

Looking into pixel art and animating sprites. Taken an animation class which is a nice step but I am looking forward to trying it out on subjects that interest me more. Like princesses, dragons, and burly old cantankerous Scottish men who drink tea.

Here are a few of the concept pieces:

 

Frenchmen St. Parade

At last! I have received my copy the album I helped do the layout work for. -dance-

Check out the artwork done by Tim Trapolin, isn't it beautiful? Makes you want to dance with all the vibrant colors he used. And here is the page I love most (there is my name, yeah-ha!):

Feels pretty great to be part of a project where everything comes together and you get to see the final result of everyone's hardwork. And the MUSIC! If you haven't heard of the New Orleans Moonshiners  yet you can check out their facebook page here. You'll love 'em!

What was fun with this project was working with Tim's artwork and finding ways use it around different parts of the CD layout. To do so, I selected a few of the musicians and edited them into different positions to keep the consistency of the style flowing. Added a splash of color to match the original and presto! It's amazing what you can do with one art piece and how you can recreate it to make fun layouts.  Take a look inside:

 

~yay~