Self Portrait

I am on a roll this week! Popping out these illustrations like there's no tomorrow. That's because I love it!

Guess who! My first love!

Another one of my most fav musicians done in my new fav style! M.I.A. XXXO!

Lady Gaga

Of course, I love Lady Gaga! Who doesn't? Don't answer that, but I decided to do a portrait of her in my new favorite style. I did this one in illustrator and I pulled her out of the border much more like the three deadly sins. I forgot to do that for the Nico Vega poster.

NICO VEGA

So Nico Vega posted a new really cool pic of themselves hugging each other. SO COOL! It inspired me to do an illustration of it in a digital style of my 3 Deadly Sins. Which I plan on making digital also. I did a color version and two black and white versions. Let me know what you think!

3/7 Deadly Sins

So for Traditional Illustration, the project was to do an illustration for three of the seven deadly sins. They should have the same style and be able to exist in a series. Can you guess which ones I did? These were created with marker on bristol. I'm not crazy about the first one, maybe I'll redo it. Hit me up for any suggestion also! info@salinasillustration.com

a little birdie told me...

The greeting cards are finally done! YAY! My original ideas were to add "nice new hair cut" and "sorry I ruffled your feathers" however they turned into "be unique its your birthday" and "missing you." I think it fits the set better. I also made a cover and insert for the box they will come in. They are being shipped in today and I cannot wait!
SO EXCITED!
If you really like, give me a shout and we can arrange to get your exclusive SALINAS greeting cards!

Front Cover



Insert




Birthday




Missing You

The Last Few Weeks of Intership Work

My sketches for the greeting cards were approved, so working on those for a while. I completed the first two cards. Basically, I just cut the colored paper to format, taped off the edges and transfered the sketch. It was pretty easy, but time consuming. Colored pencil produces great results, however you get out of it what you put in. I really liked how the cards turned out.


They seem to get more colorful as I progress. I hope that is okay, and the theme can tie them all together.


For this project. I did use a technique that I have never used before. In class, I have always heard of people using alcohol to blend. I figured I should try it this time to see what all the fuss is about, and it turns out its a pretty useful technique. I used it in the first two cards, however, towards the end I decided I like my way better. I tend to use different colors, white and the colorless blender. I’ve done this since highschool, and why change now?

My sponsor and I took a little hiatus with the pool client, however we are back to working on his ideas. These were the first sketches.


He really did like the silohuette however he asked me to remove the net and the sun. He also got more specific on what he wanted. He wants the name of the company in a cool font on the back of the t-shirt, maybe arched and the illustration with some other info. On the front, he just wants a logo over the chest. He was thinking an “e.”


I started with some digital sketches of the back. I figured I should do this first, see what he likes, and then design the front.
On the next page, you can see first I tried a simple arial font and outlined the word “clear.” Then I made it like a wave with a blue-ish “clear.” Then I changed the font to a more “handwritten” font. I really like this style, its sort of new, but not modern. It has really become popular in the last few years. I figured this could be a good solution because my sponsor told me the client was a really laid back cool guy.