Newimal

My animal for the biology zoo project is the gorilla, and even though they were not out at the zoo yesterday, I get the pleasure of merging them with another animal today. I was trying to think of an animal that is black so that it would blend in with the gorilla's fur. The first animal that came to mind was the panther. I added a panther head to the body of a gorilla and below we have what will now be known as the pantherilla.

Personality Frame

One thing that is a big part of who I am is jump rope. I decided that my team, Super Skippers, makes up a big chunk of my personality. We are always competing to be the best team in the country and Kara's team is one of the teams that we compete against. In this picture we are coming out of frames that represent our teams because they are our team colors on the inside. We are fitting over a rope on a sport court, which is what we jump on at competitions, and the competition logo is in the background. This all represents my personality pretty well.

Light Art

We all brought in glowsticks and light pens and decided to mess around with the light while having the room dark. Kara and I wanted to try and create a jump rope out of two glowsticks (of course) and I think that we were fairly successful in creating something that looked somewhat like beads on a rope. Below is the finished result. It is somewhat hard to see, but I tried to create blue and green "beads" on a rope.

Acrylic Painting

At first I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to paint on my canvas. I knew I wanted it to be different from what everyone else was doing, and when I looked around I noticed everyone seemed to be painting some type of landscape. I thought I would look through my pictures and try to find something that could be interesting to paint. I ended up finding a picture from one of my jump rope performances and painting that. It honestly turned out much better than I expected it to. While some people might not like that I didn't go into very much detail with faces or clothing, I think it makes my painting unique. I am proud of myself for actually managing to pull this off. The painting can be seen below.

Questions About Illustration

What does it mean to be a freelance artist?
A freelance artist is an artist who sells their work or services by the hour or the day instead of working on a regular salary basis for one employer.

What does an illustrator's portfolio consist of?
The portfolio consists of about 10 to 12 of the artist's pieces that are mounted. The portfolio needs to flow like a book and have a good cover. The portfolio is meant to show what the illustrator is capable of when they are trying to get hired for a job.

What does it mean to have an "illustration style?"
An illustration style is the way in which an illustrator expresses themselves. All of their work will fall under a specific type of illustration so that it is easy to tell when a work is or isn't one of theirs.

Pinterest Link- Illustration

I created an illustration board on Pinterest that you can access by clicking this link: Illustration Board. On this board I have put the different types of illustration that have been interesting to me during my life. Most of this comes from Dr. Seuss and other children's books that I read when I was little. Enjoy!