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!

Cartoon Comic

I decided that for my comic I wanted to involve cows in some way, shape or form. Don't ask me why because I don't know. I just like cows. Anyway I wanted them to do something cows don't normally do. I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do and while I was texting one of my friends she said that she wished she had a cow who could give her peanut butter instead of milk. Then I said I wished for a cow that could give chocolate instead of milk. Then it hit me. I could have two cows, one that made chocolate and one that made peanut butter, and use that as my comic! That is the motivation for the lovely comic that can be seen below. All I have to do now is color it and then I will be done.

Questions About Cartoons

What's the difference between anime and manga?
Anime is animation of a cartoonish show and manga is a book of pictures or comics (ex. graphic novel).

What is the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book?
Graphic novels are much longer and tend to be more complex. Comic books tell stories over many issues. Graphic novels typically complete their storyline in one or two books.

How are panels designed and layed out in comic books, newspapers, and graphic novels?
They can be designed in single frame or multi-panel, and they tell stories through the panels.

Pinterest Link- Comics

I created a comic board on Pinterest that you can access by clicking this link: Comic Board On this board I have put any type of comic that interests me. This seems to be mainly Disney stuff along with a little bit of Marvel and a couple of things from books that I like. Enjoy!

Cartoon Bones

For my cartoon bones assignment I decided to use the character Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls. She originally looks like this:

Then I traced a photo of her onto the transparent paper and then colored it. Here is what that looked like:

After that step I created what I think that Mabel's skeleton would look like if you were to take an x-ray of her. Here is the final product:

I am proud of myself because before this class I could barely draw one bone and now I was able to draw an entire human skeleton.