These three pieces were created from students in my Materials and Techniques classes. The course introduces various traditional and nontraditional skills and techniques to students new to the Illustration Department.
The assignment was to illustrate the word "Secret". Graphite. This illustration was accepted in the Society of Illustrators in Los Angeles' Illustration West 49 Competition.
The assignment was to illustrate the word "Secret". Pen and Ink.
The assignment was to illustrate the word "Want". Gouache and rubber cement.These five pieces were created by students in my Advertising Illustration class. This course addresses practical illustration problems encountered in creating advertising art, posters, CD covers, books, packaging and other art forms. Various materials and techniques are explored, and unique approaches to problem solving are encouraged.
Theater poster for the play Brief Encounter. Digital. This illustration was accepted in the Society of Illustrators in Los Angeles' Illustration West 49 Competition.
CD cover for The Restless. Gouache. This illustration was accepted in the Society of Illustrators in Los Angeles' Illustration West 49 Competition.
CD cover for Matty Charles and the Valentines. Colored pencils and collage.
CD cover for Matty Charles and the Valentines. Ink and digital.
These three assignments were created by students in my Concepts and Composition class. This course revisits the fundamentals of illustration and seeks to join concept and composition as one element. Assignments are dedicated to generating creative ideas and exploring the best possible methods for expressing these ideas with compelling imagery.
Concert Poster for Regina Spektor. Graphite, collage and digital.
Portrait of your alter ego. The student made a plushy toy of her alter ego. Cloth, metal, plastic and digital.
Concert Poster for the Braids. Digital.
