illo venerdì - monster!

it's nice to post again. this was a particularly fun illo friday word. i've been away traveling again. this time i was in northern italy and slovenia. a nice switch to be europe after so much time in asia, but yay! in a few months it's back to tokyo again!

illustration friday . simple

paper. pencil. line.

this weeks doodle for illustration friday.
since it's fashion month, my subject is my four favorite models.
clockwise from left: inguna butane, maria dvirnik, jovita, and milagros schmoll.

ink coat II

a weekend doodle to inks to vectors.

oh yeah, it's winter.

after this past autumn, my beloved new york city decided a climate of psycho winds alternating with abnormally warm weather was in order. i dislike winter anyway, but i love wearing sweaters and have only done so about three times this season. seriously. so i don't mind we are having a blizzard right now. except when i have to take out the dog.

new waags

here's a look at my spring promo (above) that recently went out through my agents three in a box. also, i've updated my website with new images in the fashion section and a new splashpage (mini version below).

ink vs. ink

i used this doodle to see the difference between my lines and adobe illustrator's ink brushes. i can see which are which but i don't think anyone else would know. however, maybe it's not a fair test. there are only three main computer generated ink lines (the strand of her hair, her hairline between her forehead and ear, and her jacket) and the rest of the lines are converted from my scanned sketch (and are slightly altered by the live trace filter). maybe if the whole image had computer generated ink brush contours one could see the repetition of using the same brush filter. it doesn't matter anyway. i will continue to ink my images with brush and ink because i think it's fun. i guess it's nice to know adobe is a decent substitute.

illo sexta-feira . chair

this week's illustration friday submission.
this is a character to a story i will never write. but i like to draw her and her dog pack.
my husband thinks this is a weird image, but i stand by it.

spring winds

myrtle beach boy

i worked some on this sketch i posted from this last summer. i inked him, then turned him all to vectors.

illo 金曜日 - glamour

illustration a la mode

posting from my trip abroad was a bust. i was reminded on my journey that i'd rather experience everything than record it. i think the memory is an underused recording device these days.
i have exciting news, my work has been published with my fellow representees of the CWC agency in a beautiful new illustration book called, "illustration a la mode". the cover is pictured above displaying tina berning's work.

illo vendredi - sea

marathon day

the new york city marathon is streaming past my home right now. i love it. i take my dog out and cheer them on for a while. inside my home i listen to the din of cheering and the high school marching band.
i am getting ready for my second journey to asia this year. in the spring i went on a two week trip to hong kong, hanoi and danang. this time is three week vacation to kuala lumpur, hong kong and tokyo. i'm very excited but i think not working for three weeks and being without my dog is going to weird me out a little bit. i'm not very good at relaxing, but i love to travel to new places. i will do my best to post while i'm away. cheers.

more spring 2006 shows drawing

vectorized ink drawing of dresses from rochas spring 2006 collection

the spring 2006 fashion shows

vectorized ink drawing of a spring 2006 balenciaga dress

vectorized ink drawing of a spring 2006 max mara dress

i normally don't find the spring fashion shows as exciting as the fall shows but this season was a pleasant surprise. the paris shows had the most interesting clothes via Max Mara, Rochas, Balenciaga, and Lanvin. i can't remeber what city they showed in but, i liked the spring collections of Fendi, Junya Watanabe, Miu Miu and Project Alabama as well. i'll probably be doodling the new clothes for a while, so the next few posts will be fashion-y.

22 spetember 05

more inks converted to vectors via CS2's live trace. this was actually only the beginning stages of what i had planned for this image, but i like it this way.

it's good to be focused.

another good lesson from dogs.
today is my dog's third birthday.

live trace III

well, i think i am confident enough now to leave the bitmapped contours lines behind when i do this style of illustration. this image is completely vectors. live trace is just what i needed to work my drawings the way i've wanted. the top image is the finished product, but i love clicking the layers on and off, so i thought i'd share that too. my next step for this style is to incorporate backgrounds more.
if you are interested in my earlier tries, see my live trace and more live trace blog entries.

sip & bite

this fall's three in a box promo has been sent 'round. this was my contribution.

13 september 05

the ease of blogging makes it easy for me to procrastinate updating my website (not that i've been updating my blog lately). on the other hand, i like how the blog makes me want to update it all the time - i.e., i sketch more often trying to come up with postable images. well, here's one. just inks right now. i'm going to play with the whole vector/ink/trace deal some more. and my site is updated. pretty much everywhere, little nips and tucks.

i went to the semi-permanent conference(?) this past weekend. i've never done one of those events before. the speakers were interesting but it's hard to sit in a dark theatre for mucho hours two days in a row. i thought it would be a space where i could doodle while i listened to the presentations. i fidget too much to sit still for so long. fafi was my favorite speaker. i liked her matter-of-factness. plus i had recently bought a drawing of hers, and it's always nice to get to hear the voice of someone who's art you own.