Summer’s here, yay! These are summer-themed illustrations for a bingo game in ChickaDEE magazine June 2010 issue. I can totally see a youngster who’s bored on a road trip trying to spot all these things and filling out the grid.
Thanks to Trinh, my art director on gettin’ these done, they were a joy to work on!
I’ve had some inquiries about what the Food Girls look like as sketches, so here they are!
Typically I start with an idea of how the girl will look, hairstyles, pose, etc and make a quick rough in my sketchbook. Then I surf the net for inspiration and collect reference images of colour, food, rendering style and anything else that’s helpful. Next, I scan the roughs and trace the basic shapes in Illustrator. When that’s done, I hop into Photoshop to experiment with textures and add more details.
I never quite know how it will turn out until I feel I’m close to the end. For the more recent girls (Candy Apple, Lollipop, Donut), I’ve been trying to finish them within a two week time frame.
So yep, that’s basically how the Food Girls come to life!
At last, my new promo “Girls’ Night Out” is finished! It was created as a campaign for the young female / fashion demographic. It’s inspired by personal events from a fun-filled girls’ night out I had. The promo shows highlights of the night including primping, posing for photos and dancing while looking fabulous. Really enjoyed this as I got to indulge my fashionable side!
Ra ra rrroma-ma! Here’s a drawing I did for my friend Liz at TCAF on Saturday. She asked for a monster so I immediately thought of Lady Gaga, hence her album “The Fame Monster”. Plus she calls all her fans “little monsters”. I know this because I’m one of them!
Liz was ecstatic at how I captured Gaga’s nose. The flame in the background was her idea.
My first illustration with Shameless magazine (Spring 2010 issue). This is a spot illo for an article on advertising and its influence in the media. Ads can be very pervasive these days whether we like it or not, and I had a lot of fun with this one. The above is the final that was picked since it was the most simple and to-the-point from all the roughs.
Thanks to Sheila for letting me wear my editorial illustration hat! Below are roughs that didn’t make the cut.
First idea: a frightened girl walking down “ad alley” where she’s bombarded by a plethora of billboards and signs vying for her attention.
Second idea: a girl in a department store is swarmed with advertisers pushing their product. Their brands are either “glamorous” or “green” in order to be more appealing, but is ultimately a facade and pervasive nonetheless.
Food Girls prints are now available at Fresh Baked Goods in Kensington Market. Yes, all of them – Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Sushi, you name it! Come on down to 274 Augusta Ave, you know you wanna!
Howdy! The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is this weekend May 8 – 9. Come see me at the Owlkids table from 11am – noon where I’ll be makin’ drawings for kids. Wee!
Located at 299 Wallace Avenue (north of Bloor and Lansdowne station), you’ll find a friendly breakfast and lunch spot called Yasi’s Place, where the girls will surely delight throughout the month of May!
Over the weekend, I joined my friend Peter Chan for some subway sketching. It was nice to get back into life sketching as I haven’t done it in so long.
Join us! The subway sketch group happens every Sunday on the TTC and everyone is welcome. Check out the official site for details.
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