Sketches

I have made some doodles just to get down my ideas for my character out. I am happy with the range of emotions. I think they are kind of cute and scary at the same time.

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Character Research

In class we have to create a character using illustrator. I have always loved flowers and I wanted to create a flower character. I was inspired by Murakami's Flowers.

I also really liked the flowers in Alice in Wonderland and found them inspiring

I'm not sure what I'm going to name my character yet and I think I'm going to create a less happy little flower.

Artist A Day

Browsing through the Artist A Day website I was drawn to the piercing eyes in these illustrations by Bec Winnel. The eyes looked incredibly life-like and seemed as though they had dimension. These porcelain faces have subtle expressions at first glance but with further examination their eyes hold deep and puzzling emotions. At first I thought they looked kind of lost but once I really studied them, these women looked serene and confident. I believe what pulled me to this artist is the fact I am a fashion design student. I am constantly trying to achieve certain facial expressions in my fashion illustrations and this artist gave me a source of inspiration.

here is a link to the Artist-A-Day website