sequential imagery

I think the message is pretty clear.

pixel perfect poster

I changed  the type face, the color, as well as contrasts, lightness and the saturation.  Scroll down to see the original work, I think this one sends the message a lot stronger.

Original book cover

Original book cover

Redesigned book cover

I chose to redesign the book, "The Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King because it sends a powerful message is the only book that kept me on the edge wanting to know more.  I foreshadowed the symbolism of the rocks as well as the theme of being confined.  I used many layers for the back ground hay due to wanting a high definition picture, I had to repeat the same image about 6 times in order to fill the entire space I wanted to.  Same goes for the jail cell bars, I had to repeat and connect those bars together with each other approximately 6 times.  I had troubles with the white text because it was very hard to read with out the drop shadow.  I am unsure about the orangish drop shadow at the top.  I would have liked to make all the text black, however, due to the bars I was unable to make it all black or else the text would not be legible.  I erased part of the jail bars to insert the title there and it also foreshadows the escape to the outside world.

Don't take what you have for granted

I figure since I have a blog now I might as well add some of my paintings/ sketches in here as a "portfolio" kind of thing.  This was based in africa, children playing soccer.  Decided not to paint the features of the faces because I was worried that it may take away from the back ground.

Poster Project

People including children and adults get caught up in drugs everyday all over the world.  It seems to be a way of escape of reality for the time being for them, however, as it may help them in the short term, there are never good out comes in the long term.

Express Yourself

These are several drawings that I drew with color pencil that I merged together and edited.  I am trying to show that art is a way of expressing how one feels or thinks.