Some watercolor stain work...

Thanks to the lovely Rachel & Tanner for modeling. :)

New Concentration

It's kind of late for me to be changing my whole concentration, but about two weeks ago, Ms. Diaz and I decided that portraits would be easier for me to complete on time and would get me a higher score with the college board. Some samples:

Digital Manipulations

I've been working on some fun, relatively easy photo-editing stuff for the breadth section of my portfolio. They're kind of like easy points on the AP, I just can't use too many because I have to have variety. However, these came out pretty good and I think I'll have 3 or 4 digital pieces in the breadth section of my portfolio. I sadly don't have photoshop so I just did these in sai.

Tigers & Symmetry - Finished

My first concentration piece is all done - now, to whip out at least 9 more of these by May...

New Portraits

The first portrait is of my friend Bobbie, and it's a photomanipulation for my portfolio. The second is of Rachel and, while it isn't for my portfolio, I love it. She has the prettiest bone structure! Click on them to see the larger versions, which look a lot cooler because of the detail.

Markers on hotpress. Inspired by the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale.

Newsprint Nails

It doesn't count as an art piece, but...



Step 1: Paint your nails a pale shade, such as white or silver.
Step 2: Wait until they dry completely.
Step 3: Dip one nail in rubbing alcohol, and make sure to cover the whole nail. If you don't have rubbing alcohol, a high-alcohol substitute will work. I used vodka.
Step 4: Hold down a strip of newspaper on your nail for 30 seconds, then peel it off.
Step 5: Put on a coat of clear nail polish so it lasts.

It wasn't difficult at all. I read about this somewhere before, but I can't recall where. It was probably an article I came across or something.