Vector Illustration- Self Portrait

Hello Again!

I've been enjoying using illustrator to create portraits. Here is a self-portrait I created this evening. I'm debating if I want to add any more shadowing.

Vector Ilustration

Hello!

So I saw a job posting for a "vector illustrator" and wanted to apply for this position.  However, I felt my portfolio was going to need some more eye catching work.  Therefore, I created a portrait of my friend Artimmis.  One thing I learned is how to go about creating the sunglasses.  The one thing I have a difficult time with is shading and knowing when to use lines vs. shapes.  Should everything be a shape? Even if a really thin shape. I also was faced with the challenges of hair and how to make her head scarf.

Accidental Photo

So I was messing around with the camera on my new phone and accidently snapped this photograph.  I think it is pretty cool.  I thought I would post it for people to see and to show how creativity can occur on accident.  I did take it into photoshop and mess with it a little bit more, but didn't change very much.

New Book

Hello Reader!

I bought a book today which I believe is called "POP". I left the book downstairs and I'm currently too tired to go double check the title.  The book is about pop culture and how that connects to graphic design. I bought it at MOMA is SF because it was on sale, looked interesting, and I knew it would keep my mind off of the horrible thing that has happen to me recently.  So far the book seems to be enjoyable and I love that the chapters are short and to the point, but still describe enough and make you think.  That's all for now. Good Night!

Devin

Try and Try Again

Hello!

So today I created what I believed to be awesome logo for a company that requested one on 99designs.  However, they gave it 2 stars and eliminated the logo.  However, I do understand that it might have been a bit playful and that the "?" might be difficult to read when made smaller.  I'm still very much happy with this logo so I thought I'd share it with you.

I also did motion graphics

So I absolutely love http://www.videocopilot.net
And I recently did the tutorial to create a city and camera movement within the city.  However, in order to make it more personal and to practice further, I decided to do a little more than just what the tutorial explained. Enjoy!  *NOTE: I had to export it in a manner in which it would work for the blog; this caused the quality of the animation to go down

Practicing Photoshop

I've been experimenting with Photoshop today because I haven't used it for quite some time.  I was going to follow a tutorial, but then I just decided to mess around with the photograph in my own way. I don't take credit for the image of the actual model because I got that from the following site: http://designinstruct.com/digital-art/how-to-make-a-high-impact-fashion-poster-in-photoshop/ 
That link also takes you to the tutorial I was going to original do. Anyways here is the before and after.