I Know The City

2011; marker, color pencil, photo manipulation.
based on Undercity, which, if you've got half-an-hour, please check out. def inspired, enough to get the ball rolling for the year. much appreciation.

and because i can't just draw a picture and call it a day, here's the original drarring. i wanted to draw the image as a negative, with markers as much as possible, then inverse it on the computer for the final piece. i've got nothing better to do than add obstacles.

Vrsula

digital; 2009.
the following wednesday: inching there, one hair at a time.


digital; 2009.
saturday: fine tune, switch gears, follow whims, leave the wrong clues, allow for rabbithole falls. no one cares & try to remember what moment is being micrographed. she cackles at you.


digital; 2009.
friday: idea, rough coverage.

poison, naturally

digital; 2008.
©DC comics.
added more stuff, mainly hair. try to objectively see where it going and what i don't like about it. add/subtract, follow rabbit leads. then at some point i have to stop before the screen is covered in hair.



digital; 2008.
changed mind again. what is my deal? sometimes it's good to go with whatever seems to work or what maybe pushing/pulling. or be pseudo-philosophical about a lack of strong dedication. either/or.



still keepin' it digital; 2008.
more detail stuff, lost the outline/crutch, changed mind about the hair. not ideally close to "Opposites Attract" Paula Abdul, but this wild is warranted, given the subject.



digital; 2008.
added highlights/shadows to try to get rid of the inherent flatness.



digital; 2008.
start off with a rough sketch of an idea of a composition.