WRECKEDRADIO.NET REDESIGN

I recently took a more illustrative path to mapping out the Wrecked Radio official site. And… I learned how to do custom image maps through the internet! I will use them all over the place. Success. 

The color style was lightly inspired by an illustrator I often come back to, Benjamin Gudel. I even friend-requested him on Facebook. He messaged me to say hi and I got way too excited apparently. He didn’t message me back again. Failure.

View it in a (web-based) room! »

MY NEW NICHE

So recently, I’ve been pouring all my energy and focus into a future acting career, starting myself in Pittsburgh indie & student projects (stay tuned :D). But recently, I’ve also found myself in a related subject to film acting: movie make-up. 

Being a graphic artist, it seemed just a translated version of what I’ve been taught & have practiced to do: color matching, 3D modeling, detail application, materials manipulation (the list could go on).

Though it’s something I’ve only dabbled in before, my experiments have so far been pretty successful, and hearing praises from cast and crew members of appreciative film students doesn’t hurt my ego either :D 

I’m signed on to another film with a cinematographer I met while acting. The stakes are raised with materials graduation and higher expectations. I’m glad about having this new niche because, while I putting all my focus into film & regrettably neglecting illustration/design, I can use make-up as a continuation of my art portfolio and a valid, somewhat-related excuse when I may settle down as a graphic designer and have to answer the question from possible employers, “What HAVE you been doing in the design field for the past 5-10 years?”

SEEN ABOVE: Actor Brian Berry and student director Dillon Kane on the set of a 3rd year production, “P.O.V.”

BELOW: Detail shots of Berry in “interrogation beatdown” scene. [the star of the makeup, the improvised swollen eye, is made of medical tape and illusionary coloration. The rest, a bloody mess]

Still learning, experimenting and practicing the craft, but so far I think it’s a good start.

“DRINK WHAT YOU LEAK” #2

Doing the Taylor Momsen Makeup tutorial, I was inspired to do a second, hopefully better version of a lyrics graphic I did in college. I think the first one [BELOW] ending up having a mind of its; this one was planned to turn out as it did from start to finish & I’m pretty happy with it. Critiques ALWAYS welcome to make it better!!

You can check out the tutorial and notice from the last, comparison picture that I used a reference of myself to do this piece.

WELCOME A NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY!

This is Gawker. He would technically be the forth pen from the original Blank Monsters coloring book that was turned into a full-color product. You can see Guillermo & Norton in the Gallery (Digital Illustration).

Pass him around to anyone you think would have a brighter day after seeing him. I know I do… :/

Is he staring at me?

NEW WORK ADDED TO GALLERY!

After working my tail off last semester, I’ve finally reorganized and added new pieces to the Gallery. Check out some never-before-seen work and get an idea of what I’m up to now.

Hence forth »

BODY

My senior thesis is complete. Now I’d love for YOU guys to enjoy it!

BodyTheComic.com is now launched where you can read the final comic, get info about the series and see posters and sketches.

Have fun and tell me what you think!

Hey guys-

Take a look at the winner of Wesleyan’s 2011 Juried Exhibition…

My first false wall piece! 

Since this won, I finished the series of nine which I am planning on entering in other competitions and shows this summer. I will be putting up a few more if not all of the others in the GALLERY very soon.

ABOUT THIS SERIES
I wanted to create a sense of false, exaggerated and saturated decay. With bright colors and hyperbolic textures, the walls turn into something that seems as if it has a life of its own.

WORKING SERIES TITLE
False Walls

FINAL SERIES TITLE
Living Walls 

PIECE TITLE
False Wall #1 (Spoiled Meat)

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The physical, uncolored version of Monster Party won a merit (BELOW)

alangoldsher:

Here’s an awesome piece of fan art for “GIve Death a Chance: The British Zombie Invasion,” courtesy of Jess Paul. It depicts the zombie Beatles taking out a random alternative band. Yay, Jess!

PS - There’s still time to enter. Write GiveDeathAChance@gmail.com for details.

ZOMBIE FUN OF THE DAY

And trust me… there is more zombified content to come. As soon as I get the green light to upload it, you can see a reoccurring pattern in my recent design agenda. But this is an emergency box for a zombie apocalypse that I made for my boyfriend for Christmas. The “Brummunition” is a play on his last name. 

Now, I am not the originator of this fantastic concept. You can clickity-clack here to see what others have done for their zombie survival. BUT LET ME POINT OUT, no one else so cleverly included fun pop-cult zombie references like my Zombieland Twinkie or my Shawn of the Dead “Don’t  Stop Me Now” Queen 45 replica.

I know, be jealous :P

-JP

BODY FIGURE STUDY

Sketch I did a couple months ago. Prolly the best figure study I’ve ever done.

I did a small group of character studies for Body, my comic book, which seems more in motion than ever. At the moment, I’m just working on a portion of it (which would equal a single issue of the entire graphic novel) that will ultimately be part of my senior project due in May.

I really won’t be able to post the issue when it’s done because it takes place about 30 pages into the script, BUT I would like to post the teaser posters that are also part of the project.

I’m most likely going to get a separate webpage for the comic, so keep an eye out!