Here’s a technical illustration I did for class of a Scarlet Mormon butterfly. I did the entire thing in Illustrator. It’s pretty much all gradient meshes. I’m really happy with the results. 

I think I may actually be close to shooting on my senior project! I spent this evening slaving away at lighting the set. Here’s a test screenshot: 

Hopefully I’ll start shooting in the morning. Keep checking in for more!

Yay! It’s done! I just finished my concert poster for computer illustration class, and it looks great! Here’s the finished piece, and the “illuminated” letter by itself. 

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Our next assignment for Computer Illustration class is to design a poster for a band event. I chose to do one for the group Mediaeval Baebes. (and yes, it is a real group. Check out there website here: Mediaeval Baebes.) Anyway, this is the first assignment we’ve gotten  in this class that I’m actually really excited about. I’m going to go for the manuscript/illuminated text look for the poster. Here are some of my first rough comps:    (Click to view larger.)

Check back in to see more progress!

Another round of textured critters. I colored them a little differently this time, in that I colored them all together and put a background behind them. What can I say? The parliament demanded a nice tree branch and a sunset sky. : )