illustration challenges
#magicmoonweek2021
prompt: daydreamer. I used this project to learn how to effectively create a glow effect.
#magicmoonweek2019
prompt: falling. I really wanted to work on creating dynamic compositions, as well as working with color in an interesting way. Even after two years, I still love this piece. It’s my phone background.
#helloautumnweek2020
prompt: forest walk. I used this project to experiment with other methods of illustrating.
#helloautumnweek2020
prompt: falling leaves. I wanted to work with the same characters throughout this project to create a sense of story.
#helloautumnweek2020
prompt: picnic. I tried to push myself into making actual backgrounds as well.
#helloautumnweek2020
prompt: carving pumpkins. Utilizing these new techniques from this project has been extremely helpful.
#helloautumnweek2020
prompt: apple orchard. This project itself is fine, but the skills when applied to other projects is a real level-up.
#helloautumnweek2020
prompt: cozy night in. I really enjoyed the challenge of this project.
#magicmoonweek2021
prompt: nocturnal creature. I used this project to learn how to create a glow effect, as well as working more in purple, which I’m not very comfortable illustrating with.
#funwithfaces2020
prompts: ice cream and braids. I only used primary colors (and skin tones) for this project to facilitate more creativity.
#funwithfaces2020
prompts: glasses and bees. I love primary colors in general, so it was fun to use those constraints.
#funwithfaces2020
prompts: bikini and beach. I had a lot of fun seeing how the different primary colors could interact based on value and shapes.
#funwithfaces2020
prompts: flamingos and glasses. I took a lot of inspiration from the hair styles and face shapes of people from my TikTok “For You Page.”
#funwithfaces2020
prompts: sunlight and bobbed hair. I love how reflective beautiful dark skin is, so showing dark skin in bright light was really fun.
#funwithfaces2020
prompts: long hair and earrings. Pink is cheating a little bit for primary colors, but I just love red and pink so much!
#funwithfaces2020
prompts: hat and sundress. I don’t draw hats very often, so finding a way to illustrate it in a way I was happy with was difficult.
#magicmoonweek2019
prompt: slumber. I really tried to create more dynamic illustrations for this challenge.
#magicmoonweek2019
prompt: sheep. I was still trying to figure out how to incorporate texture effectively in my illustrations (and sometimes it’s still hard!)