Student Illustrator
PORTFOLIO
Welcome to my portfolio. Dive into a selection of my work and uncover the essence of what I do. Explore my projects to get a glimpse into my world.
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The People’s Princess
16x20
Acrylic on canvas
I referenced a royal portrait painting for the composition, clothing, and pose in this artwork of my original character, Raika. This artwork best represents who I am as an artist - someone who enjoys applying edgy and modern twists on more traditional techniques.
Nail Polish Still Life
16x20
Pencil on paper
This piece refined my skills in observational drawing. I chose an array of nail polish bottles to reflect my love for fashion and self expression. This ties back into my affinity for adding my own twist to traditionally simple or conservative subjects.
Sunday Girl
16x20
Acrylic and resin on canvas
This mixed-media work features concept art of my original character, Raika. I painted in a semi-realistic style but left the hair minimally rendered in order to use embellishments. I created my own resin accessories using silicone molds, resin, alcohol paints, and charms to showcase her personality. I carefully placed each one and secured it to the canvas with additional resin.
Distortion
16x20
Acrylic, paint pens, and piercing jewelry on canvas
I was inspired by a fellow artist to make this painting. I began painting the neon faces while referencing various styles to reflect my love of fashion and musical icons. To make the neon colors pop, I painted the background black and filled the empty space with white paint pen. I used a needle and piercing jewelry to add body modifications that enhanced each face’s uniqueness and added three-dimensionality to the work.
Sketchbook Spreads
8.5x11
Mixed media
These sketchbook pages reflect my enjoyment of collaging and fashion. I often draw my characters in outfits I’ve designed from various photos I take inspiration from. When I make a collage piece, I often use insignificant things that would normally be discarded, such as receipts, clothing tags, fruit stickers, etc.
Raika Reference Sheet
13x12
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
This is a reference sheet for my original character Raika. She is my most frequently drawn character as well as the most developed. She’s the drummer for a fictional band by the name of Testosterone. This sheet shows her body type as well as an outfit she wears during a live performance.
Yana Reference Sheet
13x12
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
This is a reference sheet of my original character, Yana. They’re the rhythm guitarist for a fictional band I created by the name of PYRE:THE SERPENT. I included her body type and tattoos as well as a casual outfit that reflects the kind of clothing she would typically wear.
Bowie Reference Sheet
13x12
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
This is a reference sheet for my original character, Bowie. The main reason behind his creation was my fascination for Japanese gyaru/gal fashion and culture. He’s a photographer and occasional competitive figure skater who enjoys maximalism in every regard.
Ballerina Study
8.5x11
Charcoal on paper
This was drawn during a summer anatomy class. I referenced a photo of a ballerina and did a quick sketch that I later went back to clean up and add detail to.
Nude Figure Study
18x24
Charcoal on paper
This was done during a pre-college program in a live figure drawing class. I used a mixture of black and white charcoal to mix and create different values.
Locum Tutum
11.5x17
Ink on paper
This is a zine I created based off of the prompt “safe space”. Instead of taking the prompt literally, my goal was to focus on how sometimes a person can provide the same feeling as a safe space. I used my two original characters, Raziel and Mars, to convey this.
Patches
4.5x4
Heat pressed cut contour on recycled T-shirt
The patches themselves are cut from an old T-shirt, and the designs were heat-pressed on. I used the Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop cut contour method to print out the designs, which were both drawn in Adobe Illustrator. These patches are part of a larger project, where I sew various patches onto a jacket in order to customize it and make it my own.
Timeline
15x8
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
This is a character timeline I created to show the drastic change in my original character Raika’s appearance over the duration of the story. I wanted to express this as well as her gender journey and the evolution of her fashion choices.
Jaz Rotation
13x10
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
This is a character rotation of my original character Jaz. I aimed to mimic the style of 2000s cartoons such as Daria, Total Drama Island, and 6teen. I wanted to experiment with a style very different from my own.
Break
12x11
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
This is a photo of my character Jaz taken during his break time while working a shift at a bar. I wanted to capture the aesthetic of a 1990s club scene, which he often frequents.
Jaz’s Room
11.5x17
Micron on paper
This is a two-point perspective drawing of my character Jaz’s bedroom. Being an individual in his 20s living in the 1990s, I found various articles displaying photos of bedrooms from said time period to get an idea of what these personal spaces were like. I wanted the room to also reflect his interests, like music.
Coronation
6x11
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
I challenged myself to use elements from a Pinterest board to piece together a design for a character. This is the result of that challenge, which depicts a coronation scene in a monochromatic color palette.
Funk
11x9
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
This is an outfit lineup of my original character, Milia. The story he’s a part of primarily takes place in the 1980s, so I channeled the gothic aesthetic of the time.
Goth Night
12x11
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
This is a photo of my original character Milia while performing a gig. He’s part of an electronic music duo and often channeled a gothic/new wave style, which I referenced photos of artists from the time to draw inspiration from.
Regalia
8x11
Program used - Clip Studio Paint
My goal was to design an outfit for this character that reflected his identity as a drag queen and a Blackfoot Native American. I referenced photos of Blackfoot grass dance regalia outfits as well as photos of various drag queens. I combined the multiple elements to create a drag look that focused on his indigenous culture.