The Life!

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Re-Vamp

Preview

This is just a preview. It is a work in progress. 

Custom Zip Zinger

I have this skateboard I love. It's called the Zip Zinger (obvi) but I have never been thrilled with the graphic I got with it. It didn't match my trucks and looks like it's for a 10 year old.

So today I decided I would paint it. First I sanded it down. Truthfully I thought it looked pretty sweet like this, but we digress.

This is the first coat of paint. I just used a basic Krayon spray pain from Wal-Mart. 

Here is the second coat of paint. Nothing fancy.

In Adobe Illustrator I re-created the Zip Zinger logo. It was fairly simple it's not too complex. I just adjusted the image a little in Photoshop and then put in Illustrator where I then did a live trace. I had to fix a few points with the pen tool. After I printed it I used an exact-o knife and cut it out.

Then I tapped it in place and sprayed it with white.

There were a few little funny spots but I fixed them with an orange Sharpie marker. I didn't put the checker flag on either end in. Not sure why, maybe I will later but I like how simple it looks. That's it!

Business Card

This is a business card I made for my dad's company. 

iPhone 4S

My new best friend....(besides my wife of course)

End of the Quarter

Another quarter has come to a close. I have a quick test tomorrow that will take 10 minutes then I'm done for a month and a half.  Since I have a website now, that I can put my work on I'm going to change the use of my blog a little bit. I'm not exactly sure what direction totally. Basically just anything that interests me and I think will interest others. First item of business is, my birthday is tomorrow. I'm going to be 24. Gross! My mid, mid-life-crisis!

Shadow Box

I got the shadowbox working under the school work section of my portfolio. Check it out. I also put my resume up. Enjoy!

Sooner Rather Than Later

I had a little bit of time today and got to work hard on my website, it's still not completely done but I'm too excited to wait to put it up. so her it is. Dun Da Da Dun!

Coming Soon

At the begining of this quarter I put up a super basic student website. I've been remaking it for about a week and a half now and it should be up and running Wed the 9th of Nov. So please go check it out. I'm pretty proud of since this time i did everything on it. There was no pre made template and I just plugged in my stuff. It's all my work. So yeah check it. Nov 9th!

Olympian_Ares_DirectMail

Ares Magazine Ad

Olympian Ares Packaging

Olympian Ares Packaging

Skateboard Art

I recently had a project to create a 3D piece incorporating light into the design. I decided to use an old skateboard deck. I mounted it onto a piece of plywood which I sanded and put a light white wash over. Anyways once I get a real desk I'll mount this over it. 

Glow Effekts

This is proboably really stupid of me, but I just learned that the default resolution for photoshop is only 72. Guess I just didn't have my eyes open or something, so here is something I have already done but I changed the resolution to 300 so it would view better. I will do this from now on. Hope you like it.

ARES LABEL

Final product!

Logo

So since I don't actually have my own company and all that jazz my logo/mark doesn't have to be set in stone. I have one i like a bit more.

LAKAI

I think this video is awesome.

Color Sheet

I alo had to make a color sheet specifying the colors that were to be used by anyone printing or using the logo.

Vector Art

I'm finally learning Illustraitor and I am loving it. I had a project to create a fictional company. In class we were split into groups and my group is doing a energy drink company called Olympian.

This is the logo we came up with for the company. Then we had to create three secperate products under the companay individually. We stuck with the Greek theme "obviously" and are making an energy water called Posidon, an enrgy bar called Zeus, and I am making the energy drink called Ares. Here is the logo I came up with.

Web Page

My first assignment in computer applications was to create a website. It is pretty darn basic but I think it looks clean. Click Me

Final Watercolor

Not sure why exactly but this photo is horrible. I promise this looks better in person.

OBEY

Sketchbook watercolor of a Shephard Fairey painting.

Another Facelift

Please bare with me. I swear once I find something I really like I'll keep it for more than a week.

Poster

17th Century Watercolor

This is just a watercolor in my sketchbook I've been working on. I took a picture for each value added. This is what I ended up with.

Logo

I have finally done it. I officially have a logo. I love it. I can do so much with it. It is simple, and contemporary and most of all reflects me and the work I do. Tell me what you think.

Benday Dots

I got a homework assingment to take an image I already had and make look like it was made with benday dots. I've put up my image (my face) and a professional one from Roy Lichtenstein who was made famous from his use of benday dots.

Color Harmony & Color Discord

                                                                                   

Cans

Now I'm finished! It was a little bit of a nightmare but, one I enjoyed. Weird I know but it was relaxing and kind of theraputic to work on such small details. I have never done a reflective or tin surface before but I think I pulled it off prety well. You tell me though. 

Graphite

I've been working on a graphite drawing for about a week and half now and I wasn't going to put it up till it was fully finished but I feel I owe it to my readers to put something new up and since I don't really have anything else right now I'm going to show you all what I have so far. keep in mind I took the photo on my iphone which is still only the 3gs. Mock if you must, I'm waiting till apple realeases their new phone with the new software and possibly, I have heard, better camera. I'll put a finished one up when the time comes but this should tide you all over.

Bezold Effect

Musical Interpretation

The song I chose to interpet is from Breathe Carolina's new album Hell Is What You Make It. I love the whole album and this song is just amazing. I hope you enjoy the song as much as I do but mostly I hope you love my work. I'm pretty proud of this one. 

6 Color Harmonies

In color theory I had this project to use 6 color harmonies to create a harmonies outcome.  I chose to use the skull I had used before but in black and white. This is what I came up with. enjoy.

Umm..is this supposed to happen?

There is a downside to all this drawing I've been doing. My pointer and middle finger are slowly wearing away. 

Step by Step continued...

Well I was right, my professor extened the deadline so I've worked a bit more on this drawing. The conduit stuff has been a hassle/nightmare but I'm finally getting it. It's still not finished but I have the drawing going in the direction I want. Also you may notice that color is different, I took the picture this time with the actual lights on insted of just the studio lights.

Step by Step part cat...haha

Okay this drawing is due tomorrow morning, (that's Tuesday, July 12). I really could find a million things still not finished but from what I've gathered my professor will let us keep working on them, but this all I could manage to fit in before the due date.

Step by Step part trois

Here is day three. I didn't actually have class today, I just went in to get some more done. I worked on the cable mostly then just some little adjustment here and there.

Step by Step part deux

As promised here is what I accomplished in today's class. I really like the way it is shaping up. I worked a lot on the lamp, chest and two spheres today. I'm dreading that piping but I'll probably get to it tomorrow. 

Step by Step

I had this epiphany while I was in my drawing 2 class today. It was the first day we started work on our charcoal drawings, and I thought it would be cool if at the end of each day of work on my drawing I took a picture and put them up on my blog. Once I finish I will have a step by step of the creation. Anyways this is the first day.