Another portrait :)

JoJo PortraitThis is my most recent portrait. I've been trying to get some more in, but they do take some time! This is Jojo, the drummer in a band I used to be in. She was a good friend of mine and this was a Christmas present for her.

Its a done in graphite pencils on paper. Its 8.5x11"One eye.Nose and mouth :)

I really like the way this turned out, it actually looks just like her. Everyone knows who it is as soon as they see it. I've come a long way from my last portraits on here!

Self Expression! :)

So this is a photo I took and edited. I typed EXPRESS YOURSELF into the acoustic. You also see Pat taking photos in the back, it really is a picture of being who you REALLY are. And I love that.

This is a photograph of Corey. I love is because there's SOOO much more than just a kid hugging a guitar. I think really the picture is pretty much more awesome than that. Look around. :)

Music :)I love this photo to begin with. Such a great shot. I just edited it on photoshop with some details and things to give it more feel. I put a quote above it. (my quote, btw.) and I think it gave the picture a cool edge to it.On purpose photography edited with words and details.

This is Jimmy of the Color Blind Kids

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GRIME

Photography, yes. Me and a sticker...edited on Photoshop.

To check out Grimes edgy classic sounding rock go to www.myspace.com/newyorkgrime

Shoes

Photos of shoes...yes, shoes.I think shoes really tell alot about a person...so yeah, I take pictures of them alot. Heres Robins shoes. Under are Jarikas shoes. Both were on purpose photographs and highlighted on Photoshop.

Photography

Some random photography. Art really is all around us, and so many people don't count pictures! This is Jimmy and his guitar cord. I saw this and thought it was a decent moment.
I think Converse Sneakers are so photograph-able. I love them! That's my black pair and Riley's red pair.Now-this is cheese. Yes, cheese. But look how pretty it is!

New Roots Tickets

New Roots Charter School Ice Cream Social Tickets

New Roots Charter School asked me to design a ticket for there Ice Cream Social they had awhile back, weeellll...I sorta spaced it! Sooo this is what I came up with on a last minute thing. I think they turned out alright. They were to be handed out around town to students who were interested in the charter school and needed the information on what this event was.

The Color Blind Kidz

The Color Blind Kids Logo

So my friends band was getting signed and they needed a logo. They toyed with alot of ideas and basically asked me to do one for them. So I did...I found the top picture on there myspace page. And I took the bassists screaming face and decided it would be a good logo idea.

Here's the middle piece. After ALOT of cropping, editing, faking spikes, smoothing lines, building lines, basically ALOT of work...I came up with THIS head out of the top picture.I sent them a couple proofs and this isn't the official one...because they own that now, but here's one of the ideas...which is basically like the one they chose...just a different font and now officially with a S. Please remember everything on here is owned by me. No stealing. This is a bands logo, you would literally be stealing.

To check out The Color Blind Kids pop/punk music go to www.myspace.com/amnesha

Funny Photoshop

Fun with Photoshop!SO-you can take pictures off the Internet on Photoshop and have fun with them too of course! When my friends and I were toying with the idea of having a band, OF COURSE I decided to photoshop there heads onto Larc-en-ceils bodies :P So its obviously not a great example of PERFECT photoshop, I had to fake the hair and stuff...BUT it was fun and I think it turned out pretty darn awesome for just some kicks and giggles. :P

Photoshop Picture Edits :)

Adobe Photoshop :)So I've been doing some photo editing lately. Now it seems like everyone is getting into this because you can do it off of an IPhone and things like this. Well I do it the old fashioned way... :P

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP!!!

The first one here is my nephew Jayden. I blurred out the background. I typed his name and then blurred that, and re-typed his name non-blurred and layered it.Same technique, minus the blurred background. This little guy turned 2 today :) My other nephew, Javari.Me. Turned the picture black and white and typed my favorite Sick Puppies quote and my name. If you turn a photo black and white, to type in color you MUST turn the setting back to RGB color. It wont change the picture :)This is among the most complex one. I cut out the background completely. Then I messed with the lighting and contrast to brighten the picture. Then I blurred the skin to make a pretty complexion. Then I selected the background and filled in with weird color. The spirals were a different unexplainable story. I didn't know you could do them before that moment. Then I just layered her name "Ravyn" and I called it finished.

Pretty much the simplest one EVER. I typed dots and changed the font. lol. Oh and messed with the contrast.

These are pretty fun. Mess with some of your friends myspace and facebook pictures.

Dani Filth Canvas

Dani Filth Canvas Collage :)So here is a pretty simple project to do. It took me about an hour. Pretty easy and very fun :) It also made a rockin' and cool custom birthday gift for my rocker friend! This project can be altered for anyone, and i have done this same project a few times for different friends! Its awesome and everyone seems to love it!
So first-my materials were : a 3x5" hardback canvas, acrylic paints, photo paper, card stock, diamond glaze, and a safety pin. Basically I just painted the canvas black and red, my friends two favorite colors and splattered it a little with white. While it was drying I found and printed pictures of the singer of her favorite band, Cradle of Filth. Then I called her up and asked what her favorite song by the was. I googled the lyrics, picked one line I liked the best, sized them on Photoshop, and printed them on photo paper.

When the ink was dry and so was the paint I mono-adhesive the picture and quotes to the card stock paper and assembled it as I liked. Mono doesn't normally stick to painted canvas to I use diamond glaze. It leaves a shine if you get it on top...so try to avoid that. The safety pin was also stuck on with Diamond Glaze.

All in all its a SUPER easy and cheap project that can be altered to any friend and made a cool birthday gift everyone liked...even if the guy is creepy :)

WOW! Long time, no blog!

Okay okay, so maybe I've been slacking! I know I haven't updated this in FOREVER! And even though people aren't out there begging...I think it would be considerate to AT LEAST post something. After all, its been like a year! I'll try to be more consistent... :)