Midterm Portfolio

Here are the five pieces for my midterm portfolio. A majority of my pickings are watercolor assignments, with one line art illustration.

This is the home state postcard assignment and its also my most recent. I am really happy with how it turned out. I spent the most time of this watercolor then any other that I have done. I still think it has a nice quality to it where it doesn't look overworked. I was confident throughout the whole process as well and I think I am starting to show my confidence in a style.

This illustration is the only one in my portfolio that is not watercolor. I like this piece and chose it because it shows my skill in line work and in black and white also.

The Osama was from the multiple watercolor illustration. I did 10 of them and the quantity created this cool illustration. It has a nice quality to it and looks quick but fairly realistic/tight. I also went all out on color and chose ones you would not see in a realistic Osama.

This is my favorite piece and I feel like it was the first piece where I cam comfortable with a style all my own. I like the color and I think the background is interesting. I enjoy using color shapes as value. I have learned from this piece to not overwork anything. I also think this style is deliberately quick and representational. I am not interested in making it 100% photo realistic but creating a style where you can balance realism with representation is what make s a successful illustration, especially in watercolor.

The last piece is my product illustration for red stripe beer. I like how it turned out and keeps my style without getting too quick. It was more deliberate than most of my watercolors (Osama, self portrait) and it is fairly tight.