Another was Mix and Match Memory puzzles I did for Cranium. The two titles, "Come on Down to the country" and "Follow me to the Sea" should now be in stores-I havent seen them yet in the stores but I will definitely be on the look out. They are also available on Amazon:
Thanks for visiting and have a good weekend!
I saw the SFG challenge for this week and had to dig these up from my old computer. They are from way back when I inked a drawing, scanned it in, colored it in photoshop- and thought it was the coolest. The game pieces were the these blobs of "germs" and the objective was to get to the smelly armpit. But watch out for Deo the Deodorant! Believe it or not, this was part of my senior thesis when I was in school.
Something a little different this week. I've been working on this self promotion piece on space and aliens but I won't have time to finish it this week. So this is a sketch/color comp... good to change it up and show my actual hand drawn lines.
Happy Chinese new year! Above is a poster I did for Scholastic. This may look familar because I posted the different zodiacs separately a while back. Don't know what animal you are? You can find out here. I am a dragon and they are the best, haha!
Funny how 2006 was the year of the dog...look at what I got from my valentine-chocolate doggies! They are too cute to eat!
Wow! Thank you so much for everyone who came to visit my blog and left all the lovely comments. It was a nice surprise and very exciting to be the pick of the week at IF! It even pushed me harder and continue to do what I love to do, so thank you. Here is another fun piece... just in time for valentine's day.
A swap with Anette- look at the beautiful illos. Plus, she did a drawing of a chicken for me! (Thank you!) We are part of the Illustration for Kids group, and recently started a blog. I couldn't of survived without these talented ladies. I am grateful for meeting them when I did- I had just started to freelance and it was so important to have a support sytem in place. Most of the time, I am alone working on projects, and sometimes you just need a fresh eye on things and get some feedback.
This idea came to me and I wanted to execute it quickly- mostly thinking about simple shapes and a limited palette. Poor Mr. Tomato.
I have been tagged by Anja to list six weird things about me. (Thanks, Anja!) Let's see...
I've always had a love for Japanese packaging- a huge inspiration and influence on my work. The well thought out design, color, and not to mention- incredibly cuteness- makes me want to buy it even if it contains lumps of coal inside. Above is a few boxes tacked up on my new corkboard.
This past summer, my brother bought me a few Japanese kids books when he was in Hong Kong. I have no idea what it says, but it does put a smile on my face.
Just this weekend, I found this in a chinatown candy shop. It was the character from the book! Inside are indivdually wrapped chocolates- each with a different character. The attention to detail is amazing. I am off to gobble up the chocolates (but saving all the wrappers.)
Its probably not surprising that I had a sketch of a chicken superhero for a while now in my sketchbook. Is the egg ammo disturbing? Like cartoon chickens eating sunnyside eggs for breakfast?!
A lovely little surprise came this weekend: some samples of this travel Game kit for Kindermusik I illustrated for. Its so wonderful to see my artwork sprinkled throughout the kit. The design looks great, I am very happy with the way it came out.
One of my favorite self-promotion pieces. It got me alot of "buzz!" (sorry, that was bad....)
Over at Sugar Frosted Goodness, the week's challenge is "fast food." Ohh how I LOVE this topic! This is an oldie but a goodie. I love drawing food, restaurants, kitchens, etc. Perfect!
Hope everyone had a great holiday and all best for 2007! I've been bitten by the crafty bug, having the need to make all sorts of things. So many talented people out there inspiring me. I also took a few classes at Make Workshop, so I wanted to put my new skills to use. Here is my chicken stuffie (thanks to Geninne for the link to the pattern, check out her cute piggie!) How can I resist!?
My holiday cards are off to friends, family and clients today. The inside says, " May all your holiday wishes come true!"
I found these wind-ups at my local drugstore for $2.50 each. They are so awesome!!!
Drawing alot more kids for my portfolio. I wish I had these outfits myself! I wanted to be a fashion designer when I first went to art school. In the end, I picked illustration (thank goodness for that!) Being an illustrator allows me to be everything- fashion designer, interior designer, etc. in my own world. Thats why I love it.
The wacky scientist have been living in my sketch books for quite a while. This was the perfect topic to get him outta there and into color.
I have a confession to make. When I first came to the U.S., I didnt know what Thanksgiving was. What was this strange holiday that included eating turkey and cranberry sauce? At school, the teachers and my classmates asked me, did I have a good thanksgiving? Did I have turkey? I always LIED and said yes. But really, it was just like any other day at my house. And we had....chicken. I remember I didnt want anyone to find out like it was some terrible secret. Of course when you are that young, you don't want to be different. I asked my mom to cook turkey and her answer was, "Chinese people dont really eat turkey."
Oddly enough, I've gotten two bunny-related assignments back to back. Guess I could use a break from drawing chickens. I've also been busy with holiday cards/and promotional stuff. This is the first year I'm actually early and prepared in making a nice holiday card for once....and its still November!
