Hey guys!

It's been a min...but here is my image for our theme "patterns"

"Patterns" (ballpoint pen).

Patterns: Completed

My completed image for our theme of "Patterns".

The image is a combination of pen and ink with digital colour.

I had a difficult time deciding on a colour scheme. I went with a neutral selection because I thought it complimented the style of the line work.

Let me know what you think...

Pattern Sketches

Going along with the topic of “Patterns” I thought it would be fun to work around

the idea of 'Behavioural Patterns' so after some light research, by which I mean googling

the words 'behavioural' and 'patterns'. I came across this excerpt

“There are common patterns of behaviour exhibited by many species,

and a few behaviour patternsthat are exhibited by all species. Since all

species need to reproduce, eat, and try not to be eaten be someone else, all

species exhibit some type of reproductive behaviour, foraging (eating) behaviour,

and defensive behaviour.”

My concept is to have different animals sitting in a bar. This struck me as a solution

to the idea because a bar is a location in which one forages for for food and drink.

Some also use a bar as a place to begin engaging in reproductive behaviour.

Defensive behaviours can also be seen in bars. Whether it's avoiding unwanted

advances or getting into a fight.

I really just wanted to draw a manatee with a cocktail...

Ready! Set! Go!

Hi all!

Well it's time to kick off this blog. The goal here is to get our illustration mojo going and produce some kick ass work. By the end of 30 days (we hope) we'll have some finished illustrations to show. And for you kids following along at home, feel free to link your efforts in the comments!

So the theme for this month is Patterns

On your mark... get set... GO! (NO SLACKING!)

Here are my sketches for the theme of Patterns. I chose to illustrate the pattern of tides governed by the moon. I've been spending way too much time in the Canadian Gallery at the ROM (I'm a design intern there) so those patterns are showing up in my sketchbook. Let me know what you guys think. The shape of the illustration is the size of the illustration I'll be carving so that isn't very flexible...but other than that anything goes!

-Jacquie