Fashion Through the Years

My obsession with fashion history and hair takes form! Starting from the right we have 1900s to 1920s in the top row, and 1930s to 1950s in the bottom row. I wanted to try something with a more iconish/minimalist style, so I left out the eyes. Kind of like what you'd see on an infograph. Not sure if that was a good idea so I may put them in someday.

Paris

I finished this weeks ago but forgot to upload it, because I have the memory of a goldfish. I feel like I could tweak this even more but at this point, I think it's best to move onto the next project. Otherwise I'll be working on this for another month or so.

Chinese Dragon

I love dragons - especially Chinese dragons, which are generally much friendlier than their western counterparts. Last month while attending the Chinese New Year parade, I noticed the dragon teams were always led by someone in the front holding up an orb. After doing some research, I learned that dragons are commonly depicted in Chinese art chasing after a flaming pearl. This is said to have stemmed from an old belief that the dragon held, or chased, the sun. According to one source, "[the pearl] is thought to be a symbolic representation of the 'sacred pearl' of wisdom or yang energy."
You can read more here: http://www.ninedragonbaguazhang.com/dragons.htm

Happy Halloween

I know it's a bit early, but there's no telling when I'll get internet access again. I have a good excuse for posting so late. I had a crazy move to Waikiki and we're currently stuck without internet. Hopefully, once we have our financial situation straightened up I can get back online.

Happy Halloween! Eat lots of candy! Make sure you wear a costume!

Twinkle

I felt like doing something simple with Illustrator's shape tool. So, I chose stars! I'm not too happy with the moon. In the future, I may come back to this piece and fix it.

Good niiight.

walking with myself

Sorry for the late update. For the past two weeks, I've been really busy helping my parents move out of their house and substitute teaching. I've pretty much finished this girl, but there is supposed to be a friend with her. I'll try to add him soon. After this piece, I'll be working in Photoshop again for the first time in awhile.

Tangy Specks

On my old blog, I uploaded a series of anime characters with interesting hair of different colors. Here's orange, the latest of the series. I'll reupload pink since it's my favorite, but the others need a little tweaking first. Unlike the others, this one was done in Flash. I just learned that for fancier shapes, it's better to work in Flash than Illustrator.

I really like the freckles. I added them at the last minute.

Sad, Happy, Happy, Sad

First up is the weirdest thing I've ever made. I was inspired by, believe it or not, the plastic used for the Pepsi 6 bottle packs. I'll have to get a picture of it so that you can see what I mean. I loved these guys so much, that I had to use one for my profile image.