Happy 3rd Anniversary Stef and Jon!
Stef and Jon’s wedding anniversary is on July 26 – my birthday – which automatically makes them the coolest couple in my book. They’re also the cutest couple! When Stef covertly pulled me into a room and commissioned me to do this portrait for her present to Jon (right under his nose, too!) I was more than happy to accept! I’ve learned a lot from doing the past few wedding/anniversary portraits! Stef told me she was happy that I had managed to capture Jon’s “snottiness” in his face so well.... Read The Rest →
Wedding art, part II
The relatively new fields of user interface/user experience design and research (aka “UI” and “UX”) is a fairly interesting field that’s had much of my attention for the past few years. As most graphic designers know, two big things that can catapult you into a new bracket of success beyond being “artistic” are: Understanding how to code my design ideas (HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc). Understanding of User Experience, including interaction, flow, wireframes, testing. My friend Cari is a user experience expert with both visual AND coding prowess, something I’ve often... Read The Rest →
I’m art-ing again!
I was talking to a friend online a while ago, trying to help him brainstorm gifts for his wife on their one-year anniversary. They were in that typical position where they wanted to do something special without cluttering the house, and neither one of them had any particular wishlist items or desires. Then, before I really thought about it – and only being 50% serious, I asked, “How about I draw you guys a picture?” A long time ago I had drawn a picture for him and his friends, depicting... Read The Rest →
A way overdue endeavor: webcomic!
It’s crazy to think I’ve been doing this illustration thing for over 10 years now. From doodling on my binder with white out between classes in middle school, to chinese painting classes on Saturday mornings, to hawking my fan artwork among tons of talented artists at anime conventions, to working on comics both personally and professionally, to being a freelance illustrator and visual designer professionally… time flies, but at the same time, it feels like it’s been a long and educational journey. And yet, there’s something I still haven’t tried:... Read The Rest →
