Whoops

It's been a while since I've blogged, probably because all the stuff I'm working on right now is too large to easily scan, and it's not to a finished point yet, but they'll all get there.

So, I guess I'll just throw down a little of what's going on within these projects.

My album cover is going pretty well, it's an illustration of a compass. I've been applying and scrubbing quite a bit though, because whenever I try to put some of the detail in, it looks sort of childishly done. I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to do the rest of the detail in photoshop.

Then there's my Great Gatsby cover illustration. It's going pretty well. With a little more highlighting and line work, I think the car will be pretty much set. I'm contemplating a background. I may do a solid black; I also got a suggestion to try something art deco-y, but personally, I'm thinking I might do a really subtle skyscape (I really don't want this one to get too busy). All the same, I'll probably do it separately and combine it in photoshop, mainly out fear.

As for the cheesy airbrush, I've done my cheeseburger twice. The first one, I learned a lot about what's going on with airbrush and such, but it's really hard. Everything could be going just fine, and then the littlest bit of a pressure change can ruin the entire piece. I think the second one turned out pretty well, but all the same, I'm not totally satisfied. Again, I may try to do a little work in photoshop, but I don't want to ruin the smooth effect that airbrush creates. We shall see.

And then I read the specks for the final portfolio. I have no idea what I'm going to choose for any of that business... I have a feeling I may be redoing quite a bit this week.

Here it goes.