April Sketches

I got a new sketchbook and here are some of my first sketches in it :D I'll be posting photos of my old sketchbook soon! It is retiring..

I like letting anyone and everyone draw whatever in my book.. EVEN IF IT'S UGLY LOL... because it's still beautiful.

Doggie Bag

My first canvas bag commission! Woot woot. It's on a Land's End bag done with acrylic paints for Kathy who requested her 4 dogs on it.

I guess I'm now accepting canvas bag commissions... so email me at contact@tokushu.ca if you want one!

WIP on the right <<<<<

Big Mess

The current state of my room with a crapload of paintings and a huge mess. The big sky painting in the back is for my cousin, and it's almost done but not quite. The weird fancyful bird creature is
something I started last night at 3am, and I'm not really sure why but it came out of my sketchbook. 

Here's the original ballpoint pen sketch from my sketchbook, and a work in progress of the painting. 

A close-up of my finished painting. I want to do some more animals and graffiti so there will be more of that coming!

Studies

Some studies in charcoal and pencil I did in art class, they are based on other artist's drawings which I would reference if they had said their names in the art book, but it was just some random asian books so I'm sorry I can't reference them T_T

Anyways doing these studies have taught me about lighting and how to shade different types of surfaces.

Imagination Channel - Steps

This is something I always forget to post but I thought might be interesting. These are some work in progress screenshots of how I paint and stuff. I started off with some concept sketches and at first I wanted the feeling of a really big, like cavernous space, so I made the kid really tiny as you can see in the first couple steps. Then I realized the focus was so unclear so I painted him larger and tried harder to make him the focal point.

This is the finished product, which I think captured what was in my head pretty well, but I wish I could have done better still. 

Pink Sketch

A sketch based on a photo by HONY (http://www.humansofnewyork.com/) in pink ballpoint pen. Done in about an hour or so on break at work.

Largest Piece I've ever done!

This is a piece I created for my last project in Art IB and I wanted to end with something big and awesome. It's 1.2m by 1.2m and done with scrap paper and wheatpaste. 

Paper Girl Calgary - Honourable Mention

My poster submission to Papergirl Calgary was chosen as an honourable mention! Woo thank you :D 

You can see it here, it's the first one:

http://papergirlcalgary.tumblr.com/post/47850244779/papergirl-ltd-edition-posters-honorable-mentions
(idk why it's blurry QQ) but here's a better quality image: 

Congratulations to all the winners , you can see their amazing designs here:http://papergirlcalgary.tumblr.com/post/47849942895/papergirl-limited-edition-4-prints-the-jury-is

a blob has been created -

Hi so I don't really know what blogging is. But then again, what is life?
Anycows... I made this blob for my art that will have random things and inspiring crap and tomatos and potatos. Let's start off with some pages from my sketchbook, which I carry eerywhere 24/7 oh shit. Enjoyyy! I will now femme la bouche.

A 1 hour ballpoint pen sketch done on a quiet day at work. Which is pretty much all day, who am I kidding. 

Rapunzel in blue ballpoint pen. 

Blue ballpoint pen.. half from reference half from memory...99% done while in Biology class LOL.

A Sharpie doodle.