Comeback Kid - Ottawa Magazine

Another illustration for Ottawa Magazine. This image was created for the article Comeback Kid. It's a very interesting article about Merlot wine and how it has come in and out of popularity over the years. Currently, it's in. Jane, my awesome art director, suggested we use the classic Aesop fable about the crow and the pitcher to bring life to the illustration. The reason: the word Merlot is a derivative of the word merle which is French for blackbird. They figure it was called that for one of two reasons — because the grapes are dark blue/black like the colour of blackbirds, or because blackbirds love to eat the grapes!

Sir Reginald Pudglinton III

I present to you my first official piece of artwork that I have created since leaving school a.k.a: Sir Reginald Pudglinton III. I am so glad I have finally done something with my munny as it has been staring at me from my closet for almost a year lol. He was so much fun to paint and I think I have opened a new door of illustration for myself! I definitely plan on making more of these, he needs some friends, ya know?

Dances With Wolves

I present to you my final piece of artwork that I will ever create at Sheridan. It's really strange to think that in a month I will be on my own in the world looking for illustration work. This assignment was all about movie posters. We had to pick a movie from a giant list and then conceptually portray the one we chose. I for some reason decided to go with Dances With Wolves mostly because when I saw it I just kept hearing my mom say "Tatunka" over and over in my head from when I was a child lol.

I decided to do some progress shots for this piece because I've never done that before. Eventually I would like to invest in a camera that can record so I can do videos and post them on youtube.

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