Here's a collection of various artworks I've done.
With my search to connect my imagination with technical skill, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) took me in with open arms. Now in my senior year in illustration, I have become apt at taking ideas and creating visual representations of them with my repertoire. Though illustration and fine art are almost synonymous in their use, my illustrative work takes a more cell-shaded aesthetic where I design freely, sometimes at the expense of realism.
As the complexity of the technological world increases, so does the necessity for graphic designers. I went to school for illustration to hone in my compositional and drafting skills, though prior to the decision I had studied design in high school and became proficient in the Adobe Suite rather early on. Needless to say, I'm comfortable working with vector graphics and type.
Though I consider myself to be an autodidact, I credit much of my artistic interests and their development to my father. I have recollections of picking up pencils and crayons, drawing my favorite characters repeatedly until truly capturing their essence. Only around the age of thirteen did I start to receive more constructive advice, such as not to spend just an hour on a piece alone, but to consider spending as long as an entire day on one section of it instead. Thus began my obsession over detail. Grosso modo, the more time spent, the better.
Sketchbook
Currently a work in progress.