Lately I have been doing a few illustrations, but for contests. I have been entering a tshirt contest for threadless and hallmark. I must say these contests are quite addicting! I haven't won yet.. but hoping soon!

Below is some for hallmark I did, every month hallmark has contests with a certain category. These two were recent and I really liked the outcome. I didn't win but for the halloween one it was chosen as a semi finalist! So i guess that motivates me more! I figure its okay if I don't win, it lets me add another piece to my portfolio and keeps me drawing. not only that but I can always print these cards and give to friends :)

This one was for halloween. The inside says :

" You! Wait.. you are not wearing a mask? Oops. Well hope your halloween is still a scream!"

This one was for Anniversary. The inside says : "Perfect Together. Just like us. "

Next one is christmas... still sketching.. no real solid idea yet! :)

Hallmark Greeting Card Competition

So i just finished a greeting card.. one where i am actually real happy with. It was for a competition for Hallmark. They have different themes each time. If you win your card can be sold in stores or online. I thought why not give it a go? the worse is i don't win.. but there is more contests to keep doing! how fun it be though to have it sold in stores! I think im going to do every single one.. to get my mind, my hand going. you guys should do it too~ hallmark.com!

the hardest part was the TEXT!! its not easy I realized.. to BE FUNNY.. or to make it work. cause to some it may be funny or they like it.. but gotta find something to relate to everyone! trying to come up with the text inside- AHHHH... cause if the text dont work then pretty much the whole card doesn't work!! So below is it! tell me what you think~ but please nothing i should have done.. not yet.. cause its too late to fix! haha.. thanks.

Inside just says: these delicious cakes! happy birthday! ( i know probably your thinking i should have wrote this.. or that.. but please save that for march)

Illustrators Day

Today went to the 2009 Illustrators Day in San Gabriel, it was alot of fun! I am really glad i went. Got to see so many peoples artwork. So talented everyone is. It inspired me to fix up my portfolio and to find the time to continue working on my art. I think i am going to set deadlines for my own self. People brought business cards and postcards. I wish i brought more but my printer failed on me. Also had a one on one with an illustrator Wilson Swain who looked over my portfolio and gave me really good feedback. He gave me a mockup of one of his books, a pop up makes me want to try to make one :) A fun day today was and also got to see some of my classmates :) This was my postcard design.. for now still going to play around with it :)

i really wish i had more time to do my art.. but haha with work 6 days a week.. its hard to get a day in! but here are some designs for candles that i did for my work, but they didn't use these ones so figure it be all right to post them :)

also working on either business card/postcard design :) coming soon ? going to Illustrators day Nov 7 :) hopefully it give me some good insight and maybe recognized a bit ! cant wait!

just a lilo something

hello. well lately haven't had much time to work on my art much. wish can stop time and just work on it! I need time to work on my book too! I have been working on it here and there.. my plan is to get it out soon before June is over at least! I think i need to give myself a deadline. but did some sketches of some critters.. and liked a few so thought illustrate them in color. simple but just a little quick thing :)

Froggies

This piece was for my Children Book class. We had to take a mother goose rhyme and illustrate it. The poem I chose was " This little froggy took a big leap, this little froggy took a small leap, this froggy leaped sideways and this little froggy not at all and this little froggy went hippity hippity hop all the way home! " It was fun doing it traditionally in watercolor and colorpencil :)

This was one of my first stories I worked on "Ice Cream Party,"  (cover). I redid it in Illustrator. Originally it was color pencil. lately trying to finish 2 stories i have done work on and then want to submit them and hopefully one will get published!