I’m on my way to feeling fantastic!!
I have officially finished my art career at KCAI. Artwork is done, the shows start tomorrow and the day after, and it’s time to buckle down and work on papers and presentations due Monday and Wednesday of next week. Woohoo!
Finished these and I’m quite happy with them– there will be real life images of them later on.
Enjoy!!
p.s. I have them for sale, too! :p
I was right to be super excited about this assignment I set up for myself! It’s been a rocky road thus far, after taking several pages of thumbnailing before finally setting on two designs for my Star Trek: Into Darkness Poster Set. Once I’ve finished Jim Kirk, it’ll be time to play around with some charcoal and texture before assembling and coloring the 24″ x 36″ poster. I haven’t started on the “Enlist” poster yet, but I have the idea down so it’s time to start once this one is to a comfortable spot. Both need to be finished by Friday, so I’m working as hard as I can! It doesn’t look like I’ll have the popcorn bucket and cup done and ready for display by the show date, but I’ll work on them for the end of year– for myself if no one else.
I’ve also got tickets to see the premier of the show two days before the actual release date, so I’m just about as excited as possible!
Enjoy the little picture of me tiredly enjoying myself!
Guess it’s time to get back to work now! Graduation is creeping up so fast.
And just like that, the series is completed and ready to go.
I’m a little sad to be finished with this fun mini series of cards, since I enjoyed working on them as much as I did. I’ve really done my best this time around, and I feel it comes through clearly.
Alas, it is time to move forward with a new confidence earned from a project well done, and begin tackling the next challenge I’ve designed. 
Onward and Upward!
At last!! My series is complete!
All five “Thank You Cards” are done and ready for mocking up at long last, so now it’s off to the printers to get that part done. I’ll show you the finished work once it’s done, but for now I’m excited to move onto my next task!
Star Trek movie pack, here I come!
Commencement Announcements have been finished and officially sent out into the world.
If you aren’t sure you’re going to get one, or I don’t have your address, please let me know and get that to me ASAP, okay?
I’ve learned a valuable lesson with all of this…
… Order them professionally next. They will not only look better, but be less of a headache.
:<
Finally in the home stretch with only one more card to go! As I draw closer to completing this series and thinking about the End of Semester show the second Friday of May, I keep thinking of ways to display or sell my hard work. It’s a little exciting, thinking about something like that in such a way, going over in my head “Should I display them as cards or hang them in frames as more traditional art?” or “What if I package them up in fives and sell them? Would people buy any?”
I wonder what I’ll decide!
The next card will be my last to finalize, and then it’s off to print and mock up. I hope you’ve been enjoying the completion of the series as much as I have, and I’m very excited to get started on my next assignment. Will I be finishing library cards, or moving onto a Star Trek movie package?
Hmm… So many choices!!!
Such a contently happy little bunny!
This was the very first card I designed when considering doing this cute little series. Originally, the bunny was going to be a 3D element to the card, but I’m beginning to like it more as a flat piece. I won’t make my decision until I’ve mocked up both options.
Only two more left to go! Let me know what you think!
The second of my Thank You card series. Still not quite happy with it, but happy enough! Enjoy.
Once I have these mocked up, I’ll post more pictures so you can see the 3D elements– If I go with those.
Sometimes, it’s hard to like something after you’ve worked at it over and over again. Not the case this time. While I may still tweak the colors on the rabbit itself, this Thank You Card is complete. Still have more tweaking on another one before it comes up and the following three should be coming soon, too!
I must say, however, that my favorite part of designing these cards has become the little treat I give myself at the end. Anyone who’s received one of my cards or seen them in person may know already, but I mark all of my cards one the back with my bunny and name. What’s a treat about that, you ask? It’s that every one of them is different. Yes, the bunny is the same, but once I finish an illustrated front, I like to tie it into the back in some small way. Look for it next time– It always makes me smile, too.
Stay tuned, there’s more to come!
Ready to be taken off and printed, then sent off to everyone I know. Thank you for all your feedback and thoughts on which design to go with. If you want an announcement and don’t think I have your address, please shoot me an email to make sure I’ve got it! It’s just over a month away!
Are you ready?
