For my first choice, I decided to pick the number five project/illustration. I really like my cupcake illustration. I had a good photo reference for it, because I went out and got everything, created the scene, then took a photo of it. So I got every detail of it from that one picture and did not have to imagine what goes where or what to draw, which was nice. I wish the sprinkles were more well defined, but they were a real pain in the butt to paint. I think my favorite part of this is the paper cupcake holder, they sort of do look like the folds. I love the colors in this.
For my second choice, I picked the book covers assignment. I really like the concept of Gatsby's backyard to emphasize how wealthy he was and how beautiful his house was, but there's nobody in it, because even though he threw lavish parties for people, he was a very lonely man. My favorite part is the table, I really like that shade of red and the shadows of the white table cloth that the creases made. The window and that wall of the house could have been improved, but I tried putting in some line art of bricks on the wall, and it did not turn out well, so I just left it as a smooth outdoor wall.
For my third choice, I picked our classical CD covers. This one was for Vivaldi, the cool colors make it look more wintery, so I decided this was gonna be for his Winter album. I was surprised by the fact that I got the gold adornments on the face done, even though they took forever. I had a problem with the background by creating texture and definition. I did not want it to look flat. I wanted it to look like silky sheets or curtains. I like how the purple fades into blue on the face. I could have enhanced the background more, but I did not want to mess with the paper anymore, because it was starting to shred and get really thin.
For my fourth choice, I chose our Life and Death assignment. I really did not have anything better to choose from. The only part I like about this is the ketchup bottle. I did not have a photo reference for the tomatoes, so it was hard creating highlights and stuff. I just followed Rusty's comments. The life part looks more like a cartoon illustration while the death/ketchup bottle is a product illustration, so they do not really coincide well together. I wish that this piece only contained the ketchup bottle. I've realized from this class that I really like to illustrate food items more than anything else.
