Self Portrait #1: August

I decided today to challenge myself to draw self portrait every month for a year, so like, this blog post is basically an unbreakable vow, an official document of mine I guess, or whatever. So one time of my teachers at Ringling who, you know,just happened to have worked at Pixar for ten years, offered us some advice( not that those two facts are correlated its just that I've been back for over a month now and that fact still blows my mind that this man had CASUAL CONVERSATIONS with Pete Doctor, animator/mastermind behind Up/American hero.) Anyway he told us that drawing from pictures is cool but drawing from life gives it that extra "umph". And so, here's a self portrait that I wouldn't say is my most true to life representation of me but that's where my "challenge" comes into play and I'm hoping that by the end of this year I will have my face...down pat. or that I could compile them in some elaborate portfolio piece...or something.
It took me four hours (10 pm-2 am) with a mirror set up next to my laptop and the desk-light I used had a very green lampshade so I came out very...green

We are Groot (tired)

I'm not gonna lie, this is not a portfolio piece, it's just something I did for fun, and because Guardians of the Galaxy was freaking awesome.
Rocket growls in his sleep pass it on

Erica

Practicing more with colors, digitally since I'm so often afraid of using color in my work--I drew Erica from last years precollege program at the School of Visual Arts whom I've managed to keep in touch with via Tumblr, this was created based off a picture she took of herself . Originally this started off a practicing with colors and somehow became this completed...thing! so here! have at it!