BIG BAT BREW

Hey guys!  Some of you that have been following me from the start might have seen my Big Bat Brew beer carton design from the beginning of the quarter.  Here's the update that I completed today (update seems to be the word of the semester).  I have some pretty sweet labels for the bottles, but right now I just have a leftover carton.  Guess I'll have to go buy some more beer :)

The old and the new:

The new one definately looks more like a Pale Ale, the last one looked like blueberry beer -ick!:

And another view:

Let me know if you know where I can find some white sheets, or a nice, clean white space to photograph my carton.  I love my desk, but these cartons want to step up their game!

It's finals week, so I'm keeping veryyy busy!  If you're in finals mode too, be sure to take a break on Wednesday night to come see my poster in the Savannah Stopover Opening Night/Gallery Reception in the Starland District.  See you all there :)

Update

Update, here's a shot of the rub without spelling errors :p

I think Florida is starting to grow on me....

Hello everyone!  Had a bit of a rough weekend, but I'm now back on track!

Lots of exciting things going on; printed five editions at Alexander this weekend (posts of that when my professor gives them back!), cell cutouts for Miss Hood's film, a fish rub prototype for Type & Image, a surprise editorial illustration featuring Gandalf the Grey, a logo submission for Everglades Nation, and an assignment to be sent to Ralph Steadman tomorrow.  Phew!

So I've noticed that Florida has slowly been growing on my Northern heart.  I wrote a whole essay on it for my printmaking class, but I think I can sum it up by showing you some of my most recent artwork!

This first one is a label design I did for a fish rub I invented called "Soaring Mullet".  Mullets are not only a hairstyle, but also a fish (and many people who catch mullets also sport mullets themselves)!  They're big, goofy, fat fish that fling themselves out of the water without looking to see where they're going.  There is no known biological cause for this behavior, so I pretend that they just like it.  I admire their retardation.

Here's what it looks like on a container:

Next up is a logo I did today for Everglades Nation.  The winning logo designer recieves $15,000!

So I guess I've had Florida on my mind lately, and just in time too!  Spring break is coming up, and boy do I need it (even though I'll be spending a lot of it tweaking my portfolio, I'm heading to Tampa with some friends for a few days)!  Oh, and here's the cells and backgrounds I put together for Courtney, shown on my lovely floor (my apologies for the photo quality):

There's a third background too, but I forgot to take a picture -guess we'll just have to see it in the film :)

She's making a documentary following children with leukemia, letting them video tape their daily lives to show that they are still kids that play and have passions and love life.  The cutouts are for a section where she has the kids explain their type of cancers, using the cartoon cells to show how their cells are different from other people's cells in a way that other children can understand.  Pretty cool!

Well that's about it for now, like I always say, more work coming soon, keep checking back for more :)

-Arielle

Pre-Weekend Updates

Hey guys!  Hope you're all ouside enjoying the gorgeous day!  If you're not and you're reading this, here's some updates to make your indoor-experience a little bit better :)

I'll start off with my most recent printmaking project.  We're doing lithography, a process that has to do with how oil and water don't mix.  Each color is going to be printed on a separate pronto plate, and built up to form the final image.  Here's what the digital file looks like before the printmaking process:

After I print each color layer onto my prontos, I'll prep each plate through a special inking process and then run them through the press.  I'm doing the text and sea animal heads on separate layers too, so the final print will have super crisp lines in those areas, and nice fuzzy colors built up on one another for the people and the background, looking sweeter than the digital file!

Here's where I'm at for the rhino poster project.  Just need to choose a background color, add text, and add in some more lights and darks.  This is what my process looks like (without all my thumbnails and misc. build up sketches):

Inked up sketch

Some color comps

And another option, I think I like the mix in of traditional best.  Still more to add in of course!

Anndd my Save the Tigers Submission:

So lots of animals this week.  And naytcha -i recently finished making some backgrounds for a friend's animation short. I'm also designing a Munny and a fish rub package design this weekend.  Sounds like a lot, but all's running smoothly and I'll be posting more pics up soon.

Have a good weekend :) 

LOTF

Here's my book cover spread for Lord of the Flies (awesome novel, you should read it if you missed out in English class in high school).  Pencil, digital , watercolor, and ink -an enjoyable process!

And here's the front cover flying solo (get it? FLY-ing!):

My next project is a poster to raise awareness on Black Rhino poaching.  A really good documentary to watch is Milking the Rhino (more info at http://www.milkingtherhino.org/ ).  The full version is available on Netflix Insta-view.  The film focuses on persuading local South African communities that conservation of wildlife can be more profitable than poaching.  I wrote a whole essay on it just for funsies, because I write essays for fun I guess, maybe I'll post it -I learned a lot I wasn't aware of just from watching the movie.

Anyways, it's time for some lunch, then class, then more Alexander for print editioning -woohoo!  I'll put those up soon.
 

Peace,
AKAT

EDIT: Finished early at Alexander!  Final prints are still drawing, but here's a copy of my test print:

A little dark, but I can assure you my editions are beautifully wiped :p

Twice is Nice

Two edits ladies and gents, happy super bowl :)

Oh haii

 

Happy Groundhog Day