Kerala, India: Portrait 3

It's all about the details. The intricate patterns, the decorative fabrics, the antique machinery. I get lost in them. People ask me why I'm so detail oriented-well, here's why. :)

I probably spent a little too long on this one so I'll be taking a break from Kerala portraits for now. This photo was taken by my cousin Marily Scaria in 2012, but these sewing machines are considered an antique here in America.

Photo credit: Marily Scaria 

Kerala, India: Portrait 2

Just had to draw this when I saw it. 

Photo by Marily Scaria 

Kerala, India: Portrait 1

So many things to update! Let's start with this one since some of you may have seen it from my Facebook posts. Kerala, India is where I grew up. It's been a while since my last visit but every time I see pictures it I'm stunned by how different that place is from America. On the surface all you see are unpaved roads, dirty walls, clothes that look a century old and let's not even talk about the bathrooms. But I know better! I lived half my life there. There's a beauty you can't truly appreciate unless you breathe the same air they do. Each persons's face is written with their life story told through their wrinkles, scars, aged hair, etc. The marks on their arms, the tears on their clothes are all hints on the unique life they live. 

The following is an attempt to render that beauty. I've been painting a series of these as a personal project.  

Photo by Marily Scaria 

Society of Illustrators Student Show Opening

A couple of images from the Society of Illustrators national student show in NYC. May 18th 2012. 

It was packed! And really exciting to be in the same room with some of the top illustrators in the country! 

Rocky Punch!

This is the last oil study that I did at RIT. Focusing on the torso more than anything else. Mostly left handed I think. I don't really remember. The underlayers were done in acrylic on thin/cheap illustration board. If you carefully lay washes of acrylic down and quickly dry it with a hair dryer, it make a nice spotted texture. Fun to paint on. But don't over do it because then the paper will start coming off.

Let me know what you think!

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Batman Study

A trial painting in water-based oils on illustration board. Then some purples were painted digitally along the borders to get more unity.

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Thank you, come again! 

Society of Illustrators / Lamborghini project

This piece will be presented at the Society of Illustrators show coming up in a couple of weeks (May 18^th)! RIT’s seniors DanAlsheimer, Jai Kamat, and Zac Rets also got in to this year’s competition. I made this piece in the fall for my advertising Illustration class with Bill Finewood. The following is the process work. Sketches, final drawing, then scanned in to be painted digitally.

The drawing was done using both left and right hand. The clothing was done with my left and the refined detail work (the hands & face) were done with my right hand.