old BFG work

This was a group project assigned in Nino Navarez's class a year ago that taught me so much. There are definitely tons of mistakes in lighting and design. But I'm still very fond of the concepts behind our work. It would not have been possible without the collaboration of my awesome team mates, Fred Stewart, Alice Wong, Wilbur Liang.
I designed the BFG and his prop like things.
Fred Stewart, brilliant artist, designed all the mean giants.Wilbur designed the human characters except for Sophie, and Fred painted over them.
Alice designed Sophie, her various dos and frocks.

I designed the environment for Sophie's orphanage.
Fred was responsible for Giant Country, the story moment of BFG's visit as well as our version of the flesh-like snozzcumbers.
I had initially turned in a different story moment of the BFG fighting the other giants, but I wasn't happy with it. So I scrapped it and quick painted this and somehow never finished it.
Alice designed the dining room of the Queen's palace. I don't think I have a finished version of it.
I think this was supposed to be Wilbur's story moment. The BFG is savoring his first taste of human food. I was greedy and painted a version for myself.

camel sak

I helped the animators customize a gift for Jason Spencer. We all wrote thank you notes on the blue tags. It was a good working with my hands again. :)

quick sketch

Semester has ended and I'm need to get my life back, haha. Was seeing how far I could go until I broke my face. The second one reminds me of fanciful geishas. Inside joke w/ friends Rachel and Januel.

Part Time Indian

This is my most recent project in BFA. We were designing for Sherman Alexie's, "Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian." It's about a boy who ultimately has to choose between a leaving the reservation for a better future and the tradition of sticking with his family and staying in the res. I want to thank Jason Spencer Galsworthy for giving me extensive feedback and Kendal Cronkhite for pushing me in the right direction, and last but not least, my professors Bunny and Courtney. Also, huge thanks to SHM alums Jeff Sengali, Dela Longfish, Nikki Lucas and Bob Mckenzie for kicking off the semester! There are definitely a few pages I NEED to revise, but here's what I had for the final. Will update when those are fixed :)

Board Track Racing

This is my most current project from BFA. It's set in the 1920's board track racing world. My team name was called the Iron Dragon, hence the winged bike. This is by far the most challenging project I've worked on. I made countless mistakes and had to revise many times. When I look back on it now, there's so much more I need to work on. As I learn more in vis dev, I've come to realize how much I really don't know.

In the midst of all nighters and absolute stress, Courtney Granner reminded me that it's a constant struggle to become a successful artist even though it always seems easier from the outside. It's worth all the sacrifice when I remember that I'm doing what I love.