Author: KC

  •   We watched the shower scene of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho today. That’s just the kind of teacher we have.

  • Here’s a component of my final for my Illustrator class. This will be a part of the motif for the event, whose ephemera I have to design. (Not to mention, make up an event.) Update 11-21: Here’s the logo for the imaginary venue. Where I got this font… Update 11-22: I reread the assignment and…

  • Today, I learned how to use the perspective grid. As you can see, I still haven’t mastered the customizable swatch skill, but I like the surreality of the end result. I realize in the future, I should expand the shapes in the grids and walls before slapping them into perspective. I used a drawing from…

  • I’ll be posting these all season. I have always been a fan of making my own cards for christmas. I hope to give you some ideas to make your own christmas illustrations that will fill the living room with laughter. Or at least the polite “heh.”  

  • The most elevenly moment of my insignificant life was spent watching this demigod/demagogue celebrate the occasion with a quote from Kurt Vonnegut and a song that mentions Now and Laters and coffee percolators. I’m still processing the show like a good dream laden with these moments where time paused and everything floated. Update 11-22 (I swear…

  • I’m gearing up for the holidays. Making my cards and my lists as to whose going to receive cards. November is that month for me because I think it’s important to be organized and thoughtful this time of year without getting caught up in it.  

  • Claire’s critique yesterday left everyone with something to think about. Some common ailments included: low contrast, bad paper choice, slightly awkward compositions and abstraction to the point of obscurity. She had little bits of editing advice that she said that we could do on the computer, to push the pieces a little further towards the…