work in progress Snow Tweaks and Dancing Warmth Got the OK on the colors, so today I made some layout tweaks and tried to bring more movement to the snow around them!
work in progress Snowman Dance: Color Test Still working on the snowman dancing illustration—tried some colors today! Might let it sit overnight and look again tomorrow.
work in progress Snowman Dance Time (And a Custom Thank-You Card!) This week I’m starting the second Osusowake Club piece—snowman dancing time! Also making a one-of-a-kind thank-you card on the side.
work in progress First Osusowake Club Design Complete I added yellow light, simplified some shapes, and adjusted the colors—and now the tree makeover illustration is done!
work in progress Marine Red Saves Christmas (Maybe) I repainted the Christmas tree today—swapped florescent pink for Marine Red and layered teal with federal blue. Better? I think so!
work in progress Color Crisis: What Happened to My Tree?! I thought I’d finish the final illustration today, but after coloring… something felt off. Time to rethink tomorrow!
work in progress Tree Makeover Auditions: Which Angle Wins? I picked the Christmas tree makeover idea and tried drawing it from different angles. Can’t decide! But tomorrow is final art day!
work in progress Snowman Dance, Tree Fashion, and Too Many Presents I picked three ideas from yesterday’s sketches and started working on making them move or into little comic scenes.
work in progress Holiday Anticipation Sketches for Charlie Yellow’s Osusowake Club Working through the first round of illustration ideas for my Osusowake Club holiday postcard set. Excitement is definitely in the air!
work in progress Introducing: Charlie Yellow’s Osusowake Club! A new project begins! I'm launching a seasonal postcard series inspired by the Japanese idea of “osusowake”—a gentle act of sharing joy. Here's why I'm doing it, and what it means to me.
work in progress Halloween Risograph Printing Day at Spudnik Press Printed my Halloween postcards today at Spudnik Press! A few surprises, a few mistakes—but all in all, a colorful success!
work in progress Halloween Risograph Prep I spent the day getting my Halloween postcard ready for risograph printing at Spudnik Press. File separation, ink planning, and some last-minute masking tweaks!
work in progress Visualizing Fear with Scissors and Glue: Picture This exercise This week, I tackled a collage exercise from Picture This—using just four sheets of colored paper and scissors to convey fear. Turns out, cutting shapes is a pretty sharp way to learn visual storytelling!
work in progress October Projects Begin! A new month, a fresh start—Peachtober, postcard prep, and a surprise project all kick off today!
work in progress Shark vs. Swimmer: A Picture This Exercise in Fear This week, I stepped away from my usual illustration assignments to try a visual storytelling exercise from Picture This.
work in progress Final AI Illustration: A Week of Obsession and Adjustments Still on the AI-themed illustration! After lots of redrawing, zooming in, and tweaking binary-code faces, I think I’ve finally reached my personal best—for this week, at least.
work in progress AI Illustration Woes: Trying All the Angles I tried every possible angle but couldn’t land the right vibe. Why is drawing AI so hard—and not in a cool way!?
work in progress How Should I Draw AI? The Challenge Begins! Still working on my AI-themed illustration! Today was all about figuring out how to draw something that doesn’t really exist...
work in progress This Week’s Art School Topic: AI Editorial Illustrations Can AI be your therapist, your mom, or your only friend? This week I’m sketching out some thoughts on tech, trust, and talking to bots.
work in progress Ant Candy Parade: Color Trials in Progress Gave my candy-loving ants a fresh coat of color! Still not sure about that one tiny hat, though. Might need a sleep-and-see.
work in progress Hot Dog Dog Gets Some Risograph Colors! I finally added color to my hot dog costume pup! It’s riso-ready… maybe. We’ll see how it looks after a good overnight stare.
work in progress Ant Marching, Candy Angles, and No Magic Today I tried flipping the candy every which way, hoping for a composition breakthrough—but turns out, the original sketch still wins!
work in progress Halloween Card Progress: Hot Dog & Ant Designs One card is locked in—hello, hot dog dog! The ant idea? Still wrestling with it… but at least I’m moving forward!
work in progress Halloween & Holidays: Double Research Week! This week I’m researching both Halloween and holiday themes—one for class, and one for a real October card project!
work in progress Final Touches on a Bear Hike Turns out the clouds weren’t quite right. My perfectionist mode activated, and I ended up reshaping the whole composition one last time!
