Artist Introduction Letter

My Demo Reel

Independent Study - 'Soul'

My independent study is a digital painting I've created in Paint tool SAI. Having had downloaded a new square brush with the whispy effect I desired, I found it ideal as a medium with which to paint. I've titled this piece 'Soul', as the emotion I am trying to convey is mainly spiritual and representational of human development. This painting is largely surreal though the figure is clearly anthropomorphic. My goal was to present the figure as being as flame like as possible, so as to stand out against the dark background as much as possible. A flame is often used as symbolism as one's passage of life, as a flame is begins small, burns more brightly, and eventually can be snuffed out. This fragility and uncertainty was what I hoped to get across in the positioning and posture of the figure, though I feel I could have pushed this further. Overall, I am pleased with the outcome of this work and the abstract flecks of light present throughout the piece, giving it the appearance of texture.

Pilot Light Studios Promotional Items

Pilot Light Studios Bookmarks.

Pilot Light Studios business card.

Pilot Light Studios envelope.

Pilot Light Studios flyer.

Pilot Light Studios logo.

Pilot Light Studios letter head.

Pilot Light Studios logo black and white.

Pilot Light Studios USB.

Visual Identity - Pilot Light Studios

My company, Pilot Light Studios, is meant to perpetuate an air of sleek versatility. We at Pilot Light Studios specialize in illustration design, and sequential arts. As green is a colour with the most personal representation and meaning, I chose to use this colour the most prominently throughout the design of the logo and poster. The logo is comprised of the images of a lighter and a pair of goggles, the lighter for a pilot light and the goggles of those a pilot would wear.The additional marketing pieces I selected were a book mark and a USB key. I considered that each of these items are inherently useful, and therefore would be less likely to be misplaced or thrown away. Each allows prolonged use, meaning the company logo would stay with the user in both functionality and in mind.

Black and White (Plus one) Photography

As a social commentary on today's tendencies to put aesthetic and fashion ahead of complex thought, I intend to utilize the one of our headless mannequins, (the black and white) and a single piece of clothing, likely a hat, which will act as the plus one. The mannequin is a metaphor for the societal cookie cutter mold many seek to fit into, which is in itself, lacking substance and therefore 'black and white'. The single piece of clothing is acting as the plus one for the headless model in place of another certain facial feature. The hat is a hopeful replacement for  the lack of creative and free thought and the emotional gap many hope to fill with materialistic ideals, though this doesn't change the fact that the mannequin is indeed, still lacking a head.

School Open House - Poster/Flyer Design

 The poster:

The Flyer (Front):

Flyer (Back)

For this assignment, we were to design both a poster and flyer for use in our school's upcoming open house. Trying to follow our school colour scheme of mostly blue and orange, I incorporated our logos onto a blue feathery textured background, so as to incorporate the idea of our mascot; the blue phoenix. So as to follow the orange "amazing inside" text trend, I repeated this throughout the poster and flyer wherever present. So as to be easily read, all informational text is portrayed in white. This is also to maintain a sense of professionalism. I tried to maintain a consistent font, although in both logos, something different is used. This made the overall feat more difficult. As remedy, I could have removed one of the logos, however this would have left far too much empty space, and adding text to compensate would have been displeasing to the eye. Personally, I believe the flyer to have been more successful because it has less information and more graphics in a condensed space. I find the overall unity to be more prominent, and therefore more effective.