B. Mak Illustrations

Lots of work to do...

2011-12-24T20:32:00.000-08:00

I've been working on this piece for quite a while..I've been quite motivated to get it done (and done well)..I'm really happy with how it came out. I've also been getting all my pieces together to touch up (if necessary) and then some more.....just keeping myself productive. I'm on a mission! More to come soon!

Lights

2011-11-22T21:07:00.000-08:00

ahh I've kind of been on hiatus here for a while, I know. Took some time to explore and get inspired by things. I recently took a trip out of the country to just relax and help out a friend.....and now I'm back and motivated...ready to draw up new ideas!

I'm currently working on fixing up my portfolio..and this piece is one that I'm currently working on. She is a musical artist known as Lights. I still need to work on the color and lighting.

Another Color Study

2011-06-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

Another color study I'm working on. I've loved this picture from the National Geographic cover for a long time because it's so striking..so I thought I'd paint her as well..another skin tone to play with.. :)

-Bee

Color Study

2011-06-22T13:32:00.000-07:00

I just decided I'd do a color study late last night (of Milo Ventimiglia)..skin tones are still hard for me from time to time..especially with a digital program like Painter so I thought I'd play around with the colors. I think I'll work on this some more..this was from a photo I wanted to draw a long time ago but couldn't get the features on this guy right.

2011-06-07T23:07:00.000-07:00

Old pencil drawing of a singer, Jenny Lewis, that I did. It's from a magazine.. and I really loved the way the photograph looked.

Acrylic Days

2011-05-26T19:17:00.000-07:00

This was back when I worked with acrylic paint more. It was the first paint medium i really worked with and really liked (until I discovered oil, haha). I did this painting of Chris Carrabba for my friend who really liked the band Dashboard Confessional.

Finished...?

2011-05-19T18:51:00.000-07:00

I'm very pleased with how this project ended up coming out. I may just go in and do some very minor detail changes but I'm really happy with the results. Took me a while to figure out skin tones.

-Bee

Work in Progress

2011-05-11T20:18:00.000-07:00

Still working on this project, among many others at the moment. It's coming along nicely so far. :)

Day of the Dead..er...Undead

2011-05-03T02:49:00.001-07:00

Current class project. I had been studying the amazing work of Sylvia Ji for a while so when the opportunity to do a self portrait came up, I really wanted to try my hand at the kind of style she has. She does all Dia De Los Muertes kind of oil paintings and I just love it. This is my color study that I have for the project so far.

Work in Progress

2011-04-20T20:41:00.000-07:00

Still currently working on this piece. I'm working on the details at the moment, and in a bit I will be detailing the background. It's all coming out nicely I think. I'm excited to see how it'll look when I'm finished.

Cotton Candy Delights

2011-04-16T17:03:00.000-07:00

This is the sketch I have so far for a project I'm doing at the moment for class. The concept we're doing for class is "falling", and for my composition I'm going to have cotton candy falling from fluffy clouds in the skies. It took me a while to get the figures and facial expressions down but I'm excited for how it'll come out. I'll post more as my work progresses.

In Class Exercise

2011-04-08T22:31:00.000-07:00

A character I came up with in class two weeks ago during an in-class exercise. Kind of a silly looking character but I had fun with it and it sparked the idea for the bottom scene.

Finished Drawings

2011-04-08T22:19:00.000-07:00

I finally finished these two drawings that two of my coworkers had requested. Top drawing was done with micron pens and rapiograph pens (again, original Venom art was created digitally by John Tsai.). Second drawing was detailed with charcoal pencils.

Venom

2011-03-23T17:02:00.000-07:00

Current new side project, Venom, requested by a friend. (A copy of original artwork done by Francis Tsai, his take on Venom- done digitally..google it! It's amazing.) I have it sketched out and I'm shading in the shadows right now. The final product will be inked. I'm excited to see how it'll come out.

-Bee

The Gummy Bear "Battle".

2011-03-21T20:49:00.001-07:00

A side project I have been working on for my special studies illustration class along with a children's story (not related to this). I've been using color pencils for this, trying to slowly bump up the contrast and the color. I may do some of it in painter..depending on how I feel about it later. It's hard to create that transparent look that gummy candy seems to have, but I'm liking how its coming out and it is pretty fun to do. I'll post more on this when it is more completed.

-Bee

Self Portrait

2011-03-18T22:18:00.001-07:00

I felt like drawing something today so I sat down on the floor of my room (where all my great ideas seem to come from) and came up with this. I haven't done a self portrait in quite a while. Not bad, I think.

-Bee

Poseidon's Lair

2011-03-18T14:09:00.000-07:00

Another project for class. I struggled with it for over a week over the composition and what to put in the piece. I thought I'd go with a more colorful color palette and make it a bit more fun looking and whimsical. I just realized after looking at it a few times..maybe it looks too cute to be Poseidon's lair?

Class work

2011-03-10T10:59:00.000-08:00

A painting I've been working on for my advanced digital painting class. Still in progress. I'm happy my composition turned out the way I originally planned, since I'm sure most of you know, a lot of times what you imagine isn't what you can get onto paper (for whatever reason).

2011-03-03T14:50:00.000-08:00

2011-02-12T20:05:00.000-08:00

Current side project- A portrait of my coworker's daughter per her request.

Another project

2011-02-03T21:49:00.000-08:00

I had a friend ask me to create a design for his guitar, so this is how it came out! I was very pleased with the results.

Design was transferred onto the guitar using charcoal pencils with the good ol' cover the back of a design (on paper) with charcoal, slap on design and trace method.

Finished!

2011-02-03T21:45:00.000-08:00

The finished product! I added in all the final details a couple weeks ago and delivered it to my friend last night as a birthday gift.

Mini Project.

2011-01-01T01:58:00.000-08:00

Currently working on a painting for a friend. Painting a copy of Rodolfo Migliari's Rogue (and Gambit) from X-Men.

2010-12-20T13:15:00.000-08:00

2010-12-20T13:01:00.000-08:00

An Aesop's fable I illustrated and made into a book for class.

2010-11-06T18:36:00.000-07:00

Hello, Mr. Yeti! Currently I'm working on two stories for two classes, and this is one of them. I've sketched out my characters and I'm really excited because I have my manuscript written already (it's still a rough..so it'll need work) and I'll have more room to work with. This is one of my characters..a Yeti..as I'm sure you can already tell. I got my idea for the story randomly at the beginning of this semester..things are shaping up!

So I never did post the finished version of this painting. This painting was done in memory of my friend Cristina. It was done from a picture of her when she took a trip to El Salvador, and it's one of my favorites. Miss you Cris <3

The Sketchbook Project: 2011

2010-11-05T16:37:00.000-07:00

Last week I signed up for the Sketchbook Project (you sign up online, and they send you a sketchbook to fill up and send back. Hundreds of sketchbooks will be taken on a tour throughout various cities in the country so people can take a look at them.) and this morning I got my sketchbook in the mail! I'm so excited to get started!

2010-11-02T20:07:00.000-07:00

Backgrounds (with value studies) I've done for class last semester

2010-11-01T17:31:00.000-07:00

Something I've been working on for one of my classes.. :)

2010-05-08T18:30:00.000-07:00

master copy of John Singer Sargent's "Lady Agnew"

2010-05-07T17:46:00.000-07:00

***(The castle with the bright blue background is a color copy of Sleeping Beauty)*** This has been what I've been working on lately..homework..projects. I've been doing mostly painting this semester. My friend Rocio always ends up being my guinea pig when I need a model for my projects ( 2nd image---thanks Rocio!!). I haven't painted any live figures nor have I touched oil paints til this semester so I would consider that painting pretty successful. As for the sleeping beauty painting that project took a very, very long time but I had a lot of fun since I got to use all these bright colors. Currently I'm working on a portrait (last image) for my watercolor class..the thought of doing a figure in watercolor made me a little nervous but its actually coming out pretty well, so my fears have settled a bit. It's a favorite picture of mine so I really wanted to do it. There will be more to come!!...

Busy Busy Semester!!

2010-05-07T17:29:00.000-07:00

All I have this semester are art classes, so for me, I've been frantically painting away! Its the last two weeks so there's a lot to do. I finished my last in-class painting for my life drawing class today...it turned out pretty good I think...

2009-09-10T01:42:00.001-07:00

Here's some past artwork ive done (pencil, paintings, color pencil)....