I've got my dmv panel decided

I came to class with a few new facial expressions for the dmv driving test administrator.  One with the eyes closed and jaw clenched and the other one with wide eyes and jaw dropped.  For the girl I didn't change much on her except to work on her arm angles.  I had a hard time fixing the hands on both of them.  Until now they had looked basically like mittens.  I think they look a lot better now and with the directional lines for the dmv guy's hands I think you can tell that he's slamming his hands on the dash and holding on tight. The one I'm finalizing is the top one.  Just moving the two seats closer together will be the final step.

Rapala ad- 1st version

The next assignment is creating a two-page spread Rapala fishing lures. This assignment is different than the previous ones because the text is more of an ad, than an article so it took me a while to get a layout going. This is still pretty rough, but I feel like I have a good start. I made the brand name the biggest part because in an advertisement the logo definitely needs to be seen or people won't remember what the ad was for. I put in an old fishing picture I found and put a thumbtack in it to make it seem more like it's up on a wall to go along with the title "How guys on bait shop walls get to be guys on bait shop walls". The lure I found is interacting with the text, which in an article I think wouldn't work as well, but for an ad I think it is an interesting way to use the imagery. And lastly I added an illustration I did for illustration class just to show that another image or illustration will probably go there.

final memory portrait

This is the final of my memory portrait that I will turn in on Wednesday.

more dmv

These are my three versions of the same scenario at the dmv. I'm going to work further with the bottom panel. I need to work more on the instructor's facial expression. I may make him arch his shoulders in the final one, like he is in the second one.

2nd revisions for food spreads

For the "How Safe?" article I moved aligned all of the text with the same column. I made the heading more connected instead of on two different margins. The lead in text was made green and I increased the font size to establish a sense of hierarchy between the heading, sub-heading, and body copy. I'm still trying to resolve where to put the picture caption.

I changed a lot of things for the "Feeling Full" article since the last time. I replaced the bowl and spoon with a dinner plate half empty. According to the colors in the photo, I

changed the key colors in the spread. I used brown and green. I also messed around with the heading to try and make it stand out more by making the word "full" larger and in a different color than the rest of the heading. Some changed I want to make for the final are moving the heading, sub-heading, and pull quote around. I also need to work with my image and possibly see about rotating it or using a different image.

loving the DMV

For the next assignment we did 5 different cartoon scenarios for the DMV. My scenarios varied between taking a bad license picture, waiting in line, and taking the driver's test. The one I will start developing more fully is the second one I did with the girl taking her driver's test peering apprehensively over the wheel. For the next series of comps I will draw in her driving instructor with a terrified expression on his face. I'm not experienced with drawing cartoons at all, so I will be focusing on creating really good expressions. These are the scenarios I presented in class today.

illustration color studies

I drew the illustration chosen last class three different times and painted each with a different color palette. I went with a traditional palette for the one on the left, used a more redish/brown palette for the middle, and a greenish brown palette for the last one.