Illustrated Poem Project

For this assignment we were tasked with creating two images from a poem by Richard Brautigan. The guy was slightly ahead of his time, as we are practically in this machine governed world he dreams about. I love computers and I believe that they are a great tool for art. I also believe that we can become too dependent on things to the point we are actually enslaving ourselves unknowingly (films like "Metropolis" and "The Matrix" come to mind). Basically this was my theme with this first image.






















I used primarily watercolors and India Inks, with this illustration. The idea is that we have willingly placed machines at the center of our lives-- making it a global religion. This next image is a little less foreboding. I made this using watercolors and Prismacolor markers on the lighter areas; gouache for the more earthy tones; and ink for the contours. The idea was that computers could become so abundant that they would humorously be classified as a species. Here's what might happen if one of God's creatures encountered one of our own "creatures".

More Illustrations

Here are some more illustrations from school. This first color image was made using watercolors, india ink, and prismacolor markers on cold-press poster board. This image was made to express extreme perspective-- I haven't come up with a title for it yet (any ideas would be appreciated!).






















These last two images were both made using ink on hot-press poster board. The one of the giant robot was a similar project to the "Clinophobia" image, where we were given a phrase and asked to create an illustration from it (in this case, "He thundered into the room"). I drew my inspiration from a lot of old monster movie posters.






















This last image is my illustrated version of the Kookaburra song. These monkeys were pretty fun to draw and I love how clean the india ink puts down on the poster board.