The Crystal View

Really exciting post for me, probably not so interesting for you...

crystallike — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:20:38 -0400

Really exciting post for me, probably not so interesting for you guys, but here are two cover photos I created for Optoma USA, the leading projector experts in all of North America. I worked under the lead designer and with the marketing team to develop these cover photos.

Dumbest Purchase You Ever Made?

crystallike — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:44:39 -0400

Hm…I try to minimize the stuff I buy, but I’d definitely have to say a box of crayons purchased for one tutorial in class…we used them once and then never again, so I had Crayola crayons sitting in my art locker at my uni for a year or two. If I had been more resourceful I would have melted them for a cool wax dripping picture but alas, they were chucked out.

Korra banner for some Illustrator practice. Went super minimal...

crystallike — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:22:25 -0400

Korra banner for some Illustrator practice. Went super minimal with this.

Adobe Illustrator CS5.

More Game of Thrones! I had an assignment to do a newsletter on...

crystallike — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:01:27 -0400

More Game of Thrones! I had an assignment to do a newsletter on a topic of our choice, and I had to do this on Game of Thrones…I’m on a GOT kick lately, the story is so amazing and there’s such a rich plethora of characters!

This newsletter recaps each of the major houses in the realm of Westeros to help fans remember what’s happening in each house. Hope this is helpful!

Created in Indesign. Vectored art and images edited in Photoshop and Illustrator. This was quite a project!

Somehow I skipped uploading this one. Did some Daenaerys and...

crystallike — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:56:14 -0400

Somehow I skipped uploading this one.
Did some Daenaerys and Drogo drawings and came up with these portrait studies. Their relationship was really complex, and full of language barriers, and I was heartbroken in that particular scene at the end of Season 2. I love Game of Thrones and read all the books so far and am eagerly anticipating the 3rd season premiering tomorrow night!

I just created my family arms for HBO’s Game of Thrones....

crystallike — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:08:53 -0400

I just created my family arms for HBO’s Game of Thrones. Join the Realm and create yours now: www.jointherealm.com

This app was fun. Who’s excited for the Game of Thrones Season 3 premier on the 31st? I sure am! I’ve been working on some fanart for some characters too!

Nice keep up the great work :)

crystallike — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:23:22 -0500

Thank you very much! I am always striving to learn more and teach myself more in art. :)

A piece I did for a zombie card game: Dr. Veronica, the healer...

crystallike — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:02:23 -0500

A piece I did for a zombie card game: Dr. Veronica, the healer and surgeon for your zombie bites.

Painted in Photoshop CS5 with Wacom Intuos 4

Sorry to terrify your dreams and all, but here’s...

crystallike — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:37:17 -0500

Sorry to terrify your dreams and all, but here’s Slenderman.

Recently I had the joy of playing Slender and got obsessed with the Slenderman urban legend and myth, and watched countless videos on Youtube of people playing through the game for their hilarious reactions.

I love fear, it intrigues me and forces us to make split second decisions and reveal what we truly believe is important. Perhaps I was slightly scarred from a particular haunted cornfield maze in my youth.

Sharpie, Photoshop, and nightmares.

Newest digital portrait! Photoshop CS5 and Intuos Wacom 4...

crystallike — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:24:17 -0500

Newest digital portrait!

Photoshop CS5 and Intuos Wacom 4 tablet.

Self portrait, 1/25/2013. As I age I find myself becoming more...

crystallike — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:20:00 -0500

Self portrait, 1/25/2013.

As I age I find myself becoming more pensive.

Drawn directly into photoshop.

Oops, been a while since I posted here. >_> Been busy...

crystallike — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:55:58 -0400

Oops, been a while since I posted here. >_>

Been busy with an internship I started and my part-time office job, the past few weeks have been pretty hectic.

Anyway, here’s a matte painting of an isometric building render for a test.

I learned a bit while doing this, and realized how detailed matte painters have to be to do work like this! I definitely have more appreciation for matte painters now.

Painted in Adobe Photoshop CS5 with Wacom Intuos 4 tablet.

Korra drawing I did at Fanime 2012. I like the empty white...

crystallike — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:38:31 -0400

Korra drawing I did at Fanime 2012. I like the empty white parts, I was trying out a new style.

Ink with marker and colored pencil.

Another weird fish! Inspired by a funny shaped rice cracker...

crystallike — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:56:34 -0400

Another weird fish! Inspired by a funny shaped rice cracker which I turned into this guy’s head. Been studying scales and admiring animal skin patterns lately as well as doing these short imagined ink studies.

Corgi drawing from a few weeks ago. I saw a picture of this...

crystallike — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:45:38 -0400

Corgi drawing from a few weeks ago. I saw a picture of this adorable Welsh Pembroke corgi and I loved his goofy smile so I had to doodle him!
Medium: ink.

Robert Downey Jr. Fantastic actor, really great attitude and...

crystallike — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:05:33 -0400

Robert Downey Jr.

Fantastic actor, really great attitude and talent.

Also, I love Iron Man! I always thought Iron Man was kind of a bland comic character, but RDJ completely changed that image for me.

Quick speed painting in Adobe Photoshop.

And for something different! At one of my previous jobs I was a...

crystallike — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:58:51 -0400

And for something different!

At one of my previous jobs I was a graphic designer for a small apparel company here in the Bay Area, CA. I created custom artwork for designs according to customer specifications, or modified existing designs in Photoshop and Illustrator, and mocked them up on templates. This was part of the Pacific Islander collection.

On the left is a design sketch for the “SAMOA” I drew from scratch.

On the right is the stitched out design and different colorways.

It’s really fun to have worked at a place where I could see my designs literally come to life! :)

more old work! Some little silly pun illustrations. So...

crystallike — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:51:46 -0400

more old work! Some little silly pun illustrations.

So here’s an “Ear wig”! A “Chicken with lips”. A “Landshark”. A “Fleabag”. A “pill bug”. And a “Deertick”

Traditional mediums and Photoshop!

Portrait time! This was done last week of my friend Mike Cabusi,...

crystallike — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:29:50 -0400

Portrait time!

This was done last week of my friend Mike Cabusi, he’s got quite a personality and is really fun to be around. :D

Medium: Ink and Instagram!

Motivational poster for you cosplayers out there. KEEP CALM. AND...

crystallike — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:07:00 -0400

Motivational poster for you cosplayers out there.

KEEP CALM. AND KEEP SEWING. KEEP MAKING THOSE COSTUMES. FOR THAT CON. YEAH.

Based off the “Keep Calm” poster.

Made the sewing machine and tomato with pins vectors myself in Illustrator and Photoshop.

Must. Make more! If there’s big interest in these I’d consider making tshirts of them.