Allison is my Hero

2011-09-27T22:53:00.000-07:00

newer card dizznizz-ness

2011-02-14T20:51:00.001-08:00

Im allowing for an quarter inch bleed, which is why there is so much dead space around the boarder, but I think it would be good to over compensate than to not.

new card idea

2011-02-14T00:09:00.000-08:00

So I have a big gig coming up and I was wondering about a new business card I had in mind.
What do you guys think? Any crits appreciated. Just f.y.i. the pink is a bit too pinky compared to my original. Think more red!

Im so clever

2010-12-13T19:18:00.001-08:00

Super strength?

2010-11-18T01:05:00.001-08:00

Just Saying

2010-08-22T22:55:00.000-07:00

Conchord: 2 stars

2010-08-22T22:36:00.000-07:00

Bret and Jemaine

More Dumpage

2010-08-22T22:35:00.000-07:00

Ryan Stiles

Dump

2010-08-22T22:34:00.000-07:00

Come with us. The cookies are warm and chocolately. mmmmmm

Drinking, drinking, drinking, Thinking

2010-08-22T22:29:00.001-07:00

self portrait of sorts

2010-08-20T11:48:00.001-07:00

WIP

2010-07-20T21:13:00.001-07:00

Work in progress. Just trying stuff . . .

2010-07-18T20:11:00.000-07:00

I worked at Cedar Point for a summer in 2008, and this is why I will never ride a roller coaster again.

Really, I have always been hesitant to get into a rampaging car of death, one which I have no control over and have no idea what destination I will be attending, and I think that this accurately describes a roller coaster.

I was a caricature artist in 2008 and one of the stands that I worked at was twenty feet from the Top Thrill Dragster. This is the fastest, tallest coaster in the WORLD!!! (at least it was until some nutbag from Jersey built one ten feet taller, wtf?) Dragster had a unique set up to it. The fact that it shoots off at 125mph, the train has to be weighed every time in order to know how much awesome was needed to propel it forward. I don't really know how it works obviously, but I do know that it goes from 0 - 125 in four seconds. This coaster wouldn't always make it to the top of the hill. This was also a problem for a coaster called The Wildcat.

The Wildcat was one of the few kid friendly coasters at Cedar Point, as in it didn't have any crazy turns or loops. Many families use this coaster to introduce their little kids to the idea of attaching yourself to a careening vehicle of death is a good idea.

The Wildcat is also one of the coasters that has two cars running opposite each other. This summer day there was a dude that was HUGE getting into the car. Along with his even HUGER wife and 2.5 chub of a kid. Needless to say, the fat to metal ratio was 1:1. The car was busting at the seams as it slowly pulls its self to the tippy top of the hill and starts to careen back down thanks to gravity.

As the odd mixture of blubber and coaster succumb to gravity and begin to twist and turn, a second coaster car is set off. This car is filled with people still resembling human. This second car is having fun, as is the first. The problem arises when the first car tries to take a slight incline. The car can't make it, being weighed downed by what can only be described as the Moon, and it starts to roll backward. Flub flapping everywhere.

The second car, that has already begun its own adventure, is unable to stop because, as we already discussed, is unable to write its own fate.

Inevitably, the second car crashes into the fist as it swings back down the hill. There is a crash, boom, screeching of metal, and everybody is mildly injured and able to walk away from the accident.

And that is why I won't ride a roller coaster.

2010-07-14T21:22:00.000-07:00

So I recently found out that blogs can also be used for words. Go figure. So I decided that I would try my hand at laying it all out there and see what comes back to me.

I figure the best way to start is to tell you about me. Maybe everything, maybe not, I'm making this up as I go.

I was born in March. I have blue eyes and red hair. I love the fact that I am left handed. I love that I have freckles. I love that all these things make me look Irish, even though I am Italian. Its a great conversation starter.

Sometimes I feel that I am quite nomadic. Other times, I feel so tied down to things. Money seems to always be on my mind and I hate that fact.

I wish I had bigger hands, just because mine are abnormally small.

Many people compare me to Conan O'Brien just because of my hair. I secretly wish that they would say that I am as funny as he.

I recently bought a bike, and this may be the most exciting thing that I will do this summer.

My friends recently had a birthday party and I was reminded of how much I love and miss all of them. How many people would appreciate a Tri-force cake? Not many, and yet everybody there did. And that makes a night filled with awesomesauce.

When I was little I went to a therapist and hated it. It was then that I decided that I would figure the tough stuff out myself: this turned into me talking to myself consistently and I am fine with this.

What does this all mean? Probably nothing really. How many people are remembered long after their gone? Just a handful compared to how many there were. I figure that the best thing to do is: do what you want to do. Do what makes me happy. Do what makes you happy. If It doesn't hurt me, I don't care. All we can do is live for today, and make it count. Who needs a bike? Who needs the voices in their head? Who needs to make up words like awesomesauce? The only problem is that the answers to these questions are what make us individuals, and what will make it more likely that we will be remembered. And that's what we all want right?

HEY EVERYBODY!

2010-06-12T00:17:00.001-07:00

Don't worry, I'm still alive.

I did this caricature for a friend of a friend who has a daughter that had a cat that once decided to not eat this mouse that ended up becoming the new king of England. Yeah. I had to take a picture so its a little rough, but still understandable. :D

and just a reference point, here is a picture of her.

Thanks for keeping me alive.

xoxo Allison

its been awhile

2010-05-31T18:33:00.001-07:00

And here is . . . fan art? I dont know, damn.
Hellboy. Kick your ass.

LEns FlarE!

2010-05-12T03:13:00.000-07:00

This will be the only time that I will use a lens flare on a project. I thought that the level of cheese is comparable, so the flare was alright. Anyway, this is my final, a poster for MAR Con, Multiple Alternate Realities Convention. I just smashed together Star Trek and Wars and this is what I came up with. Any crits would be appreciated and thought about before thrown away. Thanks

More Wippyness!!

2010-05-12T01:59:00.000-07:00

Some progress . . . any crits?

Wippy WIP

2010-05-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

just another wip

Abe eatin'

2010-05-06T06:11:00.001-07:00

my first speed paint?

2010-04-30T01:30:00.000-07:00

This took about an hour. With ref. I think this looks like John Goodman. Anyway, check it out.

another finished piece

2010-04-18T23:27:00.001-07:00

baseball!!

2010-04-17T21:19:00.001-07:00

Duke Doomsday: Dinosaur fighter

2010-04-17T12:56:00.001-07:00

More Junk

2010-04-11T17:02:00.000-07:00

I think I'll call this one done.

Another one

2010-04-11T16:57:00.000-07:00

Woody Allen!!

Funny Comp

2010-04-10T22:31:00.000-07:00

I was bored and decided to color an old sketch of mine. Abbot and Costello.

And then there was one . . .

2010-04-07T00:22:00.000-07:00

An illustration to go along with the whole smorgasbord. Enjoy!

Anybody wanna buy a shirt maybe?

2010-04-07T00:15:00.001-07:00

I think these shirts are the Spiffy-ist. Yeah, that's right, I went there.

Some more Scinanigans . . .

2010-04-02T23:49:00.001-07:00

These are some designs for the Darwin Awards book(s?) . So anyway, I think that these are pretty much finished, but I would love any feed back that is floating around in the ether. Thanks for taking the time to check out my stuff!

And the black and white one

2010-03-14T18:18:00.000-07:00

and the black and white one. I know its missing a leg, but what else is wrong?

Postcard WIp

2010-03-14T15:42:00.000-07:00

Here is my first promotional postcard ever. Any crit would be welcome.

Down and Dirty Portrait Bonanza

2010-02-24T13:49:00.001-08:00

Getting the oil changed in Black Thunder and there was this little kid. Her mom asked if I could draw her (more out of competition that anything) and I said I would try. This is the second time I drew it, the first drawing now in possession of the mom. Another victory for the art world. Hu-zzah!

sketch dump infinity

2010-02-24T13:47:00.000-08:00

stuff I've been working on. See Brad Pitt? Next project time

The Big Jawed Lebowski

2010-02-17T22:09:00.001-08:00

A class project: I had to choose two movies from a list and make a poster for the child poster. I chose The Big Lebowski and Jaws. Together they form The Big Jawed Lebowski. I had to do everything in my power to not make a Jay Leno joke. Any crit would be welcome.

Death From Above 1979

2010-02-14T17:56:00.000-08:00

A poster or cd cover or something like that. But yeah, . . . does not match their type of music. I still like it.

word generator

2010-02-12T17:05:00.000-08:00

I've decided that I am tired of being picked over for sketch blogs. So, as well as a show case for my super cool art, I'm going to post random generated words and will sketch from those. We will see how this goes. . . First words: Blackboard Enlightenment. Take that boys!! Sketches soon.

Posing, posing with my arm, Posing, posing with my leg

2010-02-09T18:41:00.000-08:00

Posing a threat! Line drawing of a gig poster I'm working on. Color to follow soon!

Some more stuff to chew your teeth on

2010-02-08T13:17:00.001-08:00

color version of speedcock. :)

Character design for Glick. I call it, Speedcock.

this was for a baby shower invitation that I was commissioned to do. The final product had the top of her head.

Older paintings

2010-02-06T16:11:00.001-08:00

"elf Girl"
"Butt"
"Ho hum . . ."

Portrait paintings

2010-02-06T16:04:00.000-08:00

"savages"
clsoe up
"Steve Bushemi's daughter"
"Bob"

painting

2010-02-06T15:59:00.001-08:00

James. Mister McBuff Buff. A painting I did last semester with Ernie.

jelly fish

2010-02-06T15:48:00.001-08:00

This is a jelly fish I did last semester. It no longer exists sadly.

backstabbing 'cock. Teheh.

2010-01-30T11:59:00.001-08:00

Little editorial piece. Kinda where my minds been at lately. Photoshop and ink.

More Conan, last one I swear.

2010-01-20T22:12:00.001-08:00

Conan O'Brien: Vote For Coco Christopher

2010-01-13T21:52:00.000-08:00

I did this just to show some support. I know that I am just a drop of water in the sea, but it needs to be done. Plus, this one is much nice than the others.

box

2010-01-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

And here are some box designs. Wooo . . .

back of card

2010-01-11T18:05:00.000-08:00

So here is what Im thinking for the game I was hired to help design. Its called "G.O.R." The game of Romance. The guy already has the idea of what he wants but doesn't really have the skill to take it to a final. This is what I want to do for the back of the money cards. Further more, the game is "subtly sexy", which means whatever you want, so the designs aren't overly sexy, or even at all. The fence is supposed to imply that anything can happen behind closed doors and whatnot. And yes I know that GOR is a terrible name for a sexy game.

more CoCo . . .

2009-12-10T01:47:00.001-08:00

I think I finally captured the paleness.

Decision making time. . .

2009-12-09T18:47:00.001-08:00

I would live in California for a year just to catch a glimpse of you

2009-12-08T23:29:00.000-08:00

more progress on Conan. Almost done.

Talk you off what Pop-pop?

2009-12-06T22:51:00.001-08:00

Just some progress. The Cap's body is close to done but then all the details of his costumes need to get in there. Other than that, pretty much just color has been laid in. The heart will be more hair like, I promise. :). Still, any crits would be appreciated.

Is your shirt felt? Would you like it to be?

2009-12-05T13:44:00.000-08:00

Just the start of my final for Humorous. I call it " I love America!".

Batman has a morals clause? He keeps a young boy in a cave!

2009-12-03T22:32:00.000-08:00

Drop a line

2009-11-30T11:28:00.001-08:00

Okay, okay

2009-11-18T15:01:00.000-08:00

Okay, THIS is the final. I think.

more progress

2009-11-18T00:18:00.000-08:00

I figure that this is my final. Any words? Give me a comment. I really want to know what to do with the text and what not.

Innocents and Peppermints

2009-11-16T22:45:00.000-08:00

Work in progress about beatniks and politics. Any words of advise would always be welcome.

wanted: Giggles WIP

2009-11-13T15:14:00.000-08:00

sketch dump

2009-11-10T19:07:00.000-08:00

Just some sketchies that I've been working on, didn't want you guys to think I wasn't doing anything.

Leaves, oh baby

2009-11-03T15:18:00.000-08:00

Leaves. Oh baby.

American Greeting Eat Your Heart Out

2009-11-02T23:16:00.001-08:00

I did these for Humorous Illustration. Grandma is a birthday card, and the other is a Christmas card. Mr. Boley seemed to like them both but I have yet to receive my final grade.

Harold LLoyd WIP

2009-10-30T12:38:00.000-07:00

There is no witty way of sayin cloth study

2009-10-23T12:41:00.003-07:00

Drapery study for class:

B&W Business card idea

2009-10-14T14:33:00.001-07:00

This is an idea for my business card. I'll do a color one also, but for now, poor broke Allison is going for the cheap grey scale. Any critique would be appreciated.

for the wedding job

2009-10-13T15:27:00.000-07:00

I'm posting this one so you can see an example of exaggeration/ likeness. If you are wanting to do black and white instead it would look like the same in style, just imagine that there is no color and you would have it!

this is what a typical caricature by me would look like when it is done for a job. This is also an example of a body (sense you were talking about a beach body I gave myself one) but I am able to do any situation easily enough.

quick color

2009-10-09T15:21:00.000-07:00

maybe 20 or 30 min poose

All those yeaars at lucha school finally pay off

2009-10-07T09:45:00.000-07:00

so here is my first professional practice piece. pretty comical perhaps. A little scary. Based on superstition that if you put a robin on a sick child, the child will get better. Onto the next one!

Fan art?

2009-09-21T19:30:00.001-07:00

Fan art, the movie is rather cool. I think I'll stick to traditional line art. Not feeling the squiggle.

Bane Of My Exsistance

2009-09-18T12:43:00.001-07:00

Just another pose. I was forced to draw hands. Hate drawing hands.

some color for harvey

2009-09-15T21:49:00.000-07:00

Just some quick color added to a sketch.

ABE WIP

2009-09-11T13:42:00.001-07:00

Work in progress for Honest Abe. Watercolor and Bic pen. Any criticism would be appreciated.

Please sir, may I have another? Bit ofcourse!!!

2009-09-08T10:32:00.001-07:00

More cometary esk Abe.

OH ROY!

2009-09-04T14:28:00.001-07:00

Roy Licktenstein wannabe

ABE

2009-09-01T18:46:00.000-07:00

For Humorous Illustration we have to do a caricaturization of a famous person. I'm doing Abraham Lincoln. The most baddest of the bad. Here are my sketches. I'm going for the money one. The creepy pedo one was going to have a Mary Todd Lincoln center for the Mentally Insane in the backround, but not enough people knew that a) Lincoln was married to Mary Todd, and b) that by today's standards she would be considered certifiably insane. Here it goes.

Conan WIP

2009-08-27T21:58:00.001-07:00

Ever sense I was a young boy I've played the silver ball . . .

2009-08-16T12:49:00.000-07:00

Close up of The Love Zombie. Happy six month anniversary imaginary boyfriend!!

Attack of the Love virus. (like 28 Days later, get it? lol) Don't ever give your significant other a zombie Valentine.

A total rip off from one of Nav's ideas. His is a lot nicer too. . . It was just too good an idea to not rip off I guess. Forgive me Nate.

and the far away. Im really thinking about getting this as a tattoo on my back. I've wanted to do so all summer.

Kind of an abstract idea of what I really need in life. It turns out that I don't need much, just as long as my spinal cord can grip a pencil I'll be fine. The Close up.

The Mudville 9. Maybe this needs some explaining. There is a poem about baseball called "The Mudville Nine." It's a really awesome poem so for the contest at my Library "Master the Art of Reading" I thought I would illustrate the poem. The mighty Casey is in the middle, pre strike out, the women are sad (and probably have heatstroke) because they know whats coming, and then there's Joe Walsh, singing the second verse of Rocky Mountain Way. "Well he's telling us this and he's telling us that, changes it every day, says it doesn't matter. Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat, playing it play by play, time to change the batter."

sideways close up of the hippo. Awesome?

Hi I'm Lindsey Wagner, and if you're like me you're one of the millions who toss and turn during the night. What's your sleep number

Dead Caricature Artist Don't Wear Plaid. They wear Batman hoodies, so there. Inspired by the movie, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.

2009-08-16T12:40:00.000-07:00

Hunter S. Thopmson close up sorry he's sideways

Close up of Electraboy

This is electraBoy. Inspired by an episode of Family Guy. Yeah, that one.

Sex-ay

2009-05-14T13:11:00.001-07:00

Batman schinanigans

2009-05-12T17:09:00.000-07:00

This might be my fav. I love his three hairs.

Batman has a morals clause? He keeps a young boy in a cave.

Penguin with his minions from the movie . . .

Alfred Penneyworth (he's worth more than a penney to me!)

So for the sketch a day thing I quickly abandoned the alphabet for something cooler, Fat batman. had a lot of fun doing this stuff.

A Woody Rogen day

2009-05-08T12:40:00.001-07:00

A very sad Woody Allen but would you want it any other way?

A quick Seth Rogen

Just a quickie before class

2009-05-04T23:53:00.001-07:00

An idea for a cover. Malcolm and The Gooch invading your airwaves.

MTDEW

2009-05-02T22:52:00.000-07:00

the finish. super crazy I guess . . .

Real quick

2009-05-01T12:52:00.001-07:00

I haven't given up on the sketch a day thing either, so no worries!!

Ryan Stiles

2009-05-01T12:43:00.001-07:00

In-class assignment, I like this one better than the other, I don't know if I posted the other but whatev'. This one is a bit more dynamic looking and had better color.

Another digital drawing. I've been trying to incorporate more design-esk elements into my drawings. I don't really think these swirls work too well, but I have not given up on the swirl. I will never give up the swirl. Never.

Probably one of my more favorite things I've done for Illustrative drawing. Its Monty and Blanky exploring. They're on their way to the Yukon. Yukon HO!

This is a comic book cover idea that I have going at the moment, so far traditional but I'm going to go in Illustrator and give it some oddly placed graphics so it looks real.

Thanks to everyone who takes a second or two to look at my stuff and give feedback.

Your stomach likes it!!

2009-04-22T22:05:00.003-07:00

Sitting pose. Maybe forty minutes or so. It came out rather nice if you look at it close up, but from farther back it looses a lot of its subtle shifts. I'm gonna call it done cuz there is no way I'm gonna do her pants, they're acid wash (not only ugly but just a bitch to look good with pen).

I know I said I was going to work on the charicature more, but I decided to work on the "real" one instead. Tee gave me some good pointers and they helped a lot. Thanks girl!

I decided to try and do the sketch a day thing. Im starting with the alphabet as a theme. A is for Abbot and Costello. Super quick line drawing. I like it quite a bit though.

This is the line drawing that I'm going to be working on all night. It's an add for mountian dew. Your Stomach Likes It!!

Jeff Carlisle came to talk to our class. It was really uplifting and enjoyable. He talked about how he got his start and where he is now. I respect him so much for doing exactly what he want to do, which is fantasy and sci-fi art. He draws Star Wars for a living. It was great to hear that even though it seems he has more failure than success, he is a success and wouldn't change his past experiences for notin'. Also, he does a great kermit impression. I got to give it up to CCAD for all the great lectures we've been having lately. The Dinotopia guy (Gurrney?) James Sullivan, who is the greatest matte painter for movies for all of time, and now Jeff. I feel like I've really been getting a sensational experience as of late, and that is awesome.

Simone

2009-04-15T18:59:00.003-07:00

And what she looks like through the Allison filter. Simone was a really good sport about this. I applaud her good nature. Not finished but I thought it deserved a post.

What she really looks like . . .

'Tard dump.

2009-04-15T18:48:00.000-07:00

The Gooch has been over taken by the evil and vile Malcolm. Tune in next week to see what happens!

The Gooch in color. Watercolor and color pencil on bristol. There's ink in there too. David Catraow can eat his heart out!

Live models, who would of guessed? I spiced it up a little. Maybe an hour? Watercolor and ink on bristol.

Malcolm color

Kid in my class wrote a story about a fisherman catching the big-un. Pencil on bristol.

A story about a failing juggler and his abusive wife-y. Spot illustration for newspaper. Watercolor and ink

This is a "movie poster" idea as Tardini-o would say. Spend an hour on it?

this is some scary shit. . .

2009-04-14T11:27:00.003-07:00

another portrait from Mr. Wang's class. Its super scary.

Cobra

2009-04-10T11:24:00.001-07:00

this is a piece I did for my Uncle, as the little caption suggests. He built this car from the ground up, 1965 Shelby Cobra.

spamalot playbill

2009-04-09T20:41:00.001-07:00

spam spam spam spam. I was sad that I couldn't include the very expensive forest. Oh well. My SC teacher says this was probably the best project I've done for class. I agree.

Army of Darkness

2009-03-17T21:56:00.001-07:00

AoD DVD cover. I wanted it to look like a book, the neckranomican perhaps???? but really, I'd love some feed back or complients, compliments are always welcome.
tehheheheee. . . .

If your Conan lasts more than 3 hours . . .

2009-03-17T16:24:00.000-07:00

inspired from the super bowl commercial promoting Conan O'Brien (sigh). Its as if my roommates took some kind of pill that made their hair awesome.

doodle

2009-03-17T16:22:00.000-07:00

A doodle I did trying to be Zach. It turned out kinda cool so I wanted to post it before it got too yucky from graphite smears.

self portrait

2009-03-17T15:55:00.000-07:00

This is me looking like a bad ass, wearing my Coraline 3D-glasses (huzzah geekdom)

Character design Monty

2009-03-17T15:53:00.000-07:00

This is Monty, the main character for my story

Terra Cotta Portrait

2009-03-17T15:50:00.000-07:00

This one is done in color pencil. Terra Cotta color pencil . . . The little mushroom looking this was a quick chraicature of this lady.

portrait two

2009-03-17T15:47:00.000-07:00

This is the first portrait I did that looks good.

Asian Kid

2009-03-17T15:42:00.001-07:00

fat kid that modeled for Mr.Wang

For Nerds, Continued!

2009-03-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

Finished line drawing, color to come soon