IF "Sweater"

Once again, here are some examples of what students came up with for the Illustration Friday challenge for the word, "Sweater." This word really seems to have inspired the group - we got so many great solutions!



Above: "People often comment on the sweaters I wear. I always tell them who my #1 sweater inspiration is. … I got it from my Cosby. And he definitely approves." ~ Samille Elliston



Above: "Be ever so careful when you take what you need. Illustrated with a Wacom tablet in Photoshop, using the brush tool and my own photography for some effects." ~ Ange Blomberg



Above: "Sweaters are boring. I didn't want to draw a sweater. Looking to music for inspiration, it came to me: The Sweater Song by Weezer!! Laying down a blue colour similar to their Blue album I started drawing up my 2 colour version of Rivers Cuomo (the lead singer/guitarist) and this is the result!" ~ Nick Stirling



Above: "I had a few ideas for the word sweater but I decided to go with a drawing of an Icanhazcheeseburger image. The image had the words "my gramma madez it" before." ~ Rachael Patterson



Above: "Won't You Be My Neighbour?" ~ Steve Skedden



Above: "I was inspired to create this illustration when I thought about the funny gifts kids get from older relatives." ~ Jenna Bardecki



Above: "Please leave all overcoats, canes, and top hats with the doorman;
from that moment, you'll be out of place and underdressed." What's so bad about standing out?" ~ Amelia Chiarelli



Above: "It seems like once a famous person wears a certain article of clothing that would otherwise be considered ugly, tacky or uncool is instantly wanted by everyone." ~ Brian Kountourogiannis



Above: "Actress Lana Turner. Known as one of the first "Sweater Girls". She is wearing a short-sleeved sweater in this image." ~ Ally Flynn



Above: "This week's Illustration Friday was for the word 'sweater', and I decided to do it about something that means something to me. Everything on the sweater is something that people use to hide their own insecurities, but it's a fact that they all wind up causing problems for you and the people around you. I myself am a repeat offender to some of these (who can say they aren't, really) but lately I've been trying to change. Hense, the little tagline I decided goes with this picture 'That sweater wont keep you warm forever'." ~ Tom Pepper

IF "Dusty"

Oops! I forgot to post some examples of student work for the Illustration Friday word "dusty." Here are a few I thought turned out pretty good!



Above: "When I first thought of the word dusty I thought of a name and then thought of the type of place a person named "Dusty" might live or work." ~ Jenna Bardecki



Above: WWE Legend - Dusty Rhodes ~ Steve Skedden



Above: "This is Dusty... he sits in an old dusty house awaiting his long lost love bunny to return home. He doesnt understand that she was picked up by a vacuum cleaner and isn't coming back." ~ Courtney Pascoe

International Women's Day Posters

Our first major assignment of the fourth semester. Each student had to research one woman - a famous person or someone with whom the student has a personal connection - then design and illustrate a poster for this year's centenary celebration of International Women's Day. The best ten designs will be selected by a jury of Graphic Design faculty members. Those ten designs will be printed in multiple copies and be displayed at all of Mohawk College's campuses in time for International Women's Day!



Designed by Samille Elliston



Designed by Nick Stirling



Designed by Ally Flynn



Designed by Ange Blomberg



Designed by Lynn Greer



Designed by Ashley Demers



Designed by Ashley Ince

Designed by Christie Hoeksema



Designed by Brian Kountourogiannis



Designed by Lyndsey Rondeau



Designed by Derek Lavoie



Designed by Vy Pham



Designed by Courtney Pascoe



Designed by Sophia Polermo



Designed by Steve Skedden



Designed by Ashlee Lloyd



Designed by Amber Matheson



Designed by Tom Pepper



Designed by Gabe Nikota



Designed by Chev Brown



Designed by Todd Miles



Designed by Jackie V Long



Designed by Rachael L Patterson



Designed by Ziying Li



Designed by Mike Mystyk



Designed by Jenna Bardecki

IF "Surrender"

Here's a sampling of what some of our group came up with for the word, "Surrender" for this week's Illustration Friday...



"I always hate when I have 'art' block, because it make me feel like I surrender to the homework." ~ Christie Hoeksema



"We have you surrounded. Done in Photoshop and Illustrator with a Wacom Intuos 4." ~ Todd Miles



"Surrender" ~ Gabi Fortin Smith



"My illustration this week was inspired by Elvis Presley's song 'Surrender', so I did a new cover for his single." ~ Tom Pepper

Self-Promo Postcards

A carry-over project from last semester's Promotional Illustrations course, students created self-promo postcards. The front of each card had to be full colour and painted in acrylics. Here are a few I had a chance to scan.

 (and I hope we can add some more during the semester).

IF "Chicken"

This time around the Illustration Friday word was "Chicken." Here are few of the pieces that turned out great!



Above: "They always have backup. Inspired by the Legend of Zelda series, done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 with a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet." ~ Todd Miles



Above: "If there's one thing I'm chicken of, its probably sharing what I'm really thinking." ~ Tom Pepper



Above: "When I was a wee lad, my friends and I would go to the park and play chicken on our bikes. It didn't take long before we realized we were all chickens!" ~ Derek Lavoie



"Cropped Chicken" ~ Ally Flynn



Above: "I can haz chikn nuggtz plz?" Sketched with pencil, inked with both fine-tip and broad-tip sharpie markers. Character design belongs to me. ~ Catherine Venema