Birds of a Feather

This is the first installment in my set of birds that are given a bad rep. I had a really good time creating the organic flow of feathers on this bird and learned plenty about the raven's anatomy. It's a tough task to not make a raven seem menacing... but i tried to put the subject in better light. I went for the beauty of nature approach, instead of the edgar allan poe-esque gothic raven.

The second in the set, i had a good time rendering this vulture's head. Their anatomy is insane and the color scheme on their skin seems almost random. They also have a nasal passage in their beak that goes right through to the other side.. that's not me being lazy, that's mother nature.

TA DA!

An instructional brochure demonstrating the traditional art of pulling a rabbit from a hat. I created this brochure digitally, with the few exceptions of hand drawing the rabbits and one hinge diagram, then scanning them in. Although suprisingly time consuming, I actually enjoyed the process and I loved the idea of trying to keep it whimsical. Not an easy task.. for an Information illustration.

Grrrreat!

My immediate response when given the task of illustrating an overheard conversation between strangers. (without illustrating what they were actually discussing). Fueled with wealth of knowledge gained from the 'Planet Earth' nature documentary series, I attempted this unexpectedly dark subject matter. this image displays that although seemingly brutal at first, the death of an animal is a necessary part of survival for another animal. I tried to reinforce the idea with the treat of a small tiger cub watching the mother tiger perform the kill.