Lauren Rossi's Illustrations

2012-02-17T13:36:00.000-08:00

Here are two of my life drawing sketches. I'm so lucky and glad to be able to retake figure illustration! I love this course

2012-02-13T11:31:00.000-08:00

Working on suggestions for my next portrait! Doing a decorative portrait of my coworker, aka the cat lady! Still working out a fun cat patterned background. :)

2012-02-11T12:57:00.000-08:00

These are some of my first cracks at oil painting!! These are 1-3 hour poses and the top one is the most recent. Thanks for checking out my blog.

2012-02-09T13:40:00.000-08:00

Working on a project for an application! Here's the basics of the whole thing. I'm really excited with how this is coming out!

2012-01-26T09:26:00.000-08:00

Still working on this piece a bit! I feel like I'm starting to lise the figure a bit, but overall, I'm really excited about this piece! I'm having a lot of fun this semester. :)

2012-01-23T17:10:00.000-08:00

I'm working on a line drawing for my portrait painting class. The subject of the portrait was supposed to be a relatively famous person that has passed away.

Here is a brief history on this piece:
The man in the lower corner founded the Koei Kan style of karate back in the 50s. The man in the right corner was his student, and my father was his student. The man in the right corner passed away of cancer in '09.
I chose to do this piece for my father. Sensei Mason was an incredible influence on my father's life, and in turn he's also influenced mine.
I only hope I can do Sensei Onishi and Sensei Mason justice in this piece!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

2012-01-18T10:31:00.000-08:00

I'm thrilled to be in my final semester of my undergrad! Here are some roughs of my first project in senior studio B. Can't wait to get started on the final piece, but I need to fix her face first. haha

2012-01-10T10:10:00.000-08:00

It's the final countdown!!

120 days until graduation.

I'll really be kicking my butt into gear now. I kicked off my semester with getting warmed up with portrait sketches. I'm taking some killer classes this semester and I'm excited to grow even more. I'm going to be pushing myself like crazy this semester and hopefully I'm going to be in a good spot when I graduate.

Let's get this party started!

2011-12-15T10:38:00.001-08:00

I'm really having fun with illustrator!! More to come

2011-12-14T19:13:00.001-08:00

Finished up my iPad poster for class tomorrow! I've been having a lot of fun with illustrator and I want to find my footing with it. :)

2011-12-14T16:56:00.000-08:00

This is from a few weeks ago. I have a lot to fix on it, but overall I'm happy with this piece. Definitely still a work in progress.

2011-12-13T07:47:00.000-08:00

Taking a break from my final vector assignment to post my thumbnails for my final senior studio project. I'm planning on doing a series of tote bags. I still need to consider the interior pattern and pretty much everything. Struggling to decide between two for which I'll have completed for Thursday. :)

Thanks for checking out my blog!

2011-12-12T20:12:00.000-08:00

Throughout the entire semester, one of our assignments was to illustrate the seven deadly sins using different techniques during the class. Some were clearly done at the beginning of the semester, but hopefully over break I have time to go back and revisit them.

Thank you for looking at my blog! Critique is welcomed and encouraged. :)

2011-12-01T05:51:00.001-08:00

This is my final line drawing for my ipad poster. This class is kicking my butt and I love it!! Time to vector all of it!! :D

2011-11-21T11:44:00.001-08:00

The first image is a gradient mesh assignment. I figured since it's just an exercise that I can't throw in my portfolio that I'd show it off here!

The thumbnails are for my final project in my illustrator class! We are to do a vector illustration for the iPad. I really want to do the first one and make it look really vintage. So hopefully my instructor gives me the go ahead. All of the other ones would be really fun to do, too!

2011-11-17T11:11:00.001-08:00

When I don't want to do homework I just go on lookbook.nu and sketch hipsters. Super fun!

2011-11-10T05:44:00.000-08:00

So, this was the most trying assignment that I've ever done. So many things went wrong when I was creating this in illustrator. But this is illustrator. All blends, gradients, blood, and tears.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

2011-11-01T19:29:00.000-07:00

Started working on my spot illustrations for my illustrator class. We are doing the seven deadly sins. Here are Envy and Lust.

2011-10-31T19:24:00.001-07:00

A couple of sketches to keep me from my homework.

2011-10-26T12:08:00.000-07:00

2011-10-20T14:06:00.000-07:00

Here is the line drawing and working final for my third project in senior studio. I really need to kick up the pace and produce more work! More more more!

Crit encouraged! I'm still messing around with fonts and type, my classmates had a lot of great suggestions today :)

2011-10-17T17:01:00.001-07:00

Working finish of my Munny! Critique encouraged!

2011-10-15T20:28:00.001-07:00

Seven Deadly Sins sketches. Here is a work in progress of my seven deadly sins project! Critique welcome! Going to start the line work in illustrator soon. :)

2011-10-11T17:14:00.000-07:00

Just started working on my Munny!

Crit encouraged :) Starting the vector line work tomorrow.

2011-10-04T10:54:00.000-07:00

This assignment has possibly been my least favorite and most challenging assignment in my time at CCS. Hopefully I never have to do anything relating to my high school ever again! We had to revamp our old high school logo, which is obviously the Blue Devils. I've never liked our mascot, ever. But above is what I've done with the logo! Thanks for checking out my blog.

2011-10-03T20:45:00.000-07:00

Working on project 2 for senior studio :)

2011-09-22T14:09:00.000-07:00

Just survived my first senior studio critique! I have a lot of tweaks and changes to do to this piece, but I'm slowly becoming happier with it.

Thanks for checking out my blog. :)

2011-09-22T05:41:00.000-07:00

Currently working on my first project for senior studio. Here is the line drawing and color studies for it!

2011-09-19T19:33:00.000-07:00

First digital live study I've done in a long time. It was very fun and refreshing! I'm really excited that Don let me sit in on the last 10 minutes of his class!!

2011-09-14T14:29:00.000-07:00

Working on senior studio stuff! I'm taking 18 credit hours this semester, only too much fun so far! Currently thumbnailing forever while I rewatch Dexter :)

2011-08-25T15:37:00.000-07:00

Submission for the Milla Jovovich Model Exchange contest on Sketchoholic.

2011-08-09T14:51:00.000-07:00

Finished up a commissioned piece! Well, I will once I get rid of the bottom strawberry, client doesn't want it anymore :) But I'm pretty excited about this piece. i've never done anything like it before. Boom.

2011-06-24T00:04:00.000-07:00

Recent sketchbook stuff. Thanks for checking out my blog!

2011-06-23T23:18:00.000-07:00

There seems to be a disconnect between my sketches and my final every time I do... any project. Maybe I'm just awful. Haha. But here's a quick, 2 hour little piece for a dog rescue logo.

Just gotta.... keep trying harder :)

2011-05-30T17:23:00.000-07:00

Fun fun fun figure sketches!! My scanner worked long enough to scan one page....

2011-05-25T17:57:00.000-07:00

Thanks for checking out my blog!

2011-05-24T07:59:00.000-07:00

This summer is so exhilerating! I have no income so I'm frantically trying to find a job, but I'm drawing more than I have any other summer so far!
This summer so far I've been story boarding my summer, more or less it's going to be my little visual diary that no one else gets to see. I'll also be working on contests on the website Sketchoholic, as well as going to parks, zoos, museums.. anywhere where I can draw or paint. Exciting, right??

The image posted above is a small clip from a sketch I'm about to progress for the Sketchoholic contest Lady Gaga and Weird Creature.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

2011-04-27T17:24:00.000-07:00

This is my final painting for my digital pen and ink class. :) I've never talked clouds before, I'm defniitely going to go back and fix a lot of the problems, but I'm currently really happy with the success of this piece :)

Thanks for checking out my blog!

I haven't posted anything recently due to finals and my motherboard on my computer crashing. Currently crossing my fingers and praying I'll get my computer back asap so I can prepare for reviews.

2011-04-09T09:08:00.000-07:00

Here's my partially completed process portfolio for class :) Yeah, I've already posted this espn stuff before, but not in a pretty little layout :) Now I just need to write my creative brief.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

2011-03-28T09:33:00.000-07:00

2011-03-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

Let's get this pary started!
This is how I spent my evening.. working on these boards and watching:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 2 The Secret of the Ooze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever

This is how we do

2011-03-21T23:07:00.000-07:00

My mother wants her first tattoo!
She loves everything Hawaii. In a few years, she's going to be leaving me on the mainland for the islands!
I'm in the preliminary stages of design. Crits encouraged :)

2011-03-20T12:26:00.000-07:00

More boards from class. :)

2011-03-10T21:09:00.000-08:00

I revisited some boards that I did from last semester, added value then markered them :)

2011-03-09T20:04:00.000-08:00

So I'm really bad at drawing faces.... and hands. So I pulled out my expressions book and did a bunch of overlays. Hopefully it helps. haha

2011-03-09T18:28:00.001-08:00

current website!
check it :)

http://laurennrossi.carbonmade.com/

2011-03-04T09:24:00.000-08:00

Here are the century 21frames from my most recent assignment in my storyboarding class.

Spring Break!!!

2011-02-07T08:32:00.000-08:00

Progress!!! Crit encouraged :)
Thanks for checking out my stuff!

2011-02-04T08:08:00.000-08:00

Storyboarding is so much fun. Here's my fourth assignment of the semester in my class. I also finished up 3 independent study assignments but I figured it's be overkill to post them. Thanks for looking!

2011-01-31T18:34:00.000-08:00

There is no heat in my apartment. I'm freezing.

Here's a bit more of my Lady Godiva sketch. I don't like working digitally. But I'll learn to like it soon. Gonna start throwing down value/color tomorrow!

2011-01-27T18:54:00.000-08:00

We're doing a Lady Godiva project in my digital pen and ink class. Here's just a character sketch. Just gotta plop her in an environment with a peepin' Tom.

Also, I need a scanner that isn't awful.

2011-01-21T07:43:00.000-08:00

I love my storyboarding class. Here is a series of boxers that I drew for the second assignment. Then we chose which one I'm going to beat up in the next assignment. Guess which one I'm doing. :P

Thanks for checking out my blog :)

2011-01-17T11:32:00.000-08:00

Here is my first assignment in my adv storyboarding class. We had a minute or two to convey the scenario that our instructor would read aloud. Can you tell what most of these are? Cuz I can't....... hahahaha

2011-01-15T17:37:00.000-08:00

Just a quicky of good-ol' Georgy. I don't want to start my homework... so I'm doing quick studies of presidents....and a bad painting of MLK Jr.

2011-01-12T07:22:00.000-08:00

Today in my Digital Pen and Ink class we hung out with the Beatles. It was pretty neat. I'm glad the semester has started up again.

2010-12-17T11:06:00.000-08:00

Here is my final storyboarding assignment and an image from my final "exam" in the class.

Our final for class was drawing on napkins. We had to do a self portrait. Here is mine :)

And.... THE SEMESTER IS OVER!!!! I'm the only person in the lab :(

Thanks for checking out my blog!

2010-12-10T11:42:00.000-08:00

Cars!

edit: oops. This was for an assignment in my storyboarding class. Each student had to choose a different movie to do a sequence of storyboards for an upcoming film. I chose Cars 2... because I didn't want to draw people this week.

Thanks for checking out my blog :)

2010-12-09T05:50:00.000-08:00

Redo portrait! woop.
Using this project to replace my first portrait assignment of the semester. I'm definitely happier with this one.

Thanks for checking 'er out!

2010-12-08T06:30:00.000-08:00

In my storyboarding class we get to drawwwwww hipsters! haha

Thanks for checking it out :)

2010-11-30T17:03:00.000-08:00

I figured out after effects!!! This is the first animation I've ever created! It works best on a loop, but I don't know how to do that on here. Here's my final for the poster :)

2010-11-28T18:08:00.000-08:00

Sneak peak of my most recent piece! There aren't a lot of weeks left in the semester, time to hustle!!!

2010-11-24T07:06:00.000-08:00

The first few sketches are for an indoor water park ride that myself. Ash, and Cara and designing together. These sketches were "pre-meetup" but we've all decided to do a "seven sees" inner tube lazy river ride. It should be really interesting! I'm doing a jungle themed area of the ride and sketches for the Atlantis section.
The bottom sketch is for the first portrait assignment in my digital painting class. I really am not happy with the cowgirl painting I did, although I learned a lot doing it. I decided to do another piece for it.
There really is no rhyme or reason behind the concept of this next piece, other than the fact that I REALLY want to do a painting of a guy with a beard and antlers. I found my desires fit pretty well to the assignment.
Thanks for checking out my blog!

2010-11-23T08:03:00.000-08:00

Below are some color studies for my final. Decisions decisions...

2010-11-22T11:40:00.000-08:00

Here is the infomercial I did for my Intro to SToryboarding class. We chose random people and products and had to make an infomercial out of our selections!

My TV personality is Don Kilpatrick (the CCS illustration dept chair) and my product was a fire extinguisher.

My random TV announcer kind of looks like Ellen. haha!

2010-11-12T11:38:00.000-08:00

Here's my final boards for the ESPN commercial. :)

Thanks for checking 'em out!

2010-11-09T07:55:00.000-08:00

I'm making a PSA poster about washing your feet. I'm going with the middle one. This piece will eventually be animated with after effects. Stoked!

2010-11-09T05:47:00.000-08:00

Here's a quick preview of my next assignment. There's a king on the dragon's back that I need to pop out a bit more. Yesterday I was watching the Lion King 2 and I payed attention to the environments and now I have a better idea for the rocks in the foreground. Starting the final in a couple hours :)

2010-11-06T13:46:00.000-07:00

Here is just a couple pages from my sketchbook throughout the semester so far. The last scan are thumbnails for my next storyboarding assignment. Can't wait!

Thanks for checking out my blog! :)

2010-11-04T16:02:00.000-07:00

I need a better scanner. But here's the basic line drawing for my next project, minus the people. This needs to be final by Wednesday so I'm doing the color study traditionally and the finally is going to be digital. Can't wait. :)

2010-11-01T18:01:00.000-07:00

starting up my next environment, dragon looks really funky and I'm open to all sorts or critique and suggestions! The little bubble dudes are saxon warriors, the bubble dude on the dragons back will eventually be a cool looking king! still going to sketch out a few more to see if i can make things more dynamic.. I'm excited about this project though :)

2010-10-27T21:56:00.001-07:00

All ready for critique in the morning... now for that 10 page paper due right after.........

2010-10-25T14:50:00.000-07:00

here's a bit more progress. still need to bring everything together. need more smoke and flaaaaaames!!! pretty excited that we have an extended deadline for this assignment :)

2010-10-21T18:11:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of recent assignments from my storyboarding class. Probably my favorite class this semester. :)

2010-10-20T11:07:00.000-07:00

Here is the color study for the next project in my environment class. I'm happy to get started with the finished piece. :)

2010-10-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

Today I started another piece. "worst job" I've posted the progress so far. I've been about 2 hours into that particular piece. I'm probably 12 hours into my dino/amelia piece. I keep getting faced with problems, especially still figuring out digital painting. I'm probably going to take it to color the next time I work on it. I'm excited about both pieces so far. Critique/suggestions are highliy encouraged. :)

2010-10-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

Here are two paintings in progress for one of my studio classes. Both have a ways to go before being finished. I wish I had more progress work from the colored piece. First real attempt at photoshop. I'm almost happy!

2010-10-16T13:46:00.000-07:00

starting an environment painting for class. we were all given a couple different thumbnails to choose from. i'll be posting progress as i get along.

also working on a storyboarding project for class. scans will be up soon :)

2010-10-14T11:48:00.000-07:00

digital painting practice!

2010-05-23T14:26:00.000-07:00

my summer working at cedar point.

2010-05-08T11:33:00.000-07:00

Just finished up my second year at CCS. Left me feeling like a zombie. Working at Cedar Point this summer, hopefully I'll come back in the fall all refreshed :)

2010-04-14T06:11:00.000-07:00

for the sake of art!!!

check out this girl's project!!! LOVE IT!!!

"Throw two people who don't know each other or have never thought of each other in a romantic way into a room and make them kiss."

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazycrazyme/

2010-04-13T22:10:00.000-07:00

2010-04-06T21:58:00.000-07:00

some stuff from last semester

all acrylic on board.

2010-04-05T05:44:00.000-07:00

Couple sketchbook pages from my product studio.

2010-03-22T02:39:00.000-07:00

I love Girl Scout events!! Check out that line for caricatures that we had :)

2010-03-08T05:57:00.000-08:00

Spring break! quick, early morning painting.

it's been a while

2010-03-04T02:43:00.000-08:00

let's get this party started.

progress.

2009-10-12T18:54:00.000-07:00

i wish i had put more time into this..

2009-10-06T12:26:00.000-07:00

image making class.

landscape project work in progress.

nom nom.

2009-09-17T18:10:00.000-07:00

Back to school finally!!!
Taking 18 credits this semester, gonna be a blast.
Currently working on a digital painting for my image making class. We started with a black and white image of ours and paint over it in photoshop.
I wish I could find the original reference material.

Still have a bit a ways to go..

2009-08-06T16:28:00.000-07:00

I decided I don't really like my work very much. I think it's because I don't have a purpose or direction. The other day someone asked me why I went to art school, and I didn't know why. Which is bad. If someone doesn't have a purpose or drive to do something, they're never going to be great or succeed at what they're doing.
I either need to redirect my life or find passion in what I'm doing.
Maybe getting back to school in a few weeks will help this rut.

2009-07-05T20:45:00.000-07:00

Just returned from Cornerstone Festival 09!!
Videos and pics coming soon. If you want to hear stories, ask. =P
But Cornerstone was amazing.

First set of photos:
Yeah, my shoes got absolutely trashed in one week.

2009-06-27T18:27:00.000-07:00

Leaving for Cornerstone Festival tomorrow!!

Some of the bands I'm seeing this week!
Doctor!Doctor!, Schaeffer, Children 18:3, The Showdown, Spoken, Family Force 5, The Skies Revolt, Showbread, Relient K, The Wedding, MyChildren MyBride, Gwen Stacy, The Chariot, mewithoutYou, Shiny Toy Guns, Oh Sleeper, Becoming The Archetype, Anberlin , Anchor & Braille, Bradley Hathaway, Ilia, The Classic Crime, War of Ages, Living Sacrifice, The Devil Wears Prada, Underoath, Bloodline Severed

Even more I can't remember. There are a few stages that I haven't checked the schedule for.

Oh. PS, i'm back from Florida for the summer!!

2009-06-13T16:22:00.000-07:00

I'm going to live in San Francisco one day.
Just wait.

Layover in Las Vegas. Had to spend the night. OH DARN.. I HAVE to spend a night in Las Vegas... What am I going to doooooo? hahah
Best night never.

Hippie-ville. loved it!

2009-06-08T08:45:00.000-07:00

Sitting in the airport in Philadelphia, on my way to San Francisco.
This week is going to be great. I hope I remember to do my homework and write my paper. Maybe I'll do that on the plane. I'll be here in Phili for 3 hours.

Finished reading Twilight tonight. Reading New Moon on the plane. Yeah. I'm a loser. I don't care. I like the books. Wouldn't watch the movie if you paid me though.

But i'll be sure to take loads of pictures while I'm in San Fran. Never been there. Going to be a blast. =]

2009-06-04T20:58:00.000-07:00

Just a few things pulled from my sketchbook.
Work and online classes have been pretty time consuming. But that's perfectly fine =]

2009-06-01T18:46:00.000-07:00

I want to get a lot done this summer.
Here is step one.

I found a bunch of sketches I did in my first semester at CCS, so I scanned them in and I think I'm going to start messing with them. Have been doing a lot of other figurative work too.
My two fashion illustration books came in the mail today! I need to sit down and start looking. Gonna get inspired! yeah!

2009-05-31T00:33:00.000-07:00

I was looking through old photos and I found some really great ones. I think I should re introduce these to the world wide webz.

Christmas '08

The mullet days..

I don't even know why this happened..

When I saw him I almost cried. I was terrified.

Best friend. We take cool pictures all the time. haha

Thanks for sharing this moment. =]

2009-05-28T18:28:00.000-07:00

The National Spelling Bee.

Several words spelled by the top 7 in this year's bee.
(these kids are not older than 13! crazy.)

huisache
neufchatel
cretonne
amarevole
becquerel
caerphilly
palatschinken (the kid i was rooting for got this wrong)
ecossaise
fackeltanz
jacqueminot
schizaffin
wisent
diacoele
reredos (GO TIM!!!)

Championship Words:
antonomasia
bouquiniste
oriflamme
guayabera
isagoge
sophrosyne
menhir
phoresy
maecenas (no..........)
laodicean

Congrats Kavya Shivashankar!
(I wanted Tim to win)

These kids are nuts.

2009-05-26T18:27:00.000-07:00

I have three moleskin sketchbooks and I'd like to fill them this summer. Let the fun begin.