Visual Development
After us by Connie Wanek
I made two paintings based off the poem titled After Us by Connie Wanek.
I envisioned the poem set in a post apocalyptic South Florida. The waters have risen and the children of that time try to survive through the ruins of our world. I wanted the paintings to be a before and after. A change in perspective.
See Poem below*
Scene 1. Hopeless Present.
Scene 2. Hopeful Future.
The Girl Character Exploration 1
The Girl Character Exploration 2
The Girl Character Exploration 3
The Girl Character Exploration 4
The Boy Character Exploration 1
The Boy Character Exploration 2
The Boy Character Exploration 3
Interior Layout Exploration 1
Interior Layout Exploration 2
Interior Layout Exploration 3
Exterior Layout Exploration 1
Exterior Layout Exploration 2
Exterior Layout Exploration 3
Exterior Layout Exploration 4
Exterior Layout Exploration 5
Exterior Color Keys
Interior Color Keys
“I don't know if we're in the beginning
or in the final stage.
—Tomas Tranströmer
Rain is falling through the roof.
And all that prospered under the sun,
the books that opened in the morning
and closed at night, and all day
turned their pages to the light;
the sketches of boats and strong forearms
and clever faces, and of fields
and barns, and of a bowl of eggs,
and lying across the piano
the silver stick of a flute; everything
invented and imagined,
everything whispered and sung,
all silenced by cold rain.
The sky is the color of gravestones.
The rain tastes like salt, and rises
in the streets like a ruinous tide.
We spoke of millions, of billions of years.
We talked and talked.
Then a drop of rain fell
into the sound hole of the guitar, another
onto the unmade bed. And after us,
the rain will cease or it will go on falling,
even upon itself.”— Connie Wanek
The Monster Prince
I redesigned Studio Ghibli’s’ film Princess Mononoke. I changed the narrative to be based in the South Florida Everglades. The designs were influenced by Miami culture. I decided to make the character of San into a boy to showcase more queer intersectionality representation.
Character Lineup. (Left to Right) Lady Eboshi, Ashitaka,San,Moro
Painting 1. Ashitaka defeats the cursed beast.
Painting Panel. Lady Eboshi shoots Ashitaka.
Painting 3. Ashitaka and San lived happily ever.
Steampunk Winter Wonderland
I illustrated a children playground set in the fictitious steampunk era. I referenced Mary Blair for inspiration.
Playground Ride Ideation
Final Ride Design 1
Final Ride Design 2
Final Ride Design 3
Final Ride Design 4
Burger Joint Ideation
Final Burger Joint Design
Children playing ideation 1
Final Children Design
Color Key 1
The Shinning
I redesigned Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shinning. I set the story in 1970s Colombia.
Character Lineup. (Left to Right) Dick Halloran, Wendy Torrance, Danny Torrance, Jack Torrence, Mr.Grady
Painting 1. The new caretakers arrive to the Overlook Hotel.
Painting 2. Mr.Grady persuades Jack to kill Danny and Wendy.
Character Lineup pass 1
Character Color Key
Scene 1 sketches. The Overlook Hotel exterior
Painting 1 Process
Painting 1 Process sketch
Scene 2 ideation
Scene 2 ideation
Painting 2 Composition and greyscale
Scene 3 Ideation
Scene 3 ideation layout ideas