The Mark of Zorro

Sketch for painting #4 for Narrative Painting. Photoshop, 1 hour

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp: the Cast

"This here's a beauty..."

Finish for Painting #3 for Narrative Painting

"The sweet old lady was negotiating with the slimy used car salesman."

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp: The Genie of the Lamp

Genie of the Lamp design for my "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" character design assignment for Portfolio Development.

PSCS3, 3 hrs

Aladdin: The Princess and the Sorcerer

Princess and Sorcerer designs for my "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" character design assignment for Portfolio Development.

PSCS3
Princess: 3 hrs
Sorcerer: 2.5 hrs

Halloween 2009: MMPR Green Ranger!

4 years ago, I had made myself a Mighty Morphin' Red Ranger costume for Halloween, using a bike helmet, cardstock, spraypaint, some white fabric and a red longsleeve shirt and sweats. I wore it around the Castro in San Francisco, where I was quite the celebrity. I was being stopped every few minutes by grown men and women who had grown up with the original Power Rangers like I had, taking pictures and generally living it up.


Alas, that costume was illfitting and poorly constructed, and by the night's end was pretty much in shambles. Using what I had learned from the first costume, I set out this year to create the costume I had REALLY wanted to make once I knew how:

The Green Ranger.


SUPPLIES USED:
foam sheets: $8
green spray paint: $3
white spray paint: $2
2 bottles green airbrush paint: $8
1 bottle gold acrylic craft paint: $2
white leggings: $10
white neck guard from daiso: $1.50
Kids' XL longsleeve shirt: $4
masking tape: $1.50
audio recorder keychain: $5
gold, blk, & white spray paint; cardstock; velcro from winter season; permanent markers; acrylic paints; dowel for dagger; slip on shoes; photo paper (morpher); soda bottle and black fabric (visor); hot glue: already had, so $0

TOTAL COST : $45





A comparison between the two, from 2005 and 2009...


"Let the power protect you." - Zordon

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp: the Princess and the Sorcerer

From top to bottom: the color choices I picked out for the Princess, the Princess at 50% paint, and the Sorcerer sketch.

Princess: I plan on repainting the headdress and adding WAYYYY more embroidery to her gown. Photoshop CS3, 1.5 hrs

Sorcerer: Still not quite as sure about the Sorcerer's costume, will probably rework it in class later. Whereas Aladdin and the Princess will be more Chinese in ethnicity, the Sorcerer will definitely be a more Arabian-Middle Eastern character, to symbolize both the tale's more well-known association as well as distancing the Sorcerer from our hero and damsel. PS CS3, 30 min