One Year Down, Three To Go!

I'm back in Illinois for the summer!


Feels odd being back home. The house is in disarray, my mom is working on remodeling everything so moving in has been a bit of a hassle.

(also Brian Ewing visited my illustration class a few weeks ago and I nabbed a poster we worked with           Becky Cloonan on!)

But I have lots of art making plans! I'm going to continue my Fearsome Ladies project on a weekly basis, and I'm doing a weekly sketch group with some illustration buddies! On top of that I have a few other projects in the works.

I really need to do a better job at keeping this blog updating haha. I'll be posting some of my illustrations and other school work here asap!

More drawing assignments! Our next unit covered drawing using measurements. We had a three session still-life in class, plus two out of class measured object drawings.

 The drawings were supposed to be simple line-drawings, with all the focus being spent on getting the measurements as accurate as possible.

The toothbrush proved to be a challenge or me, I think it was the thinness and lengthiness of the object that made it difficult. 

Here's my first project from my design class, taught by Chris Harman.

My first "problem" was to create a geometric pattern using cut paper. 

First, I sketched a BUNCH of designs, before deciding on using a repeating triangle. I created the final design in Illustrator.

Then, I cut out the triangles from black and white paper. When I first did the project, I accidentally used an off-white paper, and it was very noted in class critique. So I redid it using pure white and black.

After we had a black and white version, we had to repeat the design using colored papers. I used a pink-ish tinted paper and some vintage patterned wallpaper I had leftover from another project.

As promised, here's a basic run thorough of how I do my fearsome ladies sketches. 

First is the research. How I find my lady of the day varies, but lately I've been utilizing the aforementioned podcast "The History Chicks". Today, I drew Lizzie Borden, a Massachusetts woman who was tried and acquitted of the murder of her father and stepmother, and 

whose trial caused a media uproar like no other.

After I decide who I'm drawing, I'll try to do some research about her. If possible, I'll listen to a "History Chicks" podcast as I'm working, but if they don't have a podcast on the particular lady I am drawing, I'll try to read some online articles (or just the wikipedia if I'm lazy). I'll then I'll try to find some good image refs of her, usually just using google.

Then I'll do a really rough sketch in my sketchbook. I don't focus on a lot of details, I just try to get the general shape and look of the lady.

I then bring that sketch into photoshop and refine it.

Then I'll do the line-art! 

Then I color and add texture! And viola, I'm done!

The colors I pick are usually inspired by my research, or the fashions of the time the lady is from. For this one, I figured a scheme of black and red would be appropriate considering the dark subject matter.

Now for some of my sketchbook work!

For my Drawing I class, we are required to maintain a daily sketchbook, and every sketch has to maintain a continuous theme.

I've been keeping multiple sketchbooks for years now, right now I have one "do whatever/doodles" sketchbook and one "life-drawing/anatomy practice" sketchbook, plus a tiny moleskin that I tend to do landscape gestures in.

So, for this one, I decided to maintain it digitally via a blog format. I tend to do most of my personal work using photoshop and my wacom tablet, so I figured I'd be more enthusiastic to maintain this sketchbook if I used a medium I really enjoyed and am comfortable with.

SO, I have my medium, now I need my theme. I went back and forth for a while. Since I love musicals so much, I was considering creating my own costume/character designs for characters from my favorite musicals. I scrapped that idea, as I wanted to do something more challenging.

Then I considered doing a four-panel comic based off my daily experiences, but I felt like my life was too boring and repetitive. My routine doesn't vary much from: sleep, eat, go to class, do homework, eat again, sleep again, and maybe mess around online a bit.

 Then I considered doing a dream journal by illustrating my dreams into a four panel comic, but  since I hardly ever remember my dreams, I scrapped this idea, too (though this is a project I would like to do eventually. I LOVE Emily Carroll's dream journals).

FINALLY, inspired by my interest in feminism and women's rights, I decided to draw fearsome ladies in history! And so far, it's been a wonderful project! There are SO many interesting and inspiring ladies from the past, I'm sure I could continue this project WELLL after its due date.

As you can see, I started out with a fixed composition of "circle thing in center with bust of lady in center of that".

After a few weeks of just doing busts, I decided to change things up a bit and do full-body portraits. I retained the limited color palettes of the busts, but with the added bonus of being able to challenge myself with body proportions.

My main source of research material for this project has been this AMAZING and informative podcast called "The History Chicks." Check them out if you have the time! I love listening to the show while I work on these.

If you want to find out more about the ladies I drew above, or want to see more of my sketchbook, you can see ALL of my sketches and descriptions on my "Fearsome Ladies in History" blog on tumblr.

(I might make a post detailing my process in making these sketches whenever I have the time)

OH! And another thing! If you'd like to follow what I'm doing here at school, I update my required digication portfolio MUCH more often than I do this blog.  There you'll see my work organized into my current portfolio, then by my classes. Here's the link again! https://ccad.digication.com/cailey_tervo

Also, you can follow my drawing sketchbook tumblr! Everyday I draw a fearsome lady from history, and so far I am 100% up-do-date! It's been a fun project, and if you're into feminism or history (or my art I guess) you should check it out and spread the word! Here's that link again! http://ctervosketchbook.tumblr.com

While I'm at it, you can follow my ART TUMBLR, like me on my ART FACEBOOK, or follow me on my PERSONAL TWITER!

That's it for the blog posts for now! Check out those links, and tomorrow I'll start posting some art on here (which would be appropriate, this being an art blog and all).

Hello, blogspot! Long time no post! Sorry about that!

I am now at CCAD! I started classes a month ago, and wow I've learned a lot already!

I'll be posting mostly school work here from now on, since that's taking up a majority of my time. But also expect more doodles, WIPS of my school and personal projects, and maybe an animation tutorial!

An Update!

I haven't posted much on here for a while, mainly because I've been in Memphis, TN at MCA's Summer Academy!

I have class everyday from 9-4, so I've been pretty busy! I'll try to post some of the work I've done here (mostly small watercolors and just small projects really) as soon as I can!

Until then, I might do some doodle posts! And that gif tutorial is coming soon I promise! :D