{"id":23700,"date":"2023-10-07T21:18:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T01:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=23700"},"modified":"2023-10-07T21:18:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T01:18:28","slug":"industrious-illustrating-42-summer-of-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2023\/10\/07\/industrious-illustrating-42-summer-of-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrious Illustrating #42 &#8211; Summer of Artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>Sorry about the late post! I had a bunch of deadlines and personal matters come up toward the end of the week, so This week, before I make posts about broad topics, I want to share some of the artwork I made over the summer that I liked the most.<\/p>\n<p>I recently designed this shaker charm themed around Devil&#8217;s Hole pupfish, which are a critically endangered species of fish native only to a specific pool of water in Death Valley! Shaker charms are basically acrylic charms with a hollow interior compartment that has individual acrylic pieces which can be shaken around, as I demonstrate in the below video:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23701\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230928_104153-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230928_104153-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230928_104153-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230928_104153-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 648px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-23700-1\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230928_102750_1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230928_102750_1.mp4\">http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230928_102750_1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>In other fun animal-themed merchandise, I also designed a fat squirrel wood pin as a fun and eco-friendly alternative to enamel pins. It&#8217;s a loving reference to the chonky squirrels that populate the Diag, though they also have general appeal for anyone who enjoys round orb-shaped cute animals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23705\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230823_184504-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230823_184504-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230823_184504-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230823_184504-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230823_184504-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230823_184504-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also made myself a logo to use on my branding online and at conventions featuring my original character Toshiaki and his mech &#8220;Bhairava&#8221;. It&#8217;s simple but also still drawn in my style to reflect my unique artistic style. You can also see it in the top right corner of the 2023-2024 Industrious Illustrating banner!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23704\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Diurnal-days-art-logo-2023-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Diurnal-days-art-logo-2023-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Diurnal-days-art-logo-2023-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Diurnal-days-art-logo-2023-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Diurnal-days-art-logo-2023-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Diurnal-days-art-logo-2023-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In terms of my digital painting skills, I spent a bunch of time working on improving my painting skills with bigger and more complex drawings than before! I translated one of my mecha digital paintings into a physical iridescent foil print which makes their lights change in color from different angles, defying the usual static rigidity of a paper print.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 648px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-23700-2\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230821_184339.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230821_184339.mp4\">http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230821_184339.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>I also experimented with more complex perspective and color schemes I don&#8217;t usually use in my artwork:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23708\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/INCOMPLETE-Lees-Detective-Agency-glazed-intensity14-render2-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/INCOMPLETE-Lees-Detective-Agency-glazed-intensity14-render2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/INCOMPLETE-Lees-Detective-Agency-glazed-intensity14-render2-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/INCOMPLETE-Lees-Detective-Agency-glazed-intensity14-render2-1024x663.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23709\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AC6-Mech-min-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AC6-Mech-min-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AC6-Mech-min-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AC6-Mech-min-663x1024.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All in all, I feel like I had a pretty fruitful summer of experimentation and improvement! I also tabled at a handful of smaller one-day events where I brought in alright sums of money to tide me over before I do a few three-day events in the winter, which I&#8217;ll talk about in another post! Anyway, see you guys again next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Sorry about the late post! I had a bunch of deadlines and personal matters come up toward the end of the week, so This week, before I make posts about broad topics, I want to share some of the artwork I made over the summer that I liked the most. I recently designed this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2255,"featured_media":23610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2041,2042,1857,2043,1922,2044,1885,2045,1806],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23700"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2255"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23710,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23700\/revisions\/23710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}