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Sebastian of the Earth Illustrated Children’s Book Series

-The City of Mt. Diablo- Illustrated Adult Graphic novel 2024 BFA SENIOR PROJECT

Cover Art
Mood Board #1

cover art, sequential illustration, story & set design: the city of Mt. diablo

Cover Art, final, gouache
“The City of Mt. Diablo”
2020

    6-Panel interpretation of short story prompt: Skywoman Falling

      character, set, & prop design: the story of benito

      Storyboard: The wealth of nations

        stop motion animation

        The Wealth of Nations Animated

         A society of domestic animals toils and creates wealth which is funneled to a lone, all-powerful pig who hoards it in his giant piggy bank/rocket ship. When the herd goes broke, poverty, drugs, pollution, and disaster consume their society, and the pig escapes with all the loot. Can society recover without the rich pig and the wealth he absconded with? 

        PLASTIGLOMERATION

          

        An Angel floats to Earth and begins to lose her heavenly features as she absorbs the toxic landscape and evolves to become a part of the ruined earth. As she morphs into bare meat and muscle, her belly swells with a plastiglomerate growing in her womb…

        humor illustration-Thumbnails & value studies: trumpzilla & the exploding moon

        Egg Story Prompt-No Words or Faces: A Sophisticated Egg Story

          Portraits of Triumph & Bravery Overcoming Addiction: Real people in their first days in a rehab for addiction & mental health struggles

          “Aimee” 

          oils, 2022

          “Renee”
acrylics, 2022

          “Renee”

          acrylics, 2022

          “Troy”

          oils, 2022

          ”Chris”

          acrylics, 2022

          ”Dom”

          oils, 2022

          Prompt: recreate panel from a graphic novel-the dark tower: the gunslinger

          My imagery version with text from novel.

          pencils, 2023

          Study of imagery from novel  with my text inserted.
pencil, 2023

          Study of imagery from novel  with my text inserted.

          pencils, 2023

          music Videos & social media

          "Skywoman Falling"

          Storyboard study set to music

          "I thought we were friends... my precious friend..."

          Storyboard study set to music

          A Sophisticated Egg Story

          Comic from the prompt: "Egg story in black and white with no faces or words." Steven Bales 2023 Narrative Illustration, CSU East Bay Music: "Brown Eyed Girl," by Van Morrison 

          Character Design 3D Printing Project: Abominations

            typography: chaos vs. control

              greeting card illustration

                Kinetic Sculpture/Photography: A Life & Death Struggle

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