Hi my name is Trixie and I’m a senior Humanities and Arts major from Ellicott City, Maryland. A lot of my art draws inspiration from the media I consume, and I frequently find myself using games like Breath of the Wild/ToTK and Hades, or movies and TV shows such as Star Wars or The Last of Us as reference.
Currently, I’m using art to grow my portfolio so I can graduate and get a job doing something like concept art or character design. I would like to learn more about the different ways to make and refine art from the courses I take, however, as I spent my first two years of college as an aerospace engineering major and I feel I’m a bit behind the curve.
I enjoy both traditional and digital art, however in both mediums I definitely prefer 2D art. Figure drawing with Professor Hong-Sammons has been my favorite art class so far because I learned how to use oil pastels and I love how vibrant they are. Concept art with Professor Gutierrez is another one of my favorites because I want to do concept art professionally and he did an amazing job teaching the iterative process.
While I have practice in making all types of art I definitely need to work on my 3D modeling skills as that is the medium I have the least amount of experience or knowledge in. I also would like to learn how to make games because that is something else I have very limited knowledge in.
thought-provoking- I don’t know why but the last piece you did really just feels like it says something, I think it has to do with the character’s gaze being fixed upon the camera and then holding a cigarette
Dark – I love the lighting work, it all feels very realistic
Detailed: I can tell you really thought out the colors and lighting for your art. It makes them stand out and almost pull you into them
Striking – I love all of the different distinct character designs, and I think there’s a special intrigue they each have – There’s a lot of subtle details in the designs that make me want to know more about each of them!
Quirky – I love the way all the poses show the character’s personality. Character designs are also great, and very distinct.
familiar – the way you design characters makes them feel like ive seen them out and about in the world; they feel very human
striking – The art and character designs feel very down-to-earth and grounded, but the lighting, poses, and clothing design make them stand out rather than feeling mundane
colorful – I like all your pieces! They make nice use of colour
Impressive: the lighting on the piece with the car is very realistic and well rendered.
Dark: Both of the environment concepts you made are very dark and moody, and I feel like it makes the brighter details in them pop really nicely
Inventive, I like your character designs.
Vibrant – I love the use of colors in the more monotone scenes, it livens up the space.
Familiar (or rather the opposite) – You have a very unique style in your paintings! It looks great!
impressive: i am in love with your art style, and the way that you are able to portray the essence of a character within a single image. they are so well designed too.