I've been busy!

But all I can say is that its all well worth the time and energy.

Here are some sketches and concept work for my Background Design class.


This second set is for the final project/senior project to go in my portfolio. I have many character designs that will be scanned, completed, and uploaded soon!


BTW, its a space world on top, and the buildings are set on poles that extend down into the ocean, which is another world full of mermaids and a different sort of technology.

Guess I'm It Now

You know, for the longest time, I've seen people tagged on their blogs, and I was just waiting to see when I was going to get tagged. Guess I'm "it" now, thanks to Luckie! Its all in good fun though.

The rules: I share 7 things about myself you don't already (possibly) know, and then I tag 7 others to do the same.

1. My name Thanh Chi has no real cool meaning like energy, spirit, whatever you guys are mixing up with those Chinese meanings. It simply means "cute, little girl", and yes guys, that's the meaning in Vietnamese. My momma named me.
   
2. I am a really big book worm. I read all of the Harry Potter books in 2 months, and that was in the middle of a busy quarter. Also, when I finish a book, if I like it, I'll re-read it again a couple of months later and still get excited and sucked into the storyline, regardless of the fact that I already know what's going to happen.
3. My grandparents wanted my parents to push me to be a doctor so I can be successful and comfortable financially ever since I started middle school. Thankfully, my parents pushed me to do whatever makes me happy, which is my art.
4. I'm a bit stubborn, so a lot of new things I try, I usually try to do figuring out on my own. Then when I get in more deep or get stuck, I finally do my full research and adapt my ways so it does work.
   
5. Technically, I am 5' 1" and a half.
6. I really do love skirts. I may be a tomboy at times, but there is definitely a girly girl in me.
   
7. I love to watch horror and zombie movies because I love the thrill I get from them.

Ok, so now I tag:

• Yusuke Sato
  
• Andrew Quintiliani
• Heather Berry
  
• Chris Neuenschwander
  
• Shadrick Wright
• Brandon Paul
• Kelton Hamm

NO TAG BACKS!

Model Sheets

Hey everybody, to those of you who visited the sites, thanks a bunch! I am very proud of them.

Well, I promised updates. Here are two model sheets I've finished for the Journey to the West adaptation story.


Sun Wukong, The Monkey King


Sha Wujing, The River Demon

Sorry no colored versions either. When I get them back I'll scan in the original concepts.

Lateness!

Sorry no posts for a-bajillion years! I've been busy busy busy, but I've got some scans coming in soon, so yay!

In the meantime, head on over to andspeakingofpink.com, this is the current company I am interning for in my "broke" period of the year.

Also, head to:
astrokeofpink.com
thelittlepinkengine.com

You can see the illustrations I've done at those sites. Sorry I can't post them, I don't have anything but my laptop on me right now, no hard drive, but go to those sites anyway, they're worth checking out regardless.

Sorry no artwork, so here's a picture of me poking Buddha's nipple.


God, how I miss my hair when it was then...

BG's

For Visual Development, our project is to take an existing story, and just retell it - your version, your characters, your world. I have always loved the story "The Journey to the West" since I saw it as a little kid. I remember watching the old Chinese movies dubbed in Vietnamese of this story, and with this opportunity, I decided to go with the version I know and love, because while some people are familiar with the story, most aren't with the long movie version of it.

I'm still working on the character designs and don't have those scanned, but here is one background/landscape I'm working on for my story. I'm planning on either digitally painting or hand painting a version of it. Maybe both.

Quinetta

Okay this is a quick and dirty posting of my character because I haven't updated in a long time, and don't have the time to clean them up perfectly right now. Her name is Quinetta, and she is a black teenager in space land. Enjoy!

Art Show

Well the show was pretty fun, and a pretty good turn out of people too!















This is an overlook of part of the show. The room was small, but it was cool.















Draper in his little Miami Vice outfit.















My airbrush pieces.















My other paintings.















Yusuke and Me!




















This was my little 80s outfit. Gotta love the FOB pose I'm doin here.