Loneliness Research Sketches (2021)

I sketched out the subject and wrote notes on how to go about the piece.

Loneliness Research (2021)

I took time to sketch out and ink the woman with different techniques to find what would be most effective for the final project.

Stylizing Loneliness (2021)

I worked with the subject to understand what would represent loneliness the strongest.

Loneliness (2021)

An ink portrait of a woman who is consumed by loneliness and isolation.

Expression Research (2021)

In the research, I focused on how to exaggerate and communicate frustration.

Stuffed Animal Research (2021)

I wanted to understand the balance between the expressions of the friends and the softness of the stuffed animals surrounding them.

Four Friends (2021)

An ink scene depicting four friends after a heated argument.

Reflection Research (2020)

This evidence allowed me to reflect on a final piece I was working on and allowed myself to critique old research.

Stylization Choices (2020)

In this piece, I focused on how different pencil and ink strokes could convey different meanings in the final piece.

Boba (2020)

A sketch and pen work piece of the soft side of solitude at a boba shop.

Expression Enhancement (2021)

This research focused on reactions, expressions, and intensity, and how to convey them naturally.

Happy Birthday (2021)

This ink portrait is to commemorate a woman turning eighteen.