Aesop Fable- The Dove and the Ant

The Dove and the Ant

An Ant, going to a river to drink, fell in and was carried along in the stream. A Dove pitied her condition, and threw into the river a small bough, by means of which the Ant gained the shore. The Ant afterward, seeing a man with a fowling piece aiming at the Dove, stung him in the foot sharply, and made him miss his aim, and so saved the Dove's life.

"Little friends may prove great friends."

This is an illustration based on the classic Aesop Fable, the Dove and the Ant. The story was so simple that there was much room for visual interpretation. I used pencil, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Special thanks to Nathalie Gonzalez for her help on the illustration. Enjoy!

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Sketchbook Project

Hi guys,

Happy leap year day! A few weeks ago I finished my submission for the Brooklyn Art Library's 2012 Sketchbook Project. I decided to make it subway themed. (The train, not the sandwich), Here are some photos for a sneak peek:

This is the front cover. I covered it with Metrocards. Took me a little while to collect them all.

I experimented a lot with hand drawn type so there will be a lot of that in this book.

The sketchbook tour officially begins on April 14th with the Brooklyn Art Library. You can see the tour dates HERE and find out when the sketchbooks will be in a city near you!

-Christian

2012

Is it officially too late to say happy new year? Who cares... HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Here's my first of many many posts of 2012. Its a little something I did in my sketchbook. Yeah, I like drawing balloons. Many projects in the works so stay tuned.

Change of Location

Hi people,

Sorry for lack of posts last month. I've had some computer troubles. But here's some hand-lettering I did not too long ago. It's a quote a read in a fortune cookie and decided to illustrate it!

Sometimes a change of location makes all the difference

News and updates...

I havent posted much this month but not because I have nothing to show, but because it's not ready to be unveiled. I am officially going to be participating in the Sketchbook Project 2012 hosted by the Art House Co-op. For those of you unfamiliar with it, The Sketchbook Project is where a bunch of crazy artists are sent a sketchbook and they fill it with magical artwork. Then they send the finished sketchbooks back and the books are shown on display to the world! It is a sort of traveling sketchbook gallery that goes to different cities. Thank you to YuQUan Tan to convincing me to join. More info can be seen HERE

Here's a picture of me and my empty (for now) sketchbook.

I've also been working on some updates for my website and this blog, as well as adding new pieces to my portfolio (both editorial and children's book). PLUS I am working on a collaborative illustration with Charles George Esperanza. So please be a patient turtle (not to be confused with an awkward turtle) and stay tuned for more exciting art / news on the way!

Be good.

That girl on the subway (drawing)

I'm giving fashion / lifestyle illustration another attempt. Here's the pencil drawing of the figure to be included in my illustration. I'll color it digitally on Photoshop along with the background. I'll be uploading the finished illustration as soon as I finish it. Be excited!

Experiment

Hey folks,

In my previous post I uploaded a random drawing I had found in my sketchbook. This is the original image:

I scanned the pencil drawing and played around with it on Photoshop. This is the end result.

I definitely had fun experimenting with this one. I have a bunch of different color combinations but decided the black and white version looked the best. Art experiments are fun!