Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Portfolio Pages!

So these are a good portion of my portfolio pages! Click and they'll take you to larger images of each page. As you can see my styles vary quite nicely from my Wizard to my life drawings to my Mario Anatomy Coloring Book! I have tons of ideas rolling about my head and they all amuse me quite a bit. ^_^




Sunday, December 27, 2009

Introduction and Resume!

Hello everyone and anyone who happens upon my little niche in the corner of the world wide web! My name is Ambrosia Burbank and I welcome you to my Portfolio Blog, as I have started to refer to it, to get me into the idea. For you see, I'm of the sort who fails at making their own website, and one of my good friends from school suggested I use a blog instead. I leaped at the idea wholeheartedly and so, here is the beginnings of what I hope to be an awesome portfolio/journal that follows my journey and lets me explain my art as I post it.

To start, I'm a fan of drawing, with a pencil, pen, marker, tablet, or anything I can get my hands on. I love making up my own characters and trying to establish my own style in this wacky world of varied styles. I've gladly graduated from my "Anime Owns All" style that was the reason I went to art school, and have since tried a more blended style. Mixing traditional comic book style components with a touch of anime style here and there. I might have succeeded, I might not have, but I like the result all the same!

Other Skills:

3D Modeling - characters, environments, vehicles and props!
Sewing - Clothing, costumes and toys!
Drafting - mainly houses and other buildings!
Traditional Art skills - painting, watercolor, hand drafting, and marker/colored pencil.
Computer Art skills - Maya, 3DSMax, Photoshop, Illustrator, Auto Cad, After Effects and a little ZBrush.
General Computer skills - Microsoft Office Suite (like the back of my hand).

Schooling:

The Art Institute of Seattle: December 2009 - BFA Media Arts and Animation!
North Thurston High School: June 2005 - High School Diploma!

Previous Art Related Jobs:


Cover Illustration for Cloud Dancer Chronicles Book 3 by Gary Bakewell.
Betsy Lee's "The Broken Doll" - Production Assistant - Environment design, inking and coloring.

Previous Jobs:


February 2007 - July 2008: Abercrombie & Fitch - Overnight team.
June 2006 - January 2007: Lowe's Home Improvement - Cashier.
January 2006 - June 2006: Art Institute of Seattle - Education services office assistant.
August 2005 - January 2006: JC Penny - Cashier.

So there's what's all in my resume, and there's a link to a printable version posted on the side of the blog. The Resume! link. ^_^

Well thank you for taking the time to check out this blog. The first picture post will consist of my pre-constructed portfolio pages, followed by some individual posts regarding each piece of artwork. Look for my updates or follow me! I'll <3 you forever!

~Ambrosia Burbank