Eek! A Tentacle Monster!

This piece was produced for the 2010 Ringling College Illest of Illustration show book.I collaborated with the artist Kaleb Hazen on the whole piece, with both of us sharing work on the concept, thumbnailing, drawing, and rendering. Over all I feel like it was a successful piece, and very much enjoyed the collaboration.

More Fashion Sketches

...Long story about my computer, and printer/scanner stopping working, and moving again. I'm having to take a long break from my Russell Brand african space jesus painting. I'm very sad about this :(

Vogue Sketch

I was looking through a back issue of Vogue and this image inspired me. mix media

Final Color Study

All thats left is to traditionally execute the piece. I can't wait!

Final Value Study for Aldous Snow

Final Thumbnail

Final thumbnail to a promotional illustration I should have finished before next week sneaks up. It is inspired by the Aldous Snow quote from Get Him to the Greek "...white African Jesus from space". Thanks to the artist Kaleb Hazen for suggesting it.

Sketches and Studies

Work in Progress

Carbonmade

Working on a Carbonmade portfolio, check it out!

www.ErinSchwaner.carbonmade.com

Skechin

Coconut Crabs

Illest of Ill

So this post is beyond over due, but these tw0 pieces were excepted to the 2009 Illest of Illustration show from Ringling College of Art and Design

St.Kitts and Nevus

Hand Colored Prints

These are hand colored black and white prints on watercolor paper, water colored and then color pencil on top

Early Thesis Work

Wheres the Love

Illustration of Courtney Love, not sure if I'm done yet, but I thought I would through it up.

Dead Fashion

Here are a couple rough sketches for the alternative fashion illustrations I'm currently working on inspired by A Perfect circle's album Mer de Noms

Botanical Illustration

rough layout for a botanical piece, critts are welcome

After shock of Illustration academy

This summer I was part of the Illustration Academy. It was one of the most intense experiences I have ever had, my brain is still trying to process everything I learned. I'm having a hard time even sitting down and sketching with everything rattling around in my head. Here are a couple older sketches from the school year