"Haru"

Ink, watercolor, Photoshop.

Just posted this, and a few new works on my newly updated website! Please take a look:
www.sarahchristoff.com

Front312 - October Posters

Front312 is kind of blowing up.

I handle most of the design for the major events, in addition to promoting and DJing several events a month. Thus, I've been pretty busy lately.

Fun, rewarding, and keeps me in practice- plus I constantly see my art around the city, not a bad gig :)

Here are the recent posters for our big October events. I have to say, personally, these are my favorites so far:

Front312 Main Event (October 22nd)



detail
("I'm" to the left, look how creepy I am :P)



Ceremony (October 28th)



detail...






To learn more about the Chicago based art/music collective Front312, visit our website:
www.front312.com

"Conditioning"

First finished portfolio piece in a long time. Pretty darn happy with the result :)





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Lots of pieces in the finishing process, stay tuned for more!

Took a long hiatus from producing anything remotely new, but my creative freeze has finally begun to de-thaw..

first new sketch in a long time (that I like) busting out the sepia ink:

"Birds"

Front312 July poster - getting my hands dirty again..

Losing my photoshop temporarily has been somewhat of a blessing in disguise, as it has forced me to delve back into the world of traditional media. It's not that I didn't particularly LIKE using paints and watercolor, but since being in school and getting used to the quickness of digital illustration, I have to admit I became somewhat lazy.
I never really use much mixed media, but in this case of running out of watercolor somewhere around 4am (only a few hours til deadline.) I had to resort to other measures..

I ended up using inks and watercolor for the foreground, acrylic for the background, adding shadows and highlights with colored pencil and charcoal. I pulled the pieces together in photoshop, retouched briefly, then added text.

The ending result is a piece with vibrant color, and different textures adding levels of depth and dimension I haven't seen within my artwork in a while. It reminds me, that the effect of hand-drawn and painted artwork, almost impossible to replicate with the computer, not to mention a sense of satisfaction scrubbing down my paint-caked hands.

It's good to be back :)

Inspiration..


Linework:


Watercolor:


Whoops, outta watercolor... add acryllic for background!



Layering the foreground/background with touches in photoshop, and..

Voila!

Front312 is back - old school style

Front312 is the Chicago based music/art collective I am a part of.
I DJ, promote, and do their design work.
This flyer is for and upcoming event on June 25th.



For this installment in Front312 flyers, I kicked it back old school, and busted out the watercolors.



The illustration and the logo are all hand drawn, painted, and inked.
This was my first attempt at hand-lettering. I'm not crazy about it, but it was a decent try.

Sometimes, the death of one's computer (and subsequent use of all design programs) can be a good thing...

Introducing: SPARKLEPONY!

Made from pure love and glitter, this lovely creature has already found a fitting home with a very lucky girl..

Isn't she pretty?




LOVE this fabric..



I've never done a horse plushie before, so the pattern was kind of hard, and took a bit of research. It was initially inspired by an old stuffed calico horse from my childhood. I stitched it all by hand, on account of the incredibly delicate fabric.

Although the fabric and this design are one of a kind, look for variations soon!

Etsy account to emerge in the near future (I promise.)