In a day like today, 3 years ago, I was taking a break between powerpoints and pie charts to stare at the drawings that hung of my cubicle walls. Some were my own, some others from superstar illustrators like the canadian and NY-based artist Marcos Chin, whose work in magazines and ads I admired a lot.
I could not have imagined then, that I would get in the School of Visual Arts of New York, move to Brooklyn and become a full-time illustrator myself. But big decisions are not so hard once the right idea clicks.
Marcos kindly accepted to be the advisor for my thesis project (an iPad "choose your own adventure" interactive book/app coming soon). Not only he is a really cool guy but his advice has made my work evolve a lot by challenging the images in a very constructive, nice but mercyless;) way. This and sharing a studio with some of the most talented young illustrators out there -great friends too- has by itself made the experience at school worthy.
Below a sample of the process..sketches, critique, chaos...and a new one!
...and here the last version (background still WIP...)
