Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Little Memory from Past Competition 2008,2009 in NY



It would be fun to me if I won it one more time as a last one and as a almost student ... :)



Society of Illustrators: Student Competition 2011



Deadline: February 2nd, 2011
Every year since 1981 the Society has held the Student Scholarship Competition. Over a hundred works are chosen from more than 6,000 entries submitted by professors of college-level students nationwide. In a competition which can kick start a career, students bring their most sophisticated, well-crafted and original work to be tested. A jury of professional peers, including illustrators and art directors, selects the most outstanding works created throughout the year. Pieces are accepted based on the quality of technique, concept and skill of medium used. 

Each spring the Student Scholarship Exhibition is held in the galleries of the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, where awards and certificates are given to the students during an Opening Reception. Also honored during the Reception are Distinguished Educators in the Arts, a prestigious award presented to educators who have made a strong impact on illustration as both a teacher and an artist.

The cost is $5 per entry. ONLY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS can enter student work.
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It will be my last chance to submit my works, or could be the last chance in my life :)



Saturday, December 18, 2010

L.O.V.E My New Apple


: The Gift walked to me Dec.18 at very early, cold but shiny Morning with a phone call
Although I didn't want to put my personal Picture here, it was a Big Event for at least two years, 
so I am recording my big day when I got a Huge New Apple!!






Monday, December 13, 2010

My Second Test






2D Character Clothing Illustration on 3D Avatars.
It was so fun to work. How great it is making fun stuffs everyday. 
I feel that it is not a work. It feels like a play to me, very serious but fun play to do. 



Monday, November 29, 2010

Kattaca - Spain's Fashion Stylist





Mario Ville and Carol Gamarra are the genius stylists formerly known as Kattaca.
They like to play with structural fabrics and shapes and an amazing makeup and hair team which helps a lot on the creativity of the outfits.



ARC- Living Master Gallery



Night Night.. little girl

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

6 hours Copy Exercise Oil Painting







DC test 11. 20


6 hours Exercise





6 hours test for job interview.. 
They gave me only 7 colors and want me to copy exactly same like the picture in it..
I brought my brushes.. that was good idea.. :P

It was intense work in 6 hours. Especially, after 4 hours driving. 
It suppose take 2 and half hours to get there, but my stupid GPS gave me hard time.   
I drove all 7 hours yesterday. I died after I got home.
However, doing work front of people in short time limit was fun. 
It has been a while feeling it.
 after the test to get into art university in Korea, I didn't really have chance to do it.
I should do myself sometimes.. 




Friday, November 19, 2010

SCBWI International Winter Conference





The 12th Annual SCBWI International Winter Conference begins with a day of optional pre-conference intensives for writers & illustrators on January 28th, followed by 2 days chock-full of agents, editors, publishers, workshops and networking designed to rocket your writing and illustration to the next level.
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Somebody wanna go with me?? :)


Thursday, November 18, 2010

A.I 29 selected work



art by jason raish, ronald kurniawan, 
jasper wong, aaron meshon, marcos chin, 
sem weber, christoph niemann, jonathan burton

American Illustration 29 Selected Works
Next entry Deadline is Feb, 2011


Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Korean Contemporary Art




I like this artist's work because she twisted traditional painting skill with modern subjects well.
When people think about traditional Asian painting, beautiful flowers in calm air or 
gorgeous range with mysterious cloud.. 
I am a Korean and even I have some stereo types of Asian painting.
That is beautiful and great!! but no Fun or Cute.. :)
What I admire several things from her is that the artist distinguished 
Korean tradition from Asian culture.
That is also one of things that I want to work on my work too.



SURVIVAL


quote: When you are in deep Trouble,
Say Nothing, and try to look like
You Know what you're doing.

Color of Fall





photo by nicolemiller (up) 
 aleksandra88(low)

Saturday, November 13, 2010

First Time Website Banner



need more typography practice... though :)

My Avatar



It is my Avatar in Cy-world, Korean version of Facebook. :)
I have been keeping this Avatar for over years..
Recently, I had little quizzes in Facebook for fun...
'What movie is the story of your life?' was a question..
the result was..... " AVATAR" 
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Jiyoung got Avatar.
Your dreams are bigger than the world you live in. You are not afraid to try new things and can view things from different perspectives. People admire your ability to be able to fit in with any and all crowds.
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Actually.., I liked the explanation better.. ha ha
I think.. I might have little bit of alien blood.. under my skin.. :P 

Friday, November 12, 2010

ARC Salon's 7th Annual Competition- Deadline Dec 20, 2010



This international competition is also the one that I have eye on.
It is for realistic painters, so I need time to prepare it.
I hope making a good enough work to win it :p

Spectrum 18 Call For Entries - Deadline Jan 28, 2011



I love love fantasy art. Spectrum is society for high quality fantastic-themed art works.
Every year, they represent best contemporary fantastic art in annual art book and show.
 Even though I have never entered the Spectrum show, I always have been watching on this event.
This year I might enter it.. :)


Saturday, November 6, 2010

Hello n C U Soon at the Next Halloween!




Halloween is always fun.. Everyone will miss Next Halloween soon..
I made it before and put some title and colors..

Friday, November 5, 2010

Hot Dog Today.. #2


um.. It got so fuzzy feeling on web view...
color, color, color... play..

Pug is so Hot Dog.. Today..

  

Everyone loves Pug today.. so I drew a Pug :) Flying Pug..
and played with colors..


Friday, October 29, 2010

Colored Halloween Kid


Color is sooooo difficult...
I love vintage feeling... They are adorable.. But sometimes, it looks little out dated in my work. My major was fine art, so I think that I still have some habits from realistic painting.. Now, I am trying to modernize my work. I try to use bright pop up colors and simple way of painting. I am not sure yet what I should give up or contain.., but I believe that playing with many colors will be a interesting journey of my work.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Happy Too Much Halloween..? 2010

' I was a Devil...!!' : Moms love to worry.

It is getting cold outside.. and Halloween is coming too..! Every Halloween, I made a little postcard for close friends. ( since two year ago though.. ) This year, I drew a little kid who put a lot of cloths on because of my mom.. My family lives in Korea. In Korea, they already had a first snow two days ago.. My mom always worries about my health and happiness.. so she always tell me 'Put a thick jacket on when you go out.' 'Do exercise.' 'Eat healthy.'.... I love what my mom says and I miss that.

In the drawing.. the kid is wearing a devil Halloween costume under thick clothing layers. His mom worried about he might catch a cold.. Even though it didn't work well with a Halloween costume, I will call it, L.O.V.E

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Old Cat

                                                                                                    by great painter Jang woo sock

 I usually see cute or sleepy cats in paintings all the time, but actually cats are not that sweet all the time... ( um.. maybe only to me..? ) When I found this Korean traditional painting, I felt it is a real cat. A real cat which is sharp, mad and ready to run away...

Monday, October 25, 2010

Not what man knows but what man feels, concerns art.




                                                                                   art by Anna Emilia
                'Not  what man knows but what man feels, concerns art. All else is science'
                                                                                                Bernard Berenson, 1987

Art is the way of seeing the world. As an artist, I think we all need to have a heart that could cry or laugh because of one clump of grass. And when I find these kinds of picture, I see beautiful eyes that see our world beautifully..

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Tiny beautiful world in toilet paper rolls

                                                                                                         art by Anastassia Elias

and it is also so cool way to save the planet..!