Hi, I'm Crys!

Beowulf
J. R. R. Tolkien

For the design of the first book, one theme that seemed to blare in my head was broadway musical, which inspired the title design, looking slightly like a light-up sign, after that, I added Beowulf and his city behind him.There weren't many illustrations of Beowulf that I could find, that fit the image I was looking for, but The Witcher had recently come out, and as such, I inspired the look after the main character of the show, Geralt.Later I added stars to sprinkle around and lines to make it seem like hanging stars in a theatre. Lastly, I played with the border by placing the sword in front of it, instead of behind, just to add another depth element to the whole design.

The Raven and other works
Edgar Allen Poe

For the design of the second book I hadn't been certain which poet I wanted to design a book for, and in the end, settled on E. A. Poe.I chose one of my favorite animals, and poems to feature on the cover, the Raven. I found some pictures of crows and den recreated them in a block color style, keeping it simple in shape, but complex in color shading, I also wanted to keep the element of depth so I placed clouds behind them and a starry sky after that. On the back cover, I placed a simplified moon shape and a crow flying over the border.

Pride & Prejudice
Jane Austen

For the design of the third book, I decided to go with a softer, and more minimal style than the one I chose for the previous two. I chose instead to use an outline style and used a scene from the movie as inspiration for the cover design.Unlike the previous two that had specific designs on the back from the front moving to the back, this one just kept the main design solely on the front, just to emphasize the minimalist design, so the back only had stars put around the paragraphs. Meanwhile, the front cover has Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy embracing with Elizabeth placing a kiss on the back of Mr. Darcy's hand, a reference to the iconic scene in the movie where they both finally reconcile.

Asphyxia

The inspiration for this project was from a situation of abuse that happened to me many years ago, I wanted to be able to draw all the feelings that I had felt all those years ago, so I took the time first to write down what emotions I remember feeling at that time, after that, I took a series of photos of myself in poses, and then edited images to layer on top to be able to see the rest of what I was imagining. After that I used water, India ink, and brushes to lay it all out, afterward outlining everything.

To start with, the figure is blindfolded, to make clear that they could never truly see what was going on (A euphemism for innocence). The mouth is shown to open to maybe speak or shout, but fingers reach up to shush them (A reference to my inability to speak about what happened). The hands are small and dainty and seem even gentle, but they hold the figure in place firmly, a deception that wasn't expected. It all pushes a lack of senses and perception, and finally, the abuse of trust.

Trapped

This painting had been done during my time at Valencia College, I had taken a bunch of items in the art room and put them all together to make it look like an old attic, with plenty of clutter and miscellaneous items and a curtain as a backdrop.

During this time I remembered watching Toy Story 3, and that feeling that the toys must have felt when being left in the attic started pushing me to make it feel cluttered and suffocating. Later putting the mannequin underneath the seat, an empty bottle in front of it, and items that seem useless, like the guitar with no strings (and this particular one also had no sound-hole), a cow skull, some empty pots, and cloth to scatter at the bottom.All of this pushed the whole painting to look tightly concentrated and filled with a meaningless feeling.

Rock & Bowl Ads

The title phrase "Hit your Breakpoint with our-" was inspired by the bowling term breakpoint (which is the sweet spot when the ball starts curving to strike the pins).For the finalized design of my ads, I tried to keep one center of focus filled in with one of the brand colors and kept the rest of the design outlined. I kept the design very simple and minimal so that it could be a more responsive design.Each ad would be showcasing the facilities and renovations that were done to the Rock & Bowl building, which were: a renovation of the bar to have more rounded drinks for all ages, live music, karaoke along with the live music, grilled food at the restaurant, and obviously, the lanes.