These two illustrations are some of the most detailed that I've ever done. Each was created simply with a single Bic pen. Neither these, nor the cartoons that follow, are based on a photo or real person, they are all cartoons that I dreamt up and brought to life. Every wrinkle, raised eyebrow, dimple, and dent was drawn solely from my imagination.

This graphic collage shows many smaller cartoons with varying expressions surrounding the larger face in the piece's center. The larger face takes a neutral expression, and those that surround it are meant to reveal the spectrum of emotion that lies in each of us.

This image began like many of the other faces seen in this portfolio, as a simple black and white pen drawing. After creating the initial sketch, I used my design programs to enhance it and add color digitally. Since the facial proportions were meant to be surreal, I decided that the colors should be as well.

This is one of a series of illustrations depicting the Boogeyman that I created for film called 'Narcolepsy'. The film went on to win the award for 'Best Psychological Thriller' in the 2015 LA Student Film Awards. Due to the success of the film, and my fondness for this illustration, I decided to use it again later to create a beer label. The label can be seen in the Graphic Design section of this website.

This is the second in a series of drawings I did for the film 'Narcolepsy'. In this image wanted to enhance the horror of the character by creating a murky indecipherable background for him to appear from. This adds to the sense of mystery and plays on the natural human fear of the unknown. As a final detail I included streak of red in the teeth and red dots in the eyes to exude and feeling and image of anger and excitement.

This illustration is one of my attempts to illustrate a face with accurate proportions and realistic details. To create the image I used two pens, one fine and one bold, so that I could both reveal fine details and shading, but also create depth with dark bold strokes.

This illustration was meant to be more cartoon like in style. Using semi-realistic proportions my my goal was to create a face that was clearly youthful. For this image I used a three tier shading system of pencil, pen, and marker.

Like the previous image, the features and details of this face are realistic, but the proportions and structure are not. The shape of the head is most obviously off and reveals the gap between reality and the imagination. But other details, the oversized eyes, impossibly short nose, mismatched teeth, all lend to the cartoonish effect. I enjoy this style of illustration because it allows for exaggerated expression and gives the characters powerful personalities.