from nothing.

For sale!

2010-12-18T17:19:00.005-05:00

I'm trying to get rid of a bunch of work! Below are the originals I have, some are framed and matted. If you're interested in any of them email me. Trying to get rid of these as soon as possible!

-k

Here is what I'm selling:

Cruella (framed and matted): $600

Snow Queen (framed and matted):$400

Evil Stepmother (framed and matted): $375

Mellificent (framed and matted): $600

The Red Queen (framed and matted): $500

Unframed, mounted on board with cover:

Omar Rodriguez monotype: $100

Melody: $200
Woodlands: $350
Sink: $200
Red Lake: $200

Preview

2010-11-12T12:21:00.002-05:00

I'm almost done with this new piece that i'm rather exited for. Should be finishing it up in the next day or so. But here is a sneak peek, check it out, and hope you guys dig it.

-k

after the hiatus

2010-10-16T21:35:00.010-04:00

I've been finishing up few things, and some of these are actually still in the works. I've been trying to keep a rather cohesive look or theme through out some of the more recent works. Still trying to figure it out....I'll be setting things up to start a little online store sometime soon to sell prints... good idea/bad idea?

-k

Woodland lady

2010-06-25T14:25:00.002-04:00

This one is still in progress, and im super excited to finish it up. Right now I'm looking to warm up the back ground blues a bit, tone them down, and finish up the bottom third.
Hope you folks like it.

start of summer

2010-06-05T18:09:00.005-04:00

I'm trying out a new process that I started messing around with. The first one was a little experiment that I'd to turn into a series of works. The second is the first illustration for a triptych of the three fates from Greek mythology. Enjoy, and feedback is always appreciated :) Also, don't forget: I have store up on etsy.com, and I'll be putting up some more work
up for sale soon.
I keep you guys posted!
-k

Buy pieces online!

2010-05-24T13:46:00.003-04:00

So far I've only uploaded 4 of my thesis pieces up, but there will be more up soon. I'm selling some originals and prints! In a few days I'll re-organize the shop, and change up the layout a bit. Anyhow, check out what I have so far, and if you're interested, contact me on etsy!

Here's the link to my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/kvalerio

-k

monotypes

2010-05-05T20:45:00.004-04:00

Just did my first monotypes in the past week or so. I'm posting them up in the order I did them. Monotypes rule.
^currently property of Don Brandes

THESIS!!!!

2010-05-05T20:38:00.006-04:00

Just a re-cap:
My thesis is about villainesses from fairy tales/kids stories. I pretty much just wanted to portray an unconventional take on these mean ladies, and turn them into my own vision. So enjoy, and thank you to everyone who made it to the show, it meant a lot!
-k

Off the easel

2010-04-07T19:21:00.004-04:00

Still have a few things to finish up on this piece, but i'll get back to it in a few days or so. Starting the Snow Queen piece for thesis this week, then onto my last one! Last month at Ringling.... gotta keep on crankin'
Cruella DeVille and some jazz hands...

progress so far

2010-03-30T22:45:00.002-04:00

Been working on the Cruella DeVille painting and I'm super excited to get it done and move on to my last piece for thesis. April 30th, Don't forget to stop by the Senior Illustration Show at Ringling!

tight sketch

2010-03-26T22:54:00.002-04:00

The next in my series for thesis is gonna be Cruella DeVille. I'm super stoked because it's the only piece in the series that's going to be oil painting. Thanks Brianna, my model, for being perfect reference!

thesis preview

2010-03-18T17:45:00.002-04:00

The senior thesis show for illustration is happening Arpil 30th! By then I'll have all of these done. I'm doing a series of updated, less conventional versions of villainesses from fairy tales/children's stories. Right now the main two I'm working on are Milificent (Sleeping Beauty) and the Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland). So I'm super stoked to get them all done.IF any of you folks are in Sarasota come to the show!

Here's what I'm working on...

latest

2010-03-18T17:42:00.005-04:00

These are just some of the projects I've been doing in media class. One is from the first pen and ink assignment we did, then added a little photoshop magic to add in some color and details. the two watercolors are for the same class, one with colored line, and one with out. I'm currently working on the same subject but in gouache which has been pretty fun.

poison: final

2010-01-25T14:41:00.006-05:00

I finished the piece I was working on for society. It's all ink, pastel, and pencil. When I finished it traditionally, I went in and tweaked it digitally to make certain things pop or recede. So here's two versions, one with some 'photoshop magic," and the traditional media version.

new stuff

2010-01-22T17:58:00.004-05:00

I'm working on a new piece to hopefully submit to society of illustrators next week. So far I have sample of how it's going to be executed, and a finished sketch that I'm going to transfer in a couple minutes. I'm pretty stoked to get this one done in the next day or two :]

"strange" series turn out

2009-11-23T20:38:00.002-05:00

So I finished up my last portrait, and put some little details in it. It's dark and moody, and I'm definitely going to do more of it. So that's it for the week, no more work until after Thanksgiving! I'll be eating tons of food and trying to get my sleep schedule back to normal.... or something like it.

-k

strange

2009-11-19T21:55:00.002-05:00

I'm working on a series of odd but kind of sophisticated portraits for illustration. They're done in ink and gouache, then finished off digitally. A third is on the way, and there's a couple graphic elements left to incorporate.
-k

Piece from Illest

2009-11-17T12:42:00.003-05:00

I finally scanned in the third piece that got in to the Illest of Illustration show last month. It was done in ink, acrylic, and cut paper. I've been digging this process and might do plenty more of it in the future :]

-k

flyer

2009-11-12T04:18:00.002-05:00

My buddy asked me to do a flyer for the photo departments upcoming fashion show. It's kinda neat, they have designers who's garments they're photographing and putting on a legit show. I'm actually going to be doing some make-up for the show so I'm pretty stoked. If you're on campus, come check it out!

1st assignment of the year

2009-09-27T20:40:00.005-04:00

I decided that for my first project I wanted to make a fictional magazine cover for their ''September issue." I really just wanted to work on whatever design skills I have and just have some fun with it.

-k

The start of senior year

2009-09-16T19:43:00.003-04:00

I know I haven't posted in a while, so I finally brought home some of my figure work from the past 3 weeks today. So here they are :]

-k

today's quick sketches

2009-08-07T18:24:00.004-04:00

Messed with pastels,ink, and acrylic on toned paper. Enjoy :]

-k

tank girl

2009-07-29T16:19:00.001-04:00

We've been having these daily sketch topics on the "doodles and shit" blog, and yesterday's was tank girl. I went out last night and couldn't finish her up, but I finally did today, and I'm kinda happy with how it turned out.

-k

poster

2009-07-13T17:24:00.003-04:00

I started this ink drawing yesterday, and had colors and font in mind, but nothing to promote with it. Today I went ahead and decided I'd make a fictional tour for some bands I like, and this is what I got.

-k

zombies

2009-07-08T23:03:00.004-04:00

For the doodles and shit blog we had to do zombies this week. Here are just some color variations :]

-k

demo day

2009-07-08T19:06:00.007-04:00

sample

I was asked to do a demo during one of the figure classes I TA for. I did a quick sample this morning before the class, and then I knocked out the drawing in 12 minutes for the demo later today. I'm kinda happy with it since I haven't drawn in white on dark paper in a long time. The cool part is I get to do an art trade with Brandes, so he gets my demo drawing and I get one of his sweet demos in return.

-k

demo

check itttt

2009-07-07T13:19:00.004-04:00

Since pre-college has started I've been working on a lot of random shit, and it's mostly what the kids have been doing in the illustration class that I TA for. This week they started watercolor so I did a portrait of Anthony Hopkins.

-k

bored

2009-07-05T15:16:00.002-04:00

I was hoping I had the afternoon off and totally forgot I had to be at my studio from 12-5pm. This kept me busy for about an hour or so at least.

Hope everyone had a good 4th of July.

-k

moleskin.

2009-06-23T22:19:00.005-04:00

I've always hated working in sketchbooks, and I thought they were stupid. Then I got a moleskin, and they rule..... but now I feel like a total no0b. I got it yesterday and I'm gonna keep working in it as much as I can.... hopefully.

-k

quickie.

2009-06-22T21:03:00.001-04:00

I think I did this Saturday or Friday... I can't remember. But on a cooler note, I bought some cool shit today, so I'm hoping to get a new illustration done sometime this week.

-k

newbies

2009-06-16T17:25:00.007-04:00

I finally got to scan in the other three pieces that I've worked on, so here they are..... unfortunately some of the mediums make certain spots hazy or shiny and it looks weird. In person it looks a little different and clearer.
-k

after a brief hiatus....

2009-06-15T12:41:00.005-04:00

I've done a couple pieces in that past 2-3 weeks that I've been meaning to scan, but all I have at home is a shitty scanner/fax/copy machine thing. This is 1 of 4 pieces that I've worked on recently, and once I'm back at Ringling tomorrow I'll be able to scan the rest.
Lately I've been doing mixed media works on paper, and I rather enjoy the process. I might actually make a few prints of the latest work, if you're interested, holla.

-k

peppermint

2009-05-23T01:34:00.010-04:00

I was bored and decided to do some ink and digital color tonight. Then I realized it looked too much like some of Erick Jones' and Tomer's work, plus the top face still looks like me. Guh. But hey, its summer already and I'm enjoying the 10 hours of sleep a day. I've been working on a small landscape, a classy portrait of my mum, and working on some shirt designs for a new brand my friend is launching this summer. I'll post them up once they're all done, but for now here's my ink piece and a mock up girls shirt I made for the new brand. Simple stuff, nothing too crazy. Oh, and I can't forget that random kid I sketched off of some article I saw online..... he was just cool looking.
{I miss you guys over in Sarasota.... see you soon}

end of the year :[

2009-05-10T22:59:00.018-04:00

I'm kind of bummed that the year's over. Friends are leaving and starting anew chapter in their lives, and I start my last year of college in a couple months D: ack! But regardless, the summer is gonna be full of new work hopefully, and I've already started.

On another note, I cleaned out my house and laid out all my work from this year.... and it was wayyy more than I expected, in part because it was all huddled together and didn't seem like too much. Craazyyyy.

hey girl hey!

2009-05-03T02:33:00.004-04:00

Ladies and gents, Illest prep is coming early this year. We wanted people to be involved and be able to submit work for us and not have it interfere with school once it starts. Plus this way everyone can spend however much time they want on on whatever it is they want to hand in. The official website will be launched sometime this summer!

The facebook group has been set up already. If you'd like to give feedback, keep up with discussion topics and read updates visit it at Illest of Illustration 09

word.

2009-04-25T05:11:00.008-04:00

I was up all night again.
I decided I'm just gonna do sweet little ink portraits :] It's Coolio, Slug, [the MC for Atmposhere] and Lupe Fiasco. I picked Coolio because he was just fun to draw, then Slug and Lupe because I dig their tunes, a lot. I ended up using them for an open assignment for my illustration class, so I turned my drawing of Slug into a magazine spread.

oh hayyyy

2009-04-25T00:38:00.002-04:00

We had another open assignment in Illustration which rulz. I based this one off a doodle for a character sketch and just re-designed her to make the composition a little less crazy. Over all I'm pretty happy with it, its more stylized that what I usually do and honestly, I might do more of it.

sleep patterns

2009-04-23T04:30:00.000-04:00

My sleep patterns are all jacked up because I do two things: I procrastinate and stay up all night doing things that aren't really for class. While doing work outside of class keeps me sane, it's also been keeping me up until ridiculous hours when I don't really have to. Whatever, it rulzzzzz.

Pastels

2009-04-19T20:13:00.000-04:00

I haven't done pastels in a while so I decided I was going to do some decent sized figures studies. This is the first of a series of 4 drawings of Erin.

Book cover and sample

2009-04-18T18:58:00.000-04:00

I made a book cover for "The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde" and before it a little sample of how I wanted to execute it.

myakka

2009-04-16T22:40:00.001-04:00

landscape painting from last saturday :]

day and night paintings

2009-03-30T14:58:00.000-04:00

We had to the same image twice, one set in the day, the other at night. It was re-assigned and so here are my two sets :] I worked with black and white photos that were pretty sweet that I found in Russel Lee's photography book. Unfortunately the scanner picked up all the texture from the board on the paintings with the woman /:

in honor of kidrobot

2009-03-05T03:48:00.001-05:00

There's an gallery show on March 20th dedicated to the fun designs of KidRobot. We can submit anything from animated videos to apparel. I'm doing a series of three of just cute little scenes with my version of the bunny's they sell :]
This is the first of the batch!

SCI-FI

2009-03-03T06:15:00.000-05:00

The 3rd year illustrators had to do a Sci-Fi related piece for a juried show that's supposed to go up in a planetarium... or at least that's what I think it's for? I space out in class a lot /:
This was procrastination to the MAX.
FYI-Mars attacks was one of the many alien movies that gave me nightmares as a kid. Those jerks freaked me out with their big ugly brains and little laser guns of death. I did my piece on them despite my grudge against these fictional menaces. There are still some touch-ups to make, but it was my second time starting this, and I got it done in a matter of 8 hours?

open assignment

2009-02-21T02:28:00.000-05:00

Pratt gave us another 3-hour in-class illustration today, that just so happened to be an open assignment. I got some sweet old guys and an old school boom box. I'm going bright and candy colored since I seem to always have moody work.

trial

2009-01-29T19:49:00.000-05:00

I've bought two different colored wood stains and I'm working on plywood. I'm still figuring out the best way to make these look the way I want them. So far I've used myself as a model, but when I get a process that looks sick, I'll make a series of them.

what i've been up to.

2009-01-18T23:19:00.000-05:00

just worked on a portrait of my friend beev today, and last week i started a hand study/self portrait. most of it is still an under painting.

Self promotion thing again

2008-12-05T11:55:00.000-05:00

That's the vectored version of the same image. Once I put the pamphlet together I'll post it.

Self promotion

2008-11-24T22:28:00.000-05:00

For computer ill we have to make a self promotional thing, and I'm marketing to magazines and apparel. This is the original sketch and an ink version with digital color. The piece is going to a little accordion pamphlet with the same image done 3 different ways. On the back will be the original blue sketch and contact info...
This is the inked version with digital color, I still have a few details to finish up on though.... the vectored one is going to be the death of me....

Hooray for Thanksgiving break in two days!

comic approach

2008-11-16T23:57:00.000-05:00

I'm kind of digging brown ink and payne's gray wash for the comic we have to do in Pratt's class. I just did this to kind of test it out and see if I liked it. It suits the story, so lets hope I get it done and not screw it all up :]

other things from this year

2008-11-13T00:35:00.001-05:00

Tata Gala piece.

Illest of Ill [sunnystag the vampire]

Random portrait of Charles...

Self Portrait from Figure.

30 heads

2008-11-13T00:20:00.000-05:00

Here's some of my 30 portraits from Pratt's class, pardon their distortion.

Re-cap of Sophomore year....

2008-11-12T21:10:00.000-05:00

Just a few from a series I had to do in painting class in the later half of 2nd year.....

uhmmm

2008-11-12T20:26:00.000-05:00

I hopped on the blogspot train.......