Kelly Costello

Some Card Designs

2011-01-20T16:35:00.000-08:00

Thought I would add some blank notecard designs that I am doing to sell on my etsy page.

Check out my collection and check back for updates on new designs.

Craft Fair

2010-09-27T16:36:00.000-07:00

In preparing for an upcoming craft fair, I have been practicing my book-making and pen and ink techniques. Here is a set of cards I made with ink pens; and a book using a chain stitch binding.

Cards

2010-07-15T14:06:00.000-07:00

A baby card I did for a family friend. I have always liked the simplicity of Classic Pooh characters and their color palettes. Therefore, I did a rendition of them for a baby shower card.

More Books

2010-05-14T10:42:00.000-07:00

Since my class on book making, I have been doing some experimenting on my own. These are mostly created with different papers and binding techniques, but a few have my artwork on them too.

Book Making

2009-11-08T21:27:00.000-08:00

Some samples of what I've been working on in my latest class. We are making books in a variety of bindings and applications. This example is my altered book. I took the story of Little Red Riding Hood and altered the story a bit. It is an accordian fold book with the well-known version on the front side of the pages and the wolf's version running parellel on the opposite side. Both versions finish with an explosion of fur and red fabric.

Some Storyboarding

2009-07-28T09:14:00.001-07:00

A scene from my short film, "Fence Friend," completed during junior year.

More Backgrounds

2009-06-02T20:41:00.001-07:00

The painting from blue rendered piece to finalized acrylic work.

Backgrounds

2009-04-12T17:48:00.001-07:00

I thought I would post a background I've been working on. It began with a black and white layout designed by Ron Pagenkopp that we needed to color key. Here is my prep work:

And then the finished piece, using acrylics:

Character Design

2009-03-22T18:08:00.001-07:00

Here are some preliminary sketches for a character design I did for my cartooning class. We had to design members of an animal family. My character was the mother seagull.

The final product.

Personal Work

2009-01-26T12:16:00.001-08:00

I had some time over the winter break from school to try out my new found inking techniques. My sequential art class helped to get me practicing inking (or at least using my paint markers).

Update

2008-10-29T20:27:00.000-07:00

I finally have a few moments to spare. I thought I would share some character designs I'm working on for a special studies class. They are based off "Alice in Wonderland," but with a few little tweaks. These pieces are the sorceress Queen and Alice.

Herakles Graphic Novel

2008-10-28T21:09:00.000-07:00

In my sequential art class, we have been working on a Herakles graphic novel. The whole class is contributing a part of the book. I am an inker, so I have had to learn a lot about how to ink (and ink well). Check out the site our professor put up: http://csufsequentialart.blogspot.com/ or click on my link to the left.
More art updates once I get more time! :)

2008-08-23T21:48:00.000-07:00

I haven't been on here to update in a while. I've been busy this summer with an internship!

Here is a painting I did recently, though. It will be going to my sister's to spruce up her room. It was done with acrylics on a 10x10 canvas.

Fence Friend

2008-05-15T12:36:00.000-07:00

3D Modeling & Texturing

2008-05-15T09:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from my 3D Computer Modeling and Texuring class. We had to develop a character, a prop, and an environment. The character took most of the semester to model, prepare for textures and finally texture. My character is Reggie, a cartoon-looking squirrel who thinks he's a superhero (hence the red boots). He lives in a tree trunk with a pond nearby where he can use his boat. Everything was made in Maya and most of the textures were designed in Photoshop.

Animal Drawing Motion

2008-05-03T09:27:00.001-07:00

Here are two motion studies I had to do for my animal drawing class final. One is a dog running and the other is a lioness jumping to catch a bird. I will add more drawings later.

Animal Drawing

2008-02-22T10:53:00.000-08:00

Currently I am in an animal drawing class. Here are a few sketches from the class. I am definitely learning a lot!

New Stuff

2008-02-22T10:43:00.000-08:00

Here is some new stuff I've done since my last post. Last semester kept me very busy.
These are the characters I created for my short film that I'm working on right now.
I have changed them slightly since these images. Now they are a bit more dimensional and less flat.

My Animation

2007-04-04T18:37:00.000-07:00

Pika-Seimei Adventures

2007-04-03T21:20:00.000-07:00

I will be adding to these soon, but here is the 100th episode of the comic strip I designed for a family friend starring her pets. This colored 100th episode utilized colored pencils and Sharpie pen on regular computer paper.

Early Art Class

2007-04-03T21:10:00.000-07:00

These were done during my younger days at art class. I attended a private art class with my sister from 1995-2000. The drawings below were finished in 2000. The flower was made with blended colored pencil and pastel background. The squirrel and opossum were done with Sharpie pens using lines and dots to illustrate shadows.

Drawing Class 2005

2007-04-03T21:05:00.000-07:00

Here are some examples from my drawing class 2005. The first two studies were final projects. The fruit basket was done with charcoal and graphite pencils. The tiger was completed with graphite pencils. The barn was made using a flat-sided pencil. The last picture was a combination of graphite and charcoal pencils on Bristol paper.

Sketches

2007-04-03T20:57:00.000-07:00

Some random sketches from years past. At the end are life drawing studies from last semester (Fall 2006).

Pet Commissions

2007-04-03T20:36:00.000-07:00

I love to draw animals, so I like to take on portraits of friends' pets. These are all done on Strathmore Drawing paper with colored pencil and a pastel background.

Orange County Library Art Contest

2007-04-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

Here are the two covers I designed for the Fountain Valley Library Teen Poetry Cover Art Contest. I won second place two consecutive years. (2004 - 2005).