Photography study using chrono technique while waving arms in circle. Face was removed/distorted using content aware fill in Photoshop. First loading files into stack and using align layers function. Layer masks were applied hastily using subject selection.
Performance art piece of the act of vacuuming up square confetti on a grey carpet.
A maze like geometric graphic repeated to creat an op art piece with bold contrast. The medium is 4”x6” Lino print with water based ink on an old newsprint roll. This was printed in a pattern on three 2.5’x8’ sections to be used for a backdrop used in studio photography. Stamping process took 5 weeks working in roughly 30 minute sessions twice a week.
Photo taken with the iPhone Xs Max.
A couple embraces each other into a ball as they fall downward. Their skin dripping with thick blades of smoke that stream away twisting between itself while rising up. The piece is done in warm desaturated colors.
This illustration was created in Adobe Illustrator using a Wacom Cintiq and is vector format.
Pop icon Drake wears a vintage gentlemen’s suit with a high neck collar and a wide chunky tie. A second portrait of his face appears large and looking another direction in the background similar to 1980’s school photo. A retro cassette tape playing boombox sits beneath him. Thick and twisted grey smoke pours out of the little tweeter to the sides of the radio dial. The color scheme is warm and desaturated.
This illustration was created using a Wacom Cintiq in Adobe Illustrator using all vector graphics.
Illustration inspired by people watching at Pier 39 and tourist areas in San Francisco. The subject an overweight female character is uncomfortably staring into the distance while plumerias, eggs, mayonnaise and two cats swirl around her in a thick smoke. A large purse hangs over the shoulder of an arm with a charm bracelet. There is a pair of sunglasses in her hand and a heart neckless hangs on her chest.
This piece was illustrated on an iPad in Adobe Fresco with an apple pencil. It is created using all vector graphics.
Simon Rios