New Owl Pattern

Adobe Illustrator, art, design, illustration, pattern, Photoshop, vectorKat UnoDecember 7, 2014adobe, art, childrens, cute, fun, illustration, illustrator, kawaii, owls, pattern, vector

Work in Progress- Owls

Adobe Illustrator, art, illustration, sketch, vectorKat UnoNovember 22, 2014adobe, art, childrens, cute, illustration, illustrator, owls, sketch, sketchbook, sketches, vector, wip

Work in Progress - November 1, 2014

Adobe Illustrator, art, design, pattern, vectorKat UnoNovember 1, 2014bugs, cute, insects, kawaii, pattern, vector, whimsical

Work in Progress - Bugs

Just a quick post of something I'm working on. Not sure if I like the approach, color scheme etc so we'll have to see how this turns out. I like the original b/w sketch much more. :(

Adobe Illustrator, art, Hand drawn, illustration, sketch, vectorKat UnoOctober 5, 2014art, illustration, illustrator, pen_sketch, sketchbook, sketches, vector

Global Talent Search 2014

This year I decided to enter Lilla Roger's Global Talent Search. Although I did not make it to the top 50 short list, I really enjoyed working on this project. The theme was "terrarium" and one of the criteria was including some kind of saying or at least one word. I really put a lot of thought into this project but after seeing everyone else's submissions, I felt my final piece was really lacking. I realized I still have a lot to learn and a long way to go. I may have the skills in execution, but I really need to push further to develop my pieces. Please check out the full gallery here: FULL GALLERY or TOP 50.

Adobe Illustrator, art, childrens, illustration, vectorKat UnoSeptember 6, 20142015gts, art, contest, illustration, illustrator, vector

Final MATS Bootcamp assignment

Wow, this was a great experience. I feel I created a few really good pieces over the past few months for MATS Bootcamp. July's theme was create a piece of art based on your favorite drink. I love coffee even though you could also assume from my piece I also enjoy tea.

Adobe Illustrator, art, design, vectorKat UnoJuly 24, 2014art, bootcamp, coffee, illustration, illustrator, makeartthatsells, tea, vector

Revisited: MATS Bootcamp Assignment 4 – Nautical Wall Art

I really wanted to complete my Nautical piece. I've been working on it for the past couple weeks and I think I've finally got it to a point where I am happy. I'm excited to print this and hang it in my son's room (when he's ready to have his own room).

MATS Bootcamp Assignment 4 - Nautical Wall Art

June's MATS Bootcamp assignment was Nautical wall art. Unfortunately I did not meet the deadline but I am still working on it.

I really enjoyed this theme. I did a lot of sketches of ships in bottles, sailors and mermaids, pirates, boats and sea creatures. I think the hardest part was deciding which elements to use but no worries, I will eventually flesh out the ones I like and save them for a rainy day.

Funny Fish Pattern

This is pattern is originally from a sketch I did on a post it. I liked how the little guys came out so I decided to make them into a pattern. Here are a few different versions with the same palette.

Adobe Illustrator, art, illustration, pattern, vectorKat UnoMay 10, 2014fish, illustration, pattern, vector

Tea Time Patterns

I decided to try and transfer my original Tea Time print to a pattern form. I have a hard time finding color combinations that I like and then getting them to work in my patterns. I'm happier with some color palettes more than others.

My knowledge about patterns is very sad considering my mom is an accomplished seamstress. I may update this post if I ever find out if there is specific terminology for these types of patterns. Here are closeups and larger views of the repeating patterns.

Adobe Illustrator, art, illustration, pattern, vectorKat UnoMay 3, 2014