Redesigned Website!

I finally finished my website and it is now up for all to view! Take a look, enjoy, give suggestions for improvement, and let me know of any problems you see. Lauren Gallegos

So, business cards have been ordered, website is done, next on the list is to order postcards!

Old Sketches

I was looking through my old sketchbooks seeing if I could pull some ideas out of them for new projects and I thought I'd scan a few random sketches to post. Some are really old, some not so old.

Recent Design Projects

Here are a few design projects I have recently completed between working on my website and many other projects.An invitation, table card, and program for an 8th grade Banquet that had a summer garden theme.Two versions of an invitation to a Fondue Dinner. One is formal, but on the fun/casual side. The other is more formal.

I've been working on a few other design projects, one of which is my good friend's wedding invitation! However, that is still in the making. I'm excited to work on that one!

Website In Progress

I have started redesigning my website and I think it's going to take me alittle longer than I expected. I bought Dreamweaver so I can make a better website, but having never used the program before, it is going to take awhile to learn! There are a lot of things about making websites that I don't know, so I've been watching hours of tutorials to learn everything I can. It's a good thing I have a somewhat simple website! Nevertheless, it will be awhile until it's done and up. But I'm excited to get it done, so hopefully it wont be too long. Until then, here is alittle drawing to enjoy. You might recognize the little owlet. I did a sketch of him awhile ago, and thought I'd color him. He will be making an appearance on my website, so keep an eye out!

Mall Sketches

I went to the mall today to sketch for awhile with a friend. I haven't done that in over a year! I think I have grown a lot since then. Here are some sketches of people I saw...and a mannequin.

Now that school is done and I have a lot more free time on my hands, hopefully I will be able to do this more. It is good to practice drawing from life and I realized I haven't drawn people pretty much all semester, so I should get back into that!

My goal is to do a page in my sketch book everyday. Let's see how it goes.

Moto's Tent

HOT OFF THE PRESS!...I mean scanner....I mean...you know what I mean. I just finished my LAST drawing for my book dummy! Now I just have a few more sketches to finish and then bind my book somehow. Just a few days left!!....back to work!!

Magnificent Moto

3 finished drawings down, one to go! I think I surprised myself with this drawing with the amount of color I used, especially in my shadows. I usually have flat, dull shadows, but I think I did alright with them on this one. I think I should focus more on that. Also something to work on is not making my darks so dark! I don't know what everyone else thinks, but sometimes I'm afraid my images are too dark. Most children's illustrations are bright and happy and colorful...not that it has to be that way, but I think there is something in that, and I would like to capture that a little more. However, in my own defense, this image is meant to be dramatic so I think dramatic lighting is appropriate. I like dramatic lighting sometimes and I don't want to lose that, but I also don't want dark images that you can't see very well. I need to find a happy medium.