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I'm 22 today! :D

On this day, 22 years ago, my name almost became Jessica (because I was born next to Jesus). Another option was 'Natividad', you can guess why...ohhhhhhh no!

Merry Blogmas

UCLA is off for winter break, so I drove back to my hometown 6 hours north of LA right after my last final. But at the moment I'm back in good old socal with my family, blogging from my hotel room right across Disneyland. I took a class on Disney Imagineering this past quarter, and I'm excited to check out everything we've been discussing in class. Disney may be a huge conglomerate corporation that captalizes on our fantasies and our every consumerist whim...but dammit, it's my childhood and I love it (Princess Jasmine and Ariel are soooo my favs!!! hA). I've been spending my vacation in the Bay Area, a lot of the time in SF, hanging out with my boyfriend and old high school friends, partying, and of course, doing a bunch of art/design work... I thought I might as well give you something to look at while I'm taking this long ass PBW hiatus, so here's an ad I designed for Ana Reign, an incredible jewelery designer (which will be in Traction Magazine next month). Photography by David Lee.


Here's some vacation pics from one of my best friends Ian's birthday party at the Temple Club in SF:


I'm turning 22 tomorrow! ohhhh sheet

Clutter

Don't mind the last few posts, they're there so that the new menu items up top have something to link to. :)

Contact

For questions, comments, commission inquiries, to chat, or to submit a word:

Email: atorneros@gmail.com

Also find me at:

Myspace
Talent Database
Deviant Art

FAQ

Who are you?

Allison. Read about me here.

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What is this place?

Paintbyword is an art blog I created as a way to keep the creative gears constantly moving, and to directly communicate with anyone remotely interested in what I do or what I have to say. I post up an illustration every few days (or I at least try to...ha!) which are based on words that people send to me. After looking over a list of submitted words, I chose one that sticks out to me the most and make something inspired by it.

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How can i get involved?

You can send your words (or questions, comments, etc.) to atorneros@gmail.com.

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What materials do you use?

It varies. Graphite, colored pencil, acrylic, oil, spraypaint, ink, resin, paper, wood, plexiglass, and digitally speaking: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, and my trusty Wacom tablet.

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How do you make your textured backgrounds?

I throw around paint, water, salt, rubbing alcohol, coffee--anything interesting that'll give it a kick and a pop.

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Are you selling your art?

Yes, email me for prices and to see what's available. With the PBW illustrations, however, to get a hold of the artwork you'll need to win in an eBay auction (each post has a link to the auction). Otherwise, it will say Sold or Not Available underneath the artwork title.

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Commissions?

I do accept commissions, but on a limited basis. Email me to check my availability.

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Do you design stuff like t-shirts? If so where can I buy?

While I would love to put my designs on some threads, I currently don't have anything like that available. Those are some future plans that haven't been fulfilled yet. :)
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How can i contact you?

The best way is through email. Atorneros@gmail.com

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I have a great word for you. Can you illustrate it?

I get tons and tons of words sent to me, and while I'd love to choose yours, I only pick the ones that stick out to me the most.

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Can you design my tattoo?

No. Sorry. Unless you give me full freedom of what you will be putting on your body, I won't design anything based on your own concept. It's too much pressure to try and perfectly execute a design that will be on your skin permanently.

About

First off, thanks for swinging by! I'm an artist/designer from Northern California. I graduated with a degree in Design|Media Arts from UCLA, and I run CircleDot Creative, a visual communications studio. I specialize in creating content for music/entertainment marketing and promotions.

PaintByWord is a project I created as a way to keep the creative gears constantly moving, and to directly communicate with anyone remotely interested in what I do or what I have to say. I post up an illustration every few days (or I at least try to...ha!) which are based on words that people send to me. After looking over a list of submitted words, I chose one that sticks out to me the most and make something inspired by it. Sometimes I will put the completed original pieces up for sale on eBay.

Words

Below is a complete list of the words I've illustrated for Paint By Word...

lethargic
kinesthetic
je t'aime
ingenue
glutton
frottage
epileptic
defenestrate, delusional, deranged
control
bothered
ambiguity

Sketchbook Project

Some pics of the sketchbooks are up from the Sketchbook Project show in Atlanta.

Click here to go to the Art House blog.