Carolina Tyran - Art & Ilustration-

Fairytale books- part2

2012-01-29T07:38:00.000-08:00

Some more pages from the next 3 books of the series for CLASA: Sleeping beauty, Mirula and Tale of shyness.
I love drawing these fairytales, but I really long to be improving and searching for a more complex and enhanced way of coloring. I will start with my new personal improvement attempts as soon as I finish these books.

Fairytale books- part1

2011-11-01T07:21:00.000-07:00

These are some pages from the first 3 books about fairytales to be published by CLASA.

Hereby: Cinderella, Snowwhite and The princess and the pea.

I had to use a different style for coloring as the first proposal for the work, so it's black line and flat color.

New commission

2011-08-26T11:50:00.000-07:00

I'm working on the roughs for a new commission for CLASA that involves 16 little books about princesses.
Hereby one page that I did as sample for a possible way to color the books (Snow white).
They will finally be done with black line and simple cell shading, as the books are small and for small litlle girls between 4 and 5 years.

New illu colored.. daydreaming

2011-06-30T20:21:00.000-07:00

I have finally colred this illustration that I had inked some months ago. Tools, markers.

Colored little gift

2011-06-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

I finally had time to color the sketch I did and this time I used my favorite tools: my markers! It has been a very long time since I used them, and it was a pleasure to think about the colors again and feel that wonderful scent they have once more.
Although my scanner is really crappy, and the scan doesn't make justice to the original, I decided to upload the pic :)

New little books

2011-06-22T16:02:00.000-07:00

I have been working on a new project that involved eight little books, about kids and their pets.
Here are some pages of the books :D

Little gift

2011-03-26T15:43:00.000-07:00

I'm preparing a little gift for a friend of mine.. it will be a litlle illu of a fairy on a mushroom, much in the kind of image of Alice in Wonderland.

Since I want to make te illu for a wooden pencilcase that its relatively small (17cm x 17cm), I'm undecided wether to make this fairy, which will be maybe too small or this profile I drew today.

Commissions, commissions!

2011-03-24T13:10:00.000-07:00

Yes!! I have been very busy lately, and after finishing the doll I started with some commissioned illustrations, which the client wants as only lineart. I will be coloring soon just for fun ^ _ *

Working on a self made bjd doll

2011-03-24T12:56:00.001-07:00

I have been on vacation, and afterwards I laid hands on a long longed project: my selfsculpted bjd doll.
It was hard work, but finally here she is! I named her Mizuki after my favorite japanese doll artists: Miyuki Hirose and Hizuki. I made her dress too out of vintage pieces of velvet and lace.
I used the wonderful book "Ball jointed doll guide" from the great japanese doll artist Ryo Yoshida for working through the process. It's a great book full of images.
I'm thrilled because I discovered that sculpting makes me as happy as drawing and illustrating ^__ ^.

Background for a double page

2010-10-15T16:13:00.000-07:00

I did this background for the fairie book, it will show a little girl sitting underneath the left tree and a fairie flying upon her.
So, the background and characters were aproved, and it finally came out like this (the redheaded fairie is a character by Gloria Saavedra which I had to take as reference by wish of the editor).

More color of the fairie drawings...

2010-10-08T16:20:00.000-07:00

The three remaining vignettes of the fairies, I think they came out very colorful ^ ^

Fairies in color

2010-10-05T12:53:00.000-07:00

Here the first two illus of the fairies in color, I will be posting more soon.

Third page preview

2010-09-23T12:18:00.000-07:00

I just finished the third page and here you can see a sneak peek of it. I will post the entire image soon.

Sketches and art class

2010-09-21T18:09:00.001-07:00

In the meantime of working on the fairy books that I have mentioned before, I enjoy a lot every saturday night when I go to my coloring class held by my talented teacher, Totino. I have to say, I'm learning a lot, which is proving to be very productive while working, even if nothing decent comes out every time I try to do something at class! Hereby a quick sketch I did half an hour before leaving to class... it's been ages since I don't draw by hand, and even more since I made drawings with full grades of shadings.. I will have to loose up my hand much more! ^ __ ^

Second page...

2010-09-13T09:21:00.000-07:00

For the same book, I still have to work a lot on the coloring issue, I feel like handicapped, heheh, my strongness relies in the line I believe.. But, as I started a coloring class in the EAH with a very talented artist (Totino Tedesco) I hope to learn something from his amazing coloring skills that will help me improve the coloring quality of my works.

Confirmation and final first illu

2010-08-31T13:05:00.000-07:00

Yayy!! So I will finally illustrate 5 double pages, together with other 3 illustrators, each featuring different mythological creatures (I will be doing fairies, elves, mermaids and muses). So, I'm very happy!!

New personal illu- traditional media

2010-08-21T13:39:00.000-07:00

I've started a new illustration for my personal portfolio, but this time I've decided to go back to roots and make it by hand, as I haven't done anything without the tablet in almost the past two years! So, I'm pretty happy with the outcome so far, but I had to delay the coloring with markers, because I'm working on a possible commission, which could be the first time I had the chance to be published in my very personal, not child-like style,.. so, we'll see :)

The last..

2010-07-16T10:07:00.000-07:00

This is the last little inside cover for this fairytale book that I have finished. So, I can relax a bit now that we are going on a little vacation trip, ! Yay!! I really long for some quiet, snowy days at my mom's...

One more little illu

2010-07-08T13:19:00.001-07:00

This one's for the same book, they are inside covers for separate stories, now I have to do one remaining illu, in the same style.

Another little illu

2010-07-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

This one is for the same book, I believe, and next week I will be working on two more random pages for it.

New little book

2010-06-15T16:38:00.000-07:00

So, after some weird period of not working (illness etc), I have made a new little book commissionesd by Latinbooks.

Little commission

2010-04-01T05:55:00.000-07:00

I made a little illu for a commission. It had to picture a girl, with simple lines and only in black and white. It's for a sailboat, it will be decorating it's sides, that's the reason for the narrow format of the picture.

The client finally wanted a blue monochrome image with simple shadings and without any background. Here, the three versions of it.

New project and new books..

2010-03-11T13:54:00.000-08:00

It's been quite a little while since the last update, reason for that was a new project for 8 little books I'm currently working on. The books are for extremely young children, so the illus are very, very simple, but I'm having fun anyway, and considering that I'm doing this together and thanks to one of the best illustrators of my country, Sebastian Barreiro, it's more than a big honor to be doing this!!!

Here the lineart for a personal illustration I'm coloring and I will finish when I finish with the books.

I also add the unfinished color, I have not been able to finish it yet! But I will, I promise....

Finished the schoolbook at laaast!!!!!

2010-02-07T11:13:00.000-08:00

I have finally finished this schoolbook, which has been a challenge as well as a learning in every way. I will color some of the illus as soon as I can for my portfolio!

More little illus

2009-11-25T15:21:00.000-08:00

Some more examples from this project, hope you'll like them.

Coloring...

2009-11-06T19:09:00.000-08:00

Penciling, inking, coloring, that's the summary of my days now.
Vignettes and more little illus.

More and moree...

2009-11-04T07:49:00.000-08:00

Here some more linework and the first color piece for the inside of the book. :)

Yeah, this week is being reaaally exausting, but I think I'm happy so far, at least I can't complain that I'm workless..hehehe...

More lines for the schoolbook

2009-10-26T14:56:00.001-07:00

These are a few lines for the inside of the schoolbook. I had to make some changes in some of them, and the world, well, they told me I have to do it all over again, they did not like the "arrangement" of the continents, that said, they wanted a traditional view of the world (with Northamerica and Europe included).. I was so happy to do something different from usual!

I think I will add some changes to the illu of the museum, maybe bolden up the outher line and adding some textures, because I feel it is a bit "empty".

Characters for the schoolbook..

2009-10-20T18:58:00.000-07:00

So this is the character sheet I have made for the three characters that will be appearing inside the book. Their names are intrascendent, because they won't have any in the book, I was just fooling around, hehe!

Finished the schoolbook cover

2009-10-15T13:30:00.000-07:00

I'm happy, because I finally met ends with the composition, or better, with the details of some of the characters of this cover. After some samples, it seems to be the definitive one. The background's white 'cause the publishing house has designed a background for it. (Blue and orange on the bottom).

Changing our minds...

2009-10-01T16:30:00.000-07:00

Finally, we decided to change the illustration meant to be the gift for little Carla, because we thought that although beautiful, the image of the girl playing the violin was a bit sad.And as we want to give her hope we chose and old illu of mine for this purpose. (Sunflowers)
I changed and improved some minor details (fixed her wings, etc) and added a "frame", together with the tipography legend..

Little gift

2009-09-30T13:18:00.000-07:00

This illustration begun as a project of personal promotional series. But, although I will continue with the series, this very first one is a gift dedicated to a little girl who is fighting bravely against cancer, her name is Carla. I pray to God that he will save her, because she's an example of bravery and strenght for us all.

New samples

2009-09-30T07:59:00.000-07:00

This is a little sample (line and color) for a possible new commission. It will be for a schoolbook. I will post more as soon as it's confirmed!

Commissioned illustration

2009-09-08T16:31:00.000-07:00

This is another commissioned illustration I have made for the Jaquish Dukelow Memorial Cancer Research guild.
They used the image for their logo.
The drawing is depicting a little girl that passed after a long battle against brain cancer, and a woman who lost her battle against breats cancer.
I first doubted to post details about this, but then I did, because all this really touched me deeply.
I'm happy and honored to have added my tiny grain of sand for this.

Finished my first four children books!

2009-09-07T09:04:00.000-07:00

So, after really hard work but lots of fun and pleasure working, I have finally finished the first four little children books for CLASA/ LAtinbooks.
Hereby some more examples from the last two books.

My work featured!

2009-08-25T09:52:00.001-07:00

Weeeh!!I'm so glad and super honored to be part of the online art and fashion magazine BOGAMIA, which has featured my works today!
Special thanks to Carlos Huete, director of the magazine and the person who has trusted in me!
Here the link to the site and the page with my portfolio.

http://www.bogamiaarteymoda.com/
http://www.bogamiaarteymoda.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=95

Vacations are sooo over!!

2009-08-06T04:56:00.000-07:00

So, after two weeks of "vacation" at the south of our beautiful country (where my tablet travelled to as well ;), I have to say it's cosy to be at home continuing with work. Hereby some more examples of the now finished two first little children books for CLASA

new illu and confirmation!

2009-06-24T20:25:00.000-07:00

Finally! I got my first job!! Wish me luck!!! And here a little doodle before laying hands to work, weeeehh, I'm so excited!!

more coloring

2009-06-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

Here I'm posting an old illustration which I colored today (with Illustrator and Painter).

And, some more new illus...

2009-06-23T12:53:00.000-07:00

These are for a possibly turning out project for a publishing house.
It could be a very exciting possibility to be my very first job for a publishing house (four little books). I will post some more and the confirmation as soon as I can.

New period!

2009-06-23T12:47:00.000-07:00

After many, many months of forced not- working (personal, health issues etc.) I am slowly beginning to work again. Here some older illustrations that I scanned after some looong time.

New portrait!

2008-10-10T15:34:00.000-07:00

I just finished this double portrait of a friend (Caro Levitt,fellow illustrator as well, and very talented!) and her friend. The casualty wanted us to be all bearing the same name: Carolina! So, here it is: a double portrait of two Caro's by another Caro...

Little gift

2008-09-29T12:57:00.000-07:00

This new portrait I have finished today is a little gift and tribute for my dear friend Eva. T
This is just a little way to thank her for being such an amazing friend, and to always nurture my soul and help me being a better person.

Commission for a drawing

2008-09-25T10:14:00.001-07:00

This is my now second commission, this time for a simple line drawing of a mermaid. Here are the two versions I've made for Anthony Nguyen, a really nice guy from USA, who's himself an artist (makeup artist). He wanted his mermaid image based on an antique necklace of his owning, and with the face of one of my older illustrations (sitting princess).

Pen, ink, color & tipography

2008-08-21T09:40:00.000-07:00

Here I'm posting two more illus, the second with tipography and the first one with a simple color scheme.
I'ts like I imagine a possible commission, the legend is just to justify the addition of the tipography.

Now.. Pen, Ink and brush...

2008-08-20T10:59:00.001-07:00

So I'm trying to do different kinds of illustrations.. I'm trying on a more fluid style, based on impulsive lineflow, made with digital pen, ink and brush... here, the first example of it.

Continuing with the coloring part..-

2008-08-13T18:01:00.000-07:00

I colored a drawing which I like because, there are three girls on it, not just one, in a sort of weird composition, so different from my usual illustrations.

But when I started to put in colors, I just couldn't decide which of two versions is the best.

Finally, I've decided for the version with less colors.

Coloring lineart (scraps)

2008-08-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to achieve different coloring "schemes" than the usual.. so here the scrap drawing I once did.. maybe I will color it totally different as well, just to see the result..

Illustration of two friends

2008-08-03T15:12:00.000-07:00

This is the first illu of two characters I've recently made, so I'm pretty happy with the outcome!

First commission of a portrait!

2008-07-28T20:00:00.000-07:00

So.. The commissioner did not like the first version of the portrait.. I liked it, only I saw it was a little stiff, but the second version turned out to be much better.. at least it's very similar to the real girl.. so, here it is..

New portrait!

2008-07-24T06:53:00.000-07:00

I just finished this new illustration yesterday, a portrait of my friend Nati... so I'm sketching more portraits of my friends, they all want one now!

New inspiration!

2008-07-16T16:13:00.000-07:00

In these last weeks I really felt inspired, so I was drawing a lot, and I'm beginning with the coloring part!

Here my selfportrait, done with the tablet. ^ _ ^

Period of new experiments

2008-07-03T14:57:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a really long time since I don't post anything, but it's not because I haven't done anything. It's just I'm tying out different styles and compositions and I'm not sure enough wether to post them or not, there are just tries...
I'm getting in touch with very different influences of new illustrators I'm getting to know through MySpace... all that stimulates my imagination and maybe in a while I will get my inspiration to get some wings...
So let's see... :), here a little scrap doodle for an example illustration for our class, probably it will be colored with the tablet.

..more ink and color!

2008-04-10T19:10:00.000-07:00

Definitely this technique is something I like! :) So, here another doodle.. black and white and with some flat colors. Colors done with Pantone markers retouched a little with Photoshop CS.

More pen and ink...

2008-04-07T16:33:00.000-07:00

This weekend, at the EAH, Enrique Alcatena a really outstanding comic artist from my country, came to talk to the students... It was really amazing to hear the words from somebody so experienced in this area, he's a real master of his technique... one of the greatest argentinian comic illustrators of the last decades.. So, I'm honored to say I saw him, heard his words, and then even came to exchange some words with him! yeah... it was so cool!!!

And the day before I had the idea to make a flyer inspired in that visit to my school, and, well here it is... I think I begin to love ink... ;) and of course... Alcatena's work!!!

Ink and brush

2008-03-28T19:12:00.000-07:00

I started to attend an illustration class in the EAH (Escuela Argentina de Historieta)... our teacher encouraged us to use different tools for drawing... first of all we had to try using ink and brush... so today I did a few attempts with this technique, I found it really interesting. In fact, I remember having used ink in school and when I studied at Fine Arts... but I didn't remember it was such fun using this medium...

An Angel came to Babylon!

2008-03-27T13:56:00.000-07:00

At last, I came to finish this illu of an angel in a garden... the lineart was finished very quickly, but it took longer with the coloring, because we were on holiday, I was sick, etc, etc, hehheh ;) But finally, here it is.. this Angel of babylon!!! Enjoy!!!

Lazy days!

2008-02-07T14:10:00.000-08:00

Hello everybody! here I am again, after a week at the ocean, I had really lazy, lazy days with my family... and before I left, I made the lineart for a new illustration (traditional), but I'm not sure which will be the coloured outcome of it... so maybe I will be lazy a few weeks more, while I'm travelling again (this time to the mountains, to visit my mom), and finish it at my return... Hope you like it anyway... and I would be glad if somebody could give me some feedback about possible coloring.. Until my return!!!

Finished illu..with the tablet!

2008-01-13T09:07:00.000-08:00

Ok, here is the finished illustration I have made with the tablet! It was a nice experience, it was made all with it, and I really have to say, it's not that bad at all, although I still stick to my beloved markers, and the next one I will make it with them..;) But, after that, my intention is to draw some different things with the tablet, like a painting, simple illustrations as for children's books, etc.. just to see how many different choices I have with it, and trying different techniques as well: watercolor, oil ,acrylic, etc... Ok, until then!!!Wait for the news!!

I'm back!

2008-01-02T13:38:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Yes! It's been a really long time since I made my last entrance to my blog... but there are very important reasons for that :)

I finally had my beautiful daughter on 20th. November! She's fine and an angel! Her name is Sofia, we are so proud... And two weeks after her birth she was in NICU for 5 days because of a general infection caused by a virus, thanks god it wasn't a serious thing. But lo and behold, this last months were full of surprises and complicated situations, which didn't leave me much time to focus on art or illustration.

Now, A month and 10 days have passed, and slowly things are getting on track again.

I purchased my new Wacom tablet last Friday, and at any free moment I can find with my three angels, I try to sit down and understand it better...here an unfinished try to draw something with it, and I promise, when i finish it I will post it!So to anyone who visits my blog, i beg for a little bit of patience, because new material is soon coming!!!

My new daughter arrived!

2007-11-30T12:52:00.000-08:00

Yes It's been a really long time since I didn't post anything to my blog, but there's a really good reason for that: the arrival of my daughter Sofia, on the 20. November! I'm really overjoyed and probably it will take a few months now, until I manage to find time to dedicate to art again, thinking thta it's my third!! child and they are a real hard "job", mostly my youngest son, who's only 1 year 11 months old, and naturally very jellous. But knowing myself and my love to art and drawing, I will be soon creating again... until then!!!

New illustration

2007-09-25T09:55:00.001-07:00

Just finished this new illustration yesterday...it came out a little bit melancholic with all the blue tones and the moonshine, but it was quite the idea :) ...so I hope you'll like it....

A new illustration!

2007-09-14T16:34:00.000-07:00

After more than a week without phone and Internet I'm finally able to upload this new illustration, which is a week old by now! I'm working on a new one, as well, and I hope I will be upoading it soon...

And more material!

2007-08-30T07:47:00.000-07:00

Yes! As I said, I'm posting old drawings and illustrations before I come up with the new ones.

Ok, hope you like 'em!!!

Posting old stuff

2007-08-29T07:46:00.000-07:00

As I promised, I will start posting some old illustrations I've been doing before I continue working with the new ones... frankly, there's not so much material to show for the moment, because it's been only a few months since I left my job and before that I didn't have plenty of time for my art with two kids a husband etc, hahah! :) But now, although I'm about to have my third child, I have more time to dedicate to my beloved drawing... so be patient, because in a short time I will be posting new material!!!
PS: To all my dear friends who have been encouraging me to do this (yeah, go for it :) !!!) thank you very much, you're in my hearts, I love you, and it's so very important to me that you're giving me the strength to go on, because I always thought, that I wouldn't be able to REALLY live from my art!!!

At last!!!

2007-08-23T10:32:00.000-07:00

Finally I decided to create my blog! Since I hadn't had the time to build up my own self-designed web page yet, this is a nice transitional option to show my work to the world and post up little doodles and drawings as well as some photoshop backgrounds I will be creating for my future page.

For all my friends & fellows which are living in Argentina or speak Spanish, sorry about the fact I will post my entrances in English, but the reason I'll do that's because it's more probable the rest of the people out there will understand and be interested in comments in this language. To all those who will be stopping by and speak english, I apologise for my poorly english!!!:)

OK! It's enough for today and I only want to add, that I'm really happy and glad to have this new oline space to share with you!