Tom Tian: Visual Artist: Animals

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4/26/11

What Big Eyes You Have

Drawn in Illustrator CS5.

Owls' eyes aren't this big in real life.

1/31/11

Cluck-Cluck-Cluck!

Illustrator CS5

Cluck-cluck-cluck-cluck-cluck!

That is all.

11/29/10

Z is for Zebra

Drawn in Illustrator CS5

It's done! After much blood and treasure, it's done.

...now for part II.

11/28/10

Y is for Yak

Drawn in Illustrator CS5

One (1) more illustration, and we're done!

X is for Xantus' Hummingbird

Drawn in Illustrator CS5

It came down to the hummingbird of record versus some obscure species of dinosaur. I think that the former, though hardly a perfect fit, justifiably won.

11/27/10

W is for Walrus

Drawn in Illustrator CS5

Just three (3) illustrations left, and the series will be complete!

V is for Velociraptor

Drawn in Illustrator CS5

The wonderful thing about drawing dinosaurs is the artistic license one enjoys with respect to things like color.

11/15/10

U is for Ulysses Butterfly

Drawn in Illustrator CS5

Twenty-one down, five to go. Then it's off to the press!

11/13/10

T is for Toucan

Drawn using Illustrator CS5

It's hard to believe that we're almost done with this series (only six left!). Anyhow, U through Z should be interesting.

R is for Rhinoceros

Drawn using Illustrator CS5

Thought about rendering "R is for Ray," but the composition I had just didn't pan out. Rhinoceroses are, incidentally, more adorable.

10/19/10

Q is for Quail

Guess which program I used?

Also a delicious, delicious animal.

10/18/10

P is Also for Puffin

Illustrator CS5

Not as adorable as penguins, sure, but a blast to draw all the same.

P also stands for "Puffin," which I intend to illustrate later today.

Also: I have decided that these illustrations belong in a children's book, which I will design as soon as the series is complete.

10/14/10

O is for Otter

Illustrator CS5

Well, look at that: We're more than half way through the alphabet!

10/3/10

N is for Narwhal

Illustrator CS5

Unicorns of the sea, you see. (Most terrible rhyme/pun ever, I know.)

P.S.: Love tasty food and good writing? Check out Dani's blog for delicious recipes!

10/1/10

M is for Macaque

Illustrator CS5;
slight post-processing in Photoshop CS5

Japanese Macaques, to be exact.

It occurs to me that the more sophomoric among you will point out phallic resemblances in this illustration. I assure you that this is merely a figment of your perverted, Freudian imagination. Also: Why do you hate adorable macaques/America?