Mariah's Sketchblog

My name is Mariah Llanes and I am 19 years old. I'm currently studying Illustration at OCADU (Ontario College of Art and Design University). As an artist/designer, I enjoy experimenting with all different kinds of mediums. This is my sketch/photo/design blog.

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  1. sketchbook-collective: Untitled - Mariah Llanes Pencil My challenge 2 entry: fashion illustration. Did a little quickie sketch because this entry’s overdue. I’ve been drawing too many girls lately. Original image is from here. sketchbook-collective: Untitled - Mariah Llanes Pencil My challenge 2 entry: fashion illustration. Did a little quickie sketch because this entry’s overdue. I’ve been drawing too many girls lately. Original image is from here.
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    Untitled - Mariah Llanes

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    My challenge 2 entry: fashion illustration. Did a little quickie sketch because this entry’s overdue. I’ve been drawing too many girls lately. Original image is from here.
    #fashion  #Illustration  #traditional  #artists on tumblr 
    7 hours ago  /  2 notes
  2. sketchbook-collective: How About Now? Drawn with ink, coloured on Paint Tool SAI For challenge 1, I decided to do a modernized version of the Kuschisake-onna, the Japanese urban legend of the slit-mouthed woman. It is said that a woman who wears a surgical mask (a common thing to wear in Japan) would approach lonely travelers at night to ask whether they thought she was beautiful. If the victim were to say yes, she would remove her mask and reveal the huge slit in her mouth and ask, “How about now?”. She would then proceed to cut the victim’s mouth, ear-to-ear, with scissors. If the victim says no, she cuts them in half. To keep our illustration mojo on, my friends and i are doing weekly/bi-weekly challenges throughout the summer break. This is my first entry for challenge number one: urban legends. Follow for more cool stuff! sketchbook-collective: How About Now? Drawn with ink, coloured on Paint Tool SAI For challenge 1, I decided to do a modernized version of the Kuschisake-onna, the Japanese urban legend of the slit-mouthed woman. It is said that a woman who wears a surgical mask (a common thing to wear in Japan) would approach lonely travelers at night to ask whether they thought she was beautiful. If the victim were to say yes, she would remove her mask and reveal the huge slit in her mouth and ask, “How about now?”. She would then proceed to cut the victim’s mouth, ear-to-ear, with scissors. If the victim says no, she cuts them in half. To keep our illustration mojo on, my friends and i are doing weekly/bi-weekly challenges throughout the summer break. This is my first entry for challenge number one: urban legends. Follow for more cool stuff!
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    How About Now?

    Drawn with ink, coloured on Paint Tool SAI

    For challenge 1, I decided to do a modernized version of the Kuschisake-onna, the Japanese urban legend of the slit-mouthed woman.

    It is said that a woman who wears a surgical mask (a common thing to wear in Japan) would approach lonely travelers at night to ask whether they thought she was beautiful. If the victim were to say yes, she would remove her mask and reveal the huge slit in her mouth and ask, “How about now?”. She would then proceed to cut the victim’s mouth, ear-to-ear, with scissors. If the victim says no, she cuts them in half.


    To keep our illustration mojo on, my friends and i are doing weekly/bi-weekly challenges throughout the summer break. This is my first entry for challenge number one: urban legends.
    Follow for more cool stuff!
    #urban legend  #Illustration 
    1 week ago  /  1 note
  3. These are some books I’ve accumulated throughout the years. I wouldn’t say the figure drawing books helped with making my drawings skills any better but they’re great for reference. I also went through a phase where I was interested in painting shoes…..yep. These are some books I’ve accumulated throughout the years. I wouldn’t say the figure drawing books helped with making my drawings skills any better but they’re great for reference. I also went through a phase where I was interested in painting shoes…..yep.
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    These are some books I’ve accumulated throughout the years.
    I wouldn’t say the figure drawing books helped with making my drawings skills any better but they’re great for reference.
    I also went through a phase where I was interested in painting shoes…..yep.

    2 weeks ago

  4. TCAF, i love you.

    #TCAF  #personal 
    4 weeks ago  /  2 notes

  5. Your Dreams My Nightmares

    This podcast, hosted by Sam Weber, called Your Dreams my Nightmares, has been keeping me up at night. Weber sits down with incredible illustrators/designers and discusses their experiences with art school, and their struggles to “success”, most of which I can relate to. Listening to this podcast made me think “Wow, I can really do this thing” but also “Damn. I still have a lot to learn and have such a looong way to go”. I find it really interesting because it’s sort of like hearing your own professor’s thoughts about their students which you never get to hear unless, you know, you eavesdrop from outside the staff room.
    I learned that in the end, this business comes down to one thing: hustling.

    My favourite guests are Mike Perry, Jillian Tamaki, John Hendrix, Dan Dos Santos, Jing Wei, and OCAD alumni, Marcos Chin (woop woop!)

    Seriously, if you’re interested in illustration or the design world, i recommend you listen to this. It’s also available for free in iTunes.

    #podcast  #personal  #your dreams my nightmares  #itunes 
    1 month ago  /  2 notes
  6. A cheesy comic about an old friend. A cheesy comic about an old friend.
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    A cheesy comic about an old friend.

    #personal  #comic  #Illustration  #artists on tumblr 
    1 month ago  /  4 notes
  7. Self portrait as Queen Nefertiti Self portrait as Queen Nefertiti
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    Self portrait as Queen Nefertiti

    #self  #acrylic  #painting  #artists on tumblr  #ocad  #ocadu  #Illustration 
    1 month ago  /  1 note
  8. For my last media class, we we’re assigned to find a famous proverb and illustrate it using the techniques taught throughout the whole semester. My proverb was ‘There is a black sheep in every flock’ done with the wash technique. India Ink on heavy watercolour paper 10” x 14” For my last media class, we we’re assigned to find a famous proverb and illustrate it using the techniques taught throughout the whole semester. My proverb was ‘There is a black sheep in every flock’ done with the wash technique. India Ink on heavy watercolour paper 10” x 14”
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    For my last media class, we we’re assigned to find a famous proverb and illustrate it using the techniques taught throughout the whole semester.

    My proverb was ‘There is a black sheep in every flock’ done with the wash technique.

    India Ink on heavy watercolour paper
    10” x 14”

    #artists on tumblr  #ink  #School Project  #ocad  #OCADU  #Illustration 
    1 month ago  /  7 notes
  9. Process for Rebel Girl.

    Process for Rebel Girl.

    #painting  #process 
    1 month ago  /  2 notes
  10. Process for this painting.

    Process for this painting.

    #process  #painting 
    1 month ago  /  1 note