artwork

Following artwork is a rough cartoon of a figure drawing sketch in charcoal on midtone paper.

This woman is the last traditional tattooist in Kalinga, Philippines. During her time, she did the tattoos of the warriors from their tribe. Her age now is around mid 90s.

I had been attending a one on one class with an artist friend. On our second meeting he taught me how yo draw a portrait with just pen and paper. So there. I drew my first piece for portraiture.

Abstract geometric artwork

A commissioned piece of original artwork for a client that I drew which incorporates various elements of strength (as chosen by the client). It also illustrates that even in dark times a light will come shining through.

YlyaYod_sketch 027, 2017 paper, ink, pencil 210 x 297 mm. N027_600 x 800 px

I love to put my artwork everywhere. Being too narcissist huh? :p

Both freehand and guided mandala artwork

© 2017 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — Artwork made by redacting words in a newspaper article to create a haiku. A contour drawing was added using white ink, to convey the meaning behind the haiku. The piece was scanned into Adobe Photoshop for small adjustments, to prepare for printing.

© 2017 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — Artwork made by redacting words in a newspaper article to create a haiku. A contour drawing was added using white ink, to convey the meaning behind the haiku (note: the word "the" was added by using semi-opaque tape to remove the word from a different newspaper article). The piece was scanned into Adobe Photoshop for small adjustments, to prepare for printing.

© 2018 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — Artwork was made using a black Sharpie marker, a Ranger white opaque pen, a Precise V5 Rolling Ball extra fine black pen, and a sheet of paper from a Moleskine journal. The piece was then copied in black and white using an HP copier. The artwork is inspired by “Beyond Waves & the Notion of Time,” my blog post about the importance of the journey: http://bit.ly/2Fs0au4.

Album artwork for Nicolayus Ali (https://soundcloud.com/nicolayusali)

Album artwork for Nicolayus Ali (https://soundcloud.com/nicolayusali)

I made an angel looking to throwdown! I colored in old artwork from a couple years ago. I'm practicing lineless art coloring in lieu of this weekend's art streams! This took me about 4+ hours to do, but it was a fun challenge!

Sketched during a live stream of one of my favorite people, this artwork is symbolic of how we creatives communicate and interact using social media.

(Black biro on a 139mm x 89mm postcard) An artwork that explores shading techniques which are built up until images form to make them more random.

Another artwork from 1997. Blast from the past. Pen and ink pointillism.

YlyaYod sketch 024, 2017 ink 297 x 210 mm. N024

YlyaYod sketch 023, 2017 ink 297 x 210 mm. N023_800 x 600 px

YlyaYod sketch 022, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N022

YlyaYod sketch 020, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N020

YlyaYod sketch 019, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 297 x 210 mm. N019

YlyaYod sketch 018, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N018

YlyaYod sketch 017, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N017

YlyaYod sketch 012, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N012

YlyaYod sketch 010, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N010

YlyaYod sketch 007, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N007

YlyaYod sketch 005, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N005

YlyaYod sketch 002, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N002

Old inking work, I've been busy dealing with fifth semester, the homeworks, mid test....huft, guys wish me luck!! I wish i can survive collegeee!!