me

Inspired by Melbourne and it's people. Go to my behance for the full collection

Just a little something I’ve started working on.

Working on a tattoo for myself that's based on the Disney Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion. The Tightrope Girl is part of the expanding elevator in the beginning of the ride. I changed the shape of the original painting to a coffin; simplified everything down; and added some flourishing. I'm not great at flourishing yet.

trying to get the hang of dynamic shots

learning body movement through ballet poses

Quick line portrait in my journal as I spice it up to receive daily musings.

Pencil/Colored Pencils

Part of a series called Geometric Animals

Leisure hours sometimes bring out some funny things...."

Is that a Kiwi in your drawing or are you just happy to see me?

Pencil Drawing

This was a page that went wrong so came back later to doodle over it was done with ink and water

This sketch started as a boredom buster. I tend to doodle eyes often, but occasionally those eyes become a face or in this case, become a person. ☺

Pen sketch. Dinner Date. They share a milkshake in an American Diner.

Charcoal Sketch of a Mexican American Grandmother.

Just some friends having a convo.

On December 2017, after my frineds and I exhanged gifts, we thought "why don't we do it next year?? Valentine's Day!" So in January 2018, we got our picks and our theme was "Something Effort" since it's important in every relationship. Since then I started making this, every day I would add some details. I was lucky to know that the one I picked likes Game of Thrones so there. Made with air dry clay then painted with acrylic paint.

Sharpie is what I do best :)

Abstract geometric artwork

This is a new series of contemporary paper collages realised using a mix and match of new and vintage paper. I used: • Vintage paper ephemera (old postcards, paper cuts, portraits) • Recycled paper from envelopes • Brand new paper cuts • For the decorations I mostly used marker pens, stickers and washi tape.

I drew some dogs on commission for a friend (the simpler Corgis), then wound up messing around after I'd scanned them. Dogs dogs dogs. As far as the snout can sniff.

This is one of many people that I will be using in my Senior Thesis animation project. My project is to create an interactive piece that is aimed for teaching young underrepresented minorities and girls the design process for a robot. :)

Side profile of une mademoiselle in tears.

Pencil first. Outlined with ultrafine marker. Started in the middle then grew from there. At first look, I did not like it, but it has grown on me after outlining with markers. Still debating colors.

This is my illustration of the Mad Hatter, based on the Tim Burton interpretation; it was created for a recent blog post. Everything was drawn by hand on white cardstock, using illustration pens, except for the background (which was created by scanning a specific craft paper pattern). The black and white conversion/inversion, composition, and subtle refinements were done in Adobe Photoshop. © 2018 Joe Blend. All rights reserved.

Mending my own damn self. No clue who or how I'll be when I come back out.

Acrylic, pencil

This is a picture that I drew with someone with a bow and it says Smile at the top. The rainbow and all the color is to show happiness.