In this section you'll find various assignments I've done while attending Ringling School of Art and Design, majoring in Illustration.
Sophomore Work (2003-2004)
Oil still life painting.Oil still life of a glass of water from Painting I.Oil landscape of a park off of the Ringling Causway for Painting II. 12x16". Sold.Recycled sketchbook, graphite and prismacolor pencils.Recycled sketchbook, graphite.Recycled sketchbook, graphite and white prismacolor pencil
Scratchboard assignment from Illustration Media of a piece of sushi. (Kanji reads "Sushi")
 
Junior Work (2004-2005)
Illustration assignment: Outdoor billboard for any product or company of our choice. I chose the second hand shop, Plato's Closet.Illustration assignment: Student generated. I chose to do my own version of Cinderella.Illustration assignment: Illustrate a jacket for any book we've read. I chose "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.Editorial Illustration assignment. My article was about dancers and health insurance.Portrait & Charicature Illustration: a charicature of Christopher Lloyd as Doc from Back to the Future.Portrait & Charicature Illustration: a portrait of Nicole Kidman as Satine from Moulin Rouge.
Corporate Illustration: spot illustration for the Little Angels Pug Rescue 1/5.Corporate Illustration: spot illustration for the Little Angels Pug Rescue 2/5.Corporate Illustration: spot illustration for the Little Angels Pug Rescue 3/5.Corporate Illustration: spot illustration for the Little Angels Pug Rescue 4/5.Corporate Illustration: spot illustration for the Little Angels Pug Rescue 5/5.Computer Illustration: Self promotional project. Since I'd like to go into children's book illustration, I made a bookmark to leave behind at interviews and mail out with portfolios.
Computer Illustration: make a "fake" sketchbook character development sheet in Photoshop by compiling sketches and using a painting technique.Computer Illustration: Use Adobe Illustrator to make a portrait. My choice was Ewan McGregor.Computer Illustration: Adobe Illustrator icons.Homework color study of a Toulouse Lautrec painting.Figure drawing, about 2 hours in mechanical pencil.
 
Senior Work (2006-2007)
Poster concept for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.Poster concept for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.Illustration for Robert C. O'Brien's "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"Illustration for the poem "Slenderish Things" from Cricket MagazineWinter themed image; a kitten builds a snowcat.My self portrait for the senior illustration show poster.
Game box concept for Hasbro's "Hi Ho! Cherry-o".This piece was inspired by real events courtesy of my late puggers, Inky.Assignment: conceptual self portrait.Unused concept sketch for a plum wine label.Self promotional postcard image.Torso study compilation from Figure Anatomy classes.
 
Senior Thesis

For my senior thesis I developed my own version of the classic fairytale of Cinderella using my own character designs and storytelling concepts. Issues I wanted to address: the blonde Cinderella, the "passive" prince who let servants do the shoe fitting hunt for him, the frumpy grandmother-like godmother, the ugly stepsisters, and talking animals.
Cinderella sits next to the fire dreaming of a better life.The godmother appears to Cinderella in the garden after she is told she cannot attend the ball.The prince asks Cinderella to dance.The step-family watches Cinderella and the prince dance, wondering who the mysterious girl is.The prince finds Cinderella and the slipper fits.Cinderella and the prince begin their own happily ever after together.
 
All artwork © 2004-2006 Kristin Bergh.