awkward reference photos

Putting on an invisible balaclava

Raised leg reference for a dancer being lifted in the air. I kept falling over...

Your standard twisted hand reference. In this case, the hand belongs to a demon iguana/gorilla hybrid in mid-decapitation by a 14-year old demon hunter.

I wanted to make a stupid comic about peeling tangerines and now I also have a stupid photo of myself. Here is the comic.

Portrait for a zine.

Facial Expression for Trolls

Here is the illustration finished: http://www.maiteoz.com/coconut/

Had to take a reference photo for a painting of Innana, the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, war, etc. for my watercolor class at KCAD. Didn't have anyone but my boyfriend to model. This is the result

also this photo is timestamped 2:43 AM

I needed to have a figure spitting out water for a figure class at KCAD, so naturally this is what became the reference for that

Communication arts/psychology at VCU in Richmond!

A friend needed a gargoyle or vampire being lit from behind by the moon, and 5 minutes before class started at that. Looking at her sketch, I hop up on top of the table and strike a pose, only to have the head of the illustration department walk by the room seconds later. Just a normal day at #NewHampshireInstituteofArt

The Little Mermaid

yoga mom cooking my placenta

(MICA)

Illustration @ MICA