Nila Curry

Pattern Design

2011-11-16T19:35:00.001-08:00

Ayeshia's Story [Children's Book Illustrations]

2011-11-16T19:24:00.000-08:00

Logo Design

2011-11-16T19:19:00.001-08:00

Designed the logo for (Andrews Community Fund). A military organization that helps airmen with financial hardships.

Base Pool Party (Flyer Design)

2011-11-16T19:17:00.000-08:00

'Air Force Ball' Ticket Designs

2011-11-16T19:16:00.001-08:00

'This Little Light of Mine' Coloring E-Book

2011-03-25T22:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some children's illustrations I did for a online coloring E-book company.

Character Studies

2011-03-04T22:39:00.000-08:00

More character studies for an author :)

Went a little crazy with the patterns lol!

Three Generations

2011-02-20T02:49:00.000-08:00

Character studies that I did for a writer.

Washington Life Magazine

2011-02-19T14:25:00.000-08:00

An editorial illustration I did for Washington Life Magazine.

http://www.washingtonlife.com/

My first time seeing snow...

2011-01-29T11:26:00.000-08:00

So after 23 years in this world, I've finally seen snow! It's almost mesmerizing at first and then I transform into a little kid without a concern in the world. I enjoyed this experience so much that I had to do an illustration on how I felt. The snowman is symbolic of how harsh and cold the weather can be but simple things like making a snowball or a snow angel makes it all worth it! Life is good.

EARTH BALANCE Bags

2011-01-03T19:36:00.001-08:00

I had the privilege of designing several gift bags for the EARTH BALANCE bag company. Feel free to check out and purchase these awesome eco-friendly bags at http://earthbalancebag.com

Moon Man (Book Sneak Peak)

2010-02-07T19:17:00.001-08:00

I have some children's books in the works. Stay tuned. More details will be released in a year.

Earth Balance Bags

2010-01-26T21:05:00.000-08:00

GO GREEN! I did several bag designs for a packaging company. They're called Earth Balance. They specialize in wrapping paper/gift bag products. None are made from trees! hooray Check it out: http://earthbalancebag.com/

Cookie (Character Studies)

2009-12-11T11:58:00.000-08:00

Character studies for my children's book. I'm currently in the

character development and storyline stage.

Food (preschool sample 6)

2009-12-04T14:06:00.000-08:00

Inspired by Lambe's Children Series

Play (preschool sample 5)

2009-12-03T16:13:00.001-08:00

Robo (preschool sample 4)

2009-12-03T11:19:00.001-08:00

Animal (preschool sample 3)

2009-12-03T11:18:00.001-08:00

Seesaw (preschool sample 2)

2009-12-03T10:55:00.000-08:00

Hug (preschool sample 1)

2009-12-01T20:18:00.000-08:00

Ms.Lois (Freelance Portrait)

2009-10-27T14:10:00.001-07:00

Really quick painting of a friend named Ms. Lois. She just wanted a straight up portrait with some flowers in the background. It was soo hard for me not to do my distortion style on it! Lol I just left it alone and stayed traditional/conservative ;)

Argonia War Vehicles

2009-08-20T18:17:00.001-07:00

Designed some vehicles that are in an action packed story I'm writing. All four serve a totally different prpose during battle.

Pizza Man Illustration

2009-08-16T11:07:00.000-07:00

Pizza man w/ background

Sax Man

2009-08-11T23:17:00.001-07:00

Illustration I did for a tour company in Harlem.

http://www.welcometoharlem.com/

The Good... the Bad... and the Hideous

2009-08-06T23:07:00.000-07:00

I can't wait to get a reliable scanner! I have about 20 facial sketches that I want to scan in. The three studies above were just some finalized brain-storming sketches on the character I wanted to use for my nerdy pizza man illustration: COMING SOON!

Pizza Delivery (Comp/Color Preliminaries)

2009-08-06T01:36:00.000-07:00

Character studies for an illustration that I'm working on. I'm actually thinking of using this character for a story... not sure yet. I've seen computer animation students use silhouette as a compositional tool, I find it to be very helpful!

Shoe Studies

2009-08-04T23:59:00.001-07:00

I ♥ prop design. I've always dreamed of working for a theme park in which I could design character-related and environmental objects to fit the theme of a new developing ride. Concept design and prop design in the computer animation industry is awesome also! Working in the concept field is something I definitely plan to pursue!

Jelly Jar Studies

2009-07-18T23:16:00.000-07:00

Its very interesting to see how product design is influenced and swayed by era, trend and making things user-efficient.

Oh no you didn't!

2009-07-15T19:15:00.000-07:00

Don't you feel appalled when a 6 year old thinks they know everything and they tell YOU what THEY're going to do? :o

Toy Concepts (Quick Thoughts)

2009-07-09T22:34:00.000-07:00

Senior Thesis

2009-07-02T08:26:00.001-07:00

Baby Clothing Design

2009-04-23T18:35:00.000-07:00

Toy Design (Process)

2009-03-06T14:29:00.000-08:00

Senior Portrait

2009-03-03T08:13:00.001-08:00

Playing with Pattern 'n' Things

2009-03-03T08:07:00.001-08:00

Will Work for Peanuts

2009-01-27T22:07:00.000-08:00

Industrial Design (Over-nighter Project)

2008-12-16T15:14:00.000-08:00

American Legacy Magazine Cover

2008-12-15T11:12:00.000-08:00

Congratulations Barack Obama!!

Website Coming Soon!!!

2008-11-17T07:14:00.000-08:00

Tata Gala Show (Breast Cancer Study Fund)

2008-11-17T06:13:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! I heard the Tata gala was a success. I wasn't able to go but I wanted to post my entry. Hope everyone had an awesome time at the art show. Thanks to Eric Jones for the opportunity! Not only did students benefit but breast cancer studies benefited also. Good Job!

Illustration #4 (Update for Hodges Class)

2008-11-04T16:38:00.000-08:00

Update: This is my fourth major illustration this semester. I decided to do this piece because I love doing pieces on diversity and chowing down... and what better way to show food and diversity than to put everyone in a fun atmosphere (carnival) that everyone can relate to. Everyone loves to eat!

Bon Appetit :)

Jelly Roll Morton

2008-11-03T22:02:00.000-08:00

A portrait of the blues pianist, Jelly Roll Morton.

Kids Clothing

2008-11-02T13:35:00.001-08:00

I'm starting my own kids clothing collection. Updates coming soon!

Touched Up Artwork for Kobernick Show

2008-10-13T18:30:00.001-07:00

UPDATE: The Kobernick Art show was great! I sold the original portrait of Eubie (below), a print of my Obama caricature and tons of greetings cards with cupcakes on them. It was a very interesting and stressful the past few days but it was worth it! I also made some very interesting connections with established artists. Cupcake sketches/ watercolor I did on an empty stomach. Would I lovee to have a cupcake right now.

Subway (Hodges Illustration)

Park Walk (Hodges Illustration)

Cupcakes (Warped)

Eubie Blake (Ragtime Pianist)

Barack Obama (Presidential Candidate)

Dizzie Gillespie (Trumpet Player)

Congratulations to Sarah Bigelow, Max Marin, Jacob Neagle, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Ariel Hardwick, Rebecca Wyke, Andrea Bowman, Daniel Diaz, Sam Nagel, Tracy Vinopal, Ashley Lovett, and Alberto Villa for getting into Kobernick Art Show! The show will be held on Saturday, October 18th at the Kobernick House. Best of luck to the students who will be selling artwork on that day!!

Cupcakeness

2008-10-13T16:06:00.001-07:00

At first I was just making some art to go in my mom's kitchen but now I'm thinking about selling a few of these at the Kobernick Art Show this week.

Illustration #2 (Hodges) Update

2008-10-03T01:35:00.001-07:00

A rough color study. It will be painted in acrylics.

... Thinking about cropping it. I think it's too much space on the right side.

Grey scale of second project. It's a story about some kids "jacking" an ice cream truck... poor things suffer the consequences when the ice cream lady catches up in the end. Ice cream and money coming out of pockets are not apparent right now but the color study will have more detail. I'm also going to make the values on the ice cream lady pop out way more in the color study. Any suggestions? Feel free to give brutal critiques, many have really helped me out in the past! :D

Register to Vote!

2008-09-29T13:03:00.000-07:00

I ended up turning this in for 'Art the Vote' contest. It might be turned into a postcard.

Random political piece that I'm still working on. Any suggestions? :p

City Blues

2008-09-22T13:07:00.001-07:00

My True Story

This piece was inspired by the children growing up running the streets in parts of Miami like 'Liberty City' and parts of Downtown Miami. If you don't live in Miami, you most likely have never seen these parts of the city. This is where police are hard to find and where mother's struggle to get their kids away from... but don't be too quick to judge this book by its cover, these parts have the best food and a community bond that you'll never feel anywhere else.

Illustration #1 (Hodges) Update

2008-09-18T19:47:00.001-07:00

Im so happy we get to choose our own assignments. For the longest time, I've wanted to do fashion illustrations for hip hop magazines such as essence and source. For my first project I did exactly that. The one that I am turning in for class on Tuesday is the top one. Just finished it and so relieved! I'm still working on the bottom one, It should be done real soon. Pardon the cheap camera, some of the colors and values are off :p

Doing two can be stressful but its good because if I get sick of one, I'll just continue painting the other. These will be printed out in color and serve as an underground painting. I cant wait to get started!

Jellyfish Jelly

2008-09-16T05:03:00.001-07:00

I heart jellyfish... I wonder how they taste.

Illest of Ill Poster Submission

2008-09-14T15:24:00.001-07:00

I did this over the weekend. It's my version of the the illest of ill poster. If the illest group decides to use it, cool... if they don't, its all good. I still had acrylic and photoshop fun with it! Hahaa Luis this piece is dedicated to you, one of the only people who can use the burn n dodge tool efficiently!

Chicken Pot Pie

2008-09-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

Yummy chicken pot pies are my favorite pre-made college food. Especially the ones that have creamy chicken w/ veggies mmmmmmm! In this project I made my subject, 'food' and did it within an hour. I played with the burn n dodge tools, I find it interesting but not planning to use it too much. That tool has already been over-used.

Frozen Octopi

2008-09-10T21:00:00.000-07:00

I don't even know if an octopus can become frozen in cold weather. Once again just wishing it was cool down here in Sarasota. I tried to make it seem as if the penguin was standing on a frozen body of water. Do you guys get that? or should I change it...

Random Seasonal Art

2008-09-08T10:54:00.001-07:00

Just burnin' up in Sarasota, wishing I was in the snow.... actually I've never been in snow. I am definitely going to start posting random drawings and doodles daily.

Fashion Illus In Progress

2008-09-07T15:59:00.000-07:00

Final Color Study

Finally I've decided to do both of the scenes (below) but above is this composition that I'll be turning in for my first illustration. So far I'm really loving my illustration class, everyone's been so helpful. The above scene will be altered and the character on the right will be distorted a bit more.

Hey guys, need some help picking which composition I want for my first project. The thumbnails are still n the works, I'm thinking about adding a third person on the subway seen. Its gonna be about hip hop fashion illustration. I tried to leave the lower right corners blank for writing or logo. I don't know what media I will be using yet. I'll post the final thumbnail later.

Party Poopers

2008-09-01T23:12:00.000-07:00

Once in a while I try to crank out something cute yet disgusting :) and to all you graphic designers, please dont be too critical of the "party" font. Atleast it's not papyrus! heehee

Back Again

2008-08-30T12:20:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh!!!! Omg! I'm a senior!

Watercolor play

2008-05-23T10:51:00.000-07:00

This summer I just decided to re-introduce myself to watercolor and color pencil. These are two mediums that I haven't touched in over two years. The kids are my perception of the kids in my neighborhood. There's always a party-pooper, a kid jump roping and a glamor chick. I don't know where I'm going with this style, its just a very relaxing pass time. Miss you Ringling friends!!!!!

One-Day Randomness

2008-04-12T18:40:00.000-07:00

Weird man playing drum with weird animals surrounding him. This is how I procrastinate from other homework. I think I'll be doing a lot of this over the summer.

Easter Fun

2008-03-28T23:29:00.001-07:00

Easter characters: I love long stick legs :)

Cutesy Font

2008-03-28T09:41:00.001-07:00

Random Font

The Emotions in Food

2008-03-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

Little spot illustrations I randomly came up with.

Comp Ill Photoshop Assignment

2008-03-18T15:27:00.000-07:00

His name is Garett. He's a little kid who is stuck in a costume. He loves slurpies and going to the fair. For some reason he always end up in trouble.

Happy Easter

2008-03-13T17:09:00.000-07:00

Quick illustration for the holidays

Nila it's not Halloween

2008-03-12T11:51:00.000-07:00

Random seasonal patterns in progress :)

I heart kids in costume!

2008-03-11T13:02:00.001-07:00

Comp Ill photoshop assignment. Just a few character color studies.

One of a Three Part Series

2008-03-10T14:06:00.001-07:00

This one is about hunger in Africa. I'm also doing two more... probably one about China and one I haven't thought about yet.

Circus Spots

2008-03-10T11:00:00.000-07:00

Computer illustration spots for Gomien's class. I've been meaning to fix to the problem with the elephant's hat and the circus tent ghost.. Are the colors too much?

Maori Computer Illustration Portrait

2008-03-10T09:21:00.000-07:00

This was my computer illustration portrait. Mr. Gomien thought I was crazy for doing a portrait with tattoos in the face. I thought I was crazy too.

PS... its a he. It's tradition for Maori men to wear earrings. Thats kinda funky!

I Heart Elephants

2008-03-09T16:03:00.000-07:00

I don't know why, but I'm really starting to get into cutesy things. If you guys have any cutesy webs sights, please share them with me :)

Im Hungry

2008-03-04T12:37:00.001-08:00

A sketch for my second political illustration piece.

An assignment for Thiel on politics in general. Instead of the doing something on US, I thought of how people are governed in Africa.

Cutesy Fun!

2008-03-04T10:48:00.001-08:00

These are some animals an things that I played with over the weekend. (Above Safari animals)

Doggie went poopoo.

Really starting to get into children's pattern.

Society of Illustrators Entries

2008-03-03T14:37:00.000-08:00

I entered this piece in Society of Illustrators. Just a random acrylic assignment that I pushed out one night. I found this funky flower pattern... I just had to use it!

Another piece that I entered in Society of Illustrators this year. His name is Eubie Blake, a very popular piano player of ragtime. This was a portrait assignment for Thiel.