24 Things I Learned Before 24
This is a small coffee table book, compiling some of the many things I learned before 24. Primarily inspired by the many mentors and minor collisions that have shaped me, this book is meant to be opened at random, or read all the way through, however you happen to encounter it. Take what you need, and leave the rest.
Using a blend of traditional watercolor, digital alteration through Adobe Illustrator, and formatted for print on Adobe Indesign, this book refers back to the many disciplines of art I've grown to love.
Watercolor Exploration
Testing out different textural qualities and opacity of different watercolor layering techniques, in order to create variance in digital texture in later publication. Digital alteration in recolor, as well as orientation, were found to be solutions for individual framed pages.
Ode to the Giants Before
The index is not just a place to navigate where the advice is in the book, but also is a call-out to where (or who!) the advice directly came from. Dating back to middle school teachers and old friends, all the way to "bigger" adults and mentors, the advice is tested, reused and repackaged within this book, with the help of the shoulders of the giants in which we stand on.
