MELODY T NEWCOMB
  • ILLUSTRATION
    • Fever Ray
    • An Education
    • East meets West
    • The Largest Organism in the World
    • Less Sleep is Dreamy
    • Trustworthy Men
    • Holy Hunter
    • Cats can't taste Sweets
    • Gluttony
    • My Mother's China
    • When Half a Brain is Better than a Whole One
    • PSY
    • Johanna
    • Barophobia
  • PERSONAL WORK
    • Birth, Sex, and Death Part 4
    • Birth, Sex, and Death Part 1
    • Birth, Sex, and Death Part 2
    • Birth, Sex, and Death: Part 3
    • Snake Oil Salesmen
    • Lucid Dreaming
  • CONTACT
  • RESUME
  • Fever Ray
    This portrait of Fever Ray or Karin Dreijer Andersson, was inspired by her song 'Keep the Streets Empty for Me'.
    Digital Art, Editorial Design, Illustration
    2013
  • An Education
    Inspired by the 2009 movie An Education, about a young girl coming of age.
    Fashion, Illustration, Painting
    2013
  • East meets West
    I've always found tattoos to be their own fashion statement, and with the prompt 'Fashion Battle' I was inspired to create a juxtaposition of tattoo styles, East meets West.
    Drawing, Editorial Design, Fashion
    2013
  • The Largest Organism in the World
    Millions of mushrooms connected over miles by their roots make up the largest organism in the world.
    Editorial Design, Illustration, Painting
    2013
  • Less Sleep is Dreamy
    Scientists have proven that less sleep causes people to dream more. Studies showed that with sleep deprivation dreams became frequent, more vibrant, and more intense.
    Drawing, Editorial Design, Illustration
    2013
  • Trustworthy Men
    Based on an article about facial features that determine whether a man appears trustworthy or not. Eye color has found to be a deciding factor, with brown eyes percieved as more honest than blue eyes.
    Drawing, Illustration, Painting
    2013
  • Holy Hunter
    This illustration was inspired by using random word association 'Holy' and 'Hunter'. In Native American culture the wolf is a symbol of freedom, loyalty, and wisdom.
    Was selected for AI 32 online archive.
    Drawing, Illustration, Painting
    2013
  • Cats can't taste Sweets
    Cat's can't taste sweets because their tongues lack most of the DNA necessary for the sweet receptor to work, unlike any other mammal on the planet.
    Drawing, Illustration, Painting
    2013
  • Gluttony
    This is an illustration based on two words: gluttony and margaritas. Gluttony meaning the desire to overindulge in food and drink.
    Drawing, Illustration, Painting
    2013
  • My Mother's China
    Inspired by a childhood story of a young girl who steals her mother's china, burying it so that she may pretend to be an archeologist.
    Editorial Design, Illustration, Pattern Design
    2012
  • When Half a Brain is Better than a Whole One
    Its strange but true that sometimes half a brain is better than a whole one. Especially in the case of children suffering from seizures that can be controlled with a Hemispherectomy, or removal of half of the brain.
    Drawing, Editorial Design, Painting
    2013
  • PSY
    Gig poster for Korean pop icon PSY, and his new album '6' with the popular single 'Gangnam Style'.
    Advertising, Editorial Design, Illustration
    2012
  • Johanna
    Portrait study, model is Johanna Reid. Winner at the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship 2013.
    Fine Arts, Illustration, Painting
    2012
  • Barophobia
    Barophobia, or the fear of gravity is a real fear in which people who understand how gravity works believe either two things, that the force of gravity will crush them or that gravity could reverse.
    Editorial Design, Illustration
    2012
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