Nat Borges

Fine artist and Illustration student at Ringling College of Art and Design

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The semester is finally over, time for some updates!

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Sorry I’ve been so bad about updating this blog for the past couple of months. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to a very good scanner or camera while I’m home for the summer, so there’s no real way to document my work well. However, I do post pictures of works in progress and the like on my instagram, so make sure you check it out!

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Sketchbook pages

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Pieta

graphite, colored pencil, gold acrylic

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Watercolor studies from this afternoon

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Ophrys apifera

pen and ink

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Sorry I've been away so much lately! This semester has been a wild ride, and I haven't been able to document a lot of my work. I do post a lot on instagram, though, so those of you who miss me should check it out here.

Anyway, on to today's post! My illustration professor challenged us to "Aquavember", in which you make one piece in a water-based media (watercolor, gouache, etc) a day for the entire month. Needless to say, I fell behind several times, but in the end I finished them all. Here's a few of my favorites!

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Dionaea and Nepenthes

The last of my summer personal pieces

Digital color over graphite drawing

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When I woke up this morning, I didn't expect to see such a sudden influx of notes and followers! It was definitely a welcome surprise, thank you so very much <3 

If it's alright, can I ask where you guys found me? The piece that's getting all the attention has been up for a while now, so I'm curious to know where you saw it.

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Sketchbook pages from the past couple of months

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Another experiment

Digital color over graphite drawing

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Cuter than you

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A quick sappy self-portrait with a special someone

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Experimenting

Digital color over pencil

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Idle hands are the devil's playground.

Two page comic assignment from class based on a common saying. There's parts that need work still, but I figured I'd post how it looks now.

Ink, gouache, and gold acrylic.

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Book cover for the book Grendel by John Gardner.

Digital color over charcoal drawing

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Environment drawing for a character I had to create for class. Visual development is definitely not my favorite thing in the world; finished illustrations like this are much more fun to me.

Adobe Photoshop CC

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"Nothing human loves forever."

Movie poster for the movie The Hunger starring Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, and David Bowie. It was super fun to do.

ink wash, gouache, color pencil, and gold acrylic