Bad Brains : The Movie Poster

Poster I Illustrated for Bad Brains the Movie, premiering at SXSW 2012. I illustrated the comics in the film, helping to tell the band's stories. What do you think?

Facebook page for the film http://www.facebook.com/BadBrainsDocumentary
Twitter @badbrainsmovie

Maria Portrait

Portrait of my friend Maria for her birthday present. I love drawing my friends, the reaction is priceless. Its a charge up to keep making images that people enjoy.

Kardashian Khaos!

I was hired to draw the Kardashians for temporary tattoos, for their store in the mirage in Las Vegas : Kardashian Khaos. Had fun drawing these lovely ladies. Khloe and Kris (their Mom) were my favorite. Hope you like them! They will also be on notepads and cards possibly.

New Bad Brains teaser

Here is another teaser up for the Bad Brains movie I'm working on. Directed by Mandy Stein. I'm doing about 50 comic drawings in the film telling the band's stories. Been such a cool challenge and exciting project for me, I'm loving it! Coming soon. :) Follow the film on twitter @badbrainsmovie

Beyond the Diet Podcast

I've been into eating healthy and staying fit for a long time. But as a curious person that needs new information, I try to seek out the latest science to further advance myself. I found this podcast a while back, and it has taught me some good tips, as well as broken it down for me. It helps when you really understand the science of how your body works, and motivation to give your body what it really needs!

Beyond Diet Podcast Episode 46
http://beyonddietpodcast.com/?cat=4&paged=5

I'm kind of a nerd when it comes to nutrition and healthy living, I probably would have become a nutritionist if I didn't do art. :) This episode is a good one to explain how if you eat more (and the right things), and exercise moderately, you can lose bodyfat. As opposed to starving yourself and exercising a ton, which will cause you to gain bodyfat, or not lose weight. Sounds counterintuitive at first, but once you understand it, it can really help out. As a tall girl who has always been 'thin,' I've gone through phases where I wasn't eating much, eating the wrong things and hence becoming 'skinny fat.' My bodyfat once was around 30%, which is borderline overweight! Over the last year I have leaned out a bit changing small things through out my day. I enjoy being healthy and fit, and I'd like to make permanent changes so that it just becomes habit. As an artist I also like to design myself toward my ideal, as I grew up on comics and super heroes. :D
Hope you can get some use and good tips/info from this podcast as I have.
xo
Rita
Photo of me and my Man at Burning Man

Riot games Concepts

Here are some of the concepts I've worked on for Riot games' "League of Legends." Turnarounds for Vayne's base skin, her Aristocratic skin, and for the character Oriana. They had to change some of the colors on Oriana for release. Official site http://na.leagueoflegends.com/

Barbie Princess Charm School Art

The art I did for the new Barbie movie " Princess Charm school" is out. I did storyboards, sketching, and character rendering. But especially painted Barbie's faces, and added muscle tone/character to her. I want Barbie to look happy, athletic, and full of life, inspirational in the right way. Barbie eats lots of protein and does lots of yoga. :) They call me "Barbie's plastic surgeon" at work. Its lots of fun to give life and character/charm to a character I've known since I was a kid. I've had a great time working at Mattel for the past year. I'll update when more of the titles Ive worked on get released. But keep an eye out for my name in the credits of Princess Charm School. :)
Official site http://www.barbie.com/princess-charm-school/#/home