PNCA Lift Off 2020

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LIFT OFF
— 2020 45° 32’ 17.38” N
122° 40’ 18.715” W 23 alumni
920 days Today’s date:

Launching The

Next Generation

Of Designers

And

Illustrators

A digital painting by Adrian Nyehart of a femme-bodied person with red and blue skin, a head wrapping, and trianglular and swirling markings floating across the page.

Adrian
Nyehart

Adrian Nyehart stares directly at the camera, lit dramatically, his hand held up pensively. — 01

Adrian Nyehart looks down and to the right, his hand on the side of his face. — 02

Adrian Nyehart holds up a peace sign and smiles. — 03

Digital render of detailed greeble-covered cube inside a digital landscape of purple and gold

Austin
Meros

Austin Meros’s shoulders face forward with head turned to the right, lit dramatically, not smiling — 01

Austin Meros’s shoulders face forward looking straight on to the camera, lit dramatically, slight upturned smile upturned on the left side of the mouth — 02

Austin Meros’s shoulders face forward, gaze to the forward right, lit dramatically, close mouth, subtle smile — 03

Soft pastel colored digital illustration of two people cuddling, surrounded by a clipboard, tissues, plant, chemical equation symbols, and a clock on the wall

Blake
Tupman

Blake stands in hand painted jumpsuit, facing camera with expressive posture holding both thumbs up — 01

Blake stands in hand painted jumpsuit, facing camera with expressive posture with hands on hips — 02

Blake stands in hand painted jumpsuit, back to the camera with head turned to the right looking over his shoulder, hands on hips — 03

A digital illustration by Brian Wolfe of a pink colored dog with a long tongue and an eye on its collar.

Brian
Wolfe

Brian flashes a peace sign at the camera and grins, he is wearing a black shirt and his nails are painted black. The lighting is a blue-ish purple and a salmon pink. — 01

Brian clasps his hands in front of his body, looking confidently through his circular glasses. His hair is long and curly down to his biceps. — 02

In a relaxed pose, Brian's hands are in his jean pockets. His face is turned to his left and the bright orange-pink light illuminates the side of his face — 03

Colorful, bold illustration of a people on public transportation, woman in foreground holding cellphone smiling at messages

Cas
Marotta

Cas stands facing the camera smiling, dramatic lighting, hands in pant pockets wearing a shirt that says Protect Trans Kids — 01

Cas stands facing the camera smiling, dramatic lighting, hands in jacket pockets, shirt obscured — 02

Cas stands facing the camera with gentle glance to the right, dramatic lighting, hands in jacket pockets, slightly obscuring shirt — 03

Hand-lettered script carved with a finger into flour, with ingredients and baking tools to make cupcakes designed into the image. Small chocolate cupcakes with pink and white frosting peek into the image. Script reads 'It’s mind over batter.'

Julie
Rasos

Dramatically-lit photograph of julie with shoulders turned to right, head turned to camera smiling, right arm across body holding left arm — 01

Dramatically-lit photograph of Julie sitting, smiling at camera, hands crossed at lap — 02

Dramatically-lit photograph of Julie, smiling at camera, chin resting on hands — 03

Colorful sci-fi illustration, three figures running away from a fenced area with area 51 sign and an alien figure in flames on right hand side

Justice
Apollo
Burnes

Justice stands in dramatic lighting, glancing with smile to the right side, right hand resting at nape of his neck — 01

Justice stands in dramatic lighting, left side to camera, smiling glance at camera, right hand resting at nape of neck — 02

Justice stands in dramatic lighting, facing camera, both hands in peace signs covering face — 03

Graphic illustration of large green fronds, a girl in a red tank top sits in one of the folds of the leaves

Kalila
Fuller

Kalila looks at the camera with slight smile, dramatic lighting, arms to the side — 01

Kalila looks at camera with head tilted back, dramatic lighting, hands at hips — 02

Kalila laughs with eyes closed facing camera, dramatic lighting, hands on lap — 03

Concept art of warrior woman with web-like fibers fanning out behind her, poised for attack

Kara
La

Kara sits in a chair, leaning back with left arm on chair back, relaxed gaze, dramatic lighting — 01

Kara stands in dramatic lighting, relaxed gaze directly to camera, hands in pant pockets — 02

Kara stands in dramatic lighting, relaxed gaze directly to camera, left arm behind her back, right arm hanging on her side — 03

Bold highly textured illustration of two mime clowns in expressive motion, with text highlighted in yellow circles in the center saying 'oyyi, oyyi', second y is backwards.

KD
York

KD sits in dramatic lighting, gazing upward quizically, left hand gently covering mouth — 01

KD strands in dramatic lighting with right hand in pant pocket, left hand raised up to their chin, sideways gaze — 02

KD strands in dramatic lighting, arms crossed over chest, with left hand resting on cheek — 03

Sci fi concept illustration of medieval village elven character walking down cobblestone street chased by kids, small pet dragon in the background

Kent
Reade

Kent stands in dramatic lighting facing camera, arms to the side — 01

Kent stands in dramatic lighting, gaze slight to the right, shoulders squared to the center, arms to the side — 02

Kent stands in dramatic lighting, slight smile, arms crossed at waist — 03

Four illustrations of different colored peace signs in a field of small yellow flowers

Lauren
Platzker

Lauren sits in dramatic lighting, laughing at the camera holding a black and white pet bunny — 01

Lauren sits in dramatic lighting gazing to the upper right hugging a pet black and white bunny — 02

Lauren sits in dramatic lighting snuggling a pet black and white bunny to shoulder — 03

Graphic illustration of a woman holding a skateboard in right hand, untied shoelaces in left hand, looking at cut on knee, illustrated speech bubble reads, '*!@!!*'

Lydia
Mercer

Lydia sits in dramatic lighting, gaze at camera with chin tilted slightly to the right, hands crossed over knee — 01

Lydia sits in dramatic lighting, laughing slightly leaned back, hands crossed over knee — 02

Lydia sits in dramatic lighting, eyes closed, face turned slightly to the right — 03

Blue and red painterly image is collaged with torn paper edges into black and white, digital, retro looking poster design. Reads, 'Subterranean Light' in big type. Small text details the film showing at PNCA Mediatheque.

Mallary
Wilson

Mallary stands in dramatic lighting, with soft smile, turned to the right but looking at camera, with hands in her pockets. — 01

Mallary stands in dramatic lighting, looking slightly up, face lit, smiling glance at camera, left hand on hip. — 02

Mallary stands in dramatic lighting, with soft smile, facing front and camera directly, with hands in her pockets. — 03

Red and white expressive painted rabbits overlaid on newsprint

Megan
Wood

Megan faces camera with gentle smile, dramatic lighting, hands clasping open cardigan at waist — 01

Megan sits in dramatic lighting, head turned slightly right, gaze to camera — 02

Megan sits on stool in dramatic lighting, left leg bend in with foot on stool, hands holding foot — 03

Comic character design illustration showing a sassy young woman with blue hair in different expressive poses, yellow graphic background

Misa
Vuong

Misa stands in dramatic lighting leaning in from left side, eyes closed, head tilted back, hands to mouth in chef kiss expression — 01

Misa stands in dramatic lighting, caught in laughter gaze to her forward-right, right hand behind her head, left arm bent up, hand near her cheek — 02

Misa is in dramatic lighting, body caught in motion, gaze downward hands open as if about to clap together — 03

GIF of naked woman doing yoga, body slowly bending into common dancers pose. Image starts all black, and slowly transitions in gradient ending in loose linework

Paola
De La
Cruz

Paola exuberantly stands in dramatic light with arms stretched up and outward above her head, smiling with eyes closed — 01

Paola stands in dramatic lighting arms up over her head, hair flying as if she’s jumping or falling — 02

Paola stands confidently in dramatic lighting, gaze forward to camera, right arm on her side, left arm crossed over her waist — 03

Digital painting of a woman in black dress, back to viewer, dark figure against pink background, with white painted flowers blooming from the back of her dress branching to upper left

Sasha
Firpo

Sasha sits in dramatic light, gentle unsmiling gaze forward — 01

Sasha sits in dramatic light, gentle confident gaze forward, lit by a bright blue light on the left side of her face — 02

Sasha sits in dramatic light, gentle gaze to her left, eyes cast slightly down unsmiling, right arm bent with hand behind her neck — 03

Detailed animated gif of femme-bodied person sitting on couch or bed holding a lighter that's spouting a flame, a burning flower, stars and lightning bolts move around the figure

Savanna
Judd

Savanna stands in dramatic light, gaze off centered, both hands up with fingers in hair — 01

Savanna stands in dramatic light, gaze off centered, both hands caressing head — 02

Savanna sits in dramatic position with shoulders tilted to their right, gaze forward, slight smile, arms crossed over chest — 03

Digital illustration of a silhouetted figure falling head first in a starry sky, blue explosive light trailing up from the figure. Shooting star at figures chest

Tali
Munning

Tali stands confidently in dramatic lighting, hands in pockets, shoulders squared forward, eye contact forward — 01

Tali stands confidently, with shoulders turned to her left, gaze to the camera, arms crossed at chest — 02

Tali stands confidently in dramatic lighting, hands in pockets, shoulders squared forward, eye contact forward, head tilted slightly back to her right, smiling — 03

Digital illustration of Jimi Hendrix throwing his head back playing a guitar, with yellow swirls coming from mouth denoting sounds, electric guitar and flames in the foreground

Tom
D'Amore

Tom sits in dramatic lighting, gaze forward with gentle smile, hands together at lap — 01

Digital rendering of humanoid android figure, looking down from side, drips with lavenders and blues on hot peach background. Small white text shows numbers.

Trung
Bao

Trung photographed in dramatic lighting while beatboxing, one hand raised in front of his lips and the other pointing in front of him as he moves. — 01

Trung crouched looking directly at the camera in front of him, hands pressed together in a 'please' or prayer gesture, resting against his nose. — 02

Trung sits in dramatic lighting, casually, one elbow resting on his knee, looking directly at the camera. — 03

Expressive mixed media painting with slices of oranges and expressive, explosive brushstrokes

Zoë
Devin
Bell

Zoe sits in dramatic cool lighting, unsmiling, looking at camera, hands at lap with thermos in right hand — 01

Zoe sits in dramatic cool lighting, serious gaze to camera, hands on lap with thermos in right hand resting on knee — 02

Zoe sits in dramatic lighting, thermos in right hand on knee, smiling with head tossing backwards — 03