Xandra

Artist: Alaina Yung
Writer: Erick Cheng
Editor: Shiori Chen

Alaina Yung, a Carlmont High School sophomore, has previously made beautiful art pieces for Art Showcase Club with her piece, titled Xandra, being no exception. Yung created Xandra based off of her original literary works and pieces of other artists she admires. 

“The inspiration for this piece was of Xandra, a character from an old novel I wrote,” Yung said. “I referenced the hair colors of this piece from an artist called blue biscuits. I think their color theory is very strong and unique.”

To make this artwork, Yung used digital art, applying her knowledge of color theory and hair shading within the program. While this piece was originally intended to be used as a work to practice shading and rendering on, Yung happened to like the finished product. 

“The piece turned out really good so I decided to submit it to the Art Showcase Club,” Yung said.

Moving forward, Yung will continue to make artwork for Art Showcase Club, but also more importantly, for her own enjoyment as well. One thing she advises artists to do is to learn from others, whether that be trying to incorporate elements from other’s work into your own, or to constantly explore the many different types of works within the art community.