• STUDIO
    • ART BATTLE
    • Last Card
    • Top shelf
    • READY TO DRAW
    • GESTURE DRAWING
  • ABOUT
    • BIO
    • GOALS
    • CONTACT
    • NEWSLETTER
  • LESSON PLANS
    • Origami
    • COLLAGE
    • What is Art ?
    • MY SUMMER, MY NAME 1
    • DESCRIBE & DRAW 2
    • GROUP DOODLER 3
    • Tell Me Without Telling Me 4
    • Make Your Eyes Move: Introduction to Composition. 5
    • Near, Far, and In Between: Creating Depth & Space 6
    • Introduction to Value 7
    • Value From Observation 8
    • Self-Portrait: Mapping Value 9
    • From Shape to Form 10
    • Color lab
    • COLOR LAB 2
    • Color Lab 3
    • Find the light
    • TEXTURE LAB/ Zoom
    • TEXTURE SCAVENGER HUNT
    • Movie Poster Project
    • Drawing Club
    • Drawing club 2
    • VISUAL ARTS 2026–2027
    • VISUAL ARTS SKILLS ASSESSMENT
  • ART GALLERY
    • LA
    • MFA
    • FILMS
    • DESIGN
    • MURALS
    • ARTIVISM
    • BeHANCE
    • ANIMATION
    • ILLUSTRATION
    • RAW GALLERY 🔒
    • HARLEM HOPS 🔒
    • BACK TO THE PRESENT
    • CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION 🔒
  • COMMUNITY
    • ARTIST TALKS
    • TEACHING ARTIST
    • CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
    • PROGRAMS/ EVENTS
  • SKETCHBOOK
  • ⌂

VAL DAUGHTREY

Dreams don't have deadlines

  • STUDIO
    • ART BATTLE
    • Last Card
    • Top shelf
    • READY TO DRAW
    • GESTURE DRAWING
  • ABOUT
    • BIO
    • GOALS
    • CONTACT
    • NEWSLETTER
  • LESSON PLANS
    • Origami
    • COLLAGE
    • What is Art ?
    • MY SUMMER, MY NAME 1
    • DESCRIBE & DRAW 2
    • GROUP DOODLER 3
    • Tell Me Without Telling Me 4
    • Make Your Eyes Move: Introduction to Composition. 5
    • Near, Far, and In Between: Creating Depth & Space 6
    • Introduction to Value 7
    • Value From Observation 8
    • Self-Portrait: Mapping Value 9
    • From Shape to Form 10
    • Color lab
    • COLOR LAB 2
    • Color Lab 3
    • Find the light
    • TEXTURE LAB/ Zoom
    • TEXTURE SCAVENGER HUNT
    • Movie Poster Project
    • Drawing Club
    • Drawing club 2
    • VISUAL ARTS 2026–2027
    • VISUAL ARTS SKILLS ASSESSMENT
  • ART GALLERY
    • LA
    • MFA
    • FILMS
    • DESIGN
    • MURALS
    • ARTIVISM
    • BeHANCE
    • ANIMATION
    • ILLUSTRATION
    • RAW GALLERY 🔒
    • HARLEM HOPS 🔒
    • BACK TO THE PRESENT
    • CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION 🔒
  • COMMUNITY
    • ARTIST TALKS
    • TEACHING ARTIST
    • CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
    • PROGRAMS/ EVENTS
  • SKETCHBOOK
  • ⌂

PIZZA RAT

My art process for this piece involves sketching ideas and playing with composition in my sketchbook. Oh, trying to make the character look normal within its habitat, but I'll being too scary or too friendly like a Pokémon. Then finding reference photos of city scavengers, transferring the sketch onto an illustration board prepped with gesso, and painting with gouache to add depth and detail. The end result is a captivating artwork that brings my vision to life.

Pizza Rat, gouache, 12" x 16", $1000

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