Biography Statement
Jenna Scott is a Finger Lakes Community College alumna, and now, a Rochester Institute of Technology alumna with a BFA in the Illustration program. Jenna’s work evokes a warm and fuzzy feeling while intriguing viewers to explore unorthodox worlds and ideas in a childlike manner. Jenna’s work is most frequently done digitally, with a cartoon-like style, as well as in watercolor. Creating interesting work to be proud of is something she constantly strives for, funky naturalistic illustration being the most satisfying way she has found to do so.
Artist's Statement
I am an Illustrator with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology as of May 2023.
I would describe what I do as mischievous, cartoon-like, naturalistic illustration, with goofy and odd characters. As for my method of working, it usually depends on how strongly I feel about my ideas at the start of a project. If I am unsure of where to start I will do word associations to try and find an appealing idea. Then, I will do several thumbnail sketches with multiple variants of a few ideas. After, I choose my most successful thumbnails for my idea and do slightly more thorough sketches of them. Most of the time, I will take my sketches and re-draw them again digitally in order to work out the composition and values. Following that, I choose what sketch is working the best, and then I work on color palettes to use for the project, choose the most successful one, and continue to flesh out the project whether it is traditional or digital.
I work mostly digitally for its portability, and wide versatility. Working in watercolor gives me a sense of spontaneity, and freedom that cannot be found anywhere else. Together, they make the perfect mediums for me to make my odd, yet familiar characters that can comfort viewers. I appreciate the structured yet textured impact they have on my work, pairing them with naturalistic color palettes for a warm feeling. With whatever I do, I strive to make it something I can be proud of, and for others to thoroughly enjoy.
