Epic Sketch Dump is Epic

Here is a bunch of sketches that I did before my internet started crapping out. We're still on shaky ground with it so here's an update while hoping it will stay working.


A sketch for my room mate. She threw a cupcake party at our house. It was a huge success. We made 165 cupcakes for it.


This is NOT all the cupcakes we made.


Class doodle of a 'cat'erpillar. I want to do a more finished drawing of him later. Or maybe put him in a comic or something. It was fun giving him human body parts. I like his nose a lot too.


Doodle done before my business class. I don't doodle in class as much anymore but it does help me relax. Loli-Fran of OMN.


Cupcake Lolita doodled in anticipation of the epic cupcake party.


Across from my History class is a chemistry class. I was sitting in the hallway watching the chem students doing a lab when I doodled this.


Me being a bit overwhelmed.


Lulzy doodle of my Kinfolk character, Lou.


Speaking of Lou, I decided that I wanted to draw her actual body type down because in my head her sizes kept fluctuating and I wanted a solid reference. (As can be seen from the previous sketch, she's much busty-er than that). I decided that she is a size 14 with a DD bust. She's the busty-est of my characters so she offers me some diversity from my other female characters. I used various 'plus size' models (I still cant' believe 14 is 'plus sized' its the US average size for women. And its' not big :/ ) for reference. I also wanted to her a have a little muffin top, which I think is cute. Overall I'm really happy with how she looks. She feels more rooted in reality now, and now she can stay more cohesive when I draw her.


Doodling part of a story idea for Alencia. She has to retrieve a talking skull (a relic) from a ruin for a nearby temple. I've already started writing the roughs of the story out.


Doodle of my western RP character, Lilly the undertaker's daughter.


So many tiny, white coffins...



A celebratory sketch of the Kale and the gang, celebrating the first issue being complete. When I get some time I will ink this and possibly color it. Evander looks soooo much younger with his hair down. He may look too young. He's meant to be in his 30's, like Khalid. I'm in the process of gathering references to make another character turn around for him. I need to him to keep looking consistent. I also want him to look more Middle-Eastern/Mediterranean. This is where refs help. I plan to flesh this all out in time for issue #2 to begin. Research like this is actually ridiculously fun. I also plan to do more research for the world itself. So far I'm gathering references for a Celtic/Art Nouveau feel to Kale's world. There is so much to do, it can only keep getting better! :D

Oh and guess what. I still have MORE to post here. Next will be some doodles, sketch comics, and some more school work. Oh yeah, and that Nekocon thing is next weekend. HOLY. CRAP. Has it been a year already?

News time!

+Internet is back!
We got our signal back last night, and all is well in the world of the internet :D

+Updates
I have personal work that I scanned and have ready to upload but it maybe a bit slow to make it here to the blog. This week is SUPER BUSY for me at school. I also have some extracurricular activities taking place this week so school work will be filling my spare time this week. I'll try to upload new work by Sunday at least.

Ten days till Nekocon! I'm excited and nervous at the same time, as I'm sure you know. I'll be able to print things soon (prints and more bookmarks, and hoping to squeeze a mini comic in there...), but I have a few illustrations to tweak before that. Next week will be packed with con preparations to insure it goes smoothly. And I really hope it does.

Kale is being printed and should ship to me on the 30th. That gives it a few days to reach me so let's hope that goes without a hitch too! I'm so excited to see the final book. I learned so much doing it, I know issue #2 is going to rock so hard because of that.

School is also kicking my butt. Welcome to senior year! :D

Full Steam Ahead!

Despite my internet being nearly non-existent (save for late at night when no one is using it) and thanks to the super helpful team at Ka-blam, my book is being printed! Everything has been approved and paid for. Next will be for the books to arrive and then off to Nekocon. They should be shipped out on the 30th. I'm buzzing with excitement 8D

Over the next two weeks I'll be working on prints and bookmarks, and con badges for me and Ryan to wear at the con. I have a laundry list of things to do but it shouldn't be too bad. I just hope I can get it all done and that everything goes smoothly. I'm still terribly excited C: But also tired. I think I'm getting sick again... trying to nip it in the butt before it gets worse :/

Kale Issue #1 Cover

Kale: Lost and Found Cover by ~Spork-Bunny on deviantART

A quick update before I go to bed <3

Fall 2010 Update

Hey everyone! Now that my work for issue #1 of 'Kale: Lost & Found' is over I can finally get back to school work and preparing for Nekocon. And did I mention midterms this week? Heh, yeah. So before I dive headfirst into studying for midterms I want to share what I've been doing all semester. I'm gonna split this into two blog posts to avoid spamming; one for school work and one for personal art.

+Game Design
For my game design class we're all working on our own video game that we're doing concept art for. Mine is a free roaming mystery where you play a military scout exploring a newly discovered island that your kingdom hopes to conquer. But your team mates go missing and you explore the island to go find them. I'm trying to make the island a character of it's own and eventually create an unsettling environment from the sunny landscapes to the dark underground. I'm also trying out watercolor for the concept art with some colored pencils mixed in. It's good practice but I need to look up tutorials too.





(not complete, I still need to go over it with some colored pencils)






+Senior Portfolio

For this class we have four projects to work on that we get to choose. (We're still on the first one and its' technically midterms so you can tell I'm feeling antsy). Aside from those we've also been working on logos, letterheads, invoices, and now we're starting business cards.



Here is my logo.

As for the 1st project I am redesigning the album art for Blind Guardian's 'At the Edge of Time.' I really don't like the over CGed, and frankly bland feel of the album art so I'm hoping to do something worthy of them. To show just how hard I'm working, here is a collection of thumbnails I've been doing for the project over the last few weeks.




I am SO SICK of thumbnails. But its just as well since I'm now starting the actual project. Here's what I have so far of the pencil drawing. The concept is that I have a Norse goddess of virtue (Snotra) having triumphed over a tyrant ruler. I listened to the album and read the lyrics and one of the reoccurring themes was of a united people overthrowing a ruler or government. I also wanted to keep the subject matter somewhat rooted in fantasy because of Blind Guardian's influences and past album covers.

For the goddess herself there wasn't much I could find in the ways of art for her (as posed to Athena who I didn't' want her to look like). So I researched viking women's clothing and based her clothing on that. My reference before that was a toga-ish robe that I constructed from a bed-sheet and wrapped my room mate up in but that still helped immensely with the draping. I'm finding that the more research you do for something the more rooted in reality it is, and the more real it feels. Its' something I've been told by teachers recently that I need to do more of. I completely agree and now that I'm putting it into practice I'm finding it works ever so nicely!




Stay tuned for my post of personal work! For now I have some homework to do :P

In which Fran is really busy but optimistically so...

Hey Everyone!

I just wanted to stop by and give you an update on the comic and how things are going with it. As those who watch me on Facebook probably know, I have completely finished drawing issue 1 of Kale! I have already scanned, sized to the template and added text to the first 7 pages. It took me longer than I thought it would (mainly because I used red lead for a few pages and it doesn't scan out as well as blue lead does. Needless to say I won't be making that mistake again) but I'm going to get another chunk of it done tonight, and then finish it over the weekend. I will also need to finish the logo for the cover and add in all the special features to the back of the book. But I will do it! Then its' off to the printers!

I still have more to do for artwork, as well as editing the merch list which needs to be sent out to the Nekocon staff by the 10th (cutting it close, I know, but I wanted to be sure of what I have to offer at the con). Things are coming together.

I also have school work to do but I'm getting better at juggling it all. Since its' my senior year I really have to buckle down on school work, get a portfolio going, while also thinking about my future and what I'm going to do after I graduate. I went to a job fair at school yesterday and it was pretty successful. I got some information and some more options for my future have opened up. Hopefully it will lead somewhere but for now we'll just have to wait and see.

I may feel overwhelmed at times (between schoolwork, personal projects and other obligations) but I know I can successfully finish this book, and it will be worth it in the end. I had originally planned to have the next issue out by next Nekocon, and that might happen, but it might not since I'll be graduating and trying to find a job. I originally wanted to have the whole story done for this con, but at least this way I can test the waters. I DO plan on finishing this story. That is for sure. I also have other stories that I'm cooking and slowly brewing so that I can tell them in a more planned out way. Kale was written and rewritten while I was doing pages. It's my first self published attempt at telling a story and I hope someone will find enjoyment in it. I know I have.

So thank you for tagging along on this journey, and I will keep you posted up till Nekocon. I'll also be working on my Alencia cosplay. The wig is pretty awesome but needs some styling. I'm planning a cosplay sewing party with some friends so we can all work on our costumes together. I'll be sure to share photos as that gets done too!

Also! I'll be scanning some schoolwork soon to show you guys. I'm working on a game design project, and a project that involves Blind Guardian so I'll be posting some progress shots of those too.
See you soon!