ART PLANS.

Hey guys! It's been a while but loads have been going on. Mostly busy at work. But now I'm starting to settle down a bit and I've got plans. ART PLANS.

+VA Comicon Small Press Table
You've been hearing me talk about this for a while but that's because I'm super stoked for it! My first table at a non-anime convention! I've been making plans for merch that I want to make and bring including the new Alencia comic, buttons, prints, and some other small items like key chains and book marks.

+Media Studies
There are things like animals and landscapes that I feel like I need to draw more of so I'll be doing a lot more studies to get in the swing of drawing them. For now I'm using certain sketchbooks for this as well as making ATC style cards that I'll be doing studies as miniature illustrations on. I'll be posting them to my tumblr and then grouping them here too. Here are a few so far:










+Or Maybe Not Webcomic
I've got scripts from Ryan lined up and am currently working on the next update. Looking to have it up by Friday since I have a few days off work. I'm going to try to update it as much as I can between now and VA Comicon since I plan on making post cards to pimp it out for the con. I also need to just sit down and draw more comics.

+Kale issue #2
Is still in progress! I've been rewriting an reworking things and I'm starting to think that I should do it as a one shot book like I originally planned but maybe start it over after all. I learned a lot from the first issue but the more I look back at it the more I see things I wish I had done differently. I'm going to keep working on it and when I come to a final decision I'll talk about it here. But either way Kale's story will continue.

+Alencia Comics (and Contest!)
Writing for Alencia's stories has been much easier. She comes more naturally to me than Kale so her stories will be more in number and varied. I really like working in short story/episodic format and I will continue that. I'm also really enjoying mixing horror with fantasy so that is a plus!
Alencia's first short comic will be featured at my table at VA Comicon and will feature FAN ART! I have a fan art contest running from now till August 4th, where anyone who sends me fan art for Alencia will be included in the book (with their name and information to their website) and will receive a free copy of the comic for themselves! Just send me a copy of your fan art (large file size, TIFF, 300dpi, I need it large so when I format the book it will print nicely and not be pixelated) to fran_rowan(at)yahoo(dot)com. Here are some references for your use:
-Alencia close up
-Alencia and Human!Theloyn height chart in color. Theolyn hasn't been introduced in his human version yet (he appears as a cat in the comic for now) but if you wish to draw him then by all means go for it :)
-Preview of the comic. Also for your inspiration here is the preview of the comic featuring the first 6 pages.
Also please keep fan art to PG-13. The comic isn't really rated but it's not really hardcore or anything. If you have any questions please let me know. I'll be sure to share the entries and their artists here too!

I'm also making jewelry that I'll be selling on my Etsy page soon so keep your eyes peeled for that! This post is epically long as it is so goodbye for now and stay tuned!

Alencia: A Noble Deed Preview

Hey everyone!

Good news! I landed a second job! But because of that I'll be very busy. So to tide you over I finished my Alencia comic preview. I ended up replacing the font on the whole comic so that took me a bit of time but I'm much happier with it. For those interested the font is 'Anime Ace 2.0' and can be found here.

So for this comic Alencia has been hired to clear out a noble family's ancestral tomb of some undead that are believed to be running around down there. The whole comic is 17 pages and when I print the book I will include some sketches and production notes. I'll be selling the books at VA Comicon this September, so be sure to come check it out!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PREVIEW ON DEVIANT ART!

I hope you enjoyed that sneak peak, and feel free to let me know what you think of it so far!

One of my favorite things about Indy and European comics was the fan art they'd post in the back of the books from other artists at the publishing house, or that their artist friends would contribute. So if anyone would like to contribute some fan art for the book I will print it in the back of the book along with your name, website, and a little blurb if you'd like to write one about the piece. I will also award a free copy of the comic to those who choose to contribute fan art. However it cannot be in color as the comic will be printed in grey-scale. I will go ahead and set the due date for fan art to be August 4th . That will give me a few weeks to have the printers print the comics (giving them plenty of time keeps it affordable for me). I look forward to seeing what you guys cook up :)

Also: for anyone who wants more information on miss Alencia, you can find some info here and a general front reference here.

Working Hard

Gee things have been busy lately. I've got to leave in 20 min to catch a bus up to Franklin Terrace so I can turn in my portfolio for review today for a chance to win a slice of a $15K scholarship money pie. Mmm pie.

I also just turned in my submission for the FA: United website. I got my room mates to critique it and it REALLY helped. I love being an art student <3 I've also got to make sure I pick up my design portfolio that I dropped off last semester, before the summer :s I hope I can find it, I spent money on that presentation portfolio.

Then I have to study more for a Sociology test I have at the end of the day.
Laters!

FA: United Contest

I so I'm going to try and enter a contest at Fur Affinity for the FA:United website. They need art for the site with the theme "Gamers United" so I decided to do an fantasy RPG couple looking at a treasure map. It looked really cute in my sketchbook so I decided when drawing it out that I'd try and 'up my game' with it. I've been feeling inspired to try harder with my work after listening to the SEQUALAB pod-casts. Its' a great source for information and in my case, inspiration and motivation.



I'm also going to do a second entry of a crest containing a D20 and a game controller (not sure which one yet, maybe atari or old school nintendo) with a scroll that says "Gamers United." I'm looking forward to finishing both entries. I'm also going to try to combine markers and watercolors for both entries. I'm finally feeling excited about art again :) I was feeling a little burnt out and down on myself but I'm getting over it.

Threadless.com Horror Contest

Here is my design for the Threadless.com horror themed T-shirt design contest



Check it out and wish me luck! 8D

Updating while tired

Here are some recent drawings from my DA page:


Spider Man to my Mary Jane by ~Spork-Bunny on deviantART

This is a picture I did for my fiance Ryan for our 5th anniversary that was on Nov. 1st. He makes me so happy.


Finnley Girls by ~Spork-Bunny on deviantART

A Christmas present for my awesome friend Ian. I'm quite proud of this one :D


I'm also working on two contest entries,
one for a french comic artist that I like- http://relic.poisoncage.com/
and a contest at threadless.com for a horror design- http://www.threadless.com/loves/horror

To do:
-Relic contest pic (ink/color)
-Threadless design (ink)
-Make prints for people (get manilla envelopes and boards to send them out)
-OMN christmas card (finish coloring)
-Lolita prints (color)

Practice Comic and some CWQ

Just posted up a two page comic I did for practice over at Deviantart.com


Layla Fight by ~Spork-Bunny on deviantART

I've also been working on some Clockwork Queen work today. I finally have a design for the scientist who gives Samantha her 'eye'. I'm very excited :D I wasn't going to to post the sketches but I will when I'm done. I love seeing other people's progress and production sketches so I might as well return the favor.

I'm also entering a poster contest over here. I hope I make the deadline. (Yay Nostalgia Critic!)