Hello all! Things have been busy around here, but pleasantly so! Lots of birthdays being celebrated (my own included as I have ascended to level 26!) and I am left with a feeling being loved. I manged to have a lot of friends over to my new house for the first time and having a house full of people I care about has been recharging! Also now my house is REALLY clean.
Art-ing has been sporadic due to weekends being full of things to do but I've manged get some sketches together that I've done recently.
Sketch of Alice from an upcoming comic project. Just her admiring a new outfit she's put together.
A character design where the idea was to have a troll-like character who is a mage and uses two enchanted clubs as magic wands for casting spells. She also enjoys 'pretty' things like jewelry and dresses.
Brush pen drawing done as a gift for my fiance'. I'm very happy with how this turned out.
Aside from sketches I've also started a new blog! It's about my love of fashion and my personal journey of getting more involved with Lolita fashion. It's been fun so far and is my way of getting acquainted with Wordpress blogs.
I've also decided to leave FurAffinity and have chosen to migrate to "Weasyl" under the advice of some friends. So I'll be posting anthro art over there. Lately I've been working on concept art and story with Ryan for our next comic project, "Unintentionally Alice" and since it's an anthro story I'll be posting sketches and drawings over there for it too. But of course these drawings will make their way over here as well.
So with that I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend!
More art to come!
Hello all! I hope you all had a fun and safe new years celebration!
I spent today aggressively cleaning my house, leveling up Pokemon, and trying to work on some digital work that I've been meaning to finish. Case in point, my Lor the Gravedigger illustration that I started earlier this year. I was happy to find that through my work on it today I was able to figure out how to successfully (in my opinion) draw blood/gore. I also decided to try and simplify the bushes in the background. I was trying to do a more 'painterly' style with them and I've finally realized that kind of style just doesn't work for me. I just can't work with it successfully so I tried to break down the shapes and shades even more. I feel like I'm about 90% done with it. I've also realized since the entire scene was put together after drawing and coloring Lor herself, I don't think the lighting will ever be 100% correct. But I'm okay with that. I'm really happy with the track this piece is on and thought I'd share that. Hoping to finish it up soon!
Hey guys!
So my hands are hurting a bit from work today so instead of drawing a new sketch I'll be sharing a never before seen illustration that I did a few months ago. This is part of my Elder Scrolls fan book project collecting illustrations and comics, as well as photos of props I've made, having to do with the Elder Scrolls games (as well as showing my love for them).
This illustration features my Oblivion character Mureil the Shadow Bard. Its my personal headcannon that she is the grandmother of my Skyrim character Merion the Lioness.
Here she is offering glow dust to the shrine of Azura while she is also being rewarded for completing Azura's quest by receiving 'Azura's Star.'
In other news it turns out I'm going to have over time ALL WEEK starting tomorrow so I'll be working 10 hour days and getting home by about 1am every night. Which will be taking up the night hours that I usually work on these sketches so I'm hoping I'll have time in the mornings to get these done but just in case I don't I'll try to share more finished works that I've been unable to share previously (or have just forgotten about) so you'll have something nice to look at while I'm gone. So bare with me, this week will be a bit rough :/
In the mean time be sure to keep up with podcasting machine El Goro, as he reviews a movie every day with "31 Days of Halloween."
I'm back with Day 2 of my "Doodle a Day" project for October. Today I bring you an elven explorer about to find more than she bargained for on a dungeon crawl...
Stay tuned for more!
And don't forget to check out El Goro's blog for his "31 Days of Halloween" podcast project where he reviews a horror movie every day for the month of October! For day 2 he reviews Alfred Hitchcock's "The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog" from 1927. Talk about celebrating Halloween with style!
October kinda snuck up on me but I wanted to do a something in the same vein as my '31 Days of Horror' project last year. This year, due to my CTS, I'll be doing a 'doodle a day' for October instead of full illustrations. So to start here's a demon lady with a sentient sword!
Hello everyone!
I was finally able to quit my weekend job so I'll have more time for art (and unpacking at the new house)! I can finally get going on more projects, I'm so excited! In the mean time here are some recent sketches from my sketchbook.
A sketch of happy Lor the Gravedigger. I hadn't drawn her in a while and it felt good to ink something traditionally. I used blue pencil and Staedtler 'triplus fineliner.' They are fun pens.
A more serious/unamused Lor, featuring a new tunic and Roman inspired chest plate armor. I figure this is her later in her adventures.
Also from Lor's story. Sphinx ladies! I've got some more sketches of them to post later but I need to study more animal references for them. The top is a new sphinx while the bottom features a sassy looking Karah.
This is going to be a tough month indeed.
Still got my weekend job, and the full time job is going great! Time really passes by quickly when working on orders which is great. I'm going on a full week of being under the weather tho. The only time I've had for art is drawing while at my weekend job. Here are a few (unintentionally tiny) scans of some sketchbook pages from my weekend shifts.
Sketches of my sneaky Khajit battle-mage, Frejah.
I bought myself a purse on ebay the other day. I wanted something that looked like a hobbit might take on a adventure, and keep snacks for the road in. I found such a purse and then decided to draw a little adventuring inventory page for it via Hchom. I love her blog and illustrated lists. Her inventories and food drawings are so charming that I had to give it a try myself. They are additively fun to do. Also drew myself as a Victorian inspired Dwarf. Because why not.
A little doodle of myself in some of my favorite clothes, and a Hchom inspired utility apron that I really want to make.
Four pages (out of like... 9) featuring Lor the Gravedigger and her new friend Karah the Sphinx. In this story rather than Sphinx being natural creatures they are constructs that can only be created by powerful Mages. Karah was created by a talented young mage but he wasn't quite good enough yet so she turned out to be a runt with deformed wings. Now she follows Lor around. I was playing with her mannerisms like her bringing Lor little 'gifts' like dead animals. I also couldn't stop drawing them sleeping. I guess I was tired myself.
Today I bring you some WIP photos of the current Alencia: Tomb of the Unspoken comic pages I'm working on. I made my goal of inking two pages before work today so here are some teasers of the raw inks:
I'm very happy with the pages so far. I think switching to using a brush for inking was one of the best decisions I've ever made :P
Hello everyone!
As you may or may not know, I was able to attend Megacon in Orlando, Florida about two weeks ago and of course had a great time! Aside from being able to visit friends, meet celebrities, and spend my tax refund, I was also able to discover a new favorite comic.
While browsing the artist alley I noticed that many artist's tables featured distasteful images of women to sell their books. This cliche' isn't new, but failed to grab my interest so I kept walking for a while, until I passed by a table that caught my eye. It was the table of husband and wife writer/artist duo, Graham and Caroline Johnson, of 'Serious Turtle Studio.'
Their table featured books and images from their ongoing comic "Of Stars and Swords" which can be read online. They had two printed issues available which were colorful and featured female characters in a fantasy setting, (which immediately appealed to my interests). Furthermore, they were clad in practical yet colorful, and well designed, costumes which further peaked my interest. Upon making eye contact with Caroline I asked her what the comic was about. She said along the lines of "It's about a girl who has to decide between taking revenge, or doing what is ultimately right." Intrigued I bought the first two issues. I read them both while waiting for our flight back to Virginia, devouring them before our plane even landed.
The art was lovely and improved with each issue. The story was strong, keeping me guess with twists and turns, even inspiring a few out loud "OOOhhh!" moments while reading. The characters were each distinct in their design so I couldn't confuse them. The story itself continues online and I highly suggest anyone who appreciates well written and drawn fantasy, as well as spunky female leads, to check it out! I'll be keeping an eye on the updates as well as the release of issue #3. I believe the comic industry needs more well done stories staring female heroes. As I strive to add my own comics to this ideal, I will read and praise the stories of others. If you a know a great comic done by, or staring an awesome female hero, please share it in the comments!
Hey Everyone!
I'm back from Megacon and finally settling back into regular old life again :P I'm securing another second job (and possibly one full time job if the stars align in my favor) so I've been busy since getting back. However I did have a super fun awesome time and even got to see some old friends.
Here is the illustration I got to give to Wil Wheaton of his D&D Character Aeofel.
And here is the autograph I got from him too. The whole thing was a proud moment for me and I'll never forget it.
Next is an inked sketch from my sketchbook. I was having fun drawing my Dovakin, Merion, while waiting for the plane to arrive. This scene is from a quest in the game where she discovers this powerful book and while looking at it realized it was made of various kinds of skin (blood samples from each race of elves was needed to open the container it was in so looking back it probably didn't have human skin on it) but when you open the book you can choose which 'path' you follow and it levels you up in a bunch of stats. I reached a whole new level just from reading it :P But then it disappears...
Upon getting home I had to do some inking with my brush once more. I dearly missed inking with it while I was gone. Ink brush withdrawls anyone? Also added some Typography for fun and tried to make Merion look a bit more scratched up and weather-worn.
ALSO managed to find the perfect beads I had been looking for for my Amulet of Dibella. I tried in furious vain last night to sculpt the little leaves that are meant to be strung with the beads but I just couldn't get them right. The amulet itself is sculpted smaller than it looks when worn by a character. I think it looks too big and garish in the game so I made it smaller. But now with the leaf charms it's backfiring on me. I can't make them to scale no matter what I try. The leaves will not look exactly the same I'm afraid. I'm going to come back to it and try again later. For now this is my 'simplified' version of the Amulet of Dibella.
Next will be the Amulet of Mara! One of my favorite items, and diety, in the game! Also one of the more complicated pieces but I'm confident if I pace myself with sculpting it I can make it look as nice as the original. I'd like to make it as part of an 'Agent of Mara' cosplay one day. The priest robes aren't too complicated and I can pass around the little Mara pamphlets from the game :P Here's a peek!
Hello everyone!
I'm snowed in today so I thought I'd take some time to post some of what I've been working on lately.
Sculpting:
I started working on a replica of the Amulet of Dibella from Skyrim. I used two different kinds of sculpy this time in hopes of painting the 'jewel' to look more realistic as I didn't have one that looked right. In the future I'd like to use metal clay and real stones to create a more precious version of this.
The uncooked sculpt.
After being cooked.
Some sanding and priming to the 'jewel.'
The jewel was then painted, and the rest of the amulet was painted for metallic and aging effects. Now I'm on the look out for beads to make it look as accurate to the game version as possible.
Sketches:
While on the subject of Skyrim I've also been doing some sketches of my characters in situations that arise in the game. My dad is currently borrowing my scanner, so I have more that need to be scanned, but in the mean time here are few new sketches.
Merion got separated from Onmund while defending the city of Whitefun, but after fruitlessly searching for his body she found him safe behind the city's walls after their victory. It's hard to loose a follower when you're so used to having them around.
A traveling mercenary marking Merion's map to show her the job she was going to do. It's not much fun to talk someone into giving you their job but then you have so many places marked on your map you have NO IDEA where they just indicated they were going. That's why she looks confused/annoyed, she has no idea where this woman has pointed to.
Sky-gazing is popular in Skyrim and I can see why. There's just so much to absorb and take in, especially after being cooped up in underground dungeons for days on end.
Be sure to stay tuned, I've got some more news and artwork coming up!
Got inspired by some WIP shots of comic art from my favorite artists and decided to break out the brush and do some inking practice. These were all done with a Windsor and Newton series 7 #2 brush and ink.
Alencia and Theolyn enjoying some down time at an inn.
A portrait of She-Ra. I found a bunch of notes and sketches for a college project I did of a fake cover for Cereal Geek magazine and inspired by my old She-Ra sketches decided to draw her again.
I had a copy of "Museum Replicas Limited" catalog lying around so I decided to flip through it and draw random items from it. I'd like to another piece like this, just bigger and maybe with different items for different eras/time periods or even fashion styles. Gosh I love drawing clothes and props :D
Little WIP ink of my main Skyrim character 'Merion the Lioness' in her ebony armor. She just reached Lv. 41 and is very fun to play. The little guy drawn in pencil in the back is her follower Onmund the wizard wearing one of the dragon priest masks. She usually wears one too but I wanted to actually see her face in this drawing. This one was done with my Pentel pocket brush pen.
Here are some WIP screen shots of an illustration I'm currently working on.
It started as a doodle of my new Grave Digger character but soon I realized I wanted it to be something more.
I started lightly sketching in a background and some little monsters for her to be fighting off with her shovel. At first I drew little imp-like creatures but I felt they looked too sympathetic so I decided to try out some more bestial creatures. I tried to mix rats with possums and make them look slightly more alien with extra eyes and boney extrusions on their backs.
After about 7 hours total, this is where I'm at now. I'm quite pleased so far but constantly finding things that need tweaking or adjusting. However digital drawing and coloring is something I feel I need more practice in so this has been a very fun and beneficial practice piece so far.
I've been playing around with ideas for a new character so I thought I'd draw her out tonight while doing some Manga Studio inking practice.
She's a grave digger from a small town who decided she wanted to be a treasure hunter. She's got a southern twang to her voice and is very muscular from years of digging graves and manual labor around the cemetery. More of her to come~
Finished up a small drawing last night of Kale in some new armor. I had to pick up some real ink after using Manga Studio all week.
Not loving the armor, but it at least gave me some practice. Also reminded me to redesign Kale's Oraelia badge. I want to do buttons of it in the future C:
Pentel pocket brush pen, Staedtler pigment liner pen 0.1, non-photo blue pencil, on A6 Deleter comic paper. (5.75”x4”)
After doing watercolor paintings for most of the month I long to use some non-photo blue and mechanical pencils, and to revisit some of my own characters. So for today's illustration I mixed ink and pencils to show off my aspiring Necromancer (and early D&D character) Zona facing off against an unseen enemy.
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