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!

I Comic, Therefore I Am.

Hello all!

In the busy hustle and bustle of the holiday season I have finally put together my illustrated guide to my comic work process. I origianly meant this to be a comic but I had so much to say that I figured an illustrated guide would be more appropriate. But it's done and ready for your enjoyment. This is not meant to be a 'how to' guide, this merely shows what I do and why. If you have any questions feel free to ask!

Click here to view the PDF---> Fran's Illustrated Comic Process

Alencia artwork, Donate button

Hey everyone!
I've been spending time with family recently but I've managed to get some character work done. Here's what I've got for today. (click images to make them bigger).


Rough sketches of Alencia and her sister Gertrude. I'm exploring their relationship and I will be drawing their parents soon. Alencia and Gertrude are close but Alencia can't help but feel like she's living in Gertrude's shadow and constantly being compared to her. This is part of why she feels that she needs to travel by herself to make her own way free of her mother's expectations (and her constant comparisons of the two sisters).


In the story I'm thinking of, Gertrude (who is an accomplished mage) makes a teleportation portal for Alencia to use to start her new journey and get her out of the house unnoticed. She ends up falling through the portal since she's never used one before :P


Possible 'summer' outfit for Alencia. I realized just about all my other characters have appropriate Winter/Summer clothing, save for her. I try to make such outfits practical. This is also the first time her hair will be put up :P
I'm looking forward to this story, it just needs a lot of work since it's really in the idea stage.



If you enjoy my artwork and you'd like to drop me a dollar or two, now you can! I have a paypal set up and it's open to donations. Every little helps, and with my senior year of college coming up and this summer class to pay for, I appreciate anything that is donated. Thank you! :)
(To donate click the donate button. The picture is not linked)

I'll do some work for Kale soon, I promise ;_;

Writings and Workshops

I got A LOT of writing done last night for Clockwork Queen. I have the first half or third of the book planned out. I still have to name characters and flesh them out some more. I also came up with this neat female character who is a navigator for an airship (what's a steampunk story without an airship? nothing I tell you!) I also need to flesh out the captain of her ship. I think they will help our 'heros' with their mission. *so excited*

I'm going to a workshop today for "Dynamic Fight Scenes" and they will teach us how to draw them. I'm excited because it's a subject I find chalenging and I believe that being able to draw them will help me improve. I look forward to taking figure drawing class and anatomy. I like how my figures turn out but sometimes I look at them later and it's like "why is that arm so long? Why are those legs so short?" kinda deal. I just look forward to improving ^_^ I dont' want to drastically change anything, I'm really happy with my style, I just want improve it.

I have to start doing homework today so more Clockwork Queen will have to wait for spare time -_-