Cosplay Progress- 'Fancy Dog-Tier Jade'

Hello everyone!

Sorry it's been silent around here but things have been busy as usual. Getting ready for Nekocon was busy and luckily not toooo stressful but it was a good time in the end. I didn't really get any photos of me wearing my cosplay but I did take progress photos as I made the Dog-tier hood, which turned into a lined full circle cloak.

Side view so you can see how long the 'tails' of the hood are.

Front view.

Detail of the hood's trim, which I got at Joanne's. It was expensive but made less so with the help of coupons. I also added wire to the inside of the hood's rim so I could pose it for photos as well as making it easier to wear.

For the trim around the cloak I used a beautiful black lace that I had picked up back in England. I had a lot of it luckily and there was more than enough for this cloak. I had originally bought the hood's trim for the cloak rim but when I decided to make it full circle there clearly wasn't enough. I also added little satin bows to the front as a cute detail.

And here is a peek at the interior lining of the cloak. It's a black fabric with grey designs of birds and flowers in a classical style. I had used this fabric in high school to make a bag out of (which I still have).

Once we get some time and maybe some snowy weather I want to take better photos of the whole costume together. I spent enough time on it I need nicer photos of the whole thing :P

I'm also currently working on a commission that I don't want to share until it's done, and I'm going to try to gather up sketches to scan soon and share before our four weeks of overtime hits at the very end of the month.
So stay tuned!

Brushes and Sunsets

School has once again picked up and I find myself again very busy. But I have some homework paintings, and a few photographs to share!


Self portrait from today. Something about it seems off to me so I may revisit it later but I doubt I'll have time. I've been feeling a bit 'off' today so that may have carried over to this.


My awesome friend Michelle posed for me while decked out in sweet lolita. My room mate T.Yates painted her too. So cute!


Here is another portrait of Michelle but in day to day clothes. We have to come up with a concept for a series of paintings that we'll be doing during the second half of the semester, and use these homework paintings as experiments leading up to that series. I want to draw portraits of people as they are 'everyday' and as their alter egos, or expressing other sides of their personality.

Here are some paintings from class. I still have to get some photos that I took with my room mate's camera.






Here are some photos I've taken over the last few weeks of sunsets here in Richmond. I love all the colors that sunsets bring, and I love to watch them. They change the sky so drastically even for the few minutes it takes me to take photos of them.

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

30 down, 1 to go!

Hey everyone!

I'm still feeling a bit ill from sinus issues but I managed to finish penciling and inking page 30 of Kale tonight. That leaves ONE MORE PAGE. Holy crap guys. I cant' believe its' almost done. I remember getting home from Nekocon last November, my head spinning with ideas and ambition, and here I am today, almost full circle.

I'd like to take a moment and thank all of my friends, and strangers on the interwebs, who have given me support, kind words, and constructive critiques for Kale over the last year. Without you guys I would have been in the dark and unable to reach my full potential. While this is my first comic issue, and is not perfect, I'm really proud of it and I'm looking forward to sharing it with everyone. Not to mention completing the entire story. At first I planned it as one bigger volume, but due to time it had to be cut in half. Now that I've rewritten a lot of it and am getting used to the pacing, I think it may become three issues in total. Here's hoping other people enjoy it as much as I have :)

Here is a sneak peek at the newest completed page:



Also me after finishing it.



Kale to do list:
+FINISH THE LAST PAGE YO!
+Kale logo/tweak and complete cover
+Scan pages
+Add text to pages
+Format pages
+Format and add 'Extra Content'
The 'extra content' is going to be drawings, doodles and concept art, the 5 page 'Snow of the Wilds' mini comic, some Kale Fanart, and character designs.

I also found out my Alencia wig arrived safely at my parent's house, so I get to play with that this weekend. I also need to finish my costume, and try to make her tunic/dress as canon as possible. I've been having trouble with the sleeves, hopefully I can get some fabric off of the 'skirt' to use for them. Otherwise she won't be 100% accurate but hopefully close enough for one con. I'm looking forward to my good friend Michelle cosplaying as Kale. I will be sure to spam this blog with photos from Nekocon when I get back from it. We're hoping to get some photo shoots done <3 I am excite.

I will return later with the last page and many words of excitement before I get back to work putting this baby together.
PEACE!

Inking like a madwoman results in... pages!

LOOK GUYS I'VE BEEN DOING WORK ASIDE FROM SCHOOL WORK I SWEAR!



TWO MOAR PAGES TO PENCIL/INK! CAN YOU FEEL THE EXCITEMENT? 8D
See, giving myself deadlines does work.

Nekocon is 39 days away WUT?

Published

A few weeks ago I was contacted on flikr and asked if I would submit one of my photos I took of Maymont park to possibly be published in "Schmap Richmond Tenth Edition" which is a guide about Richmond. I said sure and told them how I wanted to be credited (since they asked). I got an email today saying that my photo was chosen and can be viewed here
Looks like it will be a part of an iphone app. Cool :)

Here's the photo by itself:

Poster WIP

Have a poorly lit WIP photo!



New cover/poster art for Kale comic. I don't like the old cover anymore :/
I think some of the anatomy is a bit screwy, like Kale's legs. My eyes are tired right now so I'll take another look at it tomorrow with fresh eyes and edit/finish it.

Attempt at Sculpting a Fox Head

When I got back here for the winter break, Ryan and I received our copy of a book about the making of the movie 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox.' I LOVE this book! Flipping through it I felt so inspired that I took out some sculpy and started sculpting a fox head. Unfortunately it looks like just about every other feline/canine/rodent out there except for a fox, but its' a good first try. Its' been fired and I planned to paint it but we'll see.

Painting Completed!

Last night I finished my Final Oil painting for my painting class! YAY!





Also here are some of my favorite photos from my photography final project: