Corgi Comic B&W

My professor said I didn't know perspective and I got mad at him, so I did this on my own incentive to show him I damn well could.

I want a Corgi soooo bad!!! <3

For only two days' work, I'm pretty happy with how it came out. Actually, I think it's my favorite comic I've ever done! :D I'm gonna put some sepia tones on it and upload it to dA. ^__^

Prints will be available at cons. <3

Colored: http://firecloud.deviantart.com/art/WHEN-CORGIS-ATTACK-119852974

cover lineart: ISOIS

The lineart for the cover of "In Sunshine or in Shadow." I am debating on wheather I should color it digitally or in copics like I originally thought...hmm.


While I am not happy with how the 21 page comic came out, it would be nice to get SOMETHING out of all the hard work I put into it, so I will be selling copies at Otakon, along with Kakapo. Oh, and Fresh Meat and MOCCA and SPX too, and whatever other cons I attend if there are copies left, or depending on how it sells. I would like more of a highlight put on Kakapo, though. :p

Colored: http://firecloud.deviantart.com/art/ISOS-Cover-119862140

Techniques

I need to start posting stuff on here more...^^; After school's done with I'll probably have more time for it, I've just been so swamped.

Anyway, here's a project from my inking class using 4 different methods of shading: Zippitone, coquille board, scratchboard, and duo-shade. it's not really done yet I dun think, but when it is I'll post it on dA or something. I dunno.

Trivia: this is the only school project I've done that features my FT characters. :p

old water studies

Sorry for not updating a lot, don't have much to show...but here are some old watercolor studies I've done. None of the newer ones have been much good...^^;;


The first two are my favorite, I'm thinking about submitting them to dA, but I'm not so sure. meh. I'm gonna go post the first 3 pages of Kakapo to dA, I think. ^__^;;

Kakapo preview

eep, once again I've vanished off the face of the internet, but for good reasons!

a glimpse at the first page of one of my comic projects, Kakapo, will give you an idea why. :p lol

and this is one of the easier comics I have to work on! well not exactly easier, but it is a lot of fun for me since it involves all my favorite things to draw. <3 I decided to change her colors a bit to relate her more to the macaws and make her stand out more against the background. ^__^

these are only the flats, but the shading won't be much since the linework is detailed enough. x__x;; I am having so much fun with this comic, I think it really shows. I don't want to work on the other one anymore, but I have to...I'm so apprehensive about it! there's no pleasing that teacher, and I freak out so much...but oh well, I'll do it. I'll show him I can, damn it!! >___<;;


There were other things I wanted to say...but I forgot. O__o;;

Kakapo

I freakin' love Kakapos. They're such doofy parrots! They're the only parrot unable to fly, the largest species of parrot in the world, they're the oldest known parrot species, they look like an owl with their sensory beard, they're nocturnal, they only mate once every two years and only when their favorite fruit tree is in bloom, their squack sounds like a deamon hound and a sonic boom, they have a strange mating system, they freeze when threatened to camoflauge themselves but they have a strong scent so it's useless, they're extremely friendly towards humans, they need to have whole islands free of predators so they don't get eaten, and all this is why there are only 90 of them left in the world. I would love to have one as a pet, they're so freakin' awesome they don't even sound like a real animal. <3

So my next comic project is based off of them:


It's kinda like my version of Tarzan, only with a crazy parrot chick instead of crazy monkey dude. She was burned and got amnesia, so now because of her strange facial markings she thinks she is a parrot. However, she is sad because she can't fly! Then she meets the Kakapo, who also can't fly, and they become the best of friends! :D lol

Here are some of my original thumbnails for the first 3 pages, although they will be changed from this I felt inclined to show them as a preview:


I just re-watched Tarzan, and I can't believe I almost forgot how much I LOVE this movie. I realized how much it inspires my work now, and I am really looking forward to this project. I have the special edition with all the beautiful concept art of it, and I really want to do some concept paintings for Kakapo. I will make this comic as lush and beautiful as I can! :D

prev pg 6, etc

more comic goodness. I actually finished pencilling the 6 pages earlier than expected. I'm especially proud of the fact that I did this work that took the class months to do in only two weeks for me. booya. now after I ink these and pencil 3 more pages for next week I'll finally be caught up! :D

I'm pretty nervous about what my new teacher will say about them, since I have no idea what's coming to me. Klaus Janson is a real tough cookie, but I hope he sees all the hard work I put into this. *crosses fingers*

anyway, here's page 5 'cause I kinda like it, despite all the difficulties I had with it. it's pretty much the first intro of the two main characters, and I dunno...I like how that stupid hovercraft I complained about sooo much came out all right. I actually kinda enjoyed drawing it! lol XDD;; <3


lol darn them silly hallucinations! haha oh man I <3 mountains and nature. They're my favorite things to draw by far. :D <3 I doodle a lot on the margins of my paper when I do comics, and I decided to use this one of Julian as inking practice to see how the comic will look when inked. I'm still trying to figure out how to ink dark skin. I wanted Julian to look like he was Arabic...I'll ask Klaus tomorrow, I guess.


because I am very excited about the new awesome Senellier watercolors I bought, I was eager to watercolor whatever I had on me. I printed this out on watercolor paper, and played around a bit with 'em.


The print sucked and it scanned horribly, but in real life the colors are SO vibrant and pretty. they're a bit harder to control, but I'll get used to them with a bit more practice. :D <3

OH and do you guys get my replies?? how do I reply to comments??? I've tried to just comment regularly as my responses but I don't know if you get notified of it or not. GAH stupid blogger. XD;

comic previews

baaah I've been working a lot lately. But I think it will be worth it. Here are some previews that I've been promising.

My desk in the heat of comic making looks like something out of the movie "Twister" lol:


references make the world go 'round! :D

So yeah here's some scans of it so far...the paper's big and my scanner's small and I didn't feel like scanning anymore, so this is all I'm showing. XD;;

some panels I'm quite proud of, but some I need to redo...blaaah.

not everyone's happy about me working all the time...

Jazz is not amused. XD;; <3

RIP Wyeth, Comic preps

RIP Andrew Wyeth, your watercolors will always be my greatest inspiration.

I am currently working on a 21-page comic for one of the classes I switched into. I pretty much just finished the basic prep work, and am finally ready to pencil. Here are some of what I do to practice getting to know my new characters.

The 25 Essential Expressions:


I now cannot do a long comic without first doing this exercise. I have so many problems with consistency, it is extremely helpful to do.

Clothing designs:

Since I am pressed for time with this assignment, I just did the base figures for Lucy and Julian, and I photocopied them and drew on top of the photocopies. Perfection doesn't really matter as long as I know what the jiist of it all is. lol

First longish Watercolor pose of the year, the only colors used were red and green:

This model kinda looked like a white Obama from behind. rofl XD <3

tattooed beauty lines

I have just recently developed a great appreciation for the beauty of tattoos. They are the ultimate form of expression, and if done right, can be meaningful, elegant, and illustrative.

this is an image I am working on:I am about to watercolor it, but I wanted to ensure I had a copy of the linework in case things went awry. watercolor is a very unforgivable medium like that. ^__^;;

here's the watercolor-in-progress:


I kinda like it just how it is now, but I'm gonna work into the tattoos more...I originally had a random background idea, but I think I kinda just like keeping it white...hmm...

For a few years now, I've been wanting this certain tattoo. I am nearing a time where I am finally planning to actually get it, so I did this mock-up of what it would look like and where, etc.

it is the cover to Anne McCaffrey's Dragons of Pern series, Dragonflight, but mainly it is incredibly meaningful to me. It is in honor of my father who passed away around a year and a half ago, it was our favorite series and is a constant source of inspiration. Every time I saw him, he would ask, "so when are you gonna draw me my golden dragon?" and I never got a chance to before he passed. on the day of his funeral, I drew it for him, and it now rests with him in heaven. I've drawn one for him every year, and for this second year I want to get this. It is such a beautiful painting, and the composition is perfect. I think it is a fitting tribute. <3

kauz

quick CG doodle of Kauz (Bizo). Painter IX.


I haven't drawn Bizo in forever, let alone as Kauz. I've been drawing the FT charries a lot lately...I've been thinking about ways to improve the story when I eventually restart it. At this point, it seems like it's gonna be a complete renovation. @____@;;;

warm-ups

just some quick sketches I've done to warm up my hand before I work, and to practice expressions. and what'dya know? they're all FT charries, mainly Deneb and Lyra. nowadays I draw the ft crew as practice, since I know them so well. ^__^


quickest of doodles, I was trying some different redesigns for Deneb.


Lyra is mainly very expressionless and subtle, so it was harder to do this with her.


Deneb is so much fun to draw, since he's mainly the comic relief and such. these were just some doodles I mainly did at work on my breaks.

emo

just a little doodle of my Marowak, Emo, and I. <3

ah man, this is the last thing I should be doing right about now...XD;;

cartographer

My Omi made the first Christmas cookies of the season today. It made me very happy. <3

Anyway, here are the lines for the back cover of the next issue of our school's Cartooning magazine, Inkstains.

I had a lot of fun with this. I used The Atlas of Pern as my main ref...that cartographer has such a beautiful way of illustrating things. All the names refer to teachers/well-known figures in the Cartooning department and also incorporates a few names of dorms in SVA. <3

more Pokémans

AAHHH I have become so nonexistent on my sites lately...I feel really bad about it. I'll try to post more here from now on. <3

It's mainly due to the complete illegibility of my sketches, if I even sketch at all nowadays, I'm so busy. these are some of the more legible ones. funny how most of them are pokémon related...XD;; <3


I plan on starting a comic-a-day journal soon, so I will be posting those here. therefore, there will be more updates to be had. yay!