Refine the Style

Ta-da!

2009-08-03T12:39:00.002-04:00

Ah, what? I still haven't updated frequently? Pheh! Well, now that I don't have charms to deal with until May of next year, I've kicked it into high gear working on my traditional art again. And coming back into it, it seems my style has changed some? I don't know.
I re-did Nira's design. She still wears the coverall pants and sneakers, but I was going for more of a fight mode. She hates human work-out clothing because it's too easily torn. ;(

Huh. :3

2009-06-19T14:40:00.005-04:00

Ah man, these charms are keeping me busy, but I'm still sketching. Notable improvements in the eyes, and speed of sketching process.

I did half-face inversions of Rena and Tess to study their facial differences/similarities. Pretty happy with them:

Also did a random girl sketch:

And this is a WIP of the teal and brown themed character I've come up with. Extremely proud of this anatomy work! Need to reference the Stargazer Lily in her hair and do an entire sheet studying it:

Maybe I should hate you for this.

2009-06-13T02:16:00.002-04:00

Ahah!

Pure OC3 sketch. Awesomeness, I never do sketches on the computer! Going to do it more often. :)

Rena with dragon/butterfly/fairy things.

Sketch post, huzzah!

2009-06-12T13:45:00.002-04:00

Ah, some sketches!

First, just a WIP of a dancer. I had an idea for a "Mutant" type OC; a dancer from the east who has the ability to breathe toxins into the air (or people's lungs). The types can be a poisonous chemical to kill, a temporary paralysis toxin, a euphoric toxin, or a toxin to render someone unconscious.

Let's see, then I sketched out a girl based off of the Iberian Lynx/Spanish Lynx.

And lastly, just a sketch of Tess. Semi-old.

She owns an ipod.

2009-05-30T13:41:00.002-04:00

Trying to get myself back into the groove of things, I thought I'd re-do my classic NS character. Setsuna has always been old fashioned - Victorian inspired and very maternal.

So why not reverse the roles?

I've re-done her as a more modern, smoothie-loving bibliophile. I was considering going steampunk with her, but decided against it, since she was originally Victorian-esque. I'm also changing her haircolor... I think it may come out just decently. ;) I'm inking it right now. Loosening up a bit and not being so meticulous... making things more natural.

Sketchies

2009-05-28T19:59:00.002-04:00

Hey dolls and gents! I return with an update (of sorts). I've been experimenting with ink and marker... having a ton of fun and producing some new styled things.

Still need to work on anatomy. :\

This was interesting - just a scene I sketched. Plan on finishing it.

I'm back!

2009-05-03T11:45:00.002-04:00

Hey all! I apologize for my absence - April is a pretty busy month for me full of two birthdays and all sorts of trips! I am back, however, and will be updating again as much as two or three times per week.

My current project is working on chibi stickers for Animazement in Raleigh. My plan is to have 25 ready to sell by May 22nd, as well as have a couple hundred charms ready to sell. SO, hopefully, at the rate of 2 or 3 per week, you'll be seeing full colored chibis! I will be dead by the convention's time from working myself too much, but whatever, at least I'll have something to be proud of!

This is the first, Yoko from Gurren Lagaan. I'm very proud of how she came out, and cannot wait to see her in sticker form!

Long time preview!

2009-04-10T23:20:00.003-04:00

Wow, been a while, huh? :D Been busy with birthdays and celebrations, cherry blossom festivals and art blocks.

So here's a little preview of what I'm working on: (you can right click, copy image url, and paste it into another window to view a larger quality version. I just don't wanna overwhelm zeh blogs).
Jibrille the Burmecian, Ember my Bebop assassin, and Faye Valentine.

Figures and paw practice

2009-02-24T22:34:00.001-05:00

Just some female figure practice.

And more paw practice.

Portrait sketches.

2009-02-23T14:24:00.004-05:00

Even though I've been focusing my time on charms, I'm still drawing daily. Lately I've been really enveloped in Silent Hill, so here are a few sketches. Been trying new styles, new techniques. As usual, click images to see larger.

Angela Orosco ("For me, it's always like this.")

Eddie Dombrowski ("I'll kill 'em all. Just like that.")

and Maria ("See? I'm real.")

Silent Hill Charms!

2009-02-22T00:00:00.005-05:00

So, who wants to see the charms I've been working so diligently on?

And these are only the first wave, minus three (Red save point, flashlight, and key to room 202 are still drying). They're all between almost an inch (small photo of Mary, letter) up to 5 inches long (great knife). They were hand sculpted, painted, and glazed. They all have loops and are ready for charms/necklaces/etc. :) I've already made Mira, the pizza, and a save point into a necklace and I plan on making the 9 save points as a necklace.

I may sell these, or I may keep these for myself and if anyone wants to buy them, make custom ones for the orders. I'm leaning towards keeping them for myself (I <3 them so much ;_;) and using them as examples. It takes me about 30 minutes start to finish per charm. Materials for about 15 charms has cost me about $5 (even after these, I have half a pack of clay, tons of paint, plenty of hooks/loops, and a whole tub of gloss leftover). I'd have to consider the time it took to make them in the cost (ie: charm A took 30 minutes and costs $7, charm B took an hour and costs $14). I even have this pretty display case for them. =_=!

The asking prices would be average of $10 a charm or for a set of charms. Like, Pyramid Head's great knife would be $15, while a photo of Mary may only be $5 or come in a set with a photo, letter, and save point. The prices would include shipping here in the US. I could also make a set of charms to be custom made into a necklace.

Charm commissions would start at $10 for simple requests. And yes, I plan on making a Pyramid Head helmet, health drink, save points, keys, and more. :3

I'd like to try to raise enough money to buy that camera I've been wanting.

<3 These are all Silent Hill charms, remember!
A. Insane Cancer (SH3)
B. Mannequin (SH2)
C. Mira (SH2 Dog Ending)
D. Photo of Mary (SH2)
E. Pizza (SH2 Dog Ending)
F. Pyramid Head's Great Knife (SH2)
G. Flashlight (SH2)
H. Steel Pipe (SH2)
I. Double sided, side 1: 9 save points, side 2: Pyramid Head & letter from Mary (SH2)
J. First Aid Kid (Label on front, bloody handprints on front and back)
K. Angela's Knife (SH2)
(Non Labeled because I'm dumb, look next to K at that square. That's a Map of Silent Hill, the edges are furled up, and the paper textured like it's been folded. Nathan Ave is marked, buildings drawn, and even specific locations circled that are all accurate to the game).
L. Letter from Mary (SH2)
M. Tape that James "forgot" in the hotel room (SH2)
N. Plank of wood with nail in it/board with nail in it (SH2)
O. Mini steel pipe for a necklace (SH2)

Click on the images at the bottom for larger views :D These are all SUPER detailed and are coated in a high quality gloss that protects them, their colors are super rich in person, too. They're my first real sculpts that I've ever finished, so I'm actually really pleased with how they came out for me to be a beginner. :)

Sailor Moon and Silent Hill

2009-02-21T10:57:00.003-05:00

Well, still not feeling "myself" and working on my charms... I purchased some gloss for them and painted/glossed the mannequin first, and it came out super nice. I'm extremely pleased, and I'm looking forward to making the necklaces and charms. :)

I've been trying to work on drawing as well, and I absolutely have to get back to 1 hour a day. Below is the result of an hour of sketching. Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter. I was going to make a comment about Mr. Magoo, but this is my sketch blog. I'll take that over to LJ. ;)

I'm also getting a sculpt done of Mira from SH2 from an artist friend of mine, and he asked that I draw what I was looking for. This is just the sketch, I'll be re-drawing it and making a full front/back image. I can't wait to see what he does with Mira. XD She'll look great next to my two Robbie the Rabbit sculpts.

That's all for now, folks. :) I'll update again tomorrow.

Expressions, Nira,

2009-02-20T13:09:00.002-05:00

Practicing facial expressions on a character sheet for Setsuna

Back view of Nira practice. Not too happy with this, too liney and not flowy.

And two miscellaneous females

Wolves and Fantasy

2009-02-19T12:35:00.003-05:00

A whole week without updating! Jeez! I have been a tad busy with Valentine's Day, Jury Duty, and work. BUT, the good news is that I have a ton of sketches to upload, and will upload probably two per day. :) Keep in mind that these are sketches that I only spend five or so minutes on, so they're not the best quality. Once I flesh some out, they should be better. :)

Here is a page of wolf sketches done. I'm particularly proud with the jumping/body image.

Here is just a miscellaneous character I created while watching a basketball game. I'm trying to get a bit more creative with clothing, as well as working on clothing flow.

Yoko and Setsuna

2009-02-12T15:37:00.003-05:00

Got a few pieces done!

Setsuna with a warm, spring breeze. Penciled then added effects in OC:

Yoko in color:

Took about four hours are so, really tedious. I'm very happy with the skin color, although mai skanner eated it ;_;

I've been having some difficulty with a grainy effect with my copics on paper. Going to try to find new paper...

Ah! I did buy a new sketchbook, a ringed red sketchbook from Barnes and Noble. Easy to hold, fun to draw in. Got tons of sketches already that I need to scan. :3

Daigh portrait.

2009-02-09T20:07:00.003-05:00

Forgot one. :)

Did a face/hair study of Daigh. Getting better at drawing guys!

One's textured for DA, one's the plain drawing. 1 hour on bristol, while watching the Godfather of all things... o_O

New art - Tess and Kaede

2009-02-09T19:28:00.001-05:00

Got two new drawings to show off. :)

Worked on some posing/action shots and came up with this image of Kaede. Going to keep practicing!

Also finished this picture of Tess. I'm very pleased with the butt *cough* because it's so round. @_@"

Yoko WIP

2009-02-05T11:20:00.002-05:00

Doing my Kiriban picture - the request was Yoko from Gurren Lagaan. (I think is how it's spelled?)

Took about an hour and a half to sketch and ink by hand (not by computer. ;) ). I'm actually really proud of it, I rarely do full body images! Long hair is long. I'll be coloring these by hand with marker sometime tonight and tomorrow.

Environments and lighting

2009-02-03T15:15:00.003-05:00

Working on environments using Daigh and Esera. I really kind of like how Esera is turning out - may flat color this.

I also practicing shading... Not to focused on the details, more focused on differences between light and dark.

Daigh rough concept

2009-02-02T17:01:00.005-05:00

Playing around with Daigh, came up with this little sketchy-poo.

Character designs, Inugami

2009-01-25T20:25:00.005-05:00

Hello!

Today I worked on original character concepts, an Okami, a few sketches... Take a look!

Daigh, an OC for RPing with my friend, Abe-
Daigh's wife and daughter -

An Okami concept -
Leiko bust detail -

Kaede and her Inugami concept sketch -

Inugami

2009-01-24T23:22:00.003-05:00

Ah, my first art post! Kaede and her Inugami.

Break the bottle

2009-01-24T14:30:00.004-05:00

Hello all!

I guess this is my first entry for this blog. I will post one image per day - sorry if they are scraps and WIPs, they don't look as neat as they could. I don't want to clutter my DA with these, and I will also use these to look back on and see if I'm improving. I will post original character designs, body practice, hand practice, hair designs, clothing designs, etc. here.

Thank you all for viewing. :)