It is a true story, possibly about alcoholism? I can't remember if i actually said this out loud to myself, but i most definitely thought it distinctly.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Red Whine
I drew this comic a week or two ago, promptly scanned it, and then work got busy and i forgot i had a blog.
It is a true story, possibly about alcoholism? I can't remember if i actually said this out loud to myself, but i most definitely thought it distinctly.
It is a true story, possibly about alcoholism? I can't remember if i actually said this out loud to myself, but i most definitely thought it distinctly.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Hellboid
Earlier this year designer Andrew Bell teamed up with Dyzplastic and put out a line of totally adorable vinyl toys modeled on the Android operating system mascot (production process and updates on their blog here.
Totally sweet!
Along with a blind box series they also put out a blank DIY droid. I've never done a vinyl mod, so when i saw them at Comic-Con this year i picked one up!
I figured i'd stick close to home on this one, so i chose to make a Hellboy droid :)
Toyed around with what to do about the antennae/horns, and wound up just combining them.
Big shoes to fill, little guy.
The horn-nubs, right hand, tail, and little hair bun were made out of Green Stuff (dries without baking, pretty easy to find)
The little dude likes Buffy, bless his heart :)
... and then painting time!
Several coats of paint and some mostly-dried out sharpies later...
There's a pancake. He found the pancake!
(i had just enough Green Stuff leftover...)
And that's the end :)
Totally sweet!
Along with a blind box series they also put out a blank DIY droid. I've never done a vinyl mod, so when i saw them at Comic-Con this year i picked one up!
I figured i'd stick close to home on this one, so i chose to make a Hellboy droid :)
Toyed around with what to do about the antennae/horns, and wound up just combining them.
Big shoes to fill, little guy.
The horn-nubs, right hand, tail, and little hair bun were made out of Green Stuff (dries without baking, pretty easy to find)
The little dude likes Buffy, bless his heart :)
... and then painting time!
Several coats of paint and some mostly-dried out sharpies later...
There's a pancake. He found the pancake!
(i had just enough Green Stuff leftover...)
And that's the end :)
Monday, September 20, 2010
It's a comfy 80 degrees OUTside
It's always pretty cold in the studio. I'm glad i can huddle around my cintiq for warmth.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Apple Pie
Earlier this year Girls Drawin' Girls put out our third art book! It was the first i'd had the opportunity to contribute to since joining the group, and it's always exciting to see your own work in print :)
The theme was desserts, i chose apple pie (one of my favorite desserts) and did two pieces that are both featured in the book. Vol. III: Sugar and Spice is still available for purchase for $25!
These are the pieces i did! I'm lucky enough to say both the originals have sold :)
Both pieces were done in watercolor, with acrylic for the highlights and tones (plus a little digital touch-up). A while back Bill Pressing posted this tutorial to his blog and i'd always wanted to try it. Doing tones first in acrylic is a lifesaver and gives you WAY more control! I'm now officially a fan of it.
I've also posted art here for something called the Micro Gallery. It's a small gallery space we've set up ourselves at work. It has it's own blog now where all the past shows are being documented (to the best of our provided photo ability) leading up to... (drumroll)... our first ever show at Gallery Nucleus! It's a great venue and the first time we'll have a chance to have a show open to the public. It'll be a bunch of us from Disney, plus artists from Dreamworks and Pixar.
It'll be fun on a bun!
The theme was desserts, i chose apple pie (one of my favorite desserts) and did two pieces that are both featured in the book. Vol. III: Sugar and Spice is still available for purchase for $25!
These are the pieces i did! I'm lucky enough to say both the originals have sold :)
Both pieces were done in watercolor, with acrylic for the highlights and tones (plus a little digital touch-up). A while back Bill Pressing posted this tutorial to his blog and i'd always wanted to try it. Doing tones first in acrylic is a lifesaver and gives you WAY more control! I'm now officially a fan of it.
I've also posted art here for something called the Micro Gallery. It's a small gallery space we've set up ourselves at work. It has it's own blog now where all the past shows are being documented (to the best of our provided photo ability) leading up to... (drumroll)... our first ever show at Gallery Nucleus! It's a great venue and the first time we'll have a chance to have a show open to the public. It'll be a bunch of us from Disney, plus artists from Dreamworks and Pixar.
It'll be fun on a bun!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Amigurumi!
Wikipedia describes amigurumi as:
"Amigurumi (編みぐるみ?, lit. knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures."
A little while back i got hooked on crocheting (pun DEFINITELY intended). It started with an afghan but i wanted to get more ambitious. When i saw this pattern i knew i had to try it. With a few modifications to the original pattern, i made one as a gift for The Boyfriend :)
Shy jedi master
Yoda and his deformed brother, made from rejected parts of early yoda attempts. He has two heads, one arm and one weird foot (he almost didn't have a body). They share a bond that cannot be broken.
The next project wound up being a birthday gift for a friend. He's a HUGE Scott Pilgrim fan, so I mocked up a design for a Ramona Flowers based on the image at the right (which is not my artwork), initially just for kicks, but then it started to seem more and more feasible so i actually took a crack at it. The result was a mixed success. The hair was the biggest challenge. I also wanted to add a hood and jacket, but any hood that was big enough for her giant head wound up being way bigger than her comparatively tiny body...
Here's the mock-up i started with:
And here's the finished product:
Her hair came out super-crazy. At one point i put actual hair gel in there to try and make it keep it's shape, but it didn't hold for long. Her "neck" is also kinda long; i had left space to attach a hood, but never wound up using it.
Details, details.
Like, OMG! LOL.
I did both of these in the last few months. Next on my list is a little Commander Data. I'm also inspired by the custom Sack Boy skins in Little Big Planet; making a simple sack boy would be cool, but their Mystique looks simple enough and could come out so rad if i could find some skull beads...
If only i didn't have a really great full-time job!
"Amigurumi (編みぐるみ?, lit. knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures."
A little while back i got hooked on crocheting (pun DEFINITELY intended). It started with an afghan but i wanted to get more ambitious. When i saw this pattern i knew i had to try it. With a few modifications to the original pattern, i made one as a gift for The Boyfriend :)
Shy jedi master
Yoda and his deformed brother, made from rejected parts of early yoda attempts. He has two heads, one arm and one weird foot (he almost didn't have a body). They share a bond that cannot be broken.
The next project wound up being a birthday gift for a friend. He's a HUGE Scott Pilgrim fan, so I mocked up a design for a Ramona Flowers based on the image at the right (which is not my artwork), initially just for kicks, but then it started to seem more and more feasible so i actually took a crack at it. The result was a mixed success. The hair was the biggest challenge. I also wanted to add a hood and jacket, but any hood that was big enough for her giant head wound up being way bigger than her comparatively tiny body...
Here's the mock-up i started with:
And here's the finished product:
Her hair came out super-crazy. At one point i put actual hair gel in there to try and make it keep it's shape, but it didn't hold for long. Her "neck" is also kinda long; i had left space to attach a hood, but never wound up using it.
Details, details.
Like, OMG! LOL.
I did both of these in the last few months. Next on my list is a little Commander Data. I'm also inspired by the custom Sack Boy skins in Little Big Planet; making a simple sack boy would be cool, but their Mystique looks simple enough and could come out so rad if i could find some skull beads...
If only i didn't have a really great full-time job!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
On buying holistic pain meds.
So back in late June/early July i was called for jury duty, and for the next month i served on a trial in which the heirs to the estate of Bing Crosby were suing the MCA record company for several million dollars in unpaid royalties.
The interesting aspect of the case pretty much begins and ends with that description, unless you're REALLY into tedious contract law, which i'm not particularly.
Anyway, i made about five or six comics around that time (lots of time sitting in the courtroom) but i only actually finished one. The rest exist as rough pencil sketches and looking back on them, they're really not funny enough to finish.
This is the first of the lot, and the only one i actually finished inking. It's all true. Never, ever try and buy headache medication at Whole Foods.
I get that Whole Foods is "all natural" and all that jazz, but they ARE, in essence, a grocery store and ought to carry this sort of thing. My head hurt pretty badly, i was in the store anyway, and really didn't feel like making an extra stop on the way home. I found some sort of reasonably priced holistic pain meds and bought them.
They were highly ineffective.
The interesting aspect of the case pretty much begins and ends with that description, unless you're REALLY into tedious contract law, which i'm not particularly.
Anyway, i made about five or six comics around that time (lots of time sitting in the courtroom) but i only actually finished one. The rest exist as rough pencil sketches and looking back on them, they're really not funny enough to finish.
This is the first of the lot, and the only one i actually finished inking. It's all true. Never, ever try and buy headache medication at Whole Foods.
I get that Whole Foods is "all natural" and all that jazz, but they ARE, in essence, a grocery store and ought to carry this sort of thing. My head hurt pretty badly, i was in the store anyway, and really didn't feel like making an extra stop on the way home. I found some sort of reasonably priced holistic pain meds and bought them.
They were highly ineffective.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
It's pink!
WOW it's been a while since i've posted anything. Life's been busy busy busy. I've got about fifty-thousand un-scanned comics that i don't even think are funny anymore. I'll probably post some of them anyway eventually. That plus a small handful of other projects. For now here's a thing i doodled (there's not really any context for it)!
Also a note: Even without regular posting i somehow still get a slow trickle of comments here. Since the blogger format doesn't really allow for practical response to individual comments, just a quick note to say thank you to anyone who swings by here to begin with, and a thank you to those of you who take the time to leave a comment. I appreciate them all :)
Also a note: Even without regular posting i somehow still get a slow trickle of comments here. Since the blogger format doesn't really allow for practical response to individual comments, just a quick note to say thank you to anyone who swings by here to begin with, and a thank you to those of you who take the time to leave a comment. I appreciate them all :)
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
oh mom.
Here's a comic i drew while visiting my parents this weekend. Brought to you in two different colors of ink!
Glorious!
Simple slip-up on my mom's part, as she herself has four nephews, although my aunt doesn't have any...
Glorious!
Simple slip-up on my mom's part, as she herself has four nephews, although my aunt doesn't have any...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Quincey
When i got a cat, i swore i wouldn't become one of those people who talked about their cat all time and did drawings of "this funny thing my cat did", because really all cats do the same funny cat things. But it's inevitable, i'm just going to embrace it.
My cat is actually really big.
ALSO, just fyi, two of the copies of Torch Tiger i donated to the Girls Drawin' Girls Haiti Relief Auction" have sold! That means there are two copies left! Get 'em while the gettin's good!
My cat is actually really big.
ALSO, just fyi, two of the copies of Torch Tiger i donated to the Girls Drawin' Girls Haiti Relief Auction" have sold! That means there are two copies left! Get 'em while the gettin's good!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Haiti relief fund - Torch Tiger
No art with this post, just a heads up that i've donated four copies of "What is Torch Tiger" (one of them signed by everyone!) to the Haiti Relief Drive Girls Drawin' Girls is running. Suggested donation is $40 for the ONE SIGNED COPY, $20 for each standard copy (standard copies will be signed by just me, but who really wants that, right?). $6 for shipping, all proceeds go to the American Red Cross.
If you couldn't make it to Comic-Con this is a good chance to snag a copy AND help a worthy cause!
[EDIT: added some art because the post looked naked]
If you couldn't make it to Comic-Con this is a good chance to snag a copy AND help a worthy cause!
[EDIT: added some art because the post looked naked]
Friday, January 22, 2010
gaga
Had some Lady Gaga stuck in my head today, so i doodled...
Yeah, Lady Gaga, man. Say what you want about her, but the lady is a total entertainer. She's a real contemporary diva. I watched the 'Bad Romance' music video recently and i think it made me a fan.
There's some wicked cool imagery in here, almost reminiscent of dark 80's scifi glam. I'll take this over a music video that's just shots of the band playing in a field somewhere any day. She does some really cool things with her hands in here too. i catch myself trying to do the same jerky finger movements, but my hands are kind of stumpy :)
Also posted over at Girls Drawin' Girls as part of a "100 Ladies in 100 Days" project some of us are participating in. 100 ladies each. This was #9 for me, so... i'm a little behind.
GDG is also hosting a Haiti Relief Art Sale. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross. If you're interested in seeing what's for sale, hop on over! If you're interested in donating any of your art to the sale, ALL art is welcome; any subject matter, from ANYONE. Details at the link.
Yeah, Lady Gaga, man. Say what you want about her, but the lady is a total entertainer. She's a real contemporary diva. I watched the 'Bad Romance' music video recently and i think it made me a fan.
There's some wicked cool imagery in here, almost reminiscent of dark 80's scifi glam. I'll take this over a music video that's just shots of the band playing in a field somewhere any day. She does some really cool things with her hands in here too. i catch myself trying to do the same jerky finger movements, but my hands are kind of stumpy :)
Also posted over at Girls Drawin' Girls as part of a "100 Ladies in 100 Days" project some of us are participating in. 100 ladies each. This was #9 for me, so... i'm a little behind.
GDG is also hosting a Haiti Relief Art Sale. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross. If you're interested in seeing what's for sale, hop on over! If you're interested in donating any of your art to the sale, ALL art is welcome; any subject matter, from ANYONE. Details at the link.
koala-boala
when i get frustrated in meetings i draw koalas. this one started out with just one baby.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Ursa
This completely slipped my mind until now. Our Micro Gallery at work had a show right before the holidays! The theme was 'winter'. Here's the piece i did for it:
The rough edges of the painting are cropped by the matting in the frame, but i like the look of them.
Here's some of the concept sketches i did. normally my concept stuff isn't much to look at, but i liked these early things (not included: a bajillion practice drawings of bears):
The rough edges of the painting are cropped by the matting in the frame, but i like the look of them.
Here's some of the concept sketches i did. normally my concept stuff isn't much to look at, but i liked these early things (not included: a bajillion practice drawings of bears):
Afghan! The musical?
Not really art, but in the absence of anything else i thought i'd share. My roomie got me a big fat crochet hook for Hanukkah, which inspired me to take all the leftover yarn that i've been accumulating and make a big afghan! i made it circular, just because i can.
Weird picture of me, but i'm there for scale. That's the thing behind me, folded in half over the couch.
It's a good size, but it's an odd shape. The nice thing about making a blanket in cold weather is that it keeps you warm while you're making it :)
Weird picture of me, but i'm there for scale. That's the thing behind me, folded in half over the couch.
It's a good size, but it's an odd shape. The nice thing about making a blanket in cold weather is that it keeps you warm while you're making it :)
Friday, December 25, 2009
Just a jewish girl on xmas
I didn't get around to doing a Hanukkah comic this year, so i did a Christmas comic, why not? This is what good little Jewish kids get xmas morning.
I tried making sugar cookies last night, and they turned into Tasty Butter Lumps. each one is a heart attack waiting to happen, but i just keep eating them.
Sorry for the bad scan, that one spot on my scanner seemed determined to be blurry and who was i to tell it to conform?
I also... don't know any korean and just kind of had to... wing it for that word balloon, so... apologies there as well.
As the fine folks at Penny Arcade put it, "I hope that whatever phenomenon best epitomizes your native winterfest is in plentiful supply."
Couldn't have said it better myself :)
Peace.
I tried making sugar cookies last night, and they turned into Tasty Butter Lumps. each one is a heart attack waiting to happen, but i just keep eating them.
Sorry for the bad scan, that one spot on my scanner seemed determined to be blurry and who was i to tell it to conform?
I also... don't know any korean and just kind of had to... wing it for that word balloon, so... apologies there as well.
As the fine folks at Penny Arcade put it, "I hope that whatever phenomenon best epitomizes your native winterfest is in plentiful supply."
Couldn't have said it better myself :)
Peace.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Baby, It's Cold Outside...
This saturday, Eliza Frye is hosting a Girls Drawin' Girls show at her gallery "Miss Scarlet in the Parlor".
(postcard art by me!)
All art will be $50 and under. If you're in the area and need a last minute holiday gift, swing on by!
Here's the piece that i'm selling:
It's been a while since i've sat down and done just straight-up wildlife art, so this was fun.
Come check us out!
(postcard art by me!)
All art will be $50 and under. If you're in the area and need a last minute holiday gift, swing on by!
Here's the piece that i'm selling:
It's been a while since i've sat down and done just straight-up wildlife art, so this was fun.
Come check us out!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
totally thankful!
Super thanks goes out to an anonymous commenter on my last post! My scanner totally works now!
So this year i'm thankful for working technology, family, friends, my pukey cat and house-hold cleaners.
Hope everyone in the US had a good Thanksgiving weekend! To everyone else, i hope the tail end of your November has been rockin'.
So this year i'm thankful for working technology, family, friends, my pukey cat and house-hold cleaners.
Hope everyone in the US had a good Thanksgiving weekend! To everyone else, i hope the tail end of your November has been rockin'.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Na naaa nanananana na na na naaana nanana
A little while back, Jason sent me a link to this pattern for a crocheted magnetic katamari ball. I learned to crochet (thanks nicole!) just so i could make this ball.
For a first attempt it came together remarkably well! It was fun to make.
Ride the royal rainbow, little ball!
Yeah! Roll up all that business.
I have some actual art to upload, but trying to get CS4 to run my scan software has been a tiny nightmare.
Has anyone ever installed drivers for a CanoScan LiDE 600F scanner onto a mac and managed to get Photoshop CS4 to recognize the scanner and NOT crash every time you try to scan? i was able to install it no problem for CS2, but the issue for CS4 is it's no longer made with TWAIN plug-ins that are needed to recognize the cannon drivers. i managed to install them, and i can open the scan software in photoshop, but trying to preview the image crashes the whole program. maybe i installed something wrong, or maybe everything's just messed up in general.
blah blah blah. TECHNOLOGY, am i right?
For a first attempt it came together remarkably well! It was fun to make.
Ride the royal rainbow, little ball!
Yeah! Roll up all that business.
I have some actual art to upload, but trying to get CS4 to run my scan software has been a tiny nightmare.
Has anyone ever installed drivers for a CanoScan LiDE 600F scanner onto a mac and managed to get Photoshop CS4 to recognize the scanner and NOT crash every time you try to scan? i was able to install it no problem for CS2, but the issue for CS4 is it's no longer made with TWAIN plug-ins that are needed to recognize the cannon drivers. i managed to install them, and i can open the scan software in photoshop, but trying to preview the image crashes the whole program. maybe i installed something wrong, or maybe everything's just messed up in general.
blah blah blah. TECHNOLOGY, am i right?
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