Fionna!

Finally got around to reading the first issue of BOOM!'s Fionna & Cake series by the amazing Natasha Allegri! It was fantastic, I'm super stoked for the rest of it to come out... not to mention Noelle had a comic in it, which was super rad. So: Fionna fanart!! A lady who has her priorities straight: adventure, rescuing princes in distress, swords. A good list of interests!

Science Fiction Feelings

"Tank"
"3:00 AM"
The last of my first semester thesis drawings! Phew. I've covered all of my narrative art bases, I'm pretty sure....

Food Celebrity Portrait

I haven't posted a lot from it here, but I've been in an Illustrating the Edible class this semester! Our latest assignment was a portrait of a food celebrity, along with two spot illustrations, one of which needed to be their name. I was really pleased with the way this turned out! It's Jamie Oliver, British food guy-- based on this article.

Fanart Break! Soon, Back To Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

I'm really enjoying The X-Files.

Maintenance

Though I have (for now) moved on from Dumpling Princess illustrations, I'm still working on narrative illustrations for my thesis! As you might be able to tell from this illustration, these are going to be about handsome dudes in space, because if I get to draw whatever I want, I'm going to cover all of my bases.

Dana Scully, Super-Hottie

A side effect of being in the middle of senior year is that I go through a LOT of television in an attempt to stave off insanity while drawing for 10 hours at a stretch! I got into X-Files because it is infinite. I stayed because Dana Scully is a queen, and a super-babe to boot.

Black Tea (Promotional Piece)

I had been meaning to do a new lifestyle illustration for some promotional postcards I've been working on, and I finally got a chance during the hurricane! I was inspired by this gorgeous scarf-- if I couldn't afford it, I knew I had to draw it. Sigh!!

THE DUMPLING PRINCESS - The Wedding

And last but not least... happily ever after! This is actually the last drawing in this series-- next week I'll be moving on to a different story. I've had a great time doing these illustrations, and was super glad to see that so many people liked it! If you were into this, don't despair... Masha and company are probably not gone forever!

THE DUMPLING PRINCESS - The Duel

In which Masha brings dumplings to a sword fight.

THE DUMPLING PRINCESS - The Meeting

Our hero meets her prince! Or our prince meets his hero, or our hero meets this super talented baker lady, or something. While on patrol at the local market, Sorej made the (happy) mistake of doubting Masha's dumpling-making prowess. Clearly, he is about to eat his words... just as soon as he finishes chewing.

THE DUMPLING PRINCESS - Cover Illustration

Cover illustration for "The Dumpling Princess"! Drawing food is lots of fun.

THE DUMPLING PRINCESS - Concept Art (Thesis)

Masha is a baker who falls in love with the prince of her war-loving kingdom. Won over by her kind heart and her amazing dumpling recipe, he proposes to her... but tradition dictates that if Masha wants to marry him, she has to fight the last person to marry into the royal family: his mother. Leader-Consort Zareni is a stern woman who famously lost her left hand fighting for the Leader's right, and the last thing Masha wants to do is fight her-- especially when, orphaned by war at a young age, she has no taste for fighting at all!

 

Long time no see, guys! I thought it was finally time to share what I've been working on... the first part of my thesis! I'll be doing a series of story concepts, each complete with character designs, environment concept elements, and a series of illustrations, all to be finally packaged as a zine. This is only the first story concept I'm working on, but I'm really enjoying it-- I hope you do too, because illustrations are on the way!

Call Me, Beep Me

Today, in celebration of Labor Day Weekend, Noelle Stevenson and I watched 6 hours of Kim Possible.

And So Ends Summer 2012

Summer is coming to a close for me-- starting in less than a week, I begin my last year of college. In a way, this was effectively my last summer, and I was lucky to spend it like I did: in New York City, interning and having a good time! In any case, that it was my last summer can be my excuse for the unusually epic amount of mushy fanart I drew. Most of it is elsewhere, for those who actually have an interest in such things, but I was too happy with this to keep it hidden away. Soon, I'll be up to my eyeballs in Serious Illustration....

But not quite yet.

(Characters belong to the Stargate franchise, with my sincerest apologies to those whose likenesses were used without permission.)

Supernatural Rule 63 Character Sheets

Been doing some re-watching of Supernatural, for who knows what time, and ended up doing some character sheets for a Rule 63 version of the Winchesters through the seasons! With a bonus Castiel.

Fall Fashion Set

Here are a few more outfit drawings, together as a set! Excited about fall clothing (obviously), though perhaps a little... early.

Stuff I Like (A Pattern)

This week's sketch-blog piece was to draw a bunch of stuff we like and make a pattern out of it. Evidently my interests are: food, Stargate: Atlantis, New York, and... rocks.

Judith Slaying Holofernes

Here's this week's sketch-blog piece! Prompt was art history, so this is after Artemisia Gentileschi's "Judith Slaying Holofernes", which is the best Judith painting. Also, one of the few actually pieces of art history I remember clearly, uhhhhhhhhh. Anyway, tried out some B&W stuff here! So 80s. Reminds me of lino-cuts, which I should do again... sometime...

TOMORROW, a short comic

A LONG LONG TIME AGO (APRIL), IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY (BALTIMORE)... I made a comic, and then, despite the hours of work and sweat and agony I put into it, I sort of forgot about it for a while. You may have also forgotten, or you may have not!

Either way, that comic, Tomorrow, is finally online for your reading pleasure! Do you like space? Do you like feelings? Then this is definitely a comic for you!

I hope you enjoy it!

Summer Lovin'!

This week's sketch-blog prompt was summer lovin'! I had like one million ideas but this is the one that ended up happening. Beach fun! Also: cuties, also: hunks.