Fanart Post progress.

So, I got it in my head to start shading my comics with marker outside the computer to cut down on the initial photoshop time it usually takes me to work.
In the previous post to this one, you can see this image with only sepia shading I made with prisma marker colors, parchment, khaki, and colorless blender.

It literally cut my work in half. I didn't have to focus on the depth of the image, so I could take time with the other details of it. I'm really grateful to have a method that will make my life so much easier. I really like the earthy texture that marker can give an image, but scanning a completely marker colored work just doesn't have the same power as the original. This is a happy medium.

Blogging failures and Triumphs

For last month's original character challenge, which I totally FLAKED on, I started with a more complex method.

As lovely as my little Carlotta turned out, it was very time consuming to pump out a drawing like this.

Thankfully, this month is fanart, which, sadly, is easier to get behind than drawing my own damn characters. You can see the uncolored preview for SURE!

Sailor Moon, Julia Wertz, Elphaba, and Lina Inverse.

The girls of Miyazaki

So between Amy and Ru, we had quite a few Miyazaki movies to watch one night when the mood struck us. (By the way, that mood is ALL the time.)
I remembered not really caring for Kiki's Delivery Service, and my thoughts are still pretty much the same. BUT. I do like Kiki herself, and her excellent taste in shoes.

After that, we watched a few others, and I doodled a few more of my favorite girls hanging out, but the one I am kicking myself for forgetting is the Red Head from Porco Rosso!!! I will dedicate a post to her later maybe!
But for now, Sophie, Kiki, and Chihiru!

FORVER VACATION.

Well, as much fun as it was to live my life, I'm back now! I have quite of few things to post, so I think I will break them up between posts. First, we will start with some FANART.

Of Marceline, the Vampire Queen.
I really enjoy drawing adventure time characters in my style, but this is the first one I liked enough to ink! It was really fun indie ink practice! Hopefully I'll get more into doing some monochromatic work. I'd like to make some pretty cool wash effects with some pieces. I'm thinking that for this year's 24 hour comic day, I may shoot for indie ink washes, since shading is fun and I'm pretty good at it!