Technical Difficulties!

Hey everyone! Sorry for the long lack of communication. I have managed to kill 2 computers in the past two weeks, so admittedly, I'm not in the best mood. I have been doing some artwork, and will be uploading soon, with the help of my icrap laptop. One can only hope all goes according to plan. Until then, I'm gonna start just taking pictures of my work and posting them here like before.

I am thinking that many of you weren't that concerned. I almost feel like I'm talking to myself. Oh internet. Thank you for listening. No one else ever does.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Sketches!?

OH MAN. MORE FANART. I KNOW. YOU'RE SO SHOCKED.

Well deal with it.

It's Sailor Moon, man.

Like it, or I will punish you.

Cleric nerds.

It is really unfortunate that my boyfriend has introduced me to some almost offensively nerdy reading material. The Nodwick Chronicles are what I speak of. An interesting little comic about a Wizard, Cleric, Fighter, and little henchman that get into all sorts of hilarious trouble. I reminds me of the cartoons of my youth. Anyway.
Let's start with my biggest beef with the whole thing. Comics and cartoons? Not real life. Every now and then I understand the need for a ridiculously uninteresting cast of characters, but I expect all females to be badass. Or hot. Or both!

Not to mention that, as a woman who wears glasses, I don't think any character that does should look like an insect while wearing them. In the case of The Wild Thornberrys or One Piece, continuity of style is very important, and I totally get that. But my god, Piffany's glasses make her look like a total doofus.

Admittedly, I really like characters that seem homely until they remove their glasses. I had a lot of fun imagining Piffany this way. (Yes it is heavily Disney influenced, ok, shut up.)

But hey, that's just an observation. I really enjoy it, and hell, I had fun drawing her, and Elastica...some random chick from the first volume.


That is all for now! Lots of fanart. Soon I'll be posting some progress on Jebediah, the comic I'm working on with Amykins!

Jerkwater doodles!

More digital practice. It's really hard for me to get my scales figured out. I'm getting it, but going completely digital is so hard for me. It's really frustrating, because everyone else that makes the change is so comfortable with it. Maybe it's just because I like to complete works quickly. I really don't know, but I'm going to figure it out, by gum!

Hyenadon, amazing predator, even better walking buddy...

One of those doodles at work that turned into something amazing! Trying to do more digital, and also trying to not use solid black line. Both are struggles, but I'm working my way through with new brushes, and a new attitude. Much like the old attitude, just alot less lazy!

Hesae, Priestess of the Desolate Lord.

So I realized that there aren't many "encounter" characters in One Child. It is all main cast, which as it stands is about 4 people. Hesae is going to change this by being a mentor on the route of this hero's journey. YEAH. ENGLISH CLASS PAYING OFF. WOOO.

Anyway, I will explain further in the written parts of the story, and in the comic, but for now, you can look at her and enjoy her beastly arm!

More artbook inspirations!

Since I got great figure drawing books, and the Skyrim artbook, I had alot of doing works inspired by both. With...obvious disney themes. Shut up, I love Disney. I think this blog does NOTHING to hid that. The background may even get a little more cutesy wootsie. Don't push me.

I have really been enjoying using the Faber Castell brush greys. It's been nice to not have to drag my markers everywhere. (Also putting my markers out of order gives me mad anxiety.)

This was a fun warm up for high fantasy work, so I think I may start getting my old story One Child back on the blog posts. There were some when I first started this blog, but hey, I haven't forgotten bro!

Terror Bird.

Check out my conversational blog with Ru for the story behind this picture!

SO MUCH WRAPPING.

after thinking that Christmas was lame, and I had the retail blues, some creativity and DAISO Japan saved the day!

I got the boys and girls all taken care of, and the boyfriend too, with accenting from vintage wrapping paper. I love the blue tool paper. It came in a package marked "Masculine Paper". What better paper could I use for my manly man?

Also fun pins from the Walt Disney Family Museum that can ONLY be found there. A little lace really helped cover up the ugly black cardboard they put them on.

Larissa drawing!

I had some time at work to do some drawing, so I pumped out a lovely Larissa! Yay Jerkwater, when the holidays are over, I'm going to have a real website to update!!

Hawkins is all about T and A.

True Story.

Disney Alphabet Project?

Jerkwater final cast!

I have narrowed down my character list to these 6 girls!

Peanuts inspiration!

I went to the Cartoonist Spotlight Ru was asked to do at the Charles Schultz Museum, and was inspired to do a few comics! They had premade panel pages, so I did a few comics, and then a full page pin-up of Lucy!

The first is a Snoopy comic.

The second one was for Jerkwater Drones, the zombie high school girl comic I swear I'm going to work on.

Finally, Miss Lucy, all grown up!


AW YEEEEAH DRAWING AGAIN.

PAINTING has occured!!

Well, I finally made use of those blank nesting dolls I got at Flax in 2000! My gran has had 3 cats in my lifetime, so I immortalized them!

Acrylic Paint and some Modge Podge!

Then I got to work wrapping tiny gifts for my friends. Lots more to come, but they are so CUUUUUTE. I had so much fun making them!


I love using brown paper bags for this shit! Looks so good with a little scrap paper!

The vixen and the badger.

I was listening a cover of one of my favorite songs the other day, and was inspired to do little doots. The Fox by Nickel Creek is just amazing, so you should check it out!

Anyway, these are my doodles. There is no badger in the song, but hell, I really liked the style I did it in, so I needed one more creature!



This song makes me thing of my grandfather, since he was the big bluegrass fan. I would sing this song with my dad and talk about him. Touching, ain't it?

My Little Fanarts.

FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC people. Thanks for the life lessons My Little Pony.

I have done heads of all of the girls, for massive amounts of no reason at all. Cutey marks make great earrings. I may have to make some. Obviously these are the main ponies.



Don't judge me. I love effing ponies, and anime. My next post is original stuff, I swear!!

You wanted MORE fanart? OK!

Oh Netflix, once again you have brought me something amazing. My favorite Anime of all time. I have been watching it with Breena the last 3 days, as I mentioned before, but the fanarting bug has gotten more and more serious. I’ll start with my post about this, and then the other drawings I’ve been working on!

First, my OTP for the series, Zelgadis and Amelia. I always imagine Amelia having longer hair, so I just do it.


Then one of Xellos and Lina. Xellos is probably my favorite supporting character, and he and a gap commercial from my youth inspired my long lasting screen name, MeLLoXeLLoS.



And finally, the most important.

Woo anime fanart!!

I was making Breena watch Slayers with me while we we drawing, and couldn't help myself. I had to draw us together. My boyfriend has the novels that came out years ago, which is initially what spurred this rush of Slayers love.



Yeeeeeeah. I still watch Anime.

Christmas Wrapping...yes already.

Mom and I went shopping, and got a bunch of stocking stuff...so I thought, I'm going to wrap them the way I want to.

Admittedly, I hate the fact that My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music became a Christmas song that every bad jazz singer felt the need to cover. HATE IT. But I love brown paper packages tied up with string. Hemp string. And brown paper from left over shopping bags. It's not just for wrapping school books with, kids! get some double sided tape, and get a'wrappin'!


You can now enjoy not blowing huge money on wrapping, and still have it look really nice. This pleases everyone, and if you really want to, all you need is some holiday tags. Hell, cut out shapes and punch a hole in it, then tie on after the knot on the package, then bow over it. Go wild. And also look at my face, which is just as pretty as those presents.