exercise!

Yesterday I did some sketchbook work to warm up for my upcoming projects.

This is a collection of things just laying around: a mini-stapler, a thumbtack, a half-eaten cookie, an origami bird, a pen, and a roll of masking tape.






And then there's the killer bunny. Rights to Monty Python naturally.

And now the Thrilling Conclusion

The end.

Pages 8 thru 10

Now that I have text laid in, I plan to go back to try to massage it in some places just for typography's sake. It's not something I'm particularly good at, so might need some different eyes on it. Also, I plan to work on better matching the panels to the margins, and fixing the bottom right corner panels on every page. I think that there was a slight shadow across that area during the photo documentation. Still working on it...

I'll try to post more pages soon.

New projects

This rough digital composition will eventually become a pretty detailed drawing. I was asked to make a piece about New Orleans, which I've never been to (but I'd like to some day). For this reason, I've asked one of my friends from college, a New Orleans native, to give me her opinion on whether this comp is New Orleansy enough.

Also, I'm in negotiations to possibly do a mural for a local Mexican restaurant that serves authentic cuisine. Yummy!

Pages 3 thru 7

Progress happens...

page 1 page 2

Finally, my In the Red Forest comic is coming together. I've decided to do lettering on the computer rather than by hand. Guess I'm too impatient with my own handwriting, as it takes a lot of time to carefully render every letter. I created black margins and gutters with Photoshop.

Snapshots

Please pardon my long absence from blogger. After school was over, I had to take care of lots of grown-up stuff, like moving and looking for a job to support my art. So far I've only had a nibble and an escape; no bass yet. Still, I'm going to keep my eyes open.

These are some portrait shots done for my husband's and mine Facebook pages. I just used Photoshop brushes on mine. For Matt, I adjusted levels and filled in some weak areas with black to create a more stylized photo.



Will try to post more soon, so stay tuned!