Some finished pages!

Did I say last time I was looking forward to this break? Because it doesn't feel like a break at all. I transferred to a much bigger, much busier book store, and now I'm just crazy exhausted from finding books for people all the time x_x

Whenever I get a chance though I'm working on comic stuff--got a few character sheets for one project that I need to hurry up and scan (still need to hook up my scanner here!), and I started doing a random comic project for myself, mostly just for practice. I'm thinking I may make it a webcomic type of thing.

If nothing else though, I'm trying to follow the example of Eric Canete and now Professor Shawn Crystal and do one inked drawing each day. I started the beginning of December and have missed three days already, but really, 6 ink drawings in less than two weeks is pretty damn good for me. But yeah, I really need to get a working scanner here 8D;;;

Anyway, here're the finished pages, from the roughs I posted last time X)

Bleeeeh.

I dont think it quite captures my current ennui, but it's trying.

So much art after a long Hiatus!

Poor, poor neglected blog. It'd be a bit of an understatement to say this semester has been insane. I've had all studio classes where I'm having to actually turn out pages and still make them look good, so my work load's kicked up a lot this quarter. On top of that I have to balance my crazy schedule at the book store, find time to spend with a awesome guy I met that happens to have a crazier schedule than me, and now I'm dealing with a crazy new room mate as well. I'd say my life is pretty exciting, if it wasn't wearing me out so much. As much as I've enjoyed this semester (Editors Forum! Friday Temples! Small Classes!), I'm more than ready for the holidays. I'll be heading back to Texas all of December, and hopefully I'll remain productivewhile I've got the time off. I definitely have projects I need to be working on anyway.

Anywho, to prove I'm not all talk, here's some examples of what I've been working on lately.

This is page one of a three page comic for Nolans Digital Coloring Class. Now I just have to throw down some colors on here @_@

These pages are a 3 page silent argument story done for Shawns Visual Storytelling Class.
Dont ask why, but a lot of my stories this semester have tended to be somewhat dark and violent 8| . . .

Aaaaand Some character sketches for my Final in Visual Storytelling. This 6 page comic is going to kick serious ass. I'm just warning y'all now.

Oh yeah, and a colored response to one of the Temples sketch challenges. I haven't had time to do any other ones yet, but I was restless the other night and needed to knock out an illustration for old times sake. I haven't gotten to do a pin up in months ;_;
(Technically the challenge was The Batman, but I still dont like him very much, so I used this as a good excuse to draw Tim Drake. What? Stop looking at me like that.)
Also, they're apparently standing in a giant mountain of Mashed Potatoes. On a roof top. Dont question it, just accept it.

Time to play Catch Up

Poor neglected blog. Lots of things have been happening though, and life has been crazy as the semester has started to wind down.

1. I got an internship at Gaijin Studios along with Jackie, Tommy, and Domo X) Unfortunately I'm not really going to get into it until the fall semester, but I'm really psyched about it. I know I'll get a lot out of it.

2. Went down to Savannah for Editors day last weekend, along with Shawn, Chris, Megs, Allan, and Pat. Got lots of good feedback from all sorts of professors and editors--Oni Press, DC, Slave Labor, Del Ray--and met lots of really cool people. I felt a little discouraged for a day or two afterwards, but I've had time to reflect and re-motivate myself, so now I'm ready to bust ass this summer and get my work in gear.

3. Um... I thought there was more. I went to Cartoon Network yesterday 8D; Fun times... Now it's time for finals chaos! Good heavens. Wish me luck.

But then...Summer plans!

A. As I said, I'm going to be studying as much as I can while on break. As many observational drawings as I can get in, and anatomical/inking studies. I think I'm pretty good with pacing and storytelling, I just need to find a way to get my sequential pages to look as nice as my illustrations...

B. Working at the Bookstore again X) I love it there, really~ Easy job, awesome people, and cheap books! Wins all around!

C. Driving to A-kon the day after I fly back to Texas, then flying BACK to Atlanta to drive up for HeroesCon *_*; And I'll be back AGAIN early for the fall semester so I can make it to Dragon*Con X)

Let's see....
As my poor professors well know, I'm just really bad about getting around to scanning my work. I HAVE been doing drawings for all of the Temple of Cartoon Mojo Sketch Challenges this semester... they're all just still in my sketchbook 8D; But here's a few things I actually have gotten around to scanning...
We'll start with the Venture Brothers (omg new season soon *A*)
And last week I drew Eddie from The Damned 8D


Aaaaaand, here's the creature I'm working on for Creature Anatomy. I'll try to remember to scan the study sketches Shawn's made me do for it. I can definitely say this has been the first actually really challenging class I've taken at SCAD so far... animals are just not anything I can draw instinctively, so I cant fudge as much stuff as I can normally get away with XD;;;


Oh! Offer! If anyone wants a customized Blogger layout, just let me know, and I'll try to hook you up. I like making them, but it gets ridiculous if I keep changing the layout here all the time ^^;; And it will give me good design practice for over the summer!

Life Update and random Spiderman Art

Been a while since my last post, but I've definitely been keeping busy with my art. I recently decided to quit my day job, actually, so I could focus more of my time and energy on my school and comic work. Also they were sort of jerks there, so whatevs. I gotta bust ass to make it worth it now.
I've got a ton of projects being juggled, and con season will soon be upon us, but I'm really only planning to be at Heroes Con, AWA, and possibly A-kon, and will be selling copies of the art book at all of them.
I also recently got in touch a BFF from High School, Brenna L, who is currently a kick ass illustration major out in San Fransisco. I adore her work like crazy, so we've decided to team together and form WRENCH, and hopefully we'll put out a lot of awesome collaborations (whenever we each get enough spare time *sobsob*)


Um, just because I feel lame when I dont post art, here's my final project from Drawing for Sequential Art last semester 8D; I need more practice doing super heroes.... 8\ But it was a fun project to work on~

This pretty much sums up the last week for me.
Arguments with friends, trouble with boys, stress from school, grief with work, and guilt thrown at me from my family.

Really, something good can happen any day now. That'd be awesome.