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Keleb the halfling and Herrik the wolf for Benchdog. Thank you...

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:23:18 -0700

Keleb the halfling and Herrik the wolf for Benchdog. Thank you for the support regarding my mom’s surgery! I need to draw more animals - and I love Dungeons and Dragons designs.

Commissions are open until June 10 - so I can support myself while I’m taking care of her. :) Thank you!

Susan Coffey and an alien girl for Dhighland. Thank you for the...

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:28:50 -0700

Susan Coffey and an alien girl for Dhighland. Thank you for the support regarding my mom’s surgery! I liked drawing the two girls a lot - especially the alien.

Commissions are open until June 10 - so I can support myself while I’m taking care of her. :) Thank you!

My friend Ben wanted a drawing of Kino from Kino’s Journey...

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:31:49 -0700

My friend Ben wanted a drawing of Kino from Kino’s Journey to give to his friend! Thank you for the support regarding my mom’s surgery!

Commissions are open until June 10 - so I can support myself while I’m taking care of her. :) Thank you!

PUSH IT. (a.k.a. “What It’s Like to Work at...

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:03:00 -0700

PUSH IT. (a.k.a. “What It’s Like to Work at DreamWorks”)

Can you recognize the scenes from the reference footage? (Man, why am I never on campus when this happens?!)

Lola for satohai. Thank you for the support regarding my...

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:29:22 -0700

Lola for satohai. Thank you for the support regarding my mom’s surgery! I hope the short hair is okay - you’d want shorter hair in a zombie apocalypse. I just love the badass attitude on this character!

Commissions are open until June 10 - so I can support myself while I’m taking care of her. :) Thank you!

Boa D’lie for nadda. Thank you for the support regarding...

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:32:43 -0700

Boa D’lie for nadda. Thank you for the support regarding my mom’s surgery! I just love your characters so much - you’re the best! I adore her dress design. I hope I got her attitude right

Commissions are open until June 10 - so I can support myself while I’m taking care of her. :) Thank you!

A role-playing character for craigsnedeker. Thank you for the...

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:02:05 -0700

A role-playing character for craigsnedeker. Thank you for the support regarding my mom’s surgery! His design was fun. I’m glad I got to draw a crow.

Commissions are open until June 10 - so I can support myself while I’m taking care of her. :) Thank you!

Kirk Locke for RPGsr4me. Thank you for the support regarding my...

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:46:23 -0700

Kirk Locke for RPGsr4me. Thank you for the support regarding my mom’s surgery! Drow are really fun to draw. I really like their skin.

Commissions are open until June 10 - so I can support myself while I’m taking care of her. :) Thank you!

Milena for specialshera. Thank you for the support regarding my...

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:35:51 -0700

Milena for specialshera. Thank you for the support regarding my mom’s surgery! I hope you like her - drawing the fire designs was really fun.

Commissions are open until June 10 - so I can support myself while I’m taking care of her. :) Thank you!

Saw the Avengers two weeks ago - so I drew me some Loki. Both...

Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:35 -0700

Saw the Avengers two weeks ago - so I drew me some Loki. Both kinds.

Thanks, everyone! It took some finagling with United, but I...

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:01:00 -0700

Thanks, everyone! It took some finagling with United, but I have a flight to Pennsylvania! I really appreciate all your support. It means a lot! My pay will be slightly cut while I’m away, so I’m going to keep commissions and book sales OPEN from now until June 10, when I return to work. I will not be attending Fanime or A-kon, so you must buy pieces online,sorry. Drop a note in my Ask if you are interested.

Prices are per-character. All work done in traditional media unless digital is requested. FREE US SHIPPING ON $20+! (Add $5 for international.) I take Paypal, check, and money order. Re-blogs are appreciated - thanks in advance if you do!

~~PRIMARY GOAL:~~ ~~$715/$715~~ - COMPLETE!
SECONDARY GOAL: $222/$2,055 (11%!)

LIST: (crossed-out commissions are done, but will not be scanned/mailed until I return on 6/10.)

Evan - couple waist shaded with background
~celticbard76 - waist shaded
`Wen-M - full shaded

Tagged by Xitheta

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:01:51 -0700

Tagged by Xitheta:

I’m sorry, I’ve never done a meme on Tumblr before. I hope I’m doing this right! I’m not super comfortable tagging people, though, but if you want to do it, be my guest. :)

Who Tagged Me: xitheta

This tag is to get to know the person behind the blog better. As with any tagging game there are rules:

The Rules

Rule 1 - Post the rules.
Rule 2 - Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then make 11 new ones.
~~Rule 3 - Tag 11 people and link…~~

The Answers:

1. What are your top three fandoms at the moment?

It’s hard to say because I am very new to the concept of ‘fandom,’ but if I had to pick: Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire), The Hunger Games, and BBC Sherlock.

2. Do you cosplay? If so, who?

I only had one cosplay: Rukia, from Bleach! Mostly because my hair looks like hers naturally. I guess, using the same logic, I could also do Terezi from Homestuck.

3. Who is your celebrity crush/obsession of the moment?

So hard to choose! But my undying, infinite, love will always burn for Joseph Gordon-Leviit. James McAvoy is a close runner-up.

4. When was the last time that you dressed up all posh-like?

Two weekends ago. We had a dinner party at my place, and someone came who I wanted to impress, haha. I love dressing up, but haven’t had the chance to (or the money to get new dresses) lately.

5. How do you align (lawful/neutral/chaotic - good/neutral/evil)?

Interesting. I would think neutral good: I believe in that good old saying, “do want you want, but damn well don’t be a dick.”

6. Which book should we read in order to to really understand you?

I’m going to cheat and say “Wrath and Pardon” because my original characters very strongly reflect my view of life (Rivek, in particular). Otherwise, The Emporer Mage or Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce had the greatest influence on me.

7. What is your favourite meal of all time?

Any Indian curry sampler. Could eat that all day, every day, every meal for the rest of my life - if it wasn’t so gassy.

8. How do you feel about thunderstorms?

Eh. They’re nice when you’re indoors. I miss seasons, though (especially snow). California’s too perfect all the time.

9. What is your guilty pleasure?

Bad television. I have a thing for reality TV and teen drama. Lately, I’ve been watching Celebrity Apprentice and Pretty Little Liars. Also Glee, Grimm, and Once Upon a Time. Same goes for equally mediocre movies.

10. How would you describe your fashion style?

All over the place, but generally pretty plain for the workplace: solid, muted, colors; jeans; layering cardigans; imitation Chuck Taylors, and the ilk. Most of my jewelry is leather or iron, medeival-inspired. I would love to have more stand-out pieces, but I’m too lazy to put outfits together on a daily basis.

11. Pirates or Ninjas?

Pirates have cooler outfits.

The Questions:

What was your first fandom?
Do you like spicy food?
What is your favorite fairy tale?
What is your favorite, guilty-pleasure, TV show?
Pick a color to describe yourself, and tell me why.
What is your favorite scientific subject?
You have to spend the rest of your life as an animal. What would you be?
What Disney princess would you want as your best friend?
What is the first thing you would buy or do if you won the lottery?
If you could change your first name, would you? To what?
Would you rather be killed by a bear or a shark?

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch...

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:01:19 -0700

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch commissions. Also, I am taking similar ones now to help pay for my flight home to see my mom in the hospital.

This is Takao, for Katsu-pon.

Debating doing some Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire) prints. Suggestions?

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:38:25 -0700

(maybe some Wrath and Pardon, too)…

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch...

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:00 -0700

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch commissions. Also, I am taking similar ones now to help pay for my flight home to see my mom in the hospital.

This is Aubrey, for Kamiki.

GOAL: $755/$1070 (71%!)

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch...

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:02:00 -0700

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch commissions. Also, I am taking similar ones now to help pay for my flight home to see my mom in the hospital.

This is Serra, for Kalkie.

GOAL: $700/$1080 (63%!)

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch...

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:01:00 -0700

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch commissions. Also, I am taking similar ones now to help pay for my flight home to see my mom in the hospital.

This is Mercutio Nakano, for Puckish-Elf.

GOAL: $700/$1080 (63%!)

Sorry I’m late to answer all these. Things have been...

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:03:24 -0700

Sorry I’m late to answer all these. Things have been obviously hectic:

If you stick to the rules too early on, you can end up with a boring piece - so I try not to get bogged down by perspective immediately. When making an image, the overall feel is more important than the perspective. Use a thumbnail sketch to define the composition and value. Then, when you go bigger, do your final piece in accurate perspective.
I use tons of references! They’re the key to expanding the visual language in your head. Reference should be drawn, and learned from. Don’t copy - internalize the shape, structure, color, and texture of the real-life object you are referencing for later application. You can tell an amateur who doesn’t use reference to its full extent: their work will be too stiff or lifeless or very simple and repetitive. I don’t print them, though. I’m stingy with paper. I just keep a million Google Image Search tabs open.
Flow and rhythm in your arm movement will reflect in your drawing. The best way to flow is to work fast, with very long lines: gesture drawing! Try to use as few strokes as possible to capture a pose or object in its basic construction. In 30 seconds. It may take a hundred hours of practice to get comfortable - (30 x 60 x 100 = 180,000 drawings!) - but flow comes with speed which comes with practice.

dreamworksanimation: Master Shifu was originally meant to be a...

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:46:00 -0700

dreamworksanimation:

Master Shifu was originally meant to be a much older red panda but once the story took him to a more physically active place, the model had to be adjusted from its hunched neutral pose and flowing hair elements to allow agile kung fu moves.

So cool! I love when they release concept art.

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch...

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:01:07 -0700

While still on my old deviantART account, I offered some sketch commissions. Also, I am taking similar ones now to help pay for my flight home to see my mom in the hospital.

This is The Queen Michelle, for StrangelyIsolated.

GOAL: $525/$1080 (49%!)