Scarves on a snowy day

Must...resist...urge to poke at niggling details that scream to be corrected....

On that note, I'm not sure if it's my monitor or my graphics card, but working in subtle steps up from pure black result in these weird patches of pixels that appear to vibrate. Blending over these trouble spots in Painter doesn't do a thing to fix it, so it's definitely not a software issue. True, they'll probably just convert to pure black when printed, but it's still perplexing.

RAWR I'M A BEAR

A BEAR I AM RAWR

Snowflakes, a scarf, and a viper-like maw

The subject is supposed to be a lady, but apparently a mouth several miles long indicates a Manly McManface. As such, I've been developing this in a different direction, but I can't help but enjoy this earlier stage for whatever reason.

Treasure piles are for the truly insane

I predicted that all would go well during this past week, and thus all did not. Funny how that works out, eh? As a result, this piece is still unfinished. On a side note, it's mighty difficult to render mountains of gold coins in an impressionist mode without the results appearing like shredded cheese.

Say AAAAAAH! Preview

Progress has been made on a new digital painting - ETA next Friday, if all goes well - but its current state isn't quite interesting enough to post as a WiP. Instead, here's a preview of a bookmark series I'll be putting out sometime in early to mid-March!

Animation on Display 2k10

I went to this year's AoD today, and, just as the last time around, it was good fun. A little harder to move around in the new hotel space - placing the registration line directly in front of the main route to the Dealers' Hall created some harrowing experiences - but enjoyable nonetheless. Shout-outs to Rico (DVC yeaaaaah! *fistbump*) and the folks at Three Panel Soul!

Fun fact: zaru noodles, when dipped in that sauce they're served with, taste like cold ham.

New year, new stuff

Despite what my lack of blog updates would suggest, I have been doing some work since November. As proof - and to make up for the inactivity - here's an image dump for y'alls. First up, a sampling of Christmas gift drawings I made for family and friends!





Next up, a digital piece I've been banging my face against for my fantasy-themed portfolio. The little pest simply does not want to move from grayscale to color, so I'm just going to let it lie as-is.


...Aaaaaand to round things off, here's a page of doodles from a recent family vacation, just because I promised my buddies on Facebook that I'd do at least one during my stay. The big guy's supposed to be Jambi from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, with heavy emphasis on "supposed" as I didn't have any reference at the time.


Hopefully this marks the first of a long, long period of consistent Saturday blog updates (yes, it's almost 1 a.m. on Sunday as I type this, but I haven't fallen asleep yet, so it still feels like Saturday. Take that!). Let's see how my lazy self fares, shall we?