Just a quick sketch from my lunch break.  The star-shaped pasties are cracking me up.  A lot.

It’s interesting the more I do these little illustrative non-drawings of girls, the more I am kinda figuring out what I like from an aestethic perspective.  It has been an interesting journey.  I like Burlesque. I like pin-up. I like circus freaks.  I like curvy, busty girls.  I love Steampunk. I love Geisha. I love ukiyo-e.  The latter three I figured out a loooong time ago. I like propaganda art (especially by those good old Commies), but I suspect I figured that one out from a web-design that I was working on a couple weeks ago. I have no Commie girls – yet!

I also discovered tonight that I might also have a penchant for fetish. The visuals (outfits and what not), not the acts themselves.  Though, I have a few friends who would probably debate that last statement. Ahem.

Any-way, after some discussion at tonight’s Art Meetup coffee event, I realized that there are certain aspects of the fetish “look” that are really appealing.  For example, I would love to do a fetish mask portrait. Now, the masks themselves creep me the fuck out. Especially the ones with the zipper mouths. Gah! But visually? Brilliant!  Love them! Then again, I have always had an affinity for masks – like Noh masks for example. Perhaps this is an extension of that.

I guess it’s just really interesting to figure out the things that are inspiring.  I just need to remember those things. Didn’t I mention something about a freaking inspiration board. I should get on that. Or at least write some of this shit down.  Jeez.

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Hah! I coloured her last night! Wait. It would appear that I forgot to colour the flagpole. Oops. How embarassing!

Anyway, she cracks my shit up.  I am so in love with her.   To be truthful, I am in love with all of these pin-up-ie type sketches that I have been creating lately.  They are just so amusing to draw.  I don’t even care if no one else likes them or if someone prefers my “very serious” portrait work to these wacky drawings. The fact is that they bring me happiness and that’s all that matters!

Though, admittedly, I am not loving the scan of the original. It really looks like ass on my work computer. :(  Too dark. Too muddy.  The colours and blending look waaaaaaay better on the original. They aren’t this dark. You must take my word for it!    I really wish I didn’t struggle with scanning as much as I do.  It’s ok for black/white/grey, but the second I add colour, it goes to shit. Boo.

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I guess I was feeling a bit patriotic yesterday. Hah. I drew this little sketch while watching the Olympic Closing Ceremonies.  There are a few problems with her (her boots and legs for example), but I think I wanna try colouring her. Could be fun!

Beyond that, I’m trying to figure out what I want to do next for my really-real art. I really enjoyed doing the self-portrait in markers and I had thought to work on a series of self-portraits, but I’m not entirely sure I want to look at my face that much.   It might be interested to do it to other people’s faces though.  I’d just need someone to send me photos of their heads.

Any victims volunteers?

Title: Untitled
Size: 8½ x 11″
Medium: Prismacolor Marker on Aquabee Manga Artist Paper
Time: 5.0 hours
Status: Work In Progress

I finally snuck in some time to work on my self-portrait.  I am pretty pleased with how the mouth is shaping up.  Especially the teeth.  Though, I might look at softening some of the lip creases.  They feel a bit… harsh right now.  Too line-y!?  That said, with any luck, I should have this baby done by the weekend. Then it’s off to New York!

I also finally used some of my DAZ reference images.  I was just messing around on my lunch break. Overall, I think its going to be very, very helpful.

I might go back and do some more inking of this particular drawing during my lunch. Her hands and feet (as usual) need a lot of work.

In other news, I signed up for the intro class at Burlesquercise. It runs from March 10th to April 12th (I think!?) and I might have an opportunity to perform. In public.  Scary! It should be fun though!

I need to buy a boa.

Title: Untitled
Size: 8½ x 11″
Medium: Prismacolor Marker on Aquabee Manga Artist Paper
Time: 3.0 hours
Status: Work In Progress

I worked on my self-portrait for the show last night. I am extremely pleased with my progress so far.  And I am completely and totally enamoured of using markers for portraits. I think it looks fantastic, but more than that, it makes me fast.  Under normal graphite circumstances, what I did last night would have taken me about five or six hours. Last night? An hour and a half. Woot!

Though, I really need to invest in the rest of the Prismacolor greys methinks. Right now, I am only functioning with (maybe) five different shades of cool greys. It would be nice to have a larger repertoire to choose from.  It would probably allow for less contrast and more subtle shades.

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First of all, new layout! The old one was dull as dirt. So, new layout. I’m pleased with it overall. But there might be some bugs here and there. Plus, I have no idea how it looks in other browsers. Something I still need to investigate. So, if you are coming here using something other than Firefox or IE8 and this looks like ass, my apologies.

But best of all, I even have some work! I’ve just been doing a bit of sketching which turned into a couple of cute drawings of Harley Quinn* and Poison Ivy. I think I am going to colour them as well. I still haven’t coloured PowerGirl. To do, to do!

*Harley’s feets need some rework. Blah.

Title: PowerGirl
Size: 8.5 x 11.5″
Medium: Sketchbook
Time: 2 hours
Status: WIP

A quickish one.  I have an inappropriate crush on Power Girl. I am not sure why. I know virtually nothing about her. So I’m convinced its an aesthetic thing.  I’m sure its because on most days, she looks like a porn star.  She really just cracks me up.  And she’s probably the only character in the Superman universe that is even remotely interesting to me.  Plus, if I can do drawings of W’s favourite Marvel girls, then my DC girls deserve some love too!

And between you and I, I think PG is probably my best one yet, which pleases me because it means I am improving. Woot! And I didn’t even make her boobs as big as I could have!   Though, her right hand (artist left) is kind of weak.  But an improvement over the hands I have done in the past.  So I will take what I can get.

I’m probably going to colour her when I have a chance. Doing the Dark Phoenix drawing reminded me how much I miss the Prismas.  Prismas are awesome.

I think I like doing these little sketches.  They are completely fun.  They are also helping to keep me in the game until Thrill The World and my current class is over because let’s face it, I haven’t touched my self-portrait in weeks.  I suspect I won’t until November.  Once things finally calm down around here. Och.  I am quite finished with the last couple of months kicking my ass, thankyewverymuch.