Fairy Sketch

here's a quick sketch i did tonight that i'm hoping to paint at some point...y'know, one of these days before i die.... :S

Longboarding

Star Wars Painted

Star Wars Creature

Here's a Star Wars-esque inspired charcter I've been meaning to draw for a while now. I'm hoping to paint it soon-ish....;)

Fun With Textures

Yes, I'm a Slacker...

uummm, yeah...about that painting i've been "working on" of the previous post...there's a good chance that may not be finished any time soon :( i'm just too busy with school. But i WILL finish it, one of these days, before i die...
anyways here's a sketch i did last night for the mean time....enjoy!

Here We Go...

Aaaaalllright. so here's the lineart for a painting i'm going to do (added a quick gradient), and it is going to take me a LOOOONNG time! so i thought i'd post the lineart to have something up while i paint it. also, this is my first time doing digital linart, and i must say, i really like it. it's so much easier! i'm still slow though, this clean-up probably took me around 15 hours :S ...but i've only just begun!.....

Little Creature

Honestly, i have no clue what this is. i just started doodling yesterday and this is what came out....some weird cat-fish-octopus-bird-thingy....call it what you like ;P

Life Drawing

sooo....i went to life drawing last night for the first time in 7 years!! it was a lot of fun, and i hope to start going more often :) these vary from 10-20 minute poses and were done in blue ball-point pen, then texture added in photoshop.

Sophie & Calcifer

Voila! <3 love this movie so much <3

Howl's Moving Castle

Here's a quick sketch i did tonight of my interpretation of a character named Sophie from one of my favourite movies, Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle. This is when her long hair is burned off by Calcifer, the fire demon, and i love how it stays grey in the end. (if you have no idea what i'm talking about, then shame on you! you need to see this movie!! ;P right now)
i hope to colour this one soon to show off her pretty grey hair....

Mmmm, Patio Season....*Bliss*

I should be studying....

Coveted "Sketch Dump"

Haven't done one yet, so voila. just a bunch of old stuff i found kicking around today

Mob Kitties

more fun with photoshop LOL. sorry for copying you katie, when i saw yours i was inspired and i couldn't resist!

Coral

playing around with photoshop today....

Alexandra Windchime

Rest in peace, dearest Renee <3

Abe!

My cat finally sat still for more than 5 seconds last night, so i snatched a quick sketch :)

Cat Doodle

just fooling around with some new markers....

Rotten Apples

So, i'm off for christmas holidays and i've FINALLY had a chance to do some artwork of my own. Thought i'd kill two birds with one stone and give some art as an xmas gift to my sister. This painting is actually of her, which i painted from a photo, in acrylic paint on canvas (sorry for the blurry photo). I also included some lyrics on the painting from a song by [non other than] the Smashing Pumpkins called Rotten Apples: "Dirty your face/ With longing, and grace"

I used a modeling paste and piped the words onto the canvas and then painted over them to create a sort of embossed look. It's been ages since i've painted so it was really nice to get back to basics.....

Brrrr!!!

Here's the painted version of the previous sketch. i'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but, still need ALOT more practice with photshop!! and my clean-up! :S winter is on it's way.......

Mae!

here's another "lackadaisy" inspired character i drew today. she's based on my sister's cat, mae. i eventually want to cell-paint her, so hopefully i'll be able to find time to do that soon!

Candy Quackenbush

did some artwork tonight :D. one of my favourite books is called 'the abarat' by clive barker, and the main character is a teenage girl named candy quackenbush, so this is what i imagine her to look like. i started off with a sketch, and then decided to do an ink wash. i used a black sharpie and good old fashion india ink (i'm too cheap for fancy marker pens, although i would love to get my hands on some one of these days) then i altered the hue in photoshop. she's supposed to have one blue eye and one brown eye. quite an interesting character :)

Ben Bear

Here's some 'key posing' i did on a show called "The Secret World Of Benjamin Bear" seasons 2&3 a few years ago. I miss those cute little bears! They were alot of fun to draw:)

Self Portrait

Something i haven't done in YEARS is draw a self portrait. tonight i was feeling a little traditional, and a little bored, so voila! it was good practice :)

Photography

here are a few photos i've taken, a number of years ago, most of them when i was in high school. i was lucky enough to attend a special art high school where we got to learn (among other mediums) how to develop our own film and prints. a really neat experience! the first three were taken on an old, old, manual pentax and developed myself. the rest were taken on a disposable camera, back when digital cameras weren't as popular as they are today. thank god for digital! hope you enjoy them :) i hope to post some newer sketches soon!

goodbye summer....

so i'm going back to school tomorrow so this might be my last painting for a little while :( but i still would like to keep sketching as much as i can so i'll try to post whatever i've got for the next little while.
here's another attempt at comicbook-style-painting in photoshop. i've still got alot to learn!! i couldn't figure out how to make the line not transparent so.....i dunno. so annoying. gotta practice some more!!!
i guess she's getting ready for fall too :) ........

Coral

a little somethin' new.........i drew today:) it's been a while!! it was nice

Coral

okay, so here's a quick post of a sketch i did about a year or two ago, so i apologize it's not new but i've been SUPER busy lately and haven't been able to draw anything new, but please 'stay tuned' because i have alot of ideas i want to get onto to paper very soon when i free up some spare time! which should be in a week or two :) more to come!!

SP Forever

okay. so for those of you who don't know, my favourite band E-V-E-R is The Smashing Pumpkins, and in 2000 they broke up :( but this year they've officially gotten back together to release their first album in 7 years! unfortunately, the only original members in the 'New' Pumpkins is Billy Corgan (lead singer and guitarist) and Jimmy Chamberlain (drummer) whom are above. so i guess inlight of the new album and all, i felt compelled to do a little tribute of sorts. everynow and then i like to do some 'fan-art' just for fun. so here it is! Smashing Pumpkins Forever <3

Fire Witch

sooooo..... here's my first attempt at comic-book-type-style painting or whatever. i'm not sure if i like it or not, i haven't really got the hang of it yet. but i guess practice makes perfect so.... time to practice!!! if anyone has any tips i'd love to hear them, i'm kinda new at this type of painting....

Lady Cinnabar

a drawing i did today of 'Lady Cinnabar'. i was inspired when i saw a magazine cover of kirsten dunst, and her expression really reminded me of this character.

Lackadasiy Belle

a character i created of my cat Belle, inspired by an online comic called 'Lackadaisy'

Malingo

my interpretation of a character from one of may favourite books ('The Abarat' by Clive Barker) named Malingo

Gaudi Cat

starting to get the hang of digital painting....
I painted this from a photo that i took in Gaudi Park while visiting Barcelona Spain. Gaudi was an incredible artist/architect, google him!!!!

Barcelona Zoo

more photoshop painting....
painted from a photo i took at the barcelona zoo

Beach Bum

another attempt at photoshop painting, loose and sketchy

James Iha

yet another highschool sketch that i never finished (2000) it's of the guitarist from my favourite band, The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha

Pet Sea Monster

a sketch i did back in highshool on a road trip with my dad (2000)

Coral Airbrush

my first attempt at photoshop painting, the program actually crashed and i lost this work >:( so i tokk a picture of it

Coral Lounge

a drawing i did this year for a friend of mine

Coral & Windchime

an old favourite of mine, drawn when i was in highschool (approx. 2000) of Coral and a character developped by a friend of mine

Coral

my first character i created many years ago, which has been developped a great deal over the years. she's the character i draw the most, 'Coral'

Lady Cinnabar

a character i've had for years, 'Lady Cinnabar' inspired by my sister. a sort of "evil nemisis" character. this sketch was drawn a few years ago approx 2005

Fisherman Abe

here are a few sketches of a character i started to develop based on my cat Abe