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The problem with having this journal so prominently displayed is that it makes it really obvious when I haven't been updating.
I set a goal of doing more art this year. So far, I've come up a little short. However, I've finally got a new piece ready to go and posted. I've been working on that Carnival of Shadows Illusionist (from City of Heroes) on and off for a long time. It's pretty gratifying to finish it after all of this time. The bonus is, while it certainly isn't perfect... I'm very proud of it. I'm definitely quite happy with the way it turned out. This may have finally unseated the Blue Cyborg as my favorite piece.
What I really enjoyed was finally doing something with a lot of little details and embellishments... and working in bold colors that weren't blue. I'm always struggling with making my shadows deep enough. I think I made some progress there too on this piece.
So what's next? I have an idea for some more Marvel fan art that has been bouncing around in my head for a good, long time. However, what I really need to do is cook up a good illustration to feature on the disgustingly-overdue rebuild of my website. Wish me luck!
I set a goal of doing more art this year. So far, I've come up a little short. However, I've finally got a new piece ready to go and posted. I've been working on that Carnival of Shadows Illusionist (from City of Heroes) on and off for a long time. It's pretty gratifying to finish it after all of this time. The bonus is, while it certainly isn't perfect... I'm very proud of it. I'm definitely quite happy with the way it turned out. This may have finally unseated the Blue Cyborg as my favorite piece.
What I really enjoyed was finally doing something with a lot of little details and embellishments... and working in bold colors that weren't blue. I'm always struggling with making my shadows deep enough. I think I made some progress there too on this piece.
So what's next? I have an idea for some more Marvel fan art that has been bouncing around in my head for a good, long time. However, what I really need to do is cook up a good illustration to feature on the disgustingly-overdue rebuild of my website. Wish me luck!
What a difference 6 years makes...
About a week ago, I posted this:
In July of 2007, I drew this:
This most recent time around, I was drawing Emma Frost simply because I felt like it. I did a sketch of a woman during some free time, and her mood reminded me of Emma, so I ran with it. What I didn't realize at the time was that the last time I drew Emma (my favorite X-Man) was almost exactly 6 years ago. Looking at the two pieces, I don't think most would ever realize they're from the same artist.
It's easy to be critical of our own work. In order to get better, we have to be. You need to be able to see your own flaws in order to know what to improve upon. However, when
2013 So Far...
2012 was probably my best year ever, in terms of the art stuff. I posted seven new pieces (given my usual lack of prolificity, I was pretty proud of that) and even saw my work in print for the first time. I told myself at the beginning of this year that I would do better. I want to make sure that at minimum, I'm posting one new piece a month. So far, I'm on track!
January: :thumb350235278: February: :thumb355867072: March: :thumb357329640:
What's up next? Wonder Woman definitely is. After her... maybe something vaguely cyborg-ish. And, one of my goals is to produce a self-portrait before the end of the year.
Wish me luck!
My art, appearing in Captain Marvel #1
Today is a pretty big day in my life. A piece of my art is going to be printed in an actual, real live comic book for the first time.
A few weeks ago, Marvel put out a call on Twitter for fan-art based on Carol Danvers in the new Captain Marvel costume. Holy crap! I had been working on a digital painting of Carol for weeks! It was about 95% finished. I rushed home that night, finished painting her hair, and e-mailed it in.
About two weeks ago, I got confirmation that my piece was one of the submissions selected to appear in a fan-art gallery in the back of the #1 issue of the Captain Marvel relaunch (by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Dexter S
Technology can be a little evil...
A few months ago, I did a speed paint of the Carol Danvers redesign by Jamie McKelvie, soon to be featured in Kelly Sue DeConnick's relaunch of Captain Marvel.
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It got a very positive response - truly moreso than any other work I've done to date. It even was featured in a collection on Project Rooftop. So, I figured... if a speed paint can go over that well, imagine what I could do if I put some actual time and effort into it? Thus, I began another portrait of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel, going for Hi-Res, Hi-Def and all of the itty bitty details. I was almost finished. I was maybe 95% of the way there. I planned o
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Good luck! Looking through your gallery and I'm amazed at the quality of your work, so I'm eager to see more!