sketchbook

Some pages from my current sketchbook so far -
Half was studying for Biology, other half done listening to Diablo Swing Orchestra.Based off the vulcan ladies of Odin Sphere.Mugi from K-On! again - I just love her thick eyebrows so much! XD

May-June dump

Gwah! Apologies for disappearing for the past two months. You see, dear China has blocked blogger, and I couldn't figure out how to post with this proxy thing, so I kind of gave up for a bit. But I think it should work now. XD Time to get to spamming the blog with art.

I think I've developed a hobby for making these little greeting cards:
Father's Day card:
Done with gouache. It's so so fun to work with and it's my new favorite traditional media.

I also got myself an account on pixiv so I can indulge in gorgeous Japanese illustration; was then inspired to draw some anime-style pieces and upload some pictures of my own.

Mercedes from Odin Sphere.

 My bunnygirl - remember her from here?

Tsumugi, the keyboardist from K-On!.

I think this is the most colorful dump I've made. I'll post something that isn't all happy animals and sparkly girls later in the afternoon. XD

square jaws and a long ponytail

Just some colored lineart doodles:
And a quick drawing of Viletta Nu from Code Geass! I've always adored her design.

Slimer!

Hehe, I was reminded of Ghostbusters today and had the urge to draw Slimer. :) He's a fantastic subject, so much focus on the face - my favorite part! I never realised before, but he looks a lot like the Grinch.Getting a bit braver with these ones! XD

chimaera, swordsman, mazoku

Giving the dudes of Slayers some love. Of course, Zel is my favorite! Gourry is actually surprisingly feminine-looking for the big jock swordsman he's supposed to be - I mean, look at the dude's eyelashes XD Not to mention the long blonde hair! And that... bra-shaped breast armor...

Ohman, this show was so awesome. I should really finish TRY sometime.

drunk knights

Here's a goofy little thing I did a few days ago, of the two cavaliers from Fire Emblem 7. Thanks to an inside joke between Squish and I, and ever since I saw omgdragonfly's charming fanart of Geoffrey and Kieran, the idea of two honorable knights getting wasted has always been hilarious to me! XD

HOMERUN BOOGIE

Phew! It's over!

It was a pretty small event, but I had fun overall, and it was a first-time thing for me - from signing up for a table, to drawing my comic, to getting it printed and then trying to get people to buy it! XD; I only sold a few copies, but it was truly an awesome feeling whenever someone came over and looked at my stuff. 8D
Comic and badges! Here's a peek at the first page:Comics and collectibles from the other artists there:Yeah, again, it was a great experience. I wasn't satisfied with my comic in the end, but I'm glad I got it done and had something to sell at the event! 8D

HR Boogie Preparations!

HomeRun Boogie is this Sunday!

Ohmanohman, I am so excited! I just received my event map and information, and the artist pass is sitting in my mailbox in Hong Kong probably right about now. Mweee. I'm at table 14 and I shall be selling badges and (hopefully!) a short comic.

Badges!

(the one at bottom right won't be at the event, I just wanted badges printed of that particular drawing of mine as well. 8D)Comic: "Go Fetch!"
B5 size, 4 pages in black and white. Inside text will be in Traditional Chinese.
I'm currently rushing to try to get this printed in time for Sunday, hopefully it can be done!

hearts

Velvet from Odin Sphere, and more Facebook graffiti.

the tomboy, the baldie and the bean

I drew this picture of Taloya while I was in hospital. Somehow, as a result Taloya kind of looks like she just recovered from sickness as well. I like the gentleness it came out with.
I never realized before, but Taloya is one of my only characters who really makes me happy. I feel that I have a very personal connection with her.
Hanai from Ookiku Furikabutte - I love him. Anyway, this was just a quick doodle experimenting with brushes in Photoshop.
Finally, here are three of my characters - there's Bean the hyksi (I forgot his buckteeth! How could I?) at the top, and below are a girl and boy I've drawn a couple of times, whom I still haven't named. XD

Artist square for HR Boogie

Part of the application for HomeRun Boogie is to make a little picture square with your organization's name on it, which I think will be put on the map of the con space. Here is mine, featuring Tajima, Hanai and a really corny pun! :)

I sent off my application today - can only hope there will be a space for me! I really don't have an idea of how much competition there is for the spaces on the day. Wish me luck in getting a table!

optimistic trumpet

Well, I just had my first week back at school! It was a surprisingly short week - I'm going to savor these first few weeks and pump out my creative energy, since once the assignments start piling on it'll be incredibly hard to take a breather! XD

We have a new art teacher this year. Our homework was to introduce ourselves using visual means, in 1-2 pages.
In other news, I've been planning on signing up for a table at HomeRun Boogie - it's an Ookiku Furikabutte ONLY doujinshi event! It'll be my first time doing something like that.. I think it would be a great experience, and it's definitely affordable. Besides, I really don't draw enough Oofuri fanart. XD

So, I've got a couple of vague ideas floating around for doujinshi which I need to figure out. Here are a couple of drawings to work out the drawing style I'll be using.

Black Knights (fangirlism warning.)

I am currently obsessing over Code Geass. UNGHHH it's so awesome. Can't wait to see the rest of season 2.

So. I love the Order of the Black Knights. I like these three from the main group in particular.

Ougi, the dork with the 70's hairdo, is the cute "nice guy" who is somewhat out of place in the war situation. He's just trying to make a difference in the world. Kallen... I love how she seems so independent and stubborn most of the time, yet she's really completely devoted to Zero. And Tamaki on the far right there is just a crude wise-ass who gets everyone else in trouble. XD but that's why I love him.

It was hard to un-animefy them and keep their charm at the same time! Not sure I pulled Kallen off. I do love their original character designs by CLAMP... ... Those two frozen in the background there was my favorite part of the episode. :D

april showers and a jester

Just my rough sketch for the current Golden Sun fanart contest over at the club on DA. Theme is "April showers may bring May flowers". Good grief, I hate abstract topics like that! But did finally come up with something cute, I think XDAnd here is a random jester named 'Baby Coconut', referenced from a photo of some Santa Claus elf that was on the newspaper.

dog, cat, dog.

Felt in the mood for some cartoons today.
Moo-chan's Mono as an EXPLORER.Parody of Catdog with me and Kitty's fursonas. XD The comparison's pretty much perfect, right down to our personalities. I was a Cartoon Network junkie, so I never really watched this show, but I remember seeing a couple of episodes.

Oh, yeah, this was for our joint account on Deviantart. We're completing the 100 themes art challenge together!

Mercedes finished

Edit 11:30PM: Finido! :D (rrrrrDA isn't working so I'll have to upload this there tomorrows)

Mercedes WIP

... I'm not obsessed with Mercedes, I swear.
This will be my art for the Solidarity Issue 12 gallery. I'm going to try and make it all epic and pretty, so it'll be nice enough to have its own 2-page spread.

Three Pooka

me and Nicole and Alyssa as Pookas from Odin Sphere! :) Done in markers.

Fairy Princess Mercedes

Odin Sphere is the game that I lusted for before it got released, actually bought the legal version of, and played obsessively for a week when I finally stole Jordan's baby got my hands on a PS2.

Mercedes is probably my favorite character, though I can't quite decide between her and Gwendolyn.