I was so busy drawing tomorrow's web comic yesterday, I didn't get around to posting a PerCoDraMo sketch. So here are two for today. The one above is "Liar" and the one below is "Plague."
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PerCaDraMo Days 13 & 14 – Liar and Plague
Monday, November 14th, 2011
I was so busy drawing tomorrow's web comic yesterday, I didn't get around to posting a PerCoDraMo sketch. So here are two for today. The one above is "Liar" and the one below is "Plague."
PerCaDraMo Day 12 – What?
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
I dunno what it is, but I drew it. Anybody got a clue? PerCaDraMo Day 11- More Cute Kitty
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Another picture of the swimming kitty. I like the face on yesterday's cat better, but prefer thepose on this one. Both cartoons were drawn using SketchClub on my iPad.
I'm going to bed now. Good night! Freaky Friday! Steampunk Art Experiment
Friday, November 11th, 2011
This is a little sample of something that I'm currently playing with. I switched last week from DAZ Studio to Poser Debut for my character renders. DAZ Studio 4, the free version, was so borked when I installed it, I couldn't even click on the main menu with the mouse and get a response. So I uninstalled, tried re-installing DAZ Studio 3, discovered why I upgraded anyway (because after the last update, DAZ Studio 3 refused to parent props and other items to the character which made posing characters for scenes impossible), and then threw up my hands and said, "Fuck it! I'm going back to Poser!" I dumped Poser a few years ago, of course, because it was so borked I could barely get it to run on my computer. Poser Debut, however...
The beauty, at least right now, of Poser Debut is that it is a stripped down version of the full blown (or should I say 'bloated'?) program. It lets you do pretty much one thing and one thing only - pose characters and render them. Okay, that's two things, and apparently Poser Debut will let you do animation as well, but I don't want to do 3D animation, I just want to pose and render characters for my artwork.
So this is a test run of Poser Debut, featuring a Steampunk art project I'm working on right now. I played around with the render in Photoshop, working to transform it from a basic render to a comic-book style image. It's far from perfect, but I like the results I've got so far. I'll hopefully finish this project this weekend and you'll be able to see the end results no later than Sunday evening.
Let me know what you think of this sample so far.
PerCaDraMo Day 10 – Dive, Kitty, Dive!
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
I just love this little guy. He's so cute, and look at that fish! Today's entry was just way too much fun. PerCaDraMo Day 09 – Mad Hatter
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
As always, click on the image above to see the larger version.
This was done with a Faber-Castell brush pen on sketch paper. I have this tiny little sketch pad that's 3.5x5 inches, perfect for carrying around to do quick cartoons like these. I like to fill the entire page but don't always have time to do that with a larger sheet of paper. Remember, I work during the dribs and drabs of time I get between Mom duties and other demands. Anyway, this was drawn at our pediatrician office while waiting for the girls to get their flu shots. When I was pregnant, I used to do a lot of sketching in waiting rooms. I almost miss it.
PerCaDraMo Day 08 – Planet of the Apes Again
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
This was the original sketch I did yesterday for PerCaDraMo, and since I'm feeling lousy right now and I did two sketches yesterday, I'm going to just use this one for today. You can compare this with yesterday's PerCaDraMo and see the difference between the two medium, Brushes on iPad versus brush pen on paper. I will say I was fairly pleased with the fact that I was able to make yesterday's sketch look like marker on paper, at least to me. After painting in the black lines and areas, I went back with the eraser tool set up with a spotty brush and lightly picked up some of the black so the red color showed through. To me, that gave it the marker on paper effect.
Anyway, I've got a lot of stuff to do today, so I'll post something new tomorrow. But for now, two apes in a row! Enjoy.
WIP Wednesday – Zombie Santa Holiday Cards Up for Sale!!
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Normally I post a work still in progress on WIP Wednesday, but today I wanted to show an end result and talk about how it happened. Plus, you know, promote my awesome Zombie Santa Christmas card which you can buy at http://www.zazzle.com/cynical_woman.
This is a perfect example of how the iPad has changed how I work. The card was drawn in Sketchbook Pro on the iPad. This was something I worked on whenever I was on the go with the kids. When they had karate lessons or swimming lessons, or when I was sitting in the carpool lane at school waiting to pick them up, I turned on the iPad and worked on this baby. It was a piece put together during whatever spare time I had, then assembled into the finished product on my desktop before being uploaded to Zazzle.com.
I love that the iPad gives me the freedom to work on the go like this. It expands what I can do as a digital artist a thousand-fold. I hate that I have to work on projects in dribs and drabs of time though, because it shows just how full my schedule is.
However, the end result is what matters.
In addition to the very fine cartoon I drew for the front, on the inside the card reads...
"Give a little of yourself this holiday season."
I think that's a zombie sentiment we can all get behind, right? If you like the cards, please do stop by my Zazzle store and buy some, or pass along the word to your friends and loved ones so they can purchase these fine holiday cards. I will love you for it and so will Zombie Santa.
PerCaDraMo Day 07 – Planet of the Apes
Monday, November 7th, 2011
I love Planet of the Apes. Not the Tim Burton movie, not the recent movie with James Franco, but the original movie with Roddy McDowell. I grew up watching those movies, and they were my gateway into science fiction. To this day, I still think they are the best series of movies ever made.
I had a tually drwn today's cartoon on paper with a Faber Castell brush pen, but I'm not feeling well right now, so I'm not heading up tothe office to scan it in. I'll post it tomorrow. It's the same subject matter, same picture, just done on paper instead of on the iPad. This image was done using the Brushes app. PerCaDraMo Day 06 – Dirty Little Monster
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
I love creating art from the simplest, most basic shapes. I think the expression on the monster and the water color textures really bring this one to life.
Drawn on the iPad using Sketchbook Pro. 
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