Contest!

Hi everyone! I started a contest at my other blog a while back, and really wanted to continue with a different possibility to win every week, but I didn't have the time. So I'm trying again now that I'm a free bird!! This week's contest is pretty much like last time's.

Below I have an illustration that I drew with the initial inspiration being a Greek goddess. You tell me which Greek goddess it was that inspired this and you'll get a free sketch from me of anything you want!

Except...y'know, porn.

Careful, cuz it might be a little tricky. Tell me who you think it is below in the comments, or send me an Email at madisonhenline@gmail.com. Good luck!

Bleedingheart Dove and Cover Art

I believe this will be the last of the updates concerning the "Strange Tales of the American South" book I completed for Self-Publishing. It's sad, in a way. I'm at my mom's house in Florida at the moment, and yesterday when I cleaned my closet I found all this art I did as projects for foundation classes. Seems like so long ago! Anyway, this first image is the title card for the Bleedingheart Dove. The story, as always, can be found here: http://themoonlitroad.com/the-bleeding-heart-dove/



This second image was completed in watercolors and I like it pretty much except for the plant in the background and the girl's feet. Seriously! What was I doing there? The colors I used for her skin also turned out very splotchy for some reason. I need practice!



Below is the cover image I used. It's very simple and very...digital.



And finally, the completed book! I also created a back page showing previews of the stories and giving credit to Craig Dominey and his website, but there wasn't really an illustration on the back save for a derpy bird, so I suppose this is it!

This illustration is one of my personal favorites, and the story it's based upon is one of my favorites as well. The story is here: http://themoonlitroad.com/the-white-dress/

And I'd highly recommend reading it. It's short, sweet, and awesome.



I also had a version of this drawing where I included the lines and details of her dress.



But in the end, I just thought it looked better with the white. I also included a picture I took of the finished book, open to the page with this illustration on it.




In other news, I wanted to give you guys my E-mail in case anyone wanted to contact me. You can E-mail me at either madisonhenline@gmail.com or FeatheredIce@aol.com. I'll have some more posts up later, when I'm not job searching. Thanks for reading! :D

What?

Here's just a little WTF to get you through your day.



I whipped up these derpy sketches because I had to do a presentation about Minamata Disease. Look that sucker up, it's interesting. And depressing.




STOP POLLUTING! I'LL CALL CAPTAIN PLANET!

Stranger In The Church

Here's another couple of illustrations from the book. I really enjoyed drawing these.



The original story can be found here: http://themoonlitroad.com/stranger-in-the-church/



It's a zombie! Run!! The only thing that bothers me about this illustration is the man's right hand. What's it doing? Why are his fingers curled up like that? Does he have a disease? Arthritis? What's going on?!