I finally colored the header image for my Bluetail comic! Now to actually work more on the actual pages...

So I've been searching for jobs in the creative industry like a crazy person. Resumes flying everywhere! I'm hoping it will lead somewhere good. Everyone around me is reaching their goals, and while I'm happy for them, it's so frustrating being in this position. Like I'm stuck in the mud and can't move out of this one place. While working in the factory and applying for art jobs, I've been working on some superhero concepts and this neat robot design my cousin came up with. Plus some South Park sketches, because I can't stop. More to come soon!

Once I managed to scrounge up some money, I really need to get an artist's table at a convention or something. In that spirit, here are some Marvel doodles!

Aminiminimals

Behold! Cute animals in sepia ink. It is to say "aww".

Bluetail!

I've got all the pages of Bluetail (including the new fifth page) up on a website so they can be read through like an actual comic!

http://bluetail.smackjeeves.com/

I've also been working on some cover art for the series. I've got it all inked, and will start coloring it as soon as I am able. When I was drawing it, I was aiming for an art nouveau-ish style, along with tidbits of Inuit-inspired iconography.

Blue Tail: Page 4

Blue Tail: Page 3

Blue Tail: Page 2

Here's the second page. I'm currently inking the third, so it should be up shortly!

Blue Tail: Page 1

I had a weird dream the other night. A really weird dream. A really weird, really epic dream. So I'm making it into a comic!

Here's page one.

From the looks of things, I've been playing entirely too much Skyrim.

Random Concepts

Dino Hybrids

I just love combining dinosaurs with different animals, apparently...WHY IS EVERYTHING I DRAW IN PROFILE VIEW?!

The Life Aquatic

These are just a couple of nautical-themed watercolors I did for a couple of birthday presents. A happy nautilus and an...octopus angel.

Stone Horse Maquette

So I still don't have a job, but I've been trying to keep myself busy with a lot of different projects. I'm posting a sketch diary over at http://subpomandsleepyhedge.blogspot.com/. I'm also working on some storyboards, birthday presents, and this maquette!

The first sketch I did, above, was inspired by a dream I had about these massive stone horses that carried riders across their backs through the water. I did full concept sketch and got lots of help from friends, helping me refine the shape and add some neat details! The final concept sketch is the one I did in pen.

The maquette armature is made of aluminum wire and apoxie. It also has joints at the neck and shoulders so the head and front legs can be taken off and sculpted separately. To scale the armature correctly, I printed out a large picture of the stone horse and compared the armature to the drawing!

I added some thin mesh for the tail fin, and began sculpting a very rough environment on the base. The environment will eventually be some flat, water-washed stones, but for now I just wanted the vague shape of the stones. I also added some wire sticking from the bottom so I could attach it to the horse's legs and help it stand better...

Unfortunately, the aluminum wire I used for the armature isn't very strong, and the thin legs are already bending under the weight! But I have a Plan B, so it should turn out okay. And if THAT doesn't work, I also have a Plan C.

That's right.

I'll post more progress shots soon!

BEARS! And a cow.

Animal anatomy time!

Some Sketchies!

This is my hairdresser! She's awesome, and the only one I trust completely to cut my hair. You rock, Jessica!

Things and Stuff

Here's some long overdue sketches. Maybe one day I'll actually do a professional, finished piece! Gasp!

Don't forget to check out http://subpomandsleepyhedge.blogspot.com/!

WHY

AAAAH I HAVEN'T POSTED IN FOREVER AAAAH

Facebook Sketch Requests

I made a post on Facebook asking some friends to request sketches of different types of monsters /creatures/characters. Here are the results!

A squirrel-like creature for Kirsten.

Tony requested a, and I quote, "wolf wearing a leather jacket and some aviator shades..moon reflecting off of them.The moon looking down on that wolf like 'DAMN! I just made awesome happen!'"

Jazz wanted a picture of Sanchez, the rocketplane flying chihuahua. This pretty much looks like a pre-school get drew it in MS Paint, but I love it.

Christina wanted a fox!

Neil requested a robot hippo.

Jess wanted a picture of an otter, so I went with a Redwall type otter. You can never go wrong with Redwall!

Jill wanted the Loch Ness Monster!

Jessica wanted a heron! This is a spooky heron.

Mark requested a lot of stuff! I'll probably get around to sketching all his ideas at some point or another, but in the meantime, I decided to go with his suggestion of a Hunter-Iguana.

Angela wanted a picture of everyone's favorite Elder God, Cthulu!

And last but not least, my mom wanted a frog monster, so I drew a horned frog as an evil king. Or something. (She didn't like it.)

Thank you everyone, this was a lot of fun!