Semester Starts With a Boom!

Alright! I just had my first week of classes and let me tell you, I've got a lot of work ahead of me. If I don't die before Midterm, I'd be amaaazed. Anyway, I've already got homework and started on a few things so here is what I have. I also finished more Girls but I can't post them until my mom gets them in the mail(I'll be mailing them next week!!) Anyhoo...

Project 1 in Digital Illustration: Redesign Little Red Ridinghood. Okay, I was terrified at first, until I got a theme I wanted. It's Steampunk/Western! My sketches are really vague about the placement of the familiar steampunk items, when I get to digitally painting them I'll fill all those yummy details in!

I'll give you the sketches individually, they're low res...sorry :/

I know, I'm actually using a pencil for these things, it's scaring me too! Anyhow, not exactly sure if I like the drawings or not, still kind of upset about a lack of interesting style and struggling with anatomy becuase I'm a noob and haven't been practicing. *Sigh* oh well.

Here is project 1 for my Illustration 3 class. We had to design an editorial image to go along with an article that was really confusing about a book that isn't even out yet. Yikes! Well, I came up with this and the limitations of the assignemnt are limited pallet. So, I'm thinking black and white with blues/teals. It's of a stainglass butterfly having the light reflect on the surface and show vague/surreal maps of London, Berlin, and Ethiopia. Very, very vague maps. :) I also need to tweak the butterfly before I go in and paint it...so I know it's off.

And, I did a little doodle of Daerua cause I just can't get enough! She's so fun to draw. I really need to draw Errandis the right waaay. Sorrry friend! D:

Update again next week! See you later!

Girls!

Yup, so I decided I was pretty done with digital work...well...for now. Probably pick it back up in the next week. Instead, I picked up my sketchbook and sketched.

So, here is the first one...I'm calling Cherry Blossom. I drew it out and then I scanned it in, blew it up, printed it out, and drew on top of it. Twice. I didn't really know what I was doing. It was fun though!

Here is the second one...Akebono Tulip I knew a bit better what I wanted to do, something simple and flowy. I'll probably add to it at another time.

DONE.

Yea, that's all I gotta say. Done.

35-40 hours, Photoshop CS4

Sylvanas Windrunner copywright Blizzard
Image copywright me

Sylvanas...

Oh god, this piece is killing me! I really took on a lot of stuff here and I'm still not done, nowhere near where I thought I'd be but I wanted to give you guys an update. I'm not sure if this is what it's going to look like but I was messing around with what I do have and it's kind of interesting. Probably not what I'm going to do but hey! Whatever. It's an update.

I'm about 80% ish?

 

Aaaand, I doodled mine and my friend's RP characters. My character is Daerua again! And his character is Errandis! Aw, how sweet. I know. 

2012

Wow! I can't believe it's the new year already! As you can tell I finally was able to break away from drawing non-stop for about two weeks. Okay, less than that, but still. It was a much needed break to get my umph back! I have been trying to relax and think through just what I want to accomplish. I just want to improve this year. I want this to be the best art year for me yet! Here's to 2012! *cheers*

Anyway, I've been working on this piece of fanart on and off for the past few days and I thought I'd upload a little teaser! I know a few of you have been curious as to what I've been up to with this Sylvanas picture I keep complaining about.

That's right, I'm doing Sylvanas in her Cataclysm armor. It's driving me nuts. Anyway, I have much more work to do and I wanted to get it done by tomorrow but I dont really see that happening since I decided napping and fucking around on Youtube was a better idea than painting :D

Here it is! the WIP of "I Am Forsaken"