dr. sketchy's march 2010

This afternoon I went to the first Dr. Sketchy's session of the new year - the theme was a tribute to Vargas, and I was super excited because you all know how much I love me a good pin-up girl. (In case you don't: A LOT.) The models were two members of the Hellcat Burlesque Troupe - Candy Mayhem and D'Arcy D'Lux - and they were fantastic. I hope I'm awesome like them when I grow up.

One minute poses. We did ten, but because I can't draw anything in one minute I only have three I can post without embarrassing myself.

Two and five minute poses.

Ten minute poses. Technically the one on the right was a five minute pose but I went back and finished it during a break.

Two 20-minute poses.

girl detective sketches

Man, last week was a bust for this blog - no new posts, no Illustration Friday (for the first time in 2010! For shame!), nothing. I'd like to blame my jam-packed social calendar, but truthfully I've just been having a couple of bad drawing days and feeling a little burned out.

But I did want to post something, so here's a page from my sketchbook - I was just playing around with Girl Detective. Her face eludes me a little bit, I never got it quite right here. It's downright jacked up in the one where she's sitting on the pile of books, so just do me a favor and admire all the lovely old tomes instead.

odds and ends

Messing around in Photoshop. For some reason I never color anything this way even though it's like 47 thousand times faster than how I do it in Illustrator.

Boys of the random variety.

Sketches leading up to the pioneer piece I did for a previous Illustration Friday. It was based on the one in the top left, but obviously that hideously deformed hand got fixed in the final version.

rose

Original is 2.5''x3.5''. Tiny paintings are my favorite.

entanglement

I started this for one of the previous Illustration Friday themes, but didn't finish it in time. Woe. Now it's just blog fodder.

first snow

It snowed for the first time a few days ago. I love winter.

crunchy

For this week's Illustration Friday theme. Lollipops were the scourge of my childhood, because I can't NOT bite them even though it caused me a lot of sorrow and lost fillings.

basset hound eyes

I'm working on the third in the Mad Men series - Betty - but she's giving me a bit of trouble, so in the meantime here's a sort of sad, wistful little woman I doodled over a cup of tea this afternoon.

aviatrix

Has it for real been over a month since my last post? Wow. That's shame, that feeling there. Sorry kids. Obviously I've been in a bit of a creative slump lately. But tonight I felt like drawing, and this is the end result.

You may or may not be aware, if you know me in person or otherwise, that I am slightly completely enamoured (I know that's the British spelling, but it just looks wrong without the u) with all things flight-related. So while I suppose she could be an adventurer of any sort, to me she is unequivocally a lady pilot. I'm pretty fond of her, actually. And her sweet costume, which I would totally wear on a daily basis. You will probably see more of her in the future, if I ever draw anything ever again before I die. So there's like a 70/30 chance.

my wonder woman looks so sad.

Doesn't she? I have minor plans for her. I find her sadness very appealing for some reason.

dr. sketchy's july session

This month's Dr. Sketchy's theme was Super Heroes vs Super Villains. The models were fantastic and a song from Dr. Horrible was on the mix for the night (Freeze Ray!). Pretty much 3 hours of awesome. I'm fairly happy with the stuff I got out of it, especially the shorter poses - they're not my strong suit, but I think they came out pretty well this time around.

2 minute poses.

5 minute poses.

20 minute pose.

40 minute pose that I only spent 30 minutes on.

more swift creek mill illustrations

The other four from this year's set: Animal Farm, Just Gotta Sing, The Little Red Hen, and Santa's Candy Cane Christmas. Great fun to work on, as always!

magicadabra!

I just finished this year's batch of children's theater illustrations. I'm going to break my own rule and post my favorite one first. (Usually I'm a "save the best for last" kind of girl.)

Original is just over 6''x6'', ink and watercolor on hot press. 

random toplessness.

A tiny sketch from a few days ago. Nothing exciting.

more swift creek mill drawings

The other 4 - didn't feel like uploading them all separately. Painting will ensue this week.

My favorite part of all of these is the little elf in the Christmas one.

magicadabra (sketch)

A drawing from this year's batch of pieces for Swift Creek Mill. I enjoy the bunnies' bewildered expressions.

Finished painting to come in the near future.

omg rly?

I feel like friend bird is telling her all the best gossip. He can never keep his beak shut about anything, I swear.

Also, I am clearly still fascinated by fascinators.

the seer

I have about 15 different iterations of this spread across various sketchbooks. Dark-haired girls holding their severed body parts and sewing up the wounds. It'll turn into something one of these days.

dr. sketchy's april session

Two sketches from Friday's Dr. Sketchy's. The theme was "Totally 80's," and it was totally like drawing Like A Virgin-era Madonna. Good music and great models. As you could probably tell, this one was my favorite. I do love me some pigtails.

I need to draw something and actually finish it. It's getting ridiculous actually. I went to the bookstore in search of inspiration today, to no avail. I want to do a series of some kind. I need focus. Suggestions are welcome.

secret cup hug

I found this one stuffed into my sketchbook. It's from forever ago. And by "forever ago," I mean the same time as the others. So like a month or two. I'm pretty sure I tucked it away because it's not exactly safe for work. Not unless you work someplace more boob-friendly than I do, anyway. But still. It's my favorite, for obvious reasons. It is, after all, pretty much What I Do.

In other news, I just finished the job that's been consuming my life for the last few months. This means, in theory, that I will have time to draw new things. I'm going to do my best to make that happen. I also see this blog and my website being revamped in the (hopefully near) future. It's about damn time, really.