baby behave, we'll make make it work!

Just some character sheets.

Notes: Xiu's weapon handle is made out of two layers of bone, and the blades retract. Fully unsheathed, the light weapon spans 85", with the handle, 97". For some odd reason, she tends to do everything in four-inch heels. She has two arms, I'm just too lazy to finish the second.

i like mail.

Just so everyone knows, when this post goes up, I'll be in Virginia Beach (a mere half an hour from our dear Jordyn's house (and I'd go there if she wasn't on vacation!)), but I figure by the time it DOES the packages will be in their respective locations and it'll be okay to post them up online.

I'm sending two letters later this week (for all of those curious, this was written Thursday, at 4:07AM)- one to Jordyn and one to Jess (VA and AR, respectively), both including esclusive doodlebug sketches and letters (Jordyn's package will contain something from a few of my friends as well as me).

So, here are the doodleys!

JORDYN~

A lovely sketch of Eric and Dre working (in which I digitally corrected the angle so it looks semi-better.)

A pin-up of Ria in a martini glass. My scanner doesn't pick up colors, but her eyes and the liquid in the glass are colored in.

A hothothot Eries.

And also the original sketch for the Mrs. Toad art I did, as well as a little cover of me saying hi, a mix CD titled after this blog, and possibly a CD with a bunch of photos of me and my friends. Possibly. OH and a comic strip of Vlad and Ria fighting as usual, fufufu.

JESS~

The original sketch for this baby here.

This lovely ink doodle of our lovely couple, Anna and Mike. I messed up when penning her face, it's so sad. v_v
And a doodle of her Hatter in the Hearts outfit. There's another, but it's not inked or colored.

off to virginia!

Alright, so, I'm being pressured to clean and do stuff before we leave for VA. Mom says I have to be done by 6PM, but I'm curious as to WHY. Are we leaving at some obscure hour of the night? We better not be.

While I'm there I'll probably work on some character sheets and take some photos of the highway detour to Jordyn's town, which I shan't be visiting because she won't be there, boohoo. But I'll be back next week, hopefully with a tan and all set to go to school. Hopefully.

I'm upset that I wasn't able to pick up a Copic brush pen and some fine liners before I left, but that'll just have to wait. I leave you with this.

It won't fit, so you'll have to click this.

I don't know who made it, but they're a genius.

Featuring Tori Collis and Bulbasaur.

GOODBYE.

(Even though I'll be on MSN/AIM at night, lolol.)

i will make you a STAR!

Hi I'm Leyla and I just spent my night watching animated feature films, among which was Thumbelina. This is Mrs. Toad. She will make you a STAR! Gracias, gracias. ;D

Also, does anyone else think the ending of Thumbelina was possibly one of the most beautiful animated moments? And that both Thumbelina and Cornelius were possibly the most dynamic fairy tale characters ... ever? As well as the supporting cast? And the fact that they PROVE THAT PEOPLE IN ANIMATED MUSICALS REALIZE THEY'RE SINGING?!

I'm gonna go back to crying now. ;^; 'Cause this was beautiful.

portrait study I

So I've been on a bit of a facial anatomy kick, and I honestly think I'm getting somewhere! Take my pencils if I'm wrong. Anyways, I tried going for a character I was comfortable with and working on her with a new outlook on faces, in this case, Ria. I'm satisfied with her mouth, after figuring out that the one on the original sketch was not only too small, but too far over to one side. I really think I'm getting there with skin tones!

Here are some things I just spotted, and decided could have been much better. First of all, by laws of head shape, her hair placement is too flat, and I decided only recently that her hair isn't curly enough as I draw it. I should study some of Jordyn's sketches, she always seems to get it right. Hm.

Also, her eyes are now too big the way I draw them. She looks like a dying rat to me, and that needs to be fixed. And noses? Man, don't even get me started on noses. :( Her face shape isn't satisfactory to me, either. =3= Back to Anchor and Braille... and the drawing board!

If you wanna know what the lyrics say, I'm gonna link you to the original jam first, and then quote the chorus, ktx.

And the war came with a curse and caterwaul!

And the war came with all the poise of a cannonball!

And they're picking out our eyes by coal and candlelight,

When the war came, the war came hard.

PS: Anyone else notice that I got the second line wrong on the original? P:

harper's bazaar & w magazine studies

I love using these for (female) anatomy. If you know a good, trendy male fashion mag, please, please tell me!

Study I (Harper's Bazaar)

Study II (Harper's Bazaar and W Magazine)

Iduno why I colored that one eye in the corner. P: Butttt. These are my studies for today! Not much improvement, I think, but I have a better understanding of face composition. Now onwards to studying poses~ ! >D