Blazin' Kate

 I really like Blazin' Kate. A lot. I want to do more drawings like this.

Slightly muted colors.

Muted, but also saturated?? I like this best.

Probably the original, prior to doing color adjustements.

Sword Girl

 You wouldn't believe how many image files I have that are iterations of "sword girl" or "sword maiden". But when you're just doodlin' you don't necessarily have a name and backstory.

 

Two Swords

 

Here's an image I did early on when I switched to digital drawing. I believe she was actually one of my first digital pinups. I was going for a simple cartoon/comic book style and I feel like I achieved it here. The colors are a bit saturated but I'm ok with that.

Monster Attack!

 

I really tried to deliver the goods on this one. I was interested in doing more elaborate, complete pieces. A lot of hours went into it and I think it turned out pretty cool. I'm happy with her. I want to do more like this, but for me it's very hard to devote the time, energy, and mental space to these kinds of drawings. This is why I do so many smaller, quicker pieces.

I often think to myself why am I not making a living at this? The answers are multiple. One of the answers is just what I said: I have trouble maintaining the focus and dedication to consistently create more elaborate or complex works.

But in the end my creative journey has been both fun and fulfilling. I have no regrets and no complaints.

Sketches for the Medicated

 

The Great 4x6 Generation

 A while back... like 10 years I guess... I did a lot of sketches and drawings on a simple 4x6 inch digital canvas. It was a quick and dirty way to sketch and doodle and create some fun stuff. These days I'm more relaxed and random with my canvas sizes (digital, after all), though I do still have a very strong small press background and so I constantly think about how the aspect ratio of the image would work in a mini, digest, or standard comic size printed book. I believe it's a good think to think ahead.

As an aside, it's interesting to me to consider how I draw faces over the years. Sometimes I'm doing big almond eyes and huge lips and other times I'm doing weird Bode eyes and upturned noses. I don't have a specific way I do this. Or at least I don't know if I do. Maybe as a viewer you see a pattern overall.

To wit: