Cipactli

I created this sculpture of Cipactli (a pretty freaking cool monster from Aztec myth) for Fox TV Animation's "Origins" art show. With such an open theme I really felt like I could do anything, so I just kind of went crazy. I freaking love monsters. I can't help it. Anyway, it's another Super Sculpey piece, painted with acrylics and with clear Epoxy for the drools. It's enclosed in an 8"x6" shadowbox.

Unfortunately this piece didn't sell at the gallery, so I shall have to think of something else to do with it. I still think it came out pretty cool. But my tastes are pretty weird.

TEEFS!!

Also I finished up my Halloween costume today...the first one I've put together in many a year. I'm pretty proud of it. I'll make a post about it when I have some pics. 

The Tiny Show

Yesterday was the Tiny Show, the first art gallery I've participated in since being hired at Fox. Obviously, the entire show was for small-format works...which was nice because that was the ONLY guideline I had to follow, leaving me free to create whatever madness popped into my brains. It was super exciting/terrifying to both see more personal work from the artists I work with and showcase my own. Plus I got interviewed, which I think I handled okay, despite the fact that I was worried I might have Dorito dust on my teeth.

Anyway, here's what I submitted:

 Big Bite, Prismacolor pencil on toned paper over Copic marker, with acrylic texturing.

Dreadmole, Super Sculpey clay, acrylic paint and clear Epoxy.

And, hey! They both sold!
So I will definitely be doing this again. In fact, I will be doing it again next week. Because that is when the next show is going to be. The theme for that one is "Origins," a multi-layered and complex theme deserving of deep thought and consideration.

I'm gonna submit a monster with big teefs.

Potterized

I recently ended up doing a series of Harry Potter drawings for myself and a couple of friends. It started off as just one drawing of myself, but there were five of them by the time I was done. It maybe got a little out of hand but I had a lot of fun doing them, despite the number of times that my boyfriend pointed out to me that I was spending a lot of hours on a series of completely unpaid projects.


The second half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was coming to theaters, and lots of people were getting back into the Potter spirit. A friend of mine drew a picture of herself as a Hogwarts student and posted it on Facebook. I thought it was a great idea and decided to be a total biter and make my own.

It probably would have ended there, but there was also a Patronus generator meme going around that was causing a lot of hilarity, mainly because it had an extremely limited Patronus selection and was therefore less than capable of giving people everything they expected from a personalized Patronus. Thinking it would be fun to find out what kind of witch/wizard my friends would be if they really had a choice in the matter, I typed up a little questionnaire meme asking people to post information about their magical personas - wizard names, Hogwarts house, wand type, Patronus, etc. My friend Nathan, who is a big bearded guy that loves small cutesy creatures, chose a flying squirrel as his Patronus, and the image of that was so hilarious that I ended up drawing this for fun and posting it on his Facebook.

Once that happened and people got the idea I was giving out drawings, two more friends of mine dropped subtle hints that they might like some for themselves, and I ended up doing two more...

...although that second one got delayed for awhile, because it turns out my friends over at the Order of the Triad podcast were gearing up to do a Harry Potter episode and asked me if I would do some Potter-themed artwork for them.

I had a lot of fun and was pleased that everyone seemed happy with their artwork. Now that the Potter craze has died down again I haven't received any more requests, but if this Pottermore thing takes off...who knows.

Click here to listen to the Order of the Triad podcast: http://www.aboutheroes.com/?p=10044

The font used on the Order of the Triad: Episode 9 3/4 pinup is Harry P by Phoenix Phonts, available for download at dafont.com.

Fire Dragon sculpture

Whew! First update in a long while! Got a job as a full-time PA so things have been busy...but as a side effect, I've gotten really fired up to sculpt!

This guy is made with Super Sculpey, baked and painted with acrylics. Thin coating of clear resin to shiny up the eyes and mouth.

There will be more sculptures. Oh yes. There is no turning back.

Order of the Triad Pinup

 

A couple friends of mine started a podcast awhile ago that discusses geek-related things. They are calling themselves "The Order of the Triad" and they asked me if I would be able to create a pinup for their second episode. Here we have Justin Quizon as the Alchemist, Nathan Schulz as Dr. Orpheus and Bobby Johnson as Jefferson Twilight. Everything was done in Adobe Illustrator.

The podcast itself is really fun if you're into geeky stuff. You can find the current episode at http://www.aboutheroes.com/?p=9722.

The font used is "It Must Be Destroyed" by Tony O'Farrell. It is free for download at dafont.com.

Ink Sketchies

Going through old sketchbooks again. I started drawing in ink a lot last year and ended up with some pretty fun stuff. Make sure to click on 'em as the previews look fuzzy for some reason.

Toxic Pond Critters

I recently did an assignment for my production for illustration class that gave me an excuse to do a lot of really fun creature designs. I was really happy with how they came out and decided to post them. Maybe I'll post the final mock-up of the assignment if it comes out well. These were all inked and colored in Adobe Illustrator.