self reflection is good this time of year.

so. here we have the sketch version of:

The Self Truth by *Naminational on deviantART

i was hoping to do something more exciting with the border, but ... well i didn't. XD i plan to push myself with the next "universe halo chicks" ... oh and also mak the universes LOOK like one.

very hard to do in markers only.


go here for the non level fixed version of my scan:
http://naminational.tumblr.com/

ART DUMP!

YAY! if you have taken a gander over at my Deviantart, you would notice the one on the left. when i was designing my 'narwhal princess' these were 2 hair designs i LOVED but didn't do. here is the finished colored version. :D LOOK AT THAT! im getting better at not losing something from the sketch stage to the finished work stage. this pleases me.

Narprincesses by *Naminational on deviantART

Here is the Uru smut pic. the original had some differences (like under boob... D:) and i added the pillow and bowl of cherries later on.

finished piece:
blatant cheesecake by *Naminational on deviantART

here is 2 sketches cropped from other 'sketch sets' that i did. ... both my buxom bronze skin babes eating a Popsicle... i apologize ahead of time for the amount of teasing this image is. im working on finishing this one sooner than later. i have added Psyco cat :D and i plan on flattering their outfits a bit. as they are both in cutoffs and bikini tops. XD NEED MORE FLAVOR. ironically i didn't intend to draw this. Tadi had had at least 4 versions of her eating a popsicle, so i blame her.

more sketches later! :D

Lyn Color Sketches

more Lyn! i was trying to figure out her color pallet so here is a psudo sketch of her. :3 color

Lyn dump again!

so working on fleshing out the character. i love her look! you cant see it but she has an extreme cut like an a-line bob but it goes from 1 side to the other. :D

the dance pose is homage to her cutting a rug to the 80's 'earth that was' music. :3 my adorable hacker in her blast shirt and boxers.



she has an issue with salt. she loves it. it keeps the bad luck away, and shes had issue with people air lock releasing the salt in the past. (shes now a bit possessive) that explains her hugging the '40 lb pillow'.

:D SKETCH SET GET!

i almost did a whole week of sketch sets! ... then i stopped. SILLY NAMI!

XD a lot of treasured in here. i crack me up.



:3

THIS IS WHY

So i was speaking with Jessi, and one thing lead to another (as it does) and this image came to mind. i cant really explain it. XD haha. so enjoy



lol lots of stuff to fix/tweak still. FYI GUAIS.

Tadi

some Tadi sketches. :3 she is Sassy! <3 still need a name for said comic.

HURRR.

a series... or sorts

so i have an idea for a series or illustrations in my head involving self, and well this popped out. YAY. the idea of this is how we tie ourselves down with our own personal doubts and fears, like how we may tell ourselves we are not good enough, smart enough, fast enough, skinny enough etc etc etc. the list goes on! i always believed that we are our own toughest critic because we know what can cut down to the quick the fastest. we can disarm ourselves very easily and all it needs is a food hold, before we know it, we have emotionally spiraled into feelings of self loathing.

pretty dark. EEK! but i think as humans with our nature we have to take the good with the bad. we have to accept that we are not perfect but that also makes us better in some way. (we each have to find that way) i dislike how we allow ourselves to be so caught up in our 'ego' (happens to me trust me) and i hope that one day no one gets mentally tied down by their inner fears and worries.



the sketch came after about 4 other ideas, but none of them felt right. i was in a bit of a mood when this idea came to me and i wanted to catch it. i like the hair mouths idea. >3



ahh yes, the painting is about 40% done. >_< this is what i have so far, and i must admit doing the ink on the WC paper was a difficult task BUT also gave it a good effect, so, in the end, i like it. but probably wont use it for other things (the paper makes the lines super jittery, so unless i need that effect well... yeah.)

more to come! soonish.

The Well, cover concept

The Well is probably the first comic concept I ever had. (with exception of Tin Ambition, which was a comic but not an idea just an idea about a comic… what? Are we confused? Yes! Carrying on.) The Well was thought up to be a short. It was for practice as I was wanting to get into comics and I decided I should think up an idea to use for study, for whatever reason (ie: super laziness) I never did it until 2009. (I got the idea in 2005ish? yeeeeeeah)

Well here is the not so beginning stages. I thought doing it in pencil only would be an AMAZING idea. Yeah amazing fail. This piece always needed to be in ink, why? To get the contrast between the light and shadow. (hurr hurr such a novel concept ehh?) but the issue, I am uncomfortable working in ink. Haha oh man this is gonna rock.
The comic is a homage piece to depression which surprised me as I usually don’t get all emotional with my art. (I mean really with as many asides I have done in this write up you can see how I have an issue focusing on emotion with ‘works o’ art’) It’s not necessarily MY depression but more how everyone feels in it. It’s something that consumes you hunts you down and rips you apart. (whoa, Nami whoa!)

RIGHT moving on. I have uploaded some concept art as well as a “throw away” piece (no really I’m chucken the ink work) of my current project that I can share (there is a client piece I’m currently working on but that’s all I can say HAHAHA NON DISCLOUSER >p) I am going to spend the next few weeks practicing inking, and doing some panel redesign. Then the completed comic will go up on my smack-jeeves page (OMG NAMI IS SPREADING ACROSS THE INTERNET LIKE THE PLAUGE. FOR SERIOUS.) in the mean time I get to bore you with my process here!

MUAHAHAHAH onto the art!

This is the main character! <3 I wanted her to look like she was getting consumed and also quite pathetic. Lol I feel bad for her but this is necessary. Let’s call it “plot development”. She’s so cute <3

This is the pencil sketch of the cover :3 this isn’t the whole image XD fuuu try to make sense of this. “Girl in wind and … hands? What?” yeah don’t worry a better more coherence image is to come later.


My ‘throw away’ in practice. >3 I decided to try something different! I may do a few more studies of this to see if I want to stay with my nibs (yay) or go to a brush (yay) or go to my pens (yay) I’m pretty happy with this one though… I can’t wait to have the fully finished image. To be honest I’m looking forward to finish the comic as a whole! :3 naha! That’s all for now! More in coming weeks!

cow boy witch

:D i have been working on getting a few things ready for prints, buttons and bookmarks. this image came out during warm up. :D i am working on a few witches. XD YAY.


why is she a cowgirl? cause cutoffs and plaid are awesome.

Uru Sketch dump!

Why hello! this is a scene that just cracked me up. Poor Uru, she can't control her magic, XD which sucks for everyone else more than her really.


HOLY SKETCH SET! :D bunch of musings. HUZZAH.

Now i woudl like to note, see the bottom 3? it started with the far left bust sketch, then turned into the far right one. the one in the middle i donno what happened. XD HAHAHA. whoops.


i really liked this one i felt it deserved a more close up gander. :3 Uru secretly likes dressing up fancy... but she hates those at the party XD haha. thank god its a masquerade ball.

DERP DERP DERP YAY FOR MUSINGS.

ARTARTART!

I have been working on something a little... pinuppie.

:3



Done with a brush pen... i really likes the feel it gave. <3

both are my character Uru over at RP: http://menthellius.forumotion.net/forum.htm OM NOM NOM.

Callisto

:3 YAY sketchy

drapery study

study study.

D:

a various compilsation

so here are various things in no particullar order that i am proud of.

YAY.

building skills

and here are some drills and just for fun art i did. :D YAY.

stuff!

:D WOAH!

here i have dancing cat with chicken friend in a canoe 30 min. sketch set of noses and more sketches of my summnor peice.

art has been coming easier, thank god. and im more confidant. ive been getting some critique of things to think about BEFORE i draw the image. :D WHOOT. and i feel as if im a stronger artist now than even a month ago. now to kick soem but and take some names.

being a creature of habit here is my to do list! ZOMG.

between now and Sunday evening:
5 30 min sketch sets
clean room for 2 hours total (( its so messy and i need to make an area for christmas present construction. >_< URG. im starting early so i can know how much of what i need to buy. blah blah blah))
put 6 hours into wedding watercolor
tight line drawing for summoner peice done, and tweaked ready for watercolor transferal.
reiki for 2 hours
SLEEP goal? 8 hours on friday night to Saturday. >_< bleah ive been averageing 5 hours a night, which is amazing i can do it. but im egsaushted. ;_;
work on baby blanket for my great neice (( my cousin had a baby. i was working on a baby blanket but now its HUGE. so hopefully she can use it as a todler and up. :D))
Work out 3 times. (( arms legs and core every day because i slacked off))
research makeing home made salsa... YUM!

so fairly busy but i also have 5 days. :D WISH ME LUCK! (( lists are AMAZING))

Contest woes

OH NUES! i totally forgot to upload yesterday! SO double today. XD

the first 2 images to me 3 hours to get to this level. IE-CURUMBA! i have an idea in my head and have been struggling to get it out on paper. ok so this isnt close to what i imagined, BUT elements of it are there. i am aiming for a steam punked/gear-ish look. (( the elf girl)) the other one is just someone who poped out. i oridiginally likes the pose, but the tweaking did not result in what i was desiring. i had a VERY complicated arm pose imagined, and while i still long to draw it im setting it aside. i need to focouse on the contest cause the deadlien is fast aproaching and i only have the sketch of the character, which was my goal 2 weeks ago... hrmmm deffiniantly discouraged.

BUT i will not give up. hopefully i can streamline the rest of the process, and produce quality work. that is my goal. quality. urg urg urg. i have abotu 30 sheets or paper with just doodles on it, but not even compleat figures, ive been tyring to get a solid pose, that is a little different from most poses i do, im workign to start drawign variaty. blah. it is just frustrateing.

the other 2 were intended for thursday but i spaced...

sketchy wetchy wo

:D here we have ART (( i know on an art blog OMG))a sketch of beth that i like and a sketch of someone i don't know but hope to do more with.

artartart

more art ive been doing. my goal this week is to upload every day...

MUST GET ART JOB SOON.

With the color peice? i used a technique called "Backwards painting" it makes a lot of sence for my backwards brain. http://www.watercolor-online.com/Articles/Backwards/backwards.phtml

YAY!

hoep you enjoy