Old Art Mostly

So I've been looking at my still image folio and I think it needs an update. My demo reel could do with one too. I think that I should create some new stuff solely for these purposes.

I also had a look through my last two sketchbooks to see if there was anything worth sharing and I found a few things that I hadn't put online yet.

Hedwig! As a saint. I have decided that Hedwig is the patron saint of the lost and misguided. This was done using coloured pencils, markers and some acrylic paint. And for those of you who don't know, this character is from the film, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'. SO GOOD. You all must watch it, it is amazing.



My feelings towards Twitter. Drawn when I still had my rats tail and none of my head was shaved.



This one was drawn when I was on a sword fighting camp for kids with my nephew. I went as his chaperone. While he ran about in the sun, hitting other children with a foam sword, I sat in the shade and drew. Most of the kids there I hated, because I hate kids, but one girl there was pretty cool. She was the daughter of one of the organisers. She was only eleven or twelve but she knew about Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaimen, different anime and manga series and lots of other things that I like/know/wouldn't expect a kid to be aware of.

The camp wasn't too bad, although I hadn't been to a camp in such a long time that I forgot to bring a lot of the basics. But at least I remembered things like bug spray and sunscreen.



This last picture is actually recent, it's just from my sketchbook.



And now to go, dye my hair and go for a cycle.

-Lex

More Expressions

More expressions! These things are monstrous. x__x Ugh, so many expressions. And this second one was certainly harder than the first, because I really didn't want Polina's expressions to look too similar to Anna's. I think they came out good though and the two ranges of expressions match the personalities of the women. Anna is more reserved with her expressions and quicker to frown than to smile. Polina is more expressive and outwardly happier.

Also, I've been getting feedback on my script, which is very exciting, time for a new draft soon! I've been a little slack lately, I've been busy with commissions instead. Time to crack the whip!



Ugh, so I had a job interview today with Shingle Inn. I don't want the job because hospitality is lame. I do want the job because I want money. I'd love to be able to buy more than the basics. I want to colour my hair and buy comics. :( Oh well, it's the whole starving artist thing I guess.

Oh, and here's an old sketchbook picture. It's from months ago, but I still like it.



And here's a birthday painting for a friend! When I was painting this I was thinking a little bit of Tangled and also of the Lady of Shalot.



Anyway, it's late and I don't want to keep my housemate awake with my typing, so that's all for now.

Lex

Dr Sketchy Sketches

Went to Dr Sketchy's Anti Art Class the other night. Super fun, as always! Although I would also like to find a life drawing class with naked people. But for those you always have to pay and I'm so broke. ;__;

Also, my scanner sucks.

Anyway! Here's my favourite picture of the night. I think I had the most success with this because it was the longest pose of the night.



Here's my second favourite picture of the night.



More pictures!





I like the body of this one, but the face got mucked up. It was fine, then I noticed it was too small, didn't have an eraser, smudged it out with my thumb and drew in a new, very mediocre face.



Lex

My Sister's Voice

Lots of art today! I've been drawing and writing and whatnot, so here are some of the fruits of my labour. :)

I've also sent my script to friends who volounteered to give me feedback and I can't wait for their critiques! I tried working on a second draft the other day and not too many changes were made, I think some feedback would really help.

Ok, so I did some expression exploration with Anna. I tried to keep her happy faces for subdued and her unhappy faces more pronounced, she's a taciturn sort of character. The flirty and drunk expressions got me thinking the most. Anna doesn't want to date anyone ever, so it was hard to imagine her flirting. So I tried to make her look uncomfortable and unsure, looking back over her shoulder, turned away and ready to flee. And when she's drunk, she's just depressed. :P So she doesn't drink much, it just leads to bad poetry.



These are just some super scribbly sketches of everyone, kinda looking at facial features and who shares which ones. Like, who has the same nose, the same shaped face, etc. And mostly I was exploring Polina's face and the possibilities. I think I prefer my first design of her, but I'll keep playing.

I would like Yona and Anna to be very physically alike, as they are very alike in personality as well. I'll look at that some more later.



Just looking at potential bodytypes and the sort of swimwear these two might wear. Those stripey trunks are there to stay.



Lighthouse sketches! I realised the other day that the characters of my feminist novel all live in a big ol' phallic symbol. But they spend more time at sea. Perhaps they just needed to get out of the phallus.



I was bored and wasted a lot of ink in my pen by drawing up a wave. :) I'm not too sure yet on how I want to treat the water in this story.



So yeah, getting some stuff done. Picking up momentum I hope! I'd love to start working on the actual pages next month, it's so hard not to just rush to that stage and get started on them now.

Oh, also, the working title for this story is, 'My Sister's Voice'.

Lex

Graphic Novel Sketches

So I've had this idea in my head for a while and I wanted to turn it into a short animation. But the story is far to complex and wordy for an animation short enough to be feasibly done by only me. Therefore! I have decided to turn this story into a graphic novel.

The story centers around a young woman named Anna and the relationships that she has with the other women in her family. There is her younger sister, Polina, whose marraige Anna is unhappy about. There is her mother, Vla, whose timid nature infuriates Anna. And there is her grandmother, Yona, who is a ghost that only Anna can see due to her wish for a strong female role model.

It takes place on and by the sea. It starts with an arguement, which results in a terrible journey with irreversable concequences and a sad ending.

Each member of the family undergoes her own emotional journey.

No male character is ever seen during this story.

So anyway! The script is underway and here are a few character sketches!

Anna:


Anna and Polina:


Anna:


Anna, Polina, Vla and do ignore that sketch of Yona, I do not like it.


Polina, Vla and Yona. Yona died at sea, which is why she has barnacles and a starfish on her.


Anna. I prefer her in the red dress.


So yeah, this should be good.
Lex

Arts and Witchcrafts

Ugh, I have not updated this for the longest time. >_<

So, I've been working at Liquid, which was great. But my contract ran out and there wasn't enough work. Which gave me plenty of time to make Christmas gifts for friends and family! :D

I'd just started getting into sewing, I'd been making myself bows to clip into my hair. Then I made this beauty. :) I even made the flower myself. The lilypad is made with felt and the flower is made from leaf shaped pink things that you add to your hat or hair fascinator for the races. To make to flower, you get each leaf thing and bring it in at the middle. This makes two petals. Make a bunch of these and then put it all together to make a flower. :D

I made another for my older sister for Christmas and that was going to be it...I'd decided not to get suckered into making a shitload of stuff like I always do...but then I made a shitload of stuff...like I always do.



My younger sister liked the hair stuff I'd been making, so she asked me to make her a headband with three owl heads on it.



Next, my housemates. I drew them pictures. :)





My housemates are sisters and my family and theirs have been friends since forever. So I decided to make their parents some Christmas decorations.

My older sister has a big family, so I made them decorations to, one for her, one for her husband and one each for their six kids.

For my Dad I'd put lots of photos together in a frame from a family trip. That was going to be his handmade thing, but it wasn't as arty as the other stuff I was doing, so I did a decoration for him too.

Also, sorry for the bad quality of this photo, I am a crap photographer.



A lot of these homemade things were being given to people with things that I'd bought. I'd already bought my Mum a gift but as I'd made things for my sisters and my dad, I didn't want her not to have something made too. So I made her this!



My boyfriend is way too hard to shop for, so I just made him lots of stuff. :)

Adventure Time with Finn and Jake! Man, this baby took about fifteen hours to make. O_O So worth it.



Totoro!



And last, but not least, a painting. :)




So yeah, plenty of arts and crafts this Christmas! I really dig working with felt now, expect more little crafty things from me.

Lex

Oops, haven't posted here for a while...and I promised myself not to neglect my blog. Well my art block seems to be gone, which is great because now I can really rip into commissions and other artly duties.

Here's a birthday gift that I painted:



Sadly the scan does not do it justice. I like to think that it looks better in real life. It was appreciated by the recipricant, which is always awesome. :)

I've also been on a bit of a reading binge. George Orwell is pretty great, I'm tearing through 1984. If you're into that sort of thing I also recommend The Chrysalids and Brave New World.

Also, I'm moving in a few weeks. Excitement! I look forward to living without parents, the way most of my friends do. I feel like I'm really lagging behind. But not for much longer!