Update 014

As I've mainly been busy with life and finishing my college degree, most of my own work has been put on hold until these were completed. Once they were done, I decided to celebrate by doing two portraits of two new characters to the series, whom I've only sketched previously.




The two are sisters, and twins, but they've changed and are different in personality from the other. On the top is the younger of the two- Mysari Furo'tel, and beneath her is her sister Enpathi Furo'tel. They place a secondary character placement in the story.

Update 013

As for other things going on for my end- I've begun taking black and white photography for one of my studio classes, in order to finish my credits. I did this before, for only three weeks, in the summer of my junior year in high school. I found I loved it, and before I knew it, my experience in the dark room was over.

I'm glad I decided to come back to it- in doing so, I've discovered a new kind of love for photography overall. I tend to work with digital cameras, so being forced to think with an actual 35 mm camera and rolls of film has really made me stop and think of what to shoot, before going through with the action.

Somehow, using this mindset, everything becomes a new object to discover, to explore. Texture, lighting, location- all of these have made me rethink so much in composition that I would originally overlook as an illustrator.

These three photos were shot on the local business and restaurant street, just a week and a half ago. There was a food carnival going on at the time, and it made the perfect shot for me to take pictures at.




This shot was just taken on a sunny day, the architecture of the city always perks my interest- to see old with new.

Update 012

Long time, no post from me, huh? Sorry, I was busy fixing up things for graduation and the like.

I've started getting back into drawing, and this is more just my own work then my comics, but more fun for me along this way. Sketches for six mini-bookmarks, I'll go over them in ink and color later. I have... I think over 20 more of these to do. Mostly for me, but also a ton for my friends. The first bookmark (labeled Syvren) is a friend's fan-character from one of my stories. The rest are all characters of my own.

Update 011

Still life and plant study is definitely something I will never grow tired of. Despite working on them all the time in school- there's something nostalgic about copying what you see in front of you, something set up and prepared ahead of time.

Charcoal, graphite, and contè pencil, 18x24 sketchbook.

Update 010

Charcoal drawing that involved underlighting with a portrait. This was done last semester.

Charcoal, 22x30 Rives BFK.

Update 009

This is a new technique I actually discovered a little less than a month ago. In Portraiture class, we had switched from doing entirely tonal drawings to all line, and any kind of tone was forbidden to be used. So naturally, that led me to outlining and drawing the face. But unlike most drawings, I chose to also define the face by giving the shadows they had shape and forms. This makes the image seem more realistic and interesting overall.

Graphite, 18x24 sketchbook.

Update 008

A simple assignment involving using light within a space. Even though I observe life like everyone else, it's always interesting to see just how much an illustrator's style differs from another, such as one in the fine arts.