Puppetry for "Moon Animate Make-Up!"

 Oh, to be a puppeteer... *blissful sigh* Puppet shows are way cool... especially when those puppets are Sailor Moon, Malachite, and Ninjana. <3 This is Jordan Hill's shot for Moon Animate Make-Up! Victor Courtright and I got to help with it near the end. It was super fun!

I can't embed the video on Blogger, but you can click here to watch!

My Shot for "Moon Animate Make-Up!"

Sailor Moon proposes a deal: the silver crystal in exchange for Tuxedo Mask's safe return. Malachite replies...



Such evil! MALACHITE!! I'm so happy I was able to participate in this fan tribute to Sailor Moon, "Moon Animate Make-Up!". Over 200 fans are reanimating the episode "Fractious Friends". It's coming soon to your internet, this July! My shot is at 14:28, if you want to see the original, or see it in context with the rest of the episode. I can't wait to see everyone else's unique styles. It's gonna be purty awesome. Also, I gotta send a thank you to Victor Coutright for bringing this project to my attention while there was still shots to dish out. Check out his Moon Healing Escalation!!

"Pancakes" Story Part 1

Part 1 of a little story I wrote... I can't wait to show you how it ends! :)

Screaming Valentine!

Happy Valentine's Day from Justin and me!

Hourly Comics Day

Hourly Comics Day was yesterday! Here are the comics I drew.

Doing a challenge like this always teaches me a little something about myself. If you take the time to read some of the too-many words I stuffed in, you'll learn a thing or two about me, too! Then again, you probably already know that I'm a silly weirdo, in which case, this will be old information.

I found that during moments of haste, my drawings quickly devolved into primal markings. It was essential... and fun, when I let myself abandon seriousness!

I also found it rewarding to capture some of the sweet moments that occur everyday and normally go undocumented.

Chiaroscuro in Color

I was hesitant about coloring this piece, but then I figured, "why not?"  I'm glad I did!

Fixative may be my colored pencils' new best friend. It makes the black stay put while you add color on top! I had to order some online, but I was impatient and curious of what would happen if I didn't use it... so I colored half of it before the fixative arrived in the mail. It smeared a bit. I definitely didn't want to color the skin before fixing the black! (No specks and smears on the skin, please!) Working with fixative was very effective in keeping it all clean. A new item in the tool box, yessir!

Chiaroscuro

I'm watching a class on Skillshare by Marco Mazzoni, a colored pencil artist. It's about creating chiaroscuro portraits, utilizing darkness and light.

Realistic portraiture is something that I don't have the greatest interest in, so I decided to use the techniques discussed in this class to explore my preferred style of drawing.

I enjoyed using colored pencil, since it's been many years since I abandoned them for india ink and crow quill! I was surprised how small my black pencil became while doing this drawing! It feels satisfying to burn through supplies.