Here are some sketches for things I'm working on lately... Designing a bomber jacket emblem for a family friend.

And a character design for a blog header, commissioned by one of my mom's friends.

I also finished another pet portrait--got to draw bunnies for the first time! Also for a family friend.

Moral of the story is, I laugh at those who say your family can't help your career. (Because I've gotten so, so many commissions from people who know my parents!)
Lastly, here's something I just started today to work on in between job hunting, commissions, and video games. It's one of those Artist With Their Original Characters pieces. I have too many characters to name, but these guys could probably be considered like, different aspects of my own self. Calypso is from the Dragon Raiders Project, Max is from Enigma, and Skye is from Enigma: Viridian.

Sketch Dump #1

Howdy folks. Can I just say that I'm super envious of all y'all at SDCC this year? There I said it. I've yet to go to a California con, and I've been dying to for years but sadly, I'm in a constant state of broke-ness. Last week I went up north for a few days to escape the heat and sketched a fair bit. I have a new Moleskine, and I love it. You can draw on both sides of the page and it won't smudge. *3*

Mix of fanart and original characters. I've been sort of addicted to MTV's Teen Wolf lately--because of the excellency that is Stiles. So I drew his face a couple times. Doodled a Pitch from DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians, Legacy-era Tron, as well as a couple Julie heads from Motorcity (which is one of the best animated shows out right now).

animation background concepts

We're doing a lip sync animation in my Digital Ink/Paint class as our final project, and this time around we were required to have a background accompanying our character. I'm using the same character I did for the walk cycles (Calypso, her model sheet is on a previous post), and since she's from a foresty area (at the bottom of a mountain), that's what I did.

The character's going to be drawn at about mid-size so you don't see her feet--unless I get told otherwise by my instructor. :B
And of course, the actual background I'm using (the first image) is a little duller than I'd like it to be normally so it doesn't overpower Calypso, but I made a couple variations just for the heck of it.

Calypso: Version...IDK

I redesign her all the time! Like, every time I draw her, really.

This time though, I have an excuse. It's for a class--two different walk cycles in 3/4 perspective. I really didn't want to be drawing her original outfit over and over (I'm still getting over my minor case of carpal tunnel I had over break) so I simplified it as best I could. According to my instructor, she's still got a complex design. LOL.