On Hold

The original purpose of this blog was for me to be able to check in and make sure I was actually working on new art. However, I've been working on so much art that I don't have the time (or the memory) to stop by as often as I should. So for now, I'm putting this blog on hold.

If in the future, there is a good reason for me to update it again, I will. Until then, I wish you all the best.

You can still check out my active work at Deviant Art, Hentai Foundry, and Hartists. Soon I'm looking to open a shop online as well. I'll definitely keep ya'll posted.

08/09 Speed Paint and Chat on dA

I did my first chat on dA yesterday. And did 3 speed paintings. Actually won 2 months subscription, so yea! I was very surprised and honored. I look forward to next month.

I'm still waiting to hear the results for the Dare to Deviate contest. We'll see how it goes.

Also in progress on some Nerf guns. So far, so good, though the work scenario is far from ideal.

8/02/09 Cosmo Girls

I think I'm going to aim to sketch more in traditional media as well as digitally speed paint. I did these today from ads in my latest Cosmo magazine.

Crazy Busy

So I fell off the wagon concerning the blog, but I've been really busy art-wise. There's new stuff over at my dA account and I'm hoping to be able to post my masked_ball submissions soon. I have lots of projects in the works too, though I did just finish up the really pressing contests.

I feel like I'm on the verge of some artistic breakthough at the moment, but I may be trying to learn too many things at one time. I think I'm going to try a few busts and see if I can simplify subject and improve execution since my last several projects have had relatively complex compositions.

I'm also sketching. So here are a few I did this evening. Hopefully there will be more forthcoming. (Please forgive the scan, my scanner hates graphite for some reason.)

06/24/09 Update

I submitted my second entry to the masked_ball community and signed up for a third. I have it sketched, but it'll still be close. I also finished my first holiday pinup, so I'm pleased. I'm excited to keep it up.

My parents are coming to visit which will put me away from my computer from July 1-5. And there are a lot of projects coming to a close around then. Other than my last prompt, I'm trying to do a Truckstop Tramp submission over at the Hentai Factory.

I have lots of other paintings in the works, but those look to be the only on a deadline at the moment.

6/18/09 Update

Howdy! It's been a bit, but I promise I've been busy. I've updated my dA account with new Phantom art, been working my way through masked_ball submissions and opened an account over at Hentai Factory. I'm still try to get my first submission accepted (they are pretty strict on admissions) but I am hopeful that I'll be able to do more explicit art in the future.

There's a huge list of projects and contests that I'm working on including horned animals, the letter Z, fairytales, storytelling, scifi and steampunk erotica, a little something for the Fourth of July. So keep an eye out. ;)

6/4/09 More Sketches

I've been crazy busy artistically. Which is wonderful, but tiring.

My dA account has some new lineart in my new Phantom of the Opera style. Erik/Christine and Raoul/Christine.

I have the first half of my second submission to masked_ball done (though it still won't be out until July) and I'm very excited about the rest of it.

I'm in the final stages of the Ark Project (just finalizing text and formatting) and that will finally be done.

And I am absolutely in love with painting in black and white. Perhaps this is just something I missed developmentally, but it seems to help my technique significantly to work only in value. I did a couple of loose studies of noses and mouths, which are notoriously difficult for me and was pretty happy with them. :)