01/15/11: ACEOs // MLP

 One finished pony, two finished ACEOS, one unfinished.  Yep.

 Sweet Surprise finished!  I'm thinking all my ponies will be unshaded....I like this look.

Emma being hot.  Iridescent medium on the background!  I love the pose too.  Oh man.

I really like this.  It's done but I haven't gotten to scanning yet.  Lindsay's a fashion model...and I had seen a few things on tumblr that were these lace-only dresses...or something.  No undergarments....hmm.

 Gift for Angel.  <3  Her and Sam, inspired by Renaissance Madonna with Child imagery.  I sure do love halos....

11/19/11

Two commission sketches, adult art update, reference sheet in the works, a few art cards.

2, 3, 4.  Now part of a theme for Shadowed Lives ACEOs illustrating the different characters.  Colors correspond to their energies, personalities, and connections with other characters and forces in the story.

Sketch for an ink commission for Magnus on FA.  Since I've been watching too much Metalocalypse, this seemed like a good idea, lol.

WARNING:

NUDITY AND ADULT ART UNDER THE CUT.  

(in that order.  most graphic at bottom, nudity-only at top)

July 20, 2011: Design//Linework//Buttons//Hiatus

I've neglected scanning.  I have a huge pile of daily sketches but it's now so big that I think I'm only going to scan a few of them, and at that, I'll only be able to do so after I come back from vacation.
Vacation's around 8 days, I'll have internet access but no scanner with me.  Hoping to get a lot done, though.

I may be redoing my layout on here.  I'm not sure.  I have to decide what purpose this blog is going to serve....
Meanwhile, here's art I've been meaning to post. :)

Collaboration sketch for Hizzie.

Final of a tattoo design for myself.  

Sketches for above design. 

Badge for Sophie, part of a gift pack I sent her.  I like these; I may do more quick scrap badges (this is pencil and colored pen only) for gifts or commissions in the future.  Or for myself.  Hell, I never draw for myself. 

FROM HERE DOWN, BUTTONS.  Nothing inappropriate, but it's VERY IMAGE-HEAVY!  

I've put these up for input...I'll be linking the individual images to a survey or facebook or something to get a feel for which I should make.  I want to make buttons.  I have two more designs that aren't done yet, that are being drawn specifically for this purpose. 

6/22/11

Sketches from the 20th and 21st, adoptables (finished AND WIPs), some more general WIPs including a tattoo concept, a finished pinup of Emilie, and a racy sketch of Bailey being racy.  He does that.

6/20/ + 6/21

The 20th was pretty weak.  I had eaten nothing all day and then at around 10:40 (after my last post, actually) I ate a revoltingly unhealthy dinner while watching Avatar: The Last Airbender.  Really bad Dan and Liam abound.  I used a magazine cover for the pose ref but I was so not there.  I was already pretty sleep-deprived.
Also the scan cut off funny and the contrast was weird; my scanner is misbehaving.

21st was great, though. I slept earlier, ate properly hahaha, and what's more is the sketches came out well.  Liam and Emma.  Emma's nose isn't narrow enough (her whole face is a little wider than it should be, I think) but the shape of everything is right. Also a pose from another, more interesting magazine picture.

I'm not sure if it's a crow or a raven but I'm kinda going more for a raven, they lend themselves to something this scruffy and sketchy in line style....Tattoo design idea.  It would be under my collarbone on my left side.  I can't really explain why I like them so much.  I know they're symbols of knowledge in Norse myth, and I've always thought of them in terms of my personality because of their reputations for being such smart birds.  They're also handsome animals, and they're sometimes shown in conjunction with dreams and as a sort of afterlife connection.  I also always wear a raven pendant.  The idea of ravens make me feel kind of protected.

A badge commission I got from Kamilya a while back that I finally got around to coloring.  Obv. a WIP....:)

A picture of Dan.  The hands fit what he's going to be doing, bashing a window in.  A forward as to a sweeping motion.

I kinda drew silly things all over the paper since it's not actually part of the image.  He's taking out the not-dog, and also Him from the Powerpuff Girls...my current favorite cartoon character ;-;  Doodles of a character--Jack's ex and friend--are also on here. And a sheep cupcake.  I baked a bunch and more with a friend in April.  Also a boyfriend for the ex and friend of Jack's, a piebald deer. Elijah has no place in my storyline and I want a deer.  He won't be so pierced up though.  

 FINISHED CHARACTERS!  IF someone claimed one, they'd get to name them, decide their age, a few likes and dislikes, and their style.  That info would be typed and pasted on.  I also finish the little clothes people in the corners.  The original character sheet is then mailed to you.  They're notecard sized.  I chose to do 50 themes.   These guys are Fairy (the okapi-musk deer mix is based off of fairy-kei), Sweet (asian blue quail-corgi mix), and Punk (elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum, whose natural markings were difficult to draw XP).  My favorite guy is the punk guy, I think.  His tattoos are all based off of street art imagery, too, and the chest piece is "bullet with butterfly wings" I guess.  Yup.  Rastafarian or Nervous may have been a better prompt for him.   I might change that.

Warning: nudity and adult content under the cut.
There's ample warning before the adult content, and everything else is just nude.

6/14/11-6/19/11: Daily sketches.//Dan, Pokemon, Etc.

I'm challenging myself to do a sketch sheet a day for the rest of the summer. This means 3+ views/expressions of a character, and 1+ pose, referenced from either a photo or anatomically accurate illustration, drawn at least once, pref. twice, on computer paper.

AN ABSOLUTE FLOOD OF IMAGES UNDER THE CUT.

Emma

Full Name: Emma Angelica Colafranceschi
Birthday: June 5th 1991
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 170 lbs
Body Type: Somewhat athletic, large-chested.
Occupation: Checkout clerk for the 10 items or less aisle,
music industry student, keyboards and vocals for Bad Spider.
Ethnicity/Species: Human, Italian/Portuguese.  Drawn as a White-Eared Opossum (by others).
Faith: Raised superloose Christian, currently not into anything.
Sexuality: Heterosexual; has dated genderqueers.
Partner: Daniel Ackton
Pets: Rosalie & Amanda-ferrets, Oliver-Virginia opssum, Snickers, Mars, Butters, Muffinz-cats .
Siblings: Terrance
Music: Bad Spider, The Smiths/Morrissey, Interpol, Garbage, Say Anything, The Killers, Mother Mother, The Beatles, T. Rex, Hot Chip, Iggy Pop, Bright Eyes, AFI, New York Dolls, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, The Pixies, The Cure, Kill Hannah, The Matches, David Bowie, Spinnerette, Kaiser Chiefs, The Distillers, Echo & The Bunnymen, Lady GaGa, Marina & The Diamonds, Tears for Fears, Madonna, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Coheed & Cambria, P!ATD, The Dresden Dolls, Queen, The Academy Is…, early Manic Street Preachers, Placebo.  Glam rock, new (new) wave, glitter punk, indie, 80’s, alternative.
Fashion: Simple. No designs or words on shirts, unless a band tee.  Only owns two dresses, one of which is black, elegant, practical and modest—Christmas gift from Dan—other is a practical retro deal.  Never wears skirts, rarely accessorizes beyond a few hemp/friendship bracelets and her headbands (usually they are bright and thick), not obsessed with shoes—dark or patterned vans or some other kind of slip on, but can be sandals, boots, etc sometimes.  Usually dark or blue jeans, usually skinnies.  Tops are either fitted band tees or solid or patterned (usually big stripes) wifebeaters.  Hoodies, vests…kinda men’s/androgynous super toned down scene/indie fashion.  She doesn’t buy things with holes in them, they just happen that way—she’s rowdy.  However, being an ex-scenekid and living with Dan means sometimes she looks more colorful than described above. Favorite color is blue, mostly wears it with grayscale and occasional bursts of color or glitter.  Fond of bold cat-eye makeup.  Underwear and PJ’s are never skimpy, always cute, colorful and patterned.  Feel free to draw her in undies, ahaha.
Personality: Strong-willed, but also easygoing, humorous, intelligent, intuitive.  Emma is sometimes spontaneous but mostly a good planner and very prudent spender/saver.  You could NEVER call her lazy.  She has a strong sex drive and makes fun of her own skinny-fetish a great deal.  Ribs are her favorite part of the body.  Definitely not “girly” -feminine.   Musically minded, art appreciator but can’t draw/carve/sculpt at all.  Thoughtful, generous, and while competitive it’s not in foul spirit.  She acts as a sort of mother figure to Dan.  TERRIFIED of most bugs.  Plays keyboard and does vocals for Bad Spider, also semi-manager for them. Liam is Emma’s parallel personality; if he wasn’t mentally ill they’d be near-identical.
Drugs: Null, just a puff of pot or sip of wine here and there.  She wishes Dan was more cautious.
Likes: Skinny boys/rib cages lol, shopping, cute undies, performing, listening to, etc. music, politics, college, roller skating, watching hockey, horror, glam rock, indie labels, Harry Potter, conventions and concerts, psychology, NPR, Dan and friends, literary magazines, pin-up calendars, beading, body art, androgyny, home improvement, appreciating art, pretty much all four seasons, museums, cities, green stuff, Obama, travel, activism, ferrets, foreign foods, opossums, dancing, glasses, people-watching, piggy banks, little novelty kitschy shops, mod/retro design, cats, unicorns, monsters, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, b-movies, old Nintendo, Pokemon, Lucky Charms.
Dislikes: House centipedes and other bugs, stupid movies (not to be confused with b-movies) and crappy books, not being able to draw, antisocial animetards, hardcore conservatives, baseball, dirty houses, Fundamentalism, high-heeled shoes, Susie MacKensie (Dan’s ex and Emma’s lifelong nemesis), perv/furverts, being mistaken for a furry, DnD, Little Orphan Annie, having to take out her piercing for work, hardcore drugs, the PETA, low voting turnouts, Dan’s dad, canned tuna.
Movies: Runaway Jury, Juno, The Reader, Braveheart, Velvet Goldmine, Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals, Ferris Beuler’s Day Off, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Mean Girls, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Donnie Darko, Labyrinth, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Beetlejuice, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Space Balls, The Prestige, Airplane, Edward Scissorhands, Pet Semetary, Pan’s Labyrinth, Little Miss Sunshine, From Hell, Connie and Carla, Mamma Mia.

NOT A REAL FORM, just drawn this way by Dan and others
White-Eared Opossum.
Ears are rounded, leathery, pale pink/white, VERY large
Tail goes from cool grey-brown to fleshy pink to white
Skin under fur is mostly light pink
Markings go down back of neck, onto arms, STOP at small of back
Base of tail is TAN!
Legs/thighs are also dark.
Pointy markings around eyes.
Long, thick face
Big pointy nose

Hair-“scene” cut, can be blue-black, red-black, black, platinum/black, or her natural blackish-brown—ends at bottom of shoulderblades.  Naturally wavy, often straightened + fluffed
Thick, strong legs
Tannish
Brown eyes, right is partially blue
Ears: lobes, left cartilage
Monroe piercing-left side
Large, sharp nose
Long, thin mouth
Large nipples
Well-defined chin