The King

Aint nothin but a line drawin (for now)

Class Act

Mrs. Wilkin's school of awkward Ballerinas was never considered to be the best, but she took pride in knowing at least they showed up to class dressed appropriately.

Girls, Girls, Girls

Here is another freelance character design project I did for a studio. It's variations of the same girl, who is "environmentally aware" but "unaware of limitations". I wanted to show a ton of different styles, while keeping it copesetic and vaguely compatible. Also, her name is Kat. So there.

Anna Ampersand Agitation Abound!

So, I am recouping from a week long stay at the hospital, and now I am getting sickness boredom, since I am not allowed to move from my apartment and go have a life until I get better. So what better time to update my poor, forgotten blog in which I do love but have neglected? It's like an old stuffed animal you used to carry with you everywhere, but then moved and it fell behind the bed, and then you were like "Oh my god! I love you!" when you found it. Here is a couple of freelance character designs I did for a studio here in the Burbs of Bank. I will post more in the future (once I have restarted the blog it would be sad to stop again, but who knows the fuchah! If I could time travel forward to see the stuff going down, I would.) This is for a show about a neighborhood with a strange dynamic, with a select few of the main characters selected out. They had a very specific look in mind for the characters, which is kind of nice for a change. Anyway, welcome back, me!

muhhh

Ahhh, one more redo. More like visual organization of colors and shapes. Totally better, makes me feel better. Time for the bed.

Real quick like

There is an unexpected deadline! Here is a new composite of our lovely octopus friend. I AM doing new stuff, but only because its redoing things in a better way.

After I do this stuff, I am doing more actual new stuff. So I haven't gone back to Posey Knows Best yet, but I was just touching stuff up. <3

Hey Brah

Sex waxin' the boards, hittin the tubes, scopin' for wahinis.

I only know surfer slang because of Michael McKean in Earth Girls are Easy.

Anyway.  Posey's Papa Poseidon

Octofussy

The dog just put his nose in my armpit.  It surprised me so much I had to tell you about it.

OH! and his name is Otto.  Props to Matty for the inspiration.

In French we say Couleur

Her school's mascot/team/whatever...its the Trojans.  And the rival?  Did you guess the obvious?  It is a kids show after all.  The Titans.  I am pretty sure there is a dab of irony somewhere in this.

Line Up

In order:

Pan - Posey's best friend

Medusa - One of the popular, bitchy girls

Posey - (holla)

Athena "Tina" - Part of Posey's posse

Artemis "Emi" - Also part of Posey's posse

Color next?  Maybe?

Posey Poses

hurrayyy...

Octo3.14

Here is Posey's Best friend/Pet.  No name yet.

Posey Knows Best

So  hey, hows it going?  How's your mom?  Remember I said I was working on two projects simultaneously?  Yeah well, this is totally the other one.  Her name is Posey, daughter of Poseidon (ha get the name?  I am clever.)  and she lives on land and in the ocean.  Her best friend is Pan (half goat bwaha) and she has a pet octopus who goes with her everywhere.  Or tries to, he is an octopus after all.  Her natural enemies are the popular kids: Aphrodite, Scylla and possibly Achilles. Outcasts of school are Pandora, Artemis,  Hermes. She is friends with Athena, who is a nerd.  So I have plans, as usual.  But only sketches of both Posey and her Octopus, who I dont as of yet have a name for.  Its better working on both of these at once.  My goal is a more cartoony feel, as I haven't at all done that in a long time.  Anyway.

mid century man

I think I might name him Everett?  Nothing is solid really, its all still in pencil stages even.  Hes the main male character, but totally not the most important person in the story.  Hes a side character more than anything.  I like that I kept drawing him worried without meaning to.  He must have anxiety issues.  Maybe I'll draw him a psychiatrist with a tiny little prescription pad and a dusty fake plant.  He can cry into her shoulder pads.

boy howdy

Here is the main bad guy character.  My thoughts for her were this:  actress turned fashion designer (craaaazy woman) who hates all things beautiful cause shes totally a big raisin.  I havent concretely figured out her name but its something like dita von dita or something von something.

She hates children and has two pet ferrets she wears around her neck like they were furs.  Remember the eels in the little mermaid?  They are like those.  But the best part is that she dresses them up too, and they hate it(and comedy ensues{?}).  I havent figured her body yet but its full of that old person body type that seems to be a mixture of awkward pooch and bony corners.  So her face is figured out.   This project seems to be about outfits now.  What the hell?

I love your face(s)

So...hows it going?  You miss me?  I missed you.  I thought about you often.  

I just moved....a month ago...but I promised myself no fun stuff until I found a job.  Which I did...at Andrew Christian.  He is one of the designers from The Fashion Show on Bravo.  I do things for him, most of it involving photoshopping muscly models.   I totally like it so far.

SO ANYWAY I started doing stuff immediately for my portfolio.  I have a TON of stuff to show.   I have two projects that I am moving back and forth from.  The Quinn Project, which I have a bunch of stuff planned, and another currently untitled project that is more Cartoon friendly, i.e. television not movies.  Its a little girl (I am leaning towards Olivia as a name but I kind of want a really weird name, maybe an object, like Apple) and her best friend who is an octopus.  I am going to show all the Quinn project stuff first.  These are 3 henchmen of the main bad character.  Process.  The bottom three are the final faces, and the numbers correspond to their silhouette.  So expect POST EXPLOSION!  HANDLE IT!

right?

no longer flat

Oh snap

Her thieving outfit in which she runs amuck and pillages evil CEO/politician bungalows of beautiful + rare artifacts that were taken from their original owners.  Among other things. I think it would be amusing if one of the things she recovers is a rare cheese in which it's made of something hard to find but kind of awful, like the ground bone of an ancient ruler or something, and has to return it to the monastery it was stolen from.  I can see it in my brain, the whole hilarious episode.  Can't you?  Say yes.

New project time

My new project, since I am done with the Africa project:  Quinn Starling, known as "The Darling of the Cinema", is an actress who is in many popular films.  She often graces the covers of top magazines.  At night, Quinn becomes a thief "robin hood" figure in which she steals many valuable objects.  Think Catwoman but without the "I steal things for myself too" and less corny and holier-than-thou than robin hood.  My goals for this project, along with environments (think 50's + 60's) is to bring in a strong sense of design, which means I will be doing movie posters, or magazine covers, and to show her in many outfits.  There is more to the story but thats all you need to know, at least for now.  Sorry for the ramblingness, but I am on a roll.

It's always sunny

One of Matty + I's projects.  The messenger.  See illustration version here.  I am not a religious person at all, but this seemed appropriate.  And whatever, I love the little monk hair cuts.  They make me laugh through my nose. 

p.s. its not letting me save it so you can click it.  so you can't see the bee.  there is a bee.  its true.