Partial Rough: "Clockwork Courage"

Whoa, man. Long time no update. Work's been workin' me and I've been trying to get to work on my State Fair art entry. Unfortunately, that's not been going near as well as I'd like. But here's part of the rough draft image I'm currently rounding out.



I originally planned to enter this piece, "Clockwork Courage" in color...but due to time constraints, it looks like I may just be entering it as a black and white inks piece.

Commission: Ratchet and Arcee

Something I commissioned a little while back from the amazingly talented Boo of Transformers Animated: The Arrival fame. I'm dying to color this thing, but for now I'm having to either sit on my hands or busy them with work I need to get done over the next couple of weeks. The problem with even getting started on this is that I'll be tempted to finish it as soon as possible and will end up sinking ten hours into it before even realizing the time's gone.

As soon as I do get this colored, though, I'll be posting it at Deviant Art. Perhaps Pixiv as well. :)



Ha, I am such a nerd for this pairing.

Sketch: Franken Stein

Slow week, art-wise. Work's been tough and I just don't quite have the energy and the focus to get much done. But hey...have a doodle.

Professor Franken Stein from Soul Eater.

WIP: Inks: Sha Gojyo

In preparation for Izumicon in November... Sha Gojyo of Saiyuki, to be colored at a later date.



Cho Hakkai to follow!

Concept Art: Clockwork Knight

Some digital sketch art, as I work my way toward planning out my OK State Fair entry...

Finished Trade Piece and Oklahoma State Fair

The WIP from the last post is now a completed color piece.


TF - IDW Perceptor by ~straya on deviantART

That leaves me with one trade still in the queue, though that one will be a traditionally colored piece with Prisma colored pencils on toned paper.

Looking up information on the upcoming Oklahoma State Fair, I have until August 16th to register any artwork or photos I will be entering this year for free. I can hold off until September 1st if need be, but I'm not too keen on paying the late fee of $10. Doesn't sound like much, but hey... Ten bucks is ten bucks!

Photo-wise, I'll probably be submitting a few of the ones I took while on a trip to Portland, Oregon in March to visit with family. Art-wise, I have a pretty good idea of what I want to enter this year. Last year ended up being a total bust in terms of getting anything done... This year won't be a repeat.

I've dug up a fifteen year old childrens novel manuscript from a box of my old writing for inspiration. It's a story that will never be published and the original art that inspired it was stolen from me back in high school. I've thought time and time again over the years of redoing that old, lost image in my current style with my much improved skills. I think this year...will be the year to make that happen. And I'll submit that finished piece to the OK State Fair for their art competition.

WIP: Trade in Progress

Just a quick post to show off a partial WIP. It's actually further along than this, now, and I hope to get it done this weekend... But here you go.

Perceptor from the IDW Transformers comics.