Advanced Inking - Reject Designs

Before I settled on the script I would be working on for the final project, my first idea involved two characters that basically existed since my Character Design class. The plot mostly consisted of the two trying to best each other in an extreme stunt, and then later was switched to the cheetah pilot (on the left) teaching the Tasmanian Tiger pilot (on the right) a lesson. Ultimately, I decided to forgo that idea for a better one, but not before doing some character designs in the process.

The cheetah pilot named Sasha and Riley, the Tasmanian Tiger pilot. I may continue redesigning them in the near future as I hope to do a series of stories about Riley's misadventures as a pilot.

Advanced Inking - Final Project Designs

Thought I would share some character designs for the short story final project for Advanced Inking as a preview.

 

The main character of my story named Lyda, who is a struggling writer trying to write a good story (sometime I'm sure anyone can relate to). Interestingly, I had a completely different vision of her character for another story I've been trying to work on. But for now, she's been modernized for the purposes of the project.

And the Dragon, the main antagonist, found within Lyda's dream. My initial design of him was very generic and so a scrapped it and came up with a design motif of torn paper, broken pencil leads & nibs, and scribbles in order to emphasis the dragon as a representation of "creative block."

Mini-Sketch Dump

Just thought I would show off some sketches from my now filled sketchbook which I had been drawing in since the beginning of 2009. Of course, for now, I'll try to post some recent sketches from there whenever I can.

First up, Aidan and Rory, my second gay couple other than Ian and Evan (my first and oldest pair). Still working out the designs for them, but I'm most happiest with Rory's design so far.

Next, the concepts for a new character who is a gypsy wizard. Don't ask me what his name is. I don't know yet. And I plan to make him one of the secondary character in another story of mine, which is untitled for the moment.

And Kurr, one of the characters from my story called The Guardians. It's just me redesigning him again since it's been awhile since I last drew him.

My little alter-ego/mascot, Rayne. While she'll still be a wolf/panther hybrid (for now), I wanted to update her form, so I thought why not a furry dragon?

Roxie, who is the main character from my four part story entitled A Spy Dog's Tale. She was originally a Begian Tervuren, but after much thought, I decided to make her an Australian Shepherd. While her breed may change, she still has the same personality.

And finally, some goofy doodles inspired by the comic I did for Visual Storytelling I (which I will post the pages soon by the way). Not going to speak of the context for the time being, but let's just say Vritra (my resident villain) is congratulating the demon character for eating someone.

Advanced Inking - Pinups part 1

It's almost halfway through the quarter and I thought I would go ahead and show off some artwork I've been working on for Advanced Inking. Mostly the pin-up illustrations using different inking techniques.

 

Devilman Pinup. Using PITT pens and Micron .05 and .02.

He-Man pinup. Using G-nibs and school nibs. Probably my best one so far (which isn't saying much for now), even though I still need a lot of practice as far as nibs go.

 

Adventure Time pinup! My favorite subject since I'm a fan of the show and I tend to be simplistic in terms of line marking in my own work. I used my trusty #3 round brush, which is my favorite along side markers. But like with the nibs, I need further practice. Still think I have my share of hits and misses.