Day 57
Moar design research for the last ancient from a while back.
Mayhaps I’ll feel like coloring these, for a change.
July 2011
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Day 56
I tried out SAI for the first time today, after I saw some wicked sketches from Barukurii.
And I have to say, it’s pretty cool! I already love the watercolors…I’ll see if I like it enough to buy it. Up ‘til now nothing has beaten PS at digital work (for me, I’m not saying it’s necessarily the best for everyone).
Day 55
I kinda forgot it is my dad’s birthday tomorrow…I make him a card every year & i gotta be honest: I often have to hurry to finish it. This year tops it though, trying to get it done in one day. :D
Day 54
Some days your thoughts just creep up on you…
It’s always hard to face the spider queen.
Day 53
In the category ‘regrettable decisions’, a sketch for a commission I never finished.
Listen
This is an audio clip of Dan Didio at SDCC. Someone in the audience asked him why the percentage of women on DC’s creative team dropped from 12% to 1%. His response is “What do these numbers mean to you?” and “Who should we be hiring?” I know most of you have read a transcript of the discussion, but you should probably listen to this. I know I imagined a more sarcastic/inquisitive tone on “Who should we be hiring?” so hearing how aggressive he sounds is just. Wow. I would’ve been incredibly uncomfortable had I witnessed this first hand.
I’m pretty sure credit for the audio clip goes to DCWKA, but I could be wrong.
Holy fucking shit. I was not expecting that.
This, to me, makes it very clear that Didio did not actually want an answer. He is aggressive, and is clearly attempting to intimidate the fan who asked the question. There’s barely room to respond, and his repetition in increasingly agitated tones of “Who should we hire? Tell me right now!” sounds like it would belong better in an interrogation room than a Q&A! From his tone, he is very much on the defensive. It sounds, to me, like he legitimately thinks that there are no women good enough for him to have hired.
I think that pisses me off more than anything else. That he is so secure in his asinine hiring decisions during this process that he thinks he is beyond reproach and becomes noticeably agitated when questioned.
Didio, you are not beyond reproach. In fact, considering your position and the industry you work in, you are subject to the scrutiny of the fans. That’s how it works. And we will call you on your bullshit. You are answerable for your decisions, and if you cannot rationally explain them without becoming angry and aggressively defensive about them, maybe you should take a second look at them.
I remember listening to this and really not expecting it, either. All I could do was cringe and say; “Oh honey, no.”
Why even go to a public place like SDCC and then ask for fan questions if you had some serious ego-bruising topics you wanted to avoid at all costs? That clip was so self-inflated I can’t even
It’s really heartening to see fanboys so interested/invested in equality in comics though! Not just represented in the comics, but also the workplace. I think that is the coolest.
Day 52
More randomness cause I just can’t seem to make anything decent today. So there…robot-y-thingies.
Day 51
Random aminals!
I mean animals.
yeah.
Day 50
Don’t think I’ve posted this line up on Tumblr before.
Getting to know the characters’ body types…except Zephir. He’s kinda private about that sort of thing.
The Wormworld Saga →
chapter01.wormworldsaga.com
This webcomic is just all sorts of awesome…
Click the title for the first chapter!
Day 49
As promised something silly today.
I’ve always felt that the garden of eden was nothing but a scam.
[Rant removed: unnecessary to inform intelligent readers of the stupidity of the source material]
My advice: let’s eat all them apples. I think that was the plan all along…
Should I now make my blog NSFW?
Day 48
A dress-like design from a while back. Should work some more on the flow of different fabrics.
Bah, I’m no fun lately. Tomorrow I gotta draw something nutty.
Day 47
I’m struggling with my character designs. Ravyn is probably the first one I came up with for this story, now over 3 years ago (yeah, I’m slow). Although I knew what she would look like from the very beginning (quite to the contrary of the other characters who had several redesigns) her face keeps on giving me headaches. These two sketches are the best I could do today…
Day 46
Character consistency is a b*tch.
More sketches of Mo. It’s so frustrating how you sometimes can get it just like you had in mind, but then it won’t work again for, like, 2 weeks. Practice, practice!
Day 45
The sketches I was making for my lil’ project looked like shit… decided to do a bit of fanart doodling instead.
Gotta read the books now, like hell I can wait until they make the second season! I need to know what happens next, now!
Day 44
Moar dressy thingies!
So yes, more fashion of bygone days. (but not really accurate or anything..)
Day 43
Backstory design for one of my characters, Mo. She’s from the far North and I wanted to get an idea of what her people look like. So this is a random idea for their ‘traditional’ clothing.
Day 41 & 42
I know, I know, I missed my post yesterday (again), but I just fell asleep after dinner and couldn’t keep my eyes open - no matter what.
Here are some ‘work in process’ screens for a new piece. Working title: The poison maker. It’s been a while since I did some digital painting, I’ve gotta up my game…
Day 40
Just a practice sketch (yes photo ref used).
I really wanna learn how to draw rainy subjects better…
