Missed Posts And Digital3D

I'm not sure how exactly I missed posting twice in a row but I did. In any case, I saw Beowulf yesterday with my dad. The movie was pretty good and it was in 3D which was very cool. I've been feeling a bit under the weather lately, but I think I'm getting better now. I got some sketching done today. This sketch is a snippet from a panel in a story I'm working on. I like the pose of the character overall, but the face needs a little tweaking. I also did some web page design today. It turned in to more of an art project than a productive design though. Hopefully, I will have better luck tomorrow. Night All.

The Return Of Pie

Thanksgiving was wonderful. I really enjoyed seeing my aunt, uncle and cousin. There was lots of pie. Though the family does seem to be holding back as compared to previous years. I cooked the apple pie again this year it was much better than last years. I don't think I'll ever get to be as good as meme at baking apple pie but maybe I'll get close someday. I didn't get too much done over the holiday in the drawing arena. I did do quite a bit of scripting. Hopefully, I'll be able to turn that around into pages in a timely manner. Today's sketch was one of the quick morning sketches that I did over break before I headed out to get the paper and cook breakfast. Not sure were this is going to end up, but I like the general feel of the character. Well, in any case I'm home now. Night All.

Pre-travel Day

It was a very busy day today. So not much in the way of art period today. I'm pretty much packed for the trip up north I think. There may not be any updates while I'm up north. This is a weekish long event. If I do manage a post there probably won't be any art. Photos maybe but not sketches. I did ink and flat out this sketch from earlier this week. I'm still working on the exact colors. A work in progress. In any case, I hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving if you celebrate it or just a really relaxing peaceful day if not. Night All.

Tackling The Evil Words Again

I spent a lot of time today reworking my dialogue in various scripts. I felt I got a lot accomplished, despite drawing little today. I did this little sketch in between typing my scripts in to the computer. Yes I usually end up writing them out long hand and then type them to the computer. I know this is not very efficient but it's more comfortable that way. Maybe when/if I get a tablet PC I'll just write them directly in to the computer. I like the post in today's sketch but I think it's a bit of and a maybe a tad overly distorted but I'm also sleepy right now so, maybe not. Night All.

Quick Sketches With Big Heads

Kind of a lazy dreary day today. My hands are working somewhat better today. After watching the democratic debate today on CNN, I am reminded how much the news media treats a political debate like a football game. It's kind of really, really annoying and ridiculous. Today's sketch was a quick test redesign of some characters I've been wanting to work in to a story I'm working on. I think they look okay and probably pretty good with a couple little tweaks. My heads were getting big on me again today for some unknown reason. There the right size for kids but not adults the ratio is off a bit. I need to work on noticing that before I finish a sketch. Well maybe it's not too bad. In any case, Night All.

Hands Feel Better Yet Still Clumsy

Well my hands feel better but I am still fumbling with them. I had several clumsy instances today resulting in large messes I had to clean up. Hopefully my hands will function better tomorrow. I did sketch this out though. It still needs some tweaking so well call it a work in progress. Night All.

Blargfphla!

So discombobulated today. Quick little marker sketch. I just wanted to see if my hands were still working after fly fishing. They are sorta. Night All.

Cute Advertisement

Not much to report today. I'm headed off to do some more fly fishing with dad tomorrow, so no update Sunday or Monday. I only managed to get a little sketch time in today. This is a quick sketch off a advertisement that I thought was cute. Night All.

A Cleanified Garage

I spent most of the day cleaning up things including the garage in preparation for winter, hence not much sketching. I did manage some flatting colors though on an earlier sketch. I think it's coming along nicely. I think she looks rather amused. Night All.

A Successful Fishing Trip.

Well the fishing trip was a success and I'll be going again with dad on Sunday and Monday. I caught a really nice sized Steele. It was really cold out though not the worst weather I've fished though at least it wasn't raining/snowing/sleeting. Dad caught some fish too which made it a great trip. This is a quick 5 minute or so sketch of me holding the fish I caught. Well that's it for tonight. Night All.

Pulled Porky Goodness

I didn't get a lot of sketching done today. I did however make those pulled pork sandwiches despite small issues like the oven going on strike. I came out really well all though there is way to much to eat. I also sat down and read the latest issue of Time. It's one of those cool important inventions issues. The sketch to the left is of the new space suit design away with the bulky suits in comes the form fitting ones we were all promise in Sci-Fi. The sketch is of the MIT Professor who designed it wearing her invention. I think it looks really awesome. There are tons of cool stuff in the issue you should all go pick up a copy. I will be going on another fishing trip with dad this Tuesday and Wednesday. Yes I'm aware of the cold snap. I think it's becoming family tradition to fly fish while it's snowing. So there won't be updates for those days. Night All.

Odd Jobs Around The House

Today was a day of changing light bulbs, fixing window blinds, laundry, vacuuming, changing car batteries and fixing doorbells. Tomorrow, I make pulled barbecue pork sandwiches with spicy slaw topping. The pork butt already been marinating in the fridge for a couple hours now. Consequently not a lot of sketching to be done today, I did sketch out another character design. There are several things that need to be added to this sketch but I do like the pose and the hidden eye. Night All.

Soooo Tired

I didn't have much time today to do much of anything. On top of that I'm a bit tired, might be coming down with some thing. I did manage to do some quick flatting and lay in some shading guides on some stuff. This is one of the panels i worked on. I threw the sketch up of this earlier. I rather like the colors and simple shading so I might not take it much farther than this. I sleep on it. Night All.

Panzanella

The day moved really fast today. I made a wonder full dinner though. Panzanella, roasted honey glazed sweet potatoes and maple mustard chicken, it was so yummy, especially the panzanella. There was frost on the ground this morning so I guess the weather decided we might have a winter. Didn't get much sketch time today so today sketch is just a quickie face study. Night All.

All Day Fighting Software

I spent most of the day fighting with software to make computers safe. Boring Boring Boring. Highlight of the day was when Norton told me that payment by credit card was not available in my region on one computer and yet accepted it perfectly fine on the laptop siting six inches to the left. Right. Another sketch out from a clothing magazine reference I really like the attitude of it. Night All.