SketchDump

Most of these are just random sketches, but some of them are studies from life and photos. Texture is from Princess-of-Shadows.deviantart.com

Couple exams coming up and a loooot of work to do to keep on top of things. This week at ConceptWorld, the theme is "City of the Dead." I don't know if I can plan something good enough for this week, and for the first time, I'm drawing a blank. Maybe doodling landscapes will help? Or perhaps I'll watch LOTR: The Return of the King for inspiration? XD Ah well.

Hope you guys are having a fantastic week. :D

Anorexic Demon - "Nightmare"

I've finally finished it to where I like it. The original version was so horrible - bad composition, REALLY saturated colors that made me cringe. With the help of a friend on DA (and you, Undrea - you're a genius!!) I decided to go back to it and tinker with it until I liked it. This is the result.

However, as much as I REALLY want to, I'm not uploading this version to DA until the contest I made the original for is over. I don't think it would be fair otherwise. :/

WIP anorexic demon

WIP so far... Uploaded this mostly to show my cousin. Gah, it's taking longer than I thought! Probably going to look like crud in the end, but ah well... D:

Character Mash.

I have a side project, a story I'm working on alongside my bigger project, and I've been trying to develop how they look further by doodling them. That and, well, they're just fun characters. Is it alright to enjoy drawing your own characters? O.o...meh.

Also uploading these as additional references for someone I'm commissioning. Sorry they're so darn messy. I didn't use any blue-pencils beneath these, hence you see all my crazy-lines before the solid-er ones. >.> I'll get better, I promise... :P

Sketches + an actual update.

Michelle's characters :'D I had way too much fun drawing them. So much fun, that Deriv looks female. How did that happen...huh.

I think I've gotten worse as of late...that, or I just haven't felt like drawing any buffed men or dudes with facial hair. >.> I'll try and get some real manly men drawn. And some real women, for goodness sake. I have more sketches than I show, I'm just too lazy to scan my sketchbook. xD

Anyway, as for updates...
There are several things going on. One, I failed my driving test (my bad...), but I'm scheduled to retake it on the 17th. Pretty sure I'll pass. I'll be dumbfounded if I don't, since I'm driving perfectly fine, it was just a yellow-light-turned-red-while-turning deal before that screwed me over. I'll drive more carefully next time and avoid that >.<

Two, I've set a goal for writing the new draft of my book series, Thundering Magic, renamed now - at least temporarily - as the Song of Fate saga. Book one, A Thousand Eagles, is about the revelation one bond-servant receives as his life becomes property in a struggle that's been going on for centuries. (short version of a stupid and long summary lol. I hate writing them~ )

I'm about 5,000 words into it so far, and I'm setting the mark as 150,000 words (aiming lower for the sake of not writing too fat of a book, but 150k is a safe number.), and the deadline April 25 (my birthday!!) of next year. That gives me 7 months (technically 6 months, as November is reserved for NaNoWriMo.) I'll need to write at least 8,333 words a week to meet my goal. Whether I reach it or not, if I keep up writing every week, I'll be close to finishing it sometime next year. Wish me luck!

Lastly, I thought I could double up on classes and graduate at the end of next year, but when I looked over my course schedule, there's no way to finish it until late 2012. It gives a setback for some plans I had for that year, but the good news about it is that it gives me some extra time to save for it. :)

Alrightie, it's about 3 am and I need to get off here before I topple over and my cat eats my papers.

Night~
Yukimi

RP inspired quickie.

Wonky anatomy, but I had fun painting this. 2ish hours, PS CS2.
Arlyn grew up nicely xD Though poor him, he is still going to be mistaken for a girl. Ha-ha. Makes for fun RP.