SO. I haven't updated my blog since March 19.
That's criminal. Part of it is the exhaustion of working a retail day job - even though I know that shouldn't be an excuse.
The good news? - I've finally begun the Oaxacan Toucan!
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| Rough sketch drawn directly on Strathmore vellum bristol paper. |
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| Impressed lines using a stylus. |
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Prismacolors and Lyra Color-Giants.
Color-Giants are AMAZING for laying down large areas of color fast. |
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| A scrap of printer paper helps keep uncolored areas clean. |
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| I picked up a bunch of pencil grips to help ease pain in my hands. |
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| Priming the final portion of the bill. |
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| Finished eye and bill! |
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| My nighttime workstation! |
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I found this acrylic thing by a Dumpster at my apartment
complex. Couldn't resist taking it home and cleaning it up!
Works great for all my pencil jars and shavings cup. |
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| Banner made by Heather! |
As some of you know, I'm going to share an Artist Alley table at Rose City Comic Con
with a good friend of mine. I'll have prints of the Oaxacan Toucan available, along with all of my previous Oaxacan Animals. My goal is to finish the Toucan for a smaller gallery showing on Wednesday, September 2 at The Spritely Bean, a comics cafe run by two of my friends and former classmates.
I still have a good deal of work cut out for me. But thanks to an out-of-the-blue three-day weekend, I've got a little extra time to prepare!
