The Young King

Three roughs and a color mock-up for Oscar Wilde's "The Young King."

Planning to do final watercolor pieces for the first two roughs. The color test is for the cover with room for title/author text, and the second is an inside spread. They'll be the same size as the previous one, 8.5x22", except now I have two pieces due in two weeks. Uh, to add to the stress, I'm trying to do a few fanart CGs for Sakura-con next week... Priorities are kinda fighting each other right now.

Clothed figure classwork

wk 1, 10 min

wk 2, 20 min

wk 4, 20 min

wk 5, 5 min

wk 5, 10 min

wk 5, 40 min

wk 6, 20 min

wk 6, 20 min

I'm really enjoying clothed figure, I think it's easier to render than nude figure drawing. Still need to get faster, though, and work on lower body.

In-class drawings
3B charcoal pencil on newsprint

Stone Maiden Final

OK, I admit it turned out better than I expected, for all the panic I put myself through beforehand. But I got a C for the final grade because it ended up looking a lot better vertically... which is not a children's book format. :P Oh well, lesson learned.

Pencil, watercolor and watercolor ink on watercolor paper

Final lineart

Before I mess it up with my horrid watercoloring...

I'm gonna stick roses in at the bottom and on the vines on the girls. But lineart is finished for the most part. Due in four days oh god.

Size 8.5x22", lead pencil on Arches 140ib. cold press watercolor paper

Story Roughs

Our first assignment for Children's Book Illustration was 12 roughs. Here are the most successful ones~







I got a good review but I need to make my style less "anime." I get that a lot. This change is going to be time-consuming and difficult, but for the sake of my grade (and I really do like and respect my teacher), I'll try.

I'll be uploading progress shots as I go.

Int. Figure 01

Haven't posted nekkid people since March.
I think I'm at the point where they look human now. Haha.

3 min. poses from Pose Maniacs

5 min. shadow studies

20 min. poses

Skeleton

Skeleton render from photo reference
for intro anatomy class.
I drew too big and the pelvis went off the page...

Charcoal pencil and white charcoal on tone paper.