Is my face doing the right thing?

Hello!

As we are getting dangerously close to an entire year without posts, I just wanted to do a little blog to say how sorry I am for going totally awol. I don't really want to go into it, but for a tldr version: when I'm not happy, I can't art. I'm sure I'll be happy and arty again someday (soon I hope).

In the mean time, I would urge anyone and everyone to read Hyperbole and a Half, as the author manages to put into words (and pictures) something I could never describe!

x

ACEO #12 - The Alchemist

Here is the third ACEO for my little steampunk ladies set - and probably my favourite one of all! Mostly because I think I managed to do purple and yellow without reminding me of a Cadbury's Caramel bar. 

I just love thinking up steampunk characters so much, I'm not quite sure I can stop at 3 of them...

 

 

ACEO #11, Time for your Medicine

A little ACEO that's been a sketch since the last MCM Expo, though after someone on DA pointed me to the resemblance  I'm considering renaming this to "Herbert West's Grandma."

Double -Drawing Sunday!

OK, so maybe I just forgot to upload some little bits. oops! Here is a birthday present for the fantabulous Fran of Penny Blackfeather fame (www.pennyblackfeather.co.uk):

And, here is page 3 of Marci Chapter 2! The months of hiatus on Marci is due to me freaking out over the words and dialogue, as the story is complex enough now that they've become necessary, but at the same time it's taking me farther and farther away from my original intentions of the project. So I've decided (although it will mean some reworking of the first 2 pages) that Chapter 2 will be a sort of "storybook", with pictures taking up the majority of the page, and then any accompanying words underneath (unless the odd one fits in nicely like they do in this page). This now however presents a slight problem as my online comic viewer majigger doesn't allow descriptions in which the accompanying text could sit, so any suggestions about how best to display this online would be most welcome. Anyway, on to page 3!

"Use the bloodhounds, but have them bring her alive. Lead them yourself- you understand what's at stake here. Now, GO!!"

Etsy Shop Launch & Doodle

Life has been busy and turbulent recently, and as a result I've had neither the time nor the will to paint- This painting has been a kind of sandbox for me over the last week, to try and get me back in to the swing. Also, freckles rock my socks!

In other news, I did manage to actually put up all of my current prints and ACEOs and things on to Etsy! I hope you like :) - http://www.etsy.com/shop/parfay

Marci, Ch 02 Page 02

So, FINALLY it's page 02. I had real trouble finishing this one, and all but scrapped one version. Huge thanks to Francesca, creator of the gorgeous Penny Blackfeather ([link]) for her constant nagging- without it I'm not sure how long it would have taken me! 


I'm still struggling with a comic that requires words, so I've switched to a font rather than handwriting... I'm so concerned about people not being able to read it, but at the same time I want it to look scratchy and not "KABLAM-y"... argh!

The price of Dragons

Uh oh, someone's been reading too much game of thrones! 


Seriously, it's still like reading "Dan Brown goes to Mordor" and i hate myself a little bit but i JUST CAN'T STOP, and now it's infected my art-brain! argh!