New Marci!

So here we are, the very first page of issue 2! Text and words and things are all very new to me, so I'm trying to keep it simple and retain the painty feel by handwriting all my lines. The only problem is... I'm not sure people can read my hand writing! So, if you feel my penmanship is too sloppy to make out at this size, please do let me know and I will tidy things up quick smart :)

Anyway, on with the Marci- new people, new locations, NEEEW!

Masquerade ACEO

Only the 1 upload this week, a little something I did in between paint drying- next week I really hope to be able to show you page 1 of the second issue of Marci! It’s taken a lot longer than expected, but I really don’t want to rush it.

Mini Marker Monsters - 4

This is my final little monster for the time being, I won’t say much except that she was intended to be the sister of number 1 

Mini Marker Monsters- 3

You know, I did make up little background stories for each of these ladies- but I'm too embarrassed to post them! So please, just enjoy the pictures and make up your own imaginings as to their lives, and why so many different races have all come together for this Monster's Ball :)

Mini Marker Monsters – 2

All of this little series is mixed media- markers, colour pencils, gel pens and metallic paints. Working so small was really tricky, but looking around at some other ACEOs some people manage to cram whole backgrounds in- how do they do that!?

Mini Marker Monsters – 1

OK this is attempt 2 of doing some ACEOs. Muuuch less madness when I cut the cards out before starting 


These ACEOs are crazy fun to do, for 2 reasons-
1) You get to poke your tongue out at all the teachers who, throughout school, chastise you for drawing too small. These babies are a teeny 2.5″ by 3.5″ –  the picture below is bigger than actual size!
2) Because they are small, they take about 2.5 hours each to do. That’s pretty short for drawing, so you get a really quick positive feedback loop and that lovely feeling gained by completing a picture. It’s kind of like those first few levels in WoW, where killing 1 blind boar gives you a bazillion levels and you feel like a god.


Anyway, here is number 1 of a group of pictures themed around a Monster’s Ball. Apparently that phrase comes from medieval England- prisoners awaiting execution were called monsters, and the ball was their last meal- grizzly!

Mini Marker Elves: Winter

And finishing with Winter! It really was nice picking a little theme to go along with for a while, but I don't think I'll be trying out horoscopes or the entire female contingent of the Wheel of Time series just yet :)