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I drew Sephi pole-dancing. It’s just how she rolls.

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No. Internet community.

Did you really just say that?

I can’t believe you just said that.

Internet, no. 

Don’t try to distract me with cat pictures.

Stop that.

No.

Gosh darnnit. 

(In other news, the silly animation was inspired by Ironfries’ Tony No & Steve No GIFs. They’re much better.)

My entry for the second WAC. Hah, like a lot of other participants, I didn’t have a lot of lineless/limited palette experience, so this was definitely a good experience.

…But perspective, what is that.

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All right. Funny story about my mediocre graphic, here.

(And by that I mean the type of story that isn’t actually humorous, and really just needs an opening line like that to get people to listen)

Months ago, I was taking art requests because I had way too much free time on my hands. As a result, Brandon asked me to take some lyrics  from Linkin Park’s “Iridescent” (falling into empty space) and illustrate them. I thought it was simple enough at the time, and got to work.

Hah.

Over the span of several months, it turns out, I’ve gone through several buckets of ideas on the subject. Some concepts came with words, others without them; some had people falling, some had people flying, some had people who were dead, and some didn’t have any people at all; one had a night club, one a riot, one a crime scene investigation, and another had a lackluster depiction of the end of the world contained in a 600x400 pixel space. Five times I scrapped the project entirely and started over from scratch, usually with a different approach or a style that deviated ever-further from my normal methods of drawing. 

But you know what? It was fun. 

I would be lying to say that I’m satisfied with my silly little finished product above, but it’s definitely the closest I’ve come to feeling so. I haven’t dabbled in minimalism or line-less work before, and attempting to create this finished product (along with the four others that definitely didn’t make the cut) was a fantastic experience.

So to Brandon: I apologize if this doesn’t meet your expectations (and frankly, I wouldn’t blame you if you’ve forgotten about this entirely, looking at how long it has been), but I would like to sincerely thank you for making the request. I know that I’ve been horrendous about staying in touch (and being a friend in general) lately, but I never forgot about you. I just really need a kick in the shin or something.

So enjoy~.

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Afros abound.

I had to take my Western Civilization final today. It consisted of a fill-in-the-blank map of Europe, six short answer questions, and two essay questions. As a whole, it took me about four hours to complete, and, being fully aware of how pretentious and long-winded I can be in writing, I was expecting about as much.

The result? In order to prepare for such a monstrous final, I took the winner’s route of waiting until the day before to hold a cram session. Needless to say, it wasn’t quite enough, and I set my alarm to wake up at 4AM this morning to conclude my studies before class.

Although I absorb information well enough at 4AM, I’ve come to realize over time that the majority of my motor skills are still barely functional at such an hour. This became most apparent when, while taking notes on Elizabeth I of England, I managed to jumble up the letters of the oh-so-simple word “for,” causing it to be written, instead, as “fro.”

As it was four in the morning, my sleep-deprived mind took the most obvious and rational course of action; it instantly latched onto my misspelling, and proceeded to concoct an image of Elizabeth I with an afro.

It was only a brief diversion, but the damage had been done. From that moment on, every time I wrote the word “for,” I couldn’t help but imagine the closest unfortunate subject sporting a fantastical hair-do.

It got worse.

In retrospect, I’m a bit worried about how well I did on that exam.

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My friend Arthur wanted me to draw a lizard in a parka. 

So I did.

More animal art spam.

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Meet Jonah: a cheetah and a professional avian huntress in a pirate hat. She displays the feathers of her most noteworthy jobs like trophies on her hat. I made her as an entry for a contest, but had way too much fun with it, and will probably end up doodling her everywhere.

More animal art spam. Hang in there, it’s almost over.

Scuba Raccoon is ready for anything.

This was a birthday present for a friend of mine a little while ago. It also made me realize that I have no idea how the queue works. Hah.

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Time for animal art spam? Unfortunate as I’m kind of awful with animals. :’D Terribly sorry.

My cats, Summer and Sandy (hint: Sandy is the sand-colored one). I love them to bits.

I haven’t put art up here in a while, so I guess I’ll talk a bit about what I’ve been doodling lately.

My brother asked me to create a logo/design a mascot for a project he was working on for a business class over at VTech. It was a wurst restaurant called “The Wurst Place in Blacksburg,” and gave me the guideline that the mascot was to be a female dachshund named Bratzie. I went to town with it.