Harpies, Horns, and Graphic Design Wat.

I've fallen behind on vectoring but have continued sketching quite a lot (guaranteeing that I'll never get around to vectoring them all I guess). The deadline for this is fast approaching so I'm trying not to get sidetracked and complete it. They need monsters and I'm hoping I can get a good print of my Medusa and this gal to submit. Continuing with mythology monsters, Harpies are fun to draw, I'll have to do more...put that on the long list of arty things I want to do. Horrible photo, meant to get a better scan but then started vectoring anyway.



If anyone else in Lancaster wants to contribute to this charity event here's the info:


They are not expecting your most awesome work ever because of the deadline and the target consumer, and it doesn't have to be framed or anything.

I've recently become a graphic designer. I know, what??, right? But considering I get 40 hours a week and much better pay then my previous job it wasn't that hard of a sell. Currently working two actual jobs while working on my art...I'm going to be very busy.

In other arty related news/stuff one of my favorite watercolorists at deviantART, tir-ri, is selling prints of some of her art and the money will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross. I had to buy one, as her Wendy pieces are my favorite, and the least I could do was donate something to their relief fund. Go here, she's awesome.

See? Awesome:



And continuing the arty-things-I-spent-money-on over at miss monster's site I bought ram horn barrettes and they are fan-frickin'-tastic. I'm pretty sure I'm going to wear them non-stop.



So that's it for now, should have the finished Harpy up soon, and then I'll work on the Barbie vector/pet commissions/super heroines/Goat girls. Yeah. One of those.

LEGO Earrings, No New Vectors Yet

Argh. Been working nonstop it feels like. Which isn't true, it's only been two weeks with only two days off but they feel longer because of various interviews and stress of getting call backs after said interviews. Still waiting on my third and final call from one job. If I have to work retail for another 5 years I may end up taking my taser to work and pzzzt-ing people who I deem deserve it.

So hopefully I get that call soon and it's good news.

Been working on the Barbie vector, and have lots of sketches of stuff to after that. With inventory going on at work I haven't been working on her as much as I should be. After that I'm going to re-do an old watercolor piece of mine. I figure that's a good way to keep me working on projects, redoing old school projects in vectors.

Also been crafting with jewelry which is fun. I don't think I've ever posted my LEGO earrings here, so I may as well now. I haven't had much luck with selling them online, but sold a few to people I know and given them as gifts. I like quirky earrings and since I work at a toy store they fit.






Yay Stormtroopers.




The aliens were the stars of the first Toy Story in my opinion.




Newest pair, I enjoy saying "Scuba" over and over. Thinking of making second pairs and putting them on Etsy again, to see if I have any success.

Hopefully I'll have a finished vector when I post next. Or more earrings, whichevs.

Pink, Goats, Sketches.

As I have been dealing with some sort of flu for several weeks followed by a sinus infection (which I always thought sounded so harmless but it is a major pain) which I am still in the midst off I haven't done too much art lately. I have sketched some however, and completed one vector. Which is impressive to me at least, since my ears have been ringing on and off and my head plants a bomb behind my eye periodically that is motion triggered.

Here's the vector. For a bit I thought it would be fine without any sort of background but then stars saved me again. Stars are a convenient life saver for me when it comes to bgs. Had a lot of fun with the color pink. Think this will be my new promotional postcard.



Also here's some sketches, including the doodle that started this vector. "Sheep go to Heaven, goats go to Hell" is a lyric from Cake that's been stuck in my head and thus prompted the sheep/goat people sketches.



The first sketch page there is a Harry Potter fanart of one of my favorite characters. I still have to work on the Modern gods series, and then maybe I'll get to vector Luna. Hopefully I'll be getting better soon...either that or my head is going explode as I still have no antibiotics. Let's hope for the getting better thing.