Last day of fanime.  Morning commishes and sketching.

Morning graphite hustle @ Fanime

Morning commissions @ Fanime

Close but...

Tried to finish this up before leaving for California this morning.  Something to come home to and work on next week.

Sketching

Some sketching tonight before taking off tomorrow. 

Fanime Reminder

one more reminder that I will be at Fanime this Friday through Monday in the Artist Alley pandering prints and commissions.  Stop on by if you're there!

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morning gestures

sketching.

Weekend painting

random Mia pic done this weekend.  Painter/Photoshop

Sketches and other things

What nots. 

Anita Chapter 2 Illustration

After a major repainting of Anita's grip on the pistol (an embarrassing mistake on my end), the final version of the 2nd chapter illustration.  Done in Photoshop and Painter

May 18 WIP

Moving slower on this illo than I'd like to be.   Hopefully kicking it up a notch and will have it done soon.   Also giving Painter 12 a shot. 

Morning Quickie

Quickie done in Photoshop.  

Reference courtesy: Tasa-Stock

Screenshot

Work in progress screenshot.

Poster #2 WIP

Starting on the next poster in the Anita story. 

Fanime 2011 Artist Alley May 27 - 30

Convention time!   Coming up in a couple of weeks will be Fanime in San Jose, CA.  I will be there in the artist alley hocking prints and drawing commissions.  And with the advent of new technology, I'll even accept credit cards!!  Please, come on out, get some art for your walls or even get an original drawing.   Hope to see some of you out there!

Chapter 1 Illustration

Finished!  Photoshop

Then and Now

Anita started as a very, VERY bad idea of mine at the age of 19.  Once it got through that my idea behind her was just awful, I never drew her again.

Fast-forward 10 years and playing way too much GTA multi-player, I do a painting of a girl with a gun but in black and white as more of a speed painting.  As she mature, I kept the black and white theme from the original (and did I mention TERRIBLE) concept. 

Then and Now

Anita started as a very, VERY bad idea of mine at the age of 19.  Once it got through that my idea behind her was just awful, I never drew her again.

Fast-forward 10 years and playing way too much GTA multi-player, I do a painting of a girl with a gun but in black and white as more of a speed painting.  As she mature, I kept the black and white theme from the original (and did I mention TERRIBLE) concept. 

Then and Now

Anita started as a very, VERY bad idea of mine at the age of 19.  Once it got through that my idea behind her was just awful, I never drew her again.

Fast-forward 10 years and playing way too much GTA multi-player, I do a painting of a girl with a gun but in black and white as more of a speed painting.  As she mature, I kept the black and white theme from the original (and did I mention TERRIBLE) concept. 

Fresh Approach

Sometimes fresh eyes can lead to an almost complete overhaul of an ongoing pic.  It happens

Changes changes changes

Cherry was not looking human.  Not to mention I wasn't happy with Anita's pose or the flimsy background.  Cherry's looking better.  So now to make the background larger and push forward. 

Battle Station

Where it all takes place. 

Poster WIP and Project Plan

  For a couple of years now, I've been drawing my character Anita and all these pin ups with her.  Usually something to do with her firing guns or in some situation with another girl, Cherry.   So after a friend dared me to put a story to this thing, I sort of have something going on with Anita.   

   

  As it stands, the story is broken down sort of episodically.  The usual foundation-laying first story, an under lying, on-going story, as well as something new each story. My challenge to myself is to have a poster, sort of in the vein of the old illustrated movie posters from greats like Robert McGuiniss and Drew Struzan. 

Each poster will be in black and white as is part of the look I've always had with the Anita pictures. 

  This is a project I hope to keep going until I've gone through the whole story. 

http://www.miasautoandbody.com 

Morning sketching

Sketching.  Right: commission.   Left:  Personal project
http://www.miasautoandbody.com