Back to Normalcy?

So it's been a while. Yeah, the end of the semester always brings with it lovely events that infringe upon my free time: grading, my own work, oh, and the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  I actually planned to blog from there, but for some reason, my laptop refused to connect to the wireless network at WMU. My iPad worked fine, so go figure. And I forgot to bring the charging cable for my iPad's wireless keyboard.

I planned to blog from the conference, because there was an interactive panel on medievalisms in video games (read, Bring Your Own Console and play).  I missed the panel, because I didn't feel like climbing a steep hill on this brown, slushy, muddy drink that officials at WMU tried to convince me was coffee.   I also forgot to take my sketchbook to actually draw while away. But I'm back, and I hope that means a return to normalcy and regularity.  

Anyway, here's a "Before and After" type of thing. I drew this little mourning scene with pencil and pen, and then I colored it using brush pens. Overall, I'm actually fairly happy with how it turned out. I may do some manipulations and digital recolorings later, but right now, I'm happy with this.

To summer. To art. To life. To loss.

So, It's Been a While

I know I haven't blogged or really just sketched in quite some time. It's been a hectic few weeks for me with conferences and coursework. But I've got some time now that Easter Break has finally arrived. Also, I've redone the entire Fur & N3rdy website, and I would love any readers here to give the site a visit, especially if you happen to enjoy video games and comic books.

But I'm back to sketching, and this time, I'm trying some new things. I'm trying a different way of drawing human faces, and I'm also working with using brush pens to color. I'm not a master at coloring inside the lines. I never have been, but I'm starting to get used to using them. I won't use them often for a while, but I will be slowly acclimating myself to their use.

And from the following drawing of a young girl, you can see how I'm slowly working with the brush pens. I originally envisioned something a bit darker and more supernatural, but it ended up somewhat cute. And while I'm not the biggest football fan in the SEC, you can see my Tiger pride in the color scheme.