It's a Character Bonanza!

Yes, yet more random characters. XD They seem to be what's drawing me lately (lol pun!), so I've obediently followed my whimsey's guidance. Plus, I love giving myself more opportunities to use some of my own photos for backgrounds. ;) My random picture-taking days in the park weren't a waste after all!

First up is Willow- my elf character- who's supposed to be adjusting her bracer when something catches her attention...

Her eyes ended up being a bit bigger than I intended... XD

And I'm not quite sure about the position of the hand that's doing the adjusting- it seems a bit too delicate a gesture for her personality... I may go back and change it some time in the future.

The second is another portrait of Fiona, this time with a background. Something is really irking me about her face...
It might just be her headband- it makes it look like she has a huge forehead. XD
I'll probably come back to this one too.

More Characters

Here's a couple more character related pieces.

The first is Ruubi again- you'll recognize the upper portrait from an earlier post. I decided to finish off her whole page. ^_^ You'll be seeing more of her and her family shortly. ;)

And the second is a portrait of Fiona Vaeleno, the Satyr. Its pulled off of a character page similar to Ruubi's- though I don't really like the way the other portrait came out on it and I'm not totally happy with Fiona's figure position. So that one won't be finished in it's entirety. XD I might whip together a character page with separate drawings instead, though. I've got another pic of her coming up too.

I was a busy, busy bee today. @.@ I finished off four drawings all while half watching Destination Truth and Star Wars. Kinda ended up with a headache from it, but I'm glad I finally just got to have a drawing day.

Starting tomorrow I'm gonna have a full plate though. o.o The fall semester is already here!

A Relapse of Dragonitis

Well, it appears I've relapsed. XD ...Kind of, anyway. This isn't a true dragon, though. Only part. XD

This is a creature I've created for the world my novel is set in- a wolfdrake. It's based off of an animal from heraldry, I think. I came across it in one of my fantastical creature books and thought it would make for an interesting (and ferocious) addition. So, I've been trying to come up with the right combination of both wolf-like and dragon-like features ever since. I wanted to keep the fur, since it lives in regions where snowy winters are regular and it would probably be to it's advantage to be warm during those months. XD

I've got two pics here with different backgrounds- one with just a red, rough texture, and the other with a nighttime forest scene. The forest is actually a photo I'd taken on a walk though a nature preserve last fall with its colors tweaked and with a "cutout" filter on it.

A Couple of Characters...

Here's a couple more characters- human characters. ^_^

There's a portrait of Ruubi. It's part of a larger drawing (which is actually on my Reoccurring Characters page) which I plan on finishing up a bit at a time. XD I'd like to finish some colored versions of all my characters at some point...

The second is Jasmine, who's the daughter of Landon and Dahlia. I've tried drawing her in this pose dozens of times - I like the pose apparently- and I think I finally got the feel I've been trying to achieve. Not much going on in the background- another "thrown in at the last minute" one.

Feelin' Experimental

Today I spent all afternoon making an experimental animation using Photoshop Elements and Windows Movie Maker.

It was... interesting. It only ended up being 17 seconds long, consisting of 172 individual frames. A lot of work for not much to show. XD

It was fun anyway though. When I have some more time I'll probably end up extending it. I'd be nice to turn it into at least a full minute cartoon.