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Moleskine01_Fu.jpg
Image: Moleskine01_Fu.jpg   861x691 193231 bytes 2009.10.23

Another page from my Moleskine sketchbook. Fu lion! :D

moleskine01_purplesphynx.jpg
Image: moleskine01_purplesphynx.jpg   900x712 267430 bytes 2012.03.06

A little speedpaint! I recently starting using Tumblr for sketches and speedpaints (like this one) that I don't really post elsewhere. http://leptailurus.tumblr.com/

neko-daewen_icon_web.jpg
Image: neko-daewen_icon_web.jpg   504x504 96559 bytes 2011.10.07

Icon commission for neko-daewen of their awesome android cat character. I had a LOT of fun with this, and probably worked on it for longer than I should have... but still! Fun!

nifeline2_web.jpg
Image: nifeline2_web.jpg   640x800 149879 bytes 2011.09.22

Badge commission for Nifeline of their awesome persona.

nifeline_1a_sm.jpg
Image: nifeline_1a_sm.jpg   640x800 177011 bytes 2011.09.22

Second badge commission for Nefiline. I really like this one! Might be one of my favorite badges completed to date.

... sometimes all the stars align and I make something I'm really happy with. ;)

pandoradragon2.jpg
Image: pandoradragon2.jpg   736x900 93426 bytes 2011.11.04

Finished commission for pandoradragon over on FA!

The color scheme gave me a lot of trouble. I had started out with a lot of blues and greens but the orange of the character gave me a lot of difficulty... so I threw a gradient over the whole thing and tried again. Came out okay I think, if slightly boring on the color theory scale.

Though I must admit I had a lot of fun working on this piece! :D

Perched_by_LaVaCaT.jpg
Image: Perched_by_LaVaCaT.jpg   366x582 58817 bytes 2011.07.14

Older image. Uploaded for archival purposes.

rikoshiicon_web.jpg
Image: rikoshiicon_web.jpg   500x500 78766 bytes 2011.09.22

Icon commission for Rikoshi of his skunk persona, looking evil. He requested a trickster/trouble-making evil rather than malicious evil, I really hope I got that conveyed correctly.

Had a LOT of fun working on this. Being on a new machine with better hardware and acquiring a new program to work in (Paint Tool SAI) has made digital painting far more pleasurable.

scratchboardwolf_web_border.jpg
Image: scratchboardwolf_web_border.jpg   620x764 186081 bytes 2010.01.07

I recently got a hold of some Ampersand Scratchboard, which is way higher quality than the thin paper stuff at craft stores. I decided to give it a try, and this was the result of my first attempt! I LOVE the medium!! So fun I already started the next one!

This is very simple and rather boring, but I wanted to figure out the medium before being too brave. The next one I've removed all the stops, it'll be a challenge!

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seven.jpg
Image: seven.jpg   1050x659 100808 bytes 2012.01.23


sherowkey_wolfyucomm_web.jpg
Image: sherowkey_wolfyucomm_web.jpg   1379x525 181133 bytes 2011.07.14

Commission for Wolfyu of their character, Sherowkey. I drew a lot of inspiration from heraldic images, but tried to add my own flair to it.

Honestly, I have a love-hate relationship with this piece. One the one hand, I really like it, on the other hand... I see a million tiny little things I could change. But in an effort to not overwork this image to the ground, I called it complete at this point.

stripebadge_web.jpg
Image: stripebadge_web.jpg   622x800 163095 bytes 2011.09.24

Badge commission for StripeCat. A glowy theme was requested, so I went with a neon sign as the light source. I had a lot of fun with this piece!

stripefull_web.jpg
Image: stripefull_web.jpg   1076x805 157088 bytes 2011.09.27

Second commission for Stripecat! I spent quite a bit of time on this, but I'm pretty darn happy with the result. :3


I grew up where there were lightning bugs every year, and it's one of the things I miss the most about summer on the east coast. After seeing a few awesome photographs of fireflies on flickr, the nostalgia bug (no pun intended) bit me and I knew I wanted to illustrate fireflies real soon. And since Stripecat requested glowy themes for his pieces, it worked out perfectly.

Fireflies are awesome, it does not matter how old you are. When you're a child, you have no idea how they "work" and it's amazing... but even as an adult when you know the chemistry, it's still one of the most magical sights.

tigers2_crop.jpg
Image: tigers2_crop.jpg   734x725 234762 bytes 2009.10.20

Rice paper experiment! Tigrrrrs!

Medium is watercolor!

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tigerspeedpaint.jpg
Image: tigerspeedpaint.jpg   650x651 194470 bytes 2012.03.28


wolfwingsillustration_web.jpg
Image: wolfwingsillustration_web.jpg   1300x736 198597 bytes 2012.02.15

Commission for WolfWings of his persona, on the hunt. Really pushed myself hardcore this time, pretty happy with how it came out, too.

wolfwingsmarker_final.jpg
Image: wolfwingsmarker_final.jpg   703x900 170723 bytes 2011.09.22

Real media marker commission for WolfWings of his main persona.

wwicon_final_web.jpg
Image: wwicon_final_web.jpg   506x506 69290 bytes 2011.09.22

Icon commission for WolfWings of his glow-y character. I LOVE gratuitous glow-y things. Yesssssss....

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