Puss N' Leather (And Boots)

G-Rated version of "Puss N' Butts" made by drawing in a leather jacket and micro-miniskirt on seperate layers.

More info at the [Comment] link.
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The Race at C-ACE

Colored convention sketch done at C-ACE 2007's dead-dog party. First time coloring "under the lines". Tatiana races a VIA passenger train through an unidentified station just to burn off excess energy.

More inf at the [Comment] link.

Resolution Interrupted

Normally I try to keep a seperate set of artworks on my VCL and FurAffinity galleries, but since this recent FA submission has some bearing on future events in the comic, I figured it should go here too.

A more detailed description of the image itself is on my FurAffinity page (same username), but you can get the gist of it by reading her body language, and the note she's writing.

Analog: Micron lines, brush inked solid blacks
Digital: Tweaking via Micrografx Picture Publisher, compression via Ulead SmartSaver

The Perfect Pumpkin (clean)

My extremely mild Halloween pic for 2004. Tina takes home a rather large pumpkin from a pick-it-yourself field. More detailed info at the [Comment] link.

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The Perfect Pumpkin (muddy)

Alternate version of my (still) extremely mild Halloween pic for 2007. Tina carts home a jack-o-lantern candidate from a pick-it-yourself field that apparently was part quagmire. Those platform maryjanes came in handy, didn't they? More detailed description at the [Comment] link.

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'Roland', as he appeared in "What, Me Furry?". Penciled and brush inked during C-ACE, digital color via Micrografix Picture Publisher 8. Sneakers by Reebok :)

Copyright 2003 Patrick C. Jones

Sausage Factory!

Round about the time Y! Gallery banned anthropomorphic artwork , a lot of yaoi artists flocked to FurAffinty, with the result being a lot of "sausage" being posted.

So I depiced FA as a 'sausage factory' running full-speed overtime way into the night, where Bastien and Cynthia stare and wonder.

More detailed description at the [Comment] link.

Cynthia experiences an oft-used phrase here come to life. Sorry, but I've seen it used so often that it just begged to be illustrated. One of the few images I completed in 2002 in anticipation of getting an account here.

Media: Brush ink and partial digital touch up.

Image copyright 2003 Patrick C.Jones

The Scanner Ate my Pic

This used to be a common claim on VCL. I made fun of it back in 2003.

Then in 2007, I resurrected the pic and colored it like I was using Illustrator. Only without Illustrator. Or Photoshop. This required a process so long-winded you'll have to follow the [Comment] link to learn more about it :)

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'Sherryl', as she appeared in 'What, Me Furry?". Brush-inked during C-ACE, digital color and physical adjustments via Micrografx Picture Publisher 8. Shoes by Wanted ;) .

Copyright 2003 Patrick C. Jones

SideKick-ed to the Curb

You really should watch where you're walking while texting up a storm.

More details available at the [Comment] link.

Smackin' It...

Standalone pic drawn as an adjunct to "The Race at C-ACE" below, to better show the detail of Tatiana's bike shorts.

More info at the [Comment] link.

Short Shorts, High Heels

Tina, modeling some very high shorts, and some even higher platform heeled sandals. More info at the [Comment] link.

Digital inking via Micrografx Picture Publisher (learned some new tricks with it)

Slung So Low...

...that if those jeans rode any lower, it would be a misdemeanor. Experiment with photographic backdrop and backlighting, not to mention seeing how far one can sexy up a character who's still fully dressed (for the most part) :)

More details at the [Comment] link.

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Skinny Dipping

Convention sketch for M. Mitchell Marmel at Anthrocon 2006, colored and extensivley digitally reworked compared to the original. Tali and Nei'chelle converse while cooling off in a secluded stream. What might they be talking about? Not a clue :)

A more detailed description is available at the [Comment] link. Brush-inked pencils processed with Micrografx Picture Publisher 8

Tanya, depicted as she appeared in "What, Me Furry?".

I completed this particular image during a Yerf room party at C-ACE 03. If any photos depicting this debauchery manage to escape, I'm the one working the mini-laptop and Wacom, finishing this image.

Brush inking processed with Micrografix Picture Publisher 8

Copyright 2003 Patrick C. Jones

Prior to my hooking up with VCL, I spent a year and a half crafting a comic (now on my website) that explained how my characters, which pre-date my knowledge of fandom by up to a decade, came to appear here. Here, 'Tatiana' is depicted the way she appeared in the comic. A color version, as well as similar depictions of the remaining cast is slated for the near future.

Size 1 brush and Speedball ink
Copyright 2003 Patrick C. Jones

After I posted the B/W version of this pic, I noticed that I had not drawn her jacket the way it appeared in the comic. So, after redrawing the necessary details, I present my latest attempt to re-acquaint myself with digital color. The base color of her jeans were color/textured using a photographic sample.

Digital color by Micrografix Picture Publisher 8 over a brush-inked original.

copyright 2003 Patrick C. Jones

Tatiana Remix

Tatiana rides home on the subway one rainy night, sporting a modified hairdo that more closely mirrors the real-life style it was originally based upon, and a outfit I observed during my daily commute.

A more detailed description is available at the [Comment] link.

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Tina loves platform shoes. But a quirk of hers is she gets a kick out of slogging through gooey mud in them (the platforms let her go deeper without getting any in them). Continuing where the last comic left off, she's about to do the dirty deed to a pair of maryjanes you can see by Googling "Demonia Sin" (just so you know I'm not exaggerating the ones in the pic--and yes, the style name is just a coincidence). Up to seven more pics are slated to follow this one before the next comic.

Analog:Brush inked
Digital: Micrografx Picture Publisher and Ulead PhotoImpact
Attributions: On image.
Original upload: 12/18/04. Reposted to replace reference to SheezyArt with FurAffinity.

Second of a series of 8.

Tina walks out into the mud, apparently pleased at the wide margin of protection her platform shoes are affording her. It's a pretty good bet she's going to go further.

Analog: Brush inked
Digital: Micrografx Picture Publisher and Ulead PhotoImpact
Attributions: on image
Original posting: 12/26/04. Reposted to replace reference to SA with FA

3rd of 8.

A few steps further, and Tina is in deep enough to have to pull hard to overcome the mud's suction on each step. Never mind her expression though, she's getting a substantial thrill out of this. And as a bonus she still hasn't gotten any mud inside the shoes yet.

So far, the hardest part of these pics has proven to be coloring the mud and the footprints she's leaving in it. The pencils and inks for the whole series was done in September, but I only decided to go ahead with completing and posting them shortly before the first was posted.

Analog: Brush inked pencils
Digital: Micrografx Picture Publisher
Attributions: on image
Original posting: 12/27/04. Reposted to modify attributions

4 of 8.

Originally these pics were going to have captions of Tina's thoughts, self-narrating why she gets such a kick out of slogging through the muck. At this point she would've been describing to the viewer what a thrill she's getting standing in almost eight inches of gooey muck wearing only maryjanes, (of all things), and still hasn't gotten any mud inside them, thanks to their massive platform soles.

I've been experimenting with ways to improve the shading, highlights and outlines of the eyes. I may actually be on to something.

Analog: Brush-inked pencils
Digital: Micrografx Picture Publisher
Attributions: on image
Original posting: 12/29/04. Reposted to modify attributions

5th in a series of 8, and first pic I've completed in '05

Now more confident in her shoes' ability to handle the mud (remember those massive platforms hidden in the muck), Tina ventures into an area even wetter (evidenced by the pools of standing water), and sinks in just a little bit more.

Analog: brush-inked pencils
Digital: Micrografx Picture Publisher & Ulead PhotoImpact
Attributions: on image
Original posting: 01/05/05. Reposted to modifiy attributions

Number 6 of 8 (but only 7 being posted)

In case you forgot just how big those platforms were...
Tina, momentarily off balance when her left foot sinks a little further than expected as her weight shifts to it.

In the course of trying to depict her mud-caked right shoe, I may have inadvertently learned how to draw a very wet surface. I wonder what that may be useful for, hmm...?

(yeah, I know--pr0n :D) Anyway,

Analog: brush inked pencils
Digital: Micrografx Picture Publisher, Ulead PhotoImpact
Attributions: on image
Original posting: 01/12/2005. Reposted to modify attributions

#8 Conclusion.

Having successfully crossed the mud, Tina takes a seat on solid ground, displaying the mess she's made of her shoes. Just as intended, she made it across without getting any inside her shoes.

#7 in the series was skipped since the original intent was to let her bog down past the tops of the shoes, after which she'd go for broke and keep slogging forward till she reached dry land. When time came to color these, the conclusion was altered, leaving it an orphan.

And yes, the 'panty shot' was an entirely unplanned detail.

Analog: Brush inked pencils
Digital: Micrografx Picture Publisher + Ulead PhotoImpact
Attributions: on image
Original posting: 01/16/05. Reposted to modify attributions

'Tina' as she appeared in 'What, Me Furry?". Brush-inked during C-ACE, digital color with Micrografx Picture Publisher 8. "Dutch" platforms by Steve Madden.

(Observation) I seem to be getting better at rendering semi-shiny surfaces. Spooky.

--Copyright 2003 Patrick C. Jones

'Todd', as he appeared in 'What, Me Furry?". Penciled and brush-inked during C-ACE, digital color and physical alterations via Micrografx Picture Publisher 8. 'California' sneex by Puma (no pun intended).

--Copyright 2003 Patrick C. Jones.

That was Foul, Yo!

Cynthia assured Tanya that it was OK to cross that huge slush puddle. After all, she's wearing the same boots and standing in the deepest part with no effect whatsoever.

However, she didn't tell her about wrapping her feet in plastic bags before slipping into those boots. I think that was intentional, since zippered boots usually aren't waterproof :)

More info at the [Comment] link.
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Did a Very Bad Thing

Colored and improved version of a sketchbook trade I did at Anthrocon '07 in ZinaCat's 'book. Two girls with an eye for mischief plus a flamethrower equal mirth and merriment :D

More info at the [Comment] link.