Frog Princess

Just a spur of the moment drawing that I ended up finishing. Not a whole lot about the coloring that is unique. The stupid tweety bird was a problem. I didnt really want to draw it but I also couldnt get it to look like it matched so i just cheated and lowered the opacity.

Here is another picture of Gemma and her roommate. She suggested some tickling which im a fan of so I didn't say no.

I wish I could say this was a fun one to do but it wasn't in the least. It took me the better part of a day just to get a sketch that I liked (partly because im just a slow drawer. I should work on that) and then the actualy painting was a pain.
This is the first color work i've done in awhile and I had forgotten quite a bit about how to do it. I think there is a certain blandness to the picture. Just haven't learned how to apply the techniques concerning details that I see other artists doing. Part of that may be the need for a larger tablet but damn those things are pricey.

I did apply some textures just to see how it would go and im satisfied with the results though i'll certainly need some practice. But at least this one is done.

Starting a new blog today that im hoping will give me a chance to go a bit more in depth on some of the art I do. I have a tendency to talk a lot but I'm a bit ashamed to say that I still have no idea how to create a website so I can't go that route.

This is my most recent drawing here. I did it for my friend Gemma and it is of her (the blonde) and her roommate. For the most part she left me free to draw whatever I wished but there were certain things she had hoped I would focus on, one of those being barefeet. She's one of those girls who likes to do a lot of fighting and she likes to get sweaty.
I forgot if there was a story behind this. Usually i just start doodling and see where things go (Which is really not a good way to do things no matter what it is you're doing, be it drawing or music or writing. You'll find much, much more success the more you plan ahead).

I do know that the background was a last minute thing. I rarely draw backgrounds and taken them into account in the initial sketching even less. With this drawing I just felt that a white or bland background wasn't enough. So i really just took a large brush (that would be a photoshop brush :) ) and started going to town with the intent of covering as much of the background as I could.

All-in-all I was very happy with how this turned out and I suppose if I wanted to I could go back and fix those glaring changes that still haunt me.