WIP: Wedding Poppi

WIP: Wedding Anna

WIP: Wedding Kaya

WIP: Beasts of Afterlife--Midnight Sparrow

My bestfriend and I have been co-authoring a story called Afterlife for about 2-3 years now. In that time our characters have grown in several magnificent ways, and I've been tossing this idea around in my head for a while. The concept is simple; it showcases the two main characters three children and their alter-egos , also known as their "Beasts." These Beasts often take on the exact opposite personalities that their hosts exhibit, and in turn call themselves the reversed version of their name. 

This is Nel, my best friend's creation, and her Beast, Len.

My bestfriend's original character,Nel Benson;
 the eldest child of Neil and Anna Benson, big sister to Annie and Kit Benson.

Pain

Omg, it's finished and I still like it, what is this strange magic? 

WIP: Pain

Lately, I've been having a really hard time loving my artwork the way I used to, or just being happy with it in general. I think that's because I've been pushing and pushing to adopt an art stye that isn't mine. I've looked at other artists' works and thought to myself "I want something like that." Those thoughts have subsequently compelled me to draw in a style that I've come to think I'm simply not suited for. I love lineart, and I've often forgotten that just because I use it doesn't mean my art is less than anyone else's.

Bound By String

""As soon as I cross the Bond into his consciousness, I’m swarmed by his thoughts and battered by his emotions. They tangle together and yank at my own, forming knots that intertwine my individuality with his. Suddenly, it’s like there’s no difference between Auburn Dasher and Sapire Knight. "

--DAYDREAMER: Warm Shadows

It isn't often that I draw things related to my book, which I'm currently in the process of rewriting. It's quite the change from when I was younger, before I entered high school, where I only drew the characters and scenes from my book. Then I was introduced to roleplaying and found myself so enraptured by those characters and writings that I became unable to set aside the time to draw things other than those. That's not a bad thing, it's what I enjoy, but it's never a bad idea to spice things up from time to time. With that in mind, I've produced this. 

Believe it or not, the lineart I used for this piece is actually a few months old, although I'm not sure precisely how many months exactly. It's funny though because I actually created this piece based off another WIP (as seen below) that I abandoned years ago, then, after lining the sketch, I abandoned this piece as well. 

I started this piece some time during my Freshman/Sophomore year, I think.

As you can see, there's quite a difference in the original concept as well as style. Initially, I attempted to create a very conflicted composition, but in the rework it evolved into something much more fluid and compassionate. 

The lighting and color scheme gave me a hard time, but amazingly I actually never got frustrated by them at all. It was interestingly enjoyable, which is refreshing given how little I've been enjoying my work lately. All in all, I feel that this was a good change of pace and I'm glad I finished this work in progress.

School Assighment: Evaporate

My 7th concentration piece. Truth be told, I'm surprised I didn't procrastinate more and spend the entire night struggling to get this done in order to turn it in on time. Apparently, I'm becoming responsible...

*cough, cough* thank you best friend who shant be named who forced me to complete my homework, you cool *cough, cough*

Anyway, from concentration 7 onward there will be a slight change to my theme. Whereas before I focused strictly some of the prisons that trap us in every day life, from this point on I'll be looking at how we struggle to liberate ourselves from those very same prisons. So, I guess you could say I'm making sequels to my old concentrations pieces. This piece, is the sequel to Concentration 3; Fade.

This piece focused a lot on things we often associate with our fears; i.e. the dark, shadows, dark water, the night, the moon, so on so forth. I tried to create a sense of hopelessness as you were swallowed by your fears. 

To combat that in in Con 7, I attempted to use a lot of the same elements in a different way. I took the clouds that were originally fading from light to darkness, and reversed their gradient, as well as had them surround the woman almost like a dress that simultaneously was evaporating from her body. This was meant to symbolize her "shedding her fears" and ultimately freeing herself from the prison of her own anxieties. The sun behind her is also a symbol for that, as it represents her freedom and her courage for having finally conquered her prison.

Work In Progress: Evaporate

for my next concentration piece. 

Bound By String Pt. 2

what am I even doing?

Trying weird lighting. 

Let's hope this works.