Since I'm dragging my feet on drawing "The Next Day", I thought a bit more about a discarded bit where Lily spends the rest of the first day with an iron grip around Daisy... and then I pictured a shell-shocked Rose getting home.
2022-03-17 01:24:36 +0000 UTC View Post
"What are your influences?"
...I've only recently managed to track a key one down.
For I don't know how many years, the first pair of images above lingered in the back of my mind. A distant memory from the mid-1980s, of a handful of comic pages I'd found by accident. I was around 6 years old at the time, and from prior experience I k...
2022-03-16 14:18:54 +0000 UTC View PostMy nieces were visiting for much of the past week, but now that they're on their way home, I need to get back to work. For the next day or two, that may mean scripting out the dialogue for the comics pages I have thumbnailed, as well as the ones I haven't yet. The un-thumbnailed pages may have be more wordy than the current batch, so it wi...
2022-03-14 19:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post
More progress on the house model - since at least one page will have Daisy, Alice, and Violet seated at the kitchen table, I started blocking in that area. I was almost ready to block in the table and some chairs, too, until I realized I already had models I could use... models I made 10 years ago, and never used.
The kitchen is more...
2022-03-02 21:02:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been a bit distracted over the past week, between the 3D house model and a new comic collecting/scanning obsession. Looking at the news, I'd say everyone else could use a distraction right about now.
I've had this page locked down in my head for some time now, it's mainly taken me this long to thumbnail it because I'm less certa...
2022-02-24 18:14:34 +0000 UTC View Post
One thing that's prevented me from diving into the next section of the comic, is Daisy's parents' house. Backgrounds might be my least favorite thing to draw, so I'm knocking this out based on some old blueprints just make my life easier. I do need to remind myself that we won't see much more of the outside that what's in the first picture, to a...
2022-02-21 16:10:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm slowly making progress on this set! I haven't made up my mind on part 2 just yet, but at least parts 1 & 3 are done.
Pretty soon, it may be time for me to switch to some 3D work. First I need to model the front of Daisy's parents' house, and then I'm like to start blocking in Candice. Candice might be my most "safe" cha...
2022-02-10 23:18:52 +0000 UTC View Post
This pic of Daisy in a SNES-themed costume is proving to be more frustrating than I'd expected... Her pose just isn't working for me, but I can't quite picture how else she could stand and still have the overall idea work. I also don't want her to be grumpy, even though she wouldn't exactly be thrilled with Mary touching her buttons.
Mary's never going to learn to keep her hands to herself.
2022-02-02 01:49:05 +0000 UTC View PostTwo weeks ago, my task list consisted of two pinups, roughly five comic pages, and a whole bunch of Python coding. Now two weeks later, the list is exactly the same. Why I thought I could get anything done while visiting family - despite that pretty much NEVER panning out before - is beyond me.
Backing up - two weeks ago, I drove out to Ar...
2022-01-29 02:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostA few days ago, I felt the need to switch gears again - I hadn't worked on my Maya tools in months, so it was time to make some progress! And I have made progress over the past few days, although it's a weird case of being big and small at the same time...
Back in October, I started a major revamp of my tools, with a heavy emphasis o...
2022-01-12 20:59:34 +0000 UTC View Post
December's pinups, at the highest resolution!
2022-01-02 16:20:28 +0000 UTC View Post
December's pinups, at a higher resolution! The next few will be added, once they're ready.
2022-01-02 16:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Dumb idea - a variant of Daisy with implants instead of naturals, and unable to do this pose.
2021-12-30 22:16:07 +0000 UTC View Post
What ever could it be? Shh! Don't tell me! I want it to be a surprise!
2021-12-22 21:55:56 +0000 UTC View Post
You'd think that by now I might've learned not to make too many art plans in December, because odds are good there won't be enough time for most of them...
The 5 pinups I'd started inking and coloring are taking a back seat to this year's Christmas pinup. Once these are all done, I'll have the poll winners to work on - Daisy buried in Mimi...
2021-12-19 16:41:44 +0000 UTC View Post
One downside to scribbling an idea and thinking "I'll get to this later", is there can be a LOT of them once "later" finally arrives. And with time always being a factor, a few might get drawn, while the rest get pushed back to "later"...
What can...
2021-12-14 15:16:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Some time today I want to compile some of the recent pinup thumbnails - along with some older unused ones - into a new poll. Apart from those, I may already have my assignments for the rest of the week...
2021-12-13 17:54:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm inching towards finishing my singing bust sculpt, but regardless of how far I get, I think the next week should be focused more on drawing, and finishing one or two of the pinups I've thumbnailed recently. Or even some of the ones from months ago! 2021-12-11 14:02:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I had an idea for 2-3 images of Daisy applying lotion, which then became a longer sequence. Then I decided to add Mimi to the mix.
update - now it's REALLY escalated! Iku suggested Monique get in on this, and things kind of snowballed from there!
2021-12-10 14:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm not even done with my first sculpt, and I'm already planning future ones! Candice has been on my mind for a while, so I figured it was time I drew a model sheet for her. Also I started toying with the idea of her having a twin sister who's her opposite in almost every way. Name-wise, I think Cornelia Beatrice Kane has a nice ring to it...
2021-12-08 15:30:22 +0000 UTC View Post
After a weekend of changing up my drinking habits and clearing my head, today I finally jumped into Blender for more than just a look around! It has some quirks that take a little getting used to, but all in all I don't think I did too bad, for my first day.
2021-12-07 03:05:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This week hasn't quite gone how I'd hoped, so to take my mind off things, I've been working on some custom game covers.
My main goal this week didn't sound so difficult - dive into Blender, figure out its sculpting tools, and then use them. While I did explore the tools and fill out some index cards with notes and shortcuts, I found ...
2021-12-03 21:54:52 +0000 UTC View PostOver the past few days, I've been outlining the next several pages of the comic. I suppose I could end the current chapter where it is, but at least two pages feature character cameos that I don't think I'll be able to fit in anywhere else. None of these pages are ready to be drawn just yet, as I still need to do page layouts, and plan out the d...
2021-11-28 23:14:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Boredom could perhaps be a cure for art-block... and then drawing is a cure for boredom! If nothing else, it gives me an excuse to think up & sketch a silly idea or two.
2021-11-28 21:09:41 +0000 UTC View Post
I could use another break from Daisy and the comic... The next page may only be two panels, if not a single image, but art block isn't making it easy to figure out the posing. Rather than force it, I'm feeling the urge to work on something else again. And since I'm been on a Haunted Mansion kick lately...
Disney's Haunted Mansion has alway...
2021-11-21 18:42:35 +0000 UTC View Post
