So as you know I have been working on my new “web based graphic novel” (erm, webcomic) Lilith Dark for a few months now. I have what I think is a good buffer of weeklies, and I have a pretty firm grasp on the first major story arc. For the next couple of weeks, I’ll be working on scripting and drawing to have an even bigger buffer of pages. My biggest worry is that I’ll launch the comic, and then have no time to keep up. I don’t want Lilith Dark to be known for being late.
I would like to formally announce that this Fall, I will be debuting my latest project, Lilith Dark. Lilith Dark will be an ongoing serialized webcomic strip based on the world of young Lilith Dark, a highly imaginative and adventurous little girl. Lilith Dark is a character near and dear to me, and I hope that you’ll all check it out once it’s released. My goal is to release one full color page of art per week, most likely on Wednesdays.
Here’s my contribution to the Ripple campaign started by Illustrator Kelly Light. Buy it for only $10.00 US and help clean up the animals in the gulf…
On Friday, May 21, 2010 I received two awards for my work. The first was a third place award for my animation titled “Ladybug”, which stars a sad liitle guy and a ladybug(Watch the animation below), and the second was a first place award for my digital art piece titled “Don’t Tell Mommy” (click the thumbnail to the left to view).
Last week I debuted my series of Fairy Tale sketch cards, and this week I humbly present to you the second half of the project, my Alice in Wonderland sketch card set!
At long last, I am proud to present my series of Fairy Tale sketch cards!
So I’ve lived with the “magical” iPad for about a week or so now, and I have to say I like it a lot…for what it is. As I stated in my previous post on the topic, the iPad is predominantly for consuming media, not creating it. However, after looking into it a little more closely, I’ve discovered that maybe the iPad is a bit more useful than I thought.
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Thanks for checking out the very first episode of my new web show-
The CDowd Art-A-Palooza!
I’ll be drawing live on my new Ustream channel a couple of times a week (as time allows), and posting the occassional video highlights right here on the ol’ blog. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook for immediate updates on when I’ll be broadcasting.
In this episode, I introduce myself, go over how I draw lines, and do a little sketching in Illustrator. Notice how the words don’t match my mouth like in old kung fu movies. I’ll figure this all out soon, but for now please enjoy the low rent nonsense!
You’ve gotta be pretty brave to face this fella everyday! This is a self portrait I did in 2009, and have gone on to use in promotional material since. Lots of staring into the mirror and sketching went into this one. Drawn and painted free hand in Adobe Illustrator via Wacom tablet. Click the thumbnail to enlarge.
From this little guy’s perspective, he’s just having a light snack.
This piece was done in regular graphite pencil on watercolor paper. I also used mechanical pencils for some of the finer details. Click the image to enlarge.
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