Is it dudebro or dude bro? *muses*
Anyway, while going through my sketchbooks for images of Jahir and Vasiht'h I ran into this series of ink doodles I did while trapped in a two day meeting, and a lot of them are really fun! Given that I did them with a pen and no pencil and no prompts for brainstorming. (The meeting topic did...
2017-06-22 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Getting close, I think. I like drawing on the tablet but boy howdy it hurts my wrists. Good reminder to stop and do do other things.
2017-06-21 19:29:34 +0000 UTC View Post
You'll find the link above (or you can click here if you're getting this in email). This is the first time I've ever been on Tor.com and it was startling (and gratifying... the reviewer really understood what I...
2017-06-21 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
My poor crowminions. Between the molt and the constant rain, they look like extras from a zombie movie.
A few days ago, all four of them arrived, yelling at the top of their lungs, so I walked outside. Carefully, because there was a stormfront and it was almost on top of us: big piles of black clouds and thunder and winds knoc...
2017-06-20 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
SO MUCH SCRIBBLING
But I am now as happy with Jahir as I'm going to get. (Also, I want his clothes.) Time to tidy up everything else!
2017-06-20 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
...because you all have been asking for this book since Mindline was released, I figure it should be a big deal! (Plus, this is the book with the Kickstarter cameos in it!). So I am trying to figure out how I want to handle the launch of Dreamhearth. My vague plan so far:
"Nuzzle"
"Time for Bed"
"Read Me Another Chapter"
I found this page of ink sketches in a book from last year and thought it apropos. To all the dads in the audience, you are important, and you do important parenting work. It's not all about us moms no matter what society says. So have a great day today!
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Not quite happy with the robes, but it's close enough that I guess I should take on the feathers.
*cries a little*
2017-06-17 11:36:13 +0000 UTC View Post
...only about a month out now, I think, time to work on marketing fluff...
2017-06-16 14:27:56 +0000 UTC View Post
*soldiers on*
I will probably use this image for the "you get a cool thing from me" physical object for the patrons signed up for that. Because obviously I am determined to finish it. Because I am into torture or something. It's the only reason I can think of for this much embroidery.
The story continues... (You can use the tag 'pearl in the void' to catch up on any bits you've missed!)
2017-06-14 18:03:46 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the things I do want to use the tablet for is drawing more of those teaser graphics for my books. (Did I show you those? They're over on DeviantArt if you missed any of them.) Anyway, last night I started this one for Dreamhearth, which is only 1...
2017-06-14 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Otherwise known as "the animation with the WORST HANDS EVER." Seriously, what is that. My only excuse was the sangria I had with dinner. >.>
Anyway, this is what I wanted to show you, with the three middle fingers creating the downward swipe, and then the counter mark with the one finger. One of the things I enjoy best a...
2017-06-13 14:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
As I said a bit ago, I got a new Surface and have resumed my self-education on digital art. Some of this is actual art training ("how do I use this tool?"). But at least half of it is understanding a context for digital art, in my life and in a broader social framework. And, as usual, I'd like to expose some of that thinking for...
2017-06-12 14:41:06 +0000 UTC View Post
For a while now, my family of three has been coming to call, and these are the bold ones who don't fear me. (But thankfully haven't perched on me yet.) In the afternoons, sometimes I get a singleton, and this particular crow is wary of me, and likes to yammer at me. It's not aggressive, but it is talkative and doesn't want to co...
2017-06-11 17:52:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Why is breakfast so good. >.> (Tomato and spinach omelet with potatoes, and sliced avocado with some lemon juice. And turmeric-lemon-green tea blend).
Anyway, yesterday there was praying. (Thank you, candle vigil keepers.) We will do it again in two weeks.
Other stuff: I've gotten all of the Pearl audioboo...
2017-06-10 13:24:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This is what happens when artists have to wait for car repairs for two hours, after Mass.
2017-06-09 19:17:13 +0000 UTC View Post
We've come again to Candle Friday! I will be going to light one for intentions later this afternoon. Thanks to last Candle Friday's watchstanders: Maigen, Kythryne, Grey, Erin, Sarah, Anastasia, Cheryl and Eric, along with people who might have done so anonymously. โค๏ธ Your help is appreciated. Feel free to share your c...
2017-06-09 12:53:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This is what logo development looks like on my end. Lots and lots of iterating. In this case I was aiming for three separate sigils:
I knew these should be old symbol...
2017-06-08 15:08:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Since work wouldn't replace the broken one, I went ahead and got a new one. The Pro 4s are on big sale this month thanks to the new model hitting stores on the 15th so I got a really good price.
I am super happy with this new one, which is faster and lighter and most importantly NOT BROKEN. I can finally draw again on it!...
I showed you Qora recently, one of Faulza's Eyes--that's a seer of the Faulfenzair god, Faulza, the Firedancer. One of you asked what the messiahs and prophets look like, so here's a quick sketch. The prophets are all black (the color of ash, as the seers are the color of smoke). The messiahs are all reds! They can be solid red ...
2017-06-06 11:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post
You haven't met this one yet. Oviin's nestbrother, Tsonet.
*keeps plugging away at tablet, even though she has to make most strokes twice*
2017-06-05 11:00:50 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the Faulfenza from In Extremis. Faulza's Eyes don't have the dark ventrals the rest of the Faulfenza do. (Messiahs are all red. And prophets are all black. Seers are the white ones, though they keep the red bits.)
Still fighting with my tablet. *shakes fist*
2017-06-03 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Even the beer had chocolate. ๐
2017-06-03 10:29:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Doodling Hesa and Pathen while listening to "Stone Moon, Silk Scarves." I lurrrv McCance's Pathen (nom) and his Hesa is wonderful, too. (Seriously. Can you imagine the stage dir...
2017-06-02 21:33:47 +0000 UTC View Post
We return to the revelation of numbers (I tremble) so that you can see that 1. I'm doing okay, but 2. I am not doing well enough to give up my day job. (I would one day like that sentence to read: 'so that you can see that 1. I'm doing great, but 2. I cannot yet afford a second house in the Cotswolds', but, you know, one thing a...
2017-06-02 14:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to June, everyone! I hope the summer's start is treating everyone well. I come bearing numbers! Today's post is on writing progress, for those of you who want to know what books are coming next.
So, May. We had a major slowdown after I finished the draft of PG5, which needed lots and lots of fine-tuning before I was re...
2017-06-01 14:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post
