Jetty the Magic Girl

 

So I had an idea for a tv series about classic magical girls versus Lovecraftian monsters. That's not too original, but the series would also take major inspiration from the comic that first inspired me: Atomic Robo. It's a really great series for all ages. You should read it. I was inspired most by Volume 3: The Shadow From Out of Time and Volume 7: The Flying She Devils of the Pacific. The hypothetical show Magical Girls Versus Cosmic Ones would also take a lot of historical inspiration, including a sort-of Ghibli-esque steampunk aesthetic. I've outlined the episodes of the first season and all the major characters. 

Jetty (pictured above) is from the mid-1800s. She was taken from her universe by a cosmic evil and rescued by magical girls from another universe. Now she works with them to fight evil and return to her world. Jetty's design is based mostly on Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service, Alice Liddell's design from Cheshire Crossing, and pictures of Ada Lovelace. Her design would need some tweaking and added details, but I'm happy with it for now. 

If I could, would I spend all my time making this show real? Yes. Am I in graduate school with two jobs? Also yes. God be with me. God's will be done for this idea, just like all my ideas. I love you.

Canny the Friendly Ghost With Work Problems

 This is an idea I had for a character. It's fairly simple, just a man who is a sheet-headed ghost who struggles in his patent attorney job and other areas of his life. No matter how powerful or dapper you are, life (or unlife) is hard. It's not a good enough concept for me to really work on, but I thought it would be fun to draw him tonight.

 

I spent some time deciding how to do his eyes and head sheet. But his design was pretty finalized in my head from the beginning.

This is a small reference image I did for the next picture.

 "And now, Margaret Wellenek of Tax Form Management, you will return my calls." 

Here is the picture based on the one I was referencing. I'm glad I did the reference first. I'm so happy I've got better perspective skills now. 

God be with me. Lord have mercy on me. I need it. I love you.

More Pose Work

So, school has started at this point. It might be a while before I have anything from school to share on this blog. My classes are mostly programming and a production that's supposed to remain secret until after its done. But I've been doing some important work doodling in and outside of class (and church). It can't hurt to try to get different methods of drawing forms to look good from different angles. These pictures were each drawn without visual reference, so you know I like that.

I don't know what the next step is, and it might have to wait until until school hits a lull. I think it might be trying for more realistic proportions like 90s anime style, animating something else in Blender, or modeling something simple in Blender. We'll see.

God be with me. I love you. God's will be done. Lord save me.

Animated Punch in Blender

 

This is my practice of an animated punch in in the software Blender, just to try and get a feeling for how it's done. I should be more excited than I am, because this is pretty cool. I just kind of used up all my energy figuring out Blender's obtuse systems. Hopefully next time will go faster.

I'll need to remember to hold on each of the frames for longer. Sometimes, some of the frames don't play in YouTube and sometimes they do. I'd recommend playing it at a slower speed if you want to see all the frames. Overall, this is pretty cool to me. I think this is a good step in the process of wrangling Blender. We'll see. 

Thank you, God, for everything. I love you. God's will be done.

Gesture Practice (and Others)

So today and Wednesday, I did a lot of drawing practice. I wanted to show it here, because I like it. The picture above is some gestural/form drawings I did after watching the first part of a few videos to see if there was any concrete advice they could give that I hadn't heard before. It was good stuff, but I got tired of focused self-improvement, so I did the next two drawings afterwards as something fun. 

The above picture is fan art for the Slugcat in the indie game Rain World. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to play the game myself because it costs money. But Rain World first appeared on my radar in a video which broke down how they used physics simulation for the animations to give the Slugcat and other animals a unique feel and controls. Cool stuff. Anyway, this image was done without reference.

This next picture (above) is a product of a bunch of different stuff. The gestural drawing practice, practicing Disney faces, an image in my head, etc. It's got a few mistakes in it, but I'm satisfied with it for the amount of work. 

The remaining pictures are all from Wednesday. Lots of different sketchy stuff- most of it just for fun. They're in reverse order of when I drew them except for a couple.

The above picture is fan art for the Sarah Andersen webcomic series Fangs. It got published in a book. We actually have a copy at the library I work at. Anyway, this drawing was done with just a memory of  the original, which is why it looks... less good. It's a great series, though it does handle some adult themes so be aware of that.

The above is one of three drawings I made of this character "Fuzzy" Bellman. I only liked this drawing enough to put it on here. Fuzzy is a character from a personal comic I'm writing called "the Exceptionals." It's a comic I only write when I'm angry, so that says something about it's content. Basically, I wanted to take some of the most messed-up people I could think of, give them unconventional powers, and see what they did with them. Fuzzy's power is "Rarity Manipulation." She can alter how much of a certain kind of object there is in the world (and possibly the universe).

 

 The above picture has drawings of different face explorations. Three of them are based on Brennan Lee Mulligan, the author of the webcomic series Strong Female Protagonist, which is the best webcomic I've ever read, and possibly the best comic. It deals with the philosophical implications of superpowers in a realistic world through the perspective of one very complex character. It's like it was made just for me. Anyway, these next three drawings are of the main character of SFP. Her name is Alison Green, and when I draw her in my style she coincidentally looks like some drawings I did of Supergirl: 8th Grade Superhero a little while ago, which is funny to me.

These last two pictures are simple character drawings I did in different styles to see if I could.

 God is good. It's almost the end of summer. I've done some good work. I've improved a bit. God has kept me and the people around me safe. God protect me. I love you. God's will be done.