Doujinshi Fests, Joining the Workforce, Hitting 30, and Other Art Thoughts
Hello! It’s been a while since I’ve been here. For those of you who’ve followed for a while, you know that this blog is one of the places where my posting tends to come in bursts of feast or famine. I’ve grown a lot in the almost decade or so since I first started posting.…
“The Prince of this World is coming, but he has no hold over me.”
An artwork I did for @sofialuajuk on twitter of her characters, a Cathar peasant and a disillusioned French knight and former crusader who find love in the midst of the Albigensian Crusade. I was inspired by the verse John 14:30 (quoted in the title), since the somewhat antagonist of the story, King Philip II Augustus…
Achilles vs. Hector – The Iliad Book 22 (comic pages)
Recently I finished reading The Iliad, translated by Emily Wilson, and it was a phenomenal and unforgettable experience that exceeded its already hefty reputation. I loved the action, the exploration of grief, and letting myself be surprised at the various small human moments sprinkled throughout. I was very moved and wanted to draw this scene…
Comic Layout Commission Example – Pecky Bird
I was able to work on my first commission for creating comic layouts, for peckybird (on tumblr, insta.). They gave me a script and description of a scene featuring their OCs, and I was able to break down the scene into four pages. I thought I would show a little bit of how that process…
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