Sheriff Bill in Colour
Just a small post today — a while back I drew a little character study of Sheriff Bill Platypus, suggested by my comic jam buddies when I asked what to […]
Tag Archives: character design
Who is Iris?
Iris and I are seriously thinking about putting together a little min-comic for the comic conventions coming up. We decided she needed an introduction. I’ve known Iris ever since I […]
Quick-Draw! Sheriff Bill Platypus
Drawing-a-Day number 29 (one more to go!) I’d been drawing the graphic novel all day, and needed a change of pace. Tonight was the weekly gathering of several fellow comics […]
Intrepid Explorers
Drawing-a-Day number 28 Meet Miss Ophelia Bluefeather and Mister Cecil Ravensfield, the latest in my characters-from-doodles series. They are a famous pair of scientist-adventurers, known for their daring exploits on […]
Miss Penelope Chi-Wawa
Drawing-a-Day 22: Meet Miss Penelope, a lady of impeccable breeding and good taste. She may look demure and delicate, but she has nerves of steel when in a pinch. She’s […]
The Evolution of Spam-the-Cat
Drawing-a-Day number 20 I’ve been pencilling comic pages all day, and itching to get my hands on some colour. This is drawn from one of the panels I penciled today […]
Doodling a Drawing-a-Day — Little Bird Guy
Last night my hubby and I went to our usual Sunday evening haunt, the Victoria Folk Music Society’s weekly coffeehouse. I like to sit and doodle while I’m there, in […]
Drawing-a-Day 7 — building on a gesture sketch
I didn’t forget my drawing of the day, but it’s been a very busy day, so I decided to go with the theme of this evening’s main post and build […]
Anime, Manga, and Another Day, Another Drawing.
I had a great time at Tsukino Con this weekend, hanging out at the Camosun Comics and Graphic Novels Program table in artist’s alley, going to panels, admiring all the costumes, […]
Character Study — Renfrew the Racoon
Another character in the Spam and the Sasquatch graphic novel that I’m working on, in partnership with author Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, is Renfrew the Raccoon. (see yesterday’s post for links […]
Character study — A Young Lady Sasquatch
Just a short post tonight — I’ve been working in the studio all day doing various things, including this character study for a new maquette. The graphic novel I’ve been […]
Spam the Cat Becomes a Character Maquette (Part 2)
This afternoon I took some progress shots on the new Spam the Cat maquette. I forgot to take pictures in the wire armature stage, sorry! I’ll remember on my next […]
Spam the Cat Becomes a Character Maquette (Part 1)
I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s mentoring session with Joan Steacy. We’re going to work on character maquettes all day, one of my favourite things to do. It doesn’t even seem […]
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