A Mystery Cafe Girl
December 1, 2011
I’ve been writing like mad for the last little while and have just about finished my first novella. So exciting! Anyway, I thought I would post a little something, as a sort of teaser, if you will, that related to my book in a way. The cover art (which is just about finished as well) is in a similar style to this picture and that rose on my café girl’s hat has more to do with the story than you might think. Other than that, I’m going to leave the rest of it a mystery (hint, hint) until closer to publication.
Elf Face Study
May 12, 2010
Here is the black and white pencil of the elf face study. I believe I did it sometime in 2004 or 2005, but I can’t be sure. It ended up not really looking much like the photo reference used, but I was referencing the lighting on the face more than anything.
Wizard
April 26, 2010
Here is a close up of the wizard from the 2006 Dragon & Wizard sketch. I like some of her design and facial expression, even if she’s not very detailed. But what can you expect? She was, after all, under an inch and a half on paper.
Tiger mother – black and white
April 19, 2010
This is the mother tiger at its black and white stage. I was just using pencil and smudging here and there with my finger for this one. I’m so unprofessional sometimes.
Character study7
March 15, 2010
Just a sketch of a Celtic warrior woman I did as a sort of face study. She is actually a character from one of my stories that ended up being put on the backburner, and has remained there for a long while now.
Cafe girl 3
March 5, 2010
Here’s another Café Girl. I quite like the shape and style of the hat on this one.
Dragon & Wizard
March 1, 2010
Here is the full picture of the dragon sketch, where you can now see his wizard travel companion. She was really just put in there for a size comparison but I tried to give her her own little personality. You can kind of see her holding her head up high, as I imagined she would be rather confidant with him as an ally.
Cafe girl 2
February 22, 2010
Another B&W from my Café Girl collection. She’s one of my favorites, I’m quite happy with how her hands and the shadows on her face turned out.
Dragon Head
February 15, 2010
This one’s not for anything particular, just a B&W pencil sketch of a design for a dragon I did some time back in 2006.
Cafe girl 1
February 12, 2010
This is one in a series of B&W graphic art, designed for T-shirts. I call them my “Café Girls” I guess because they look like they might be enjoying an afternoon at a café in Paris, or perhaps just taking in the sights.
