Sketchies and randomness from C. Ellis
Uhuuu. Cable’s been out for most of the week (just got it back on), took a new medication and ended up sleeping through Monday and Tuesday (was quite a surprise to wake up Wednesday morning~!), missed all of NekoMachi all week. ………need to get out.
…was going to be a gift for Kaiousei, but…….I will do something different (and with references~!). :P
…it’s all nonsense. O_O;;;;
Having one of “Those” days, art wise. *lol* Recently, the type of ink I switched to decided to want to NOT be water/alcohol safe anymore (Dr. Ph Martin Bombay India for those curious)….at least the black one. *sigh* After many illustrations and practice runs that were just fine, too. >__>;; I’m going to have to re-do a couple of commissions/illustrations now, because of this, and it makes me quite………..yeah. You know. X3
Anyways, the above is from awhile ago. Just some random crap.
And Nino, because he’s the most Amazing kitty in the whole wide world~! <3
*nerd*
Oh maaaaan, have I had a huge bout of Art ADD. O__O;; So here’s a small mashup of things that I’ve been able to do (that I’m allowed to show) for the past little while. Uhm…..yeah. I love love love the summer time, and the heat, and being warm. But for some reason, I’m wanting to make a trip up to the snow (haven’t been snowboarding since C-chan~!!). Well, I’ll worry about that when it gets colder and I inevitably get more grumpy. :P
This design eventually got scrapped, so I can show it publicly. Thanks to those of you who helped me work on it. ^__^;;
Halfsize sketch; don’t know if I want to finish it. :P
My comic thumbnails can get pretty convoluted. XD So long as I can understand it……(most times I can’t, ahah).
I think I want to play with her a lot more.
I….NEEED to make at least one more trip to the beach this year. (hopefully more). But this made me very happy. You have no clue. TT3TT
BIG MONSTER KUMO~!!! UWAAAAAAAAAH~!!
Ohhhh….got to see cute little racing piggies at the Fair. O__O:;;;; SO CUTE SO CUTE SOOO CUTE~!!!!
Spent the past few weeks away from home, but still worked for most of that time. ^__^;;; I’m still away from home, technically, so I’ve yet to mail out commissions and what not (sorry~!!). Should be home in a couple more days. *sigh*
I’m very tired. Of a lot of things. I’m grateful for a couple of people these past few weeks who’ve allowed me to take a break of sorts and….sort myself out. XD So, you know who you are, THANK YOU~!!! <3 But I come back to it, artistically, and I'm like.....O__O;;;;;; I don't know. I'm too tired to explain.
And of course, I don't have any new art that I can really show. So you get screenshots of a commercial work. :3
I’ve had this certain song on repeat for awhile, trying to figure out how to mesh its theme with a short story I want to draw. I didn’t expect it (the song) to feel this painful, but there’s a definite emotion there. Heheh. It’s a good thing, though. :) There’s lots of things I want to do in the coming month. A really awesome contest I want to enter, and a few things I need to get sent off for people to see.
Let’s start changing things starry eyed piggy girl. O__O;;; Only you can take care of yourself, dummy dummy pig. You’ve got lots to do~!!
But until next time……sleep. TT3TT
Still don’t have any new art or sketchies to show, I’m very sorry. Still trying to get everything done, still waiting on new markers (eeep~!), still waiting for the end of the month. *lol*
Was browsing (and purging) some very old art files leftover on my old HD and came across a lot of stuff that made me go, “…….” Haha, I hadn’t seen them for a very long time~!!! XD
Out of any of my art, past or present, this is probably *the* most sentimental/meaningful (I generally don’t get too attached to my drawings). Hee hee. I remember using my roommate’s pc to get this done, rush rush rushing to get it done because I had to get to work (I really miss living in SF)…feeling all sorts of squishy things. I remember only being able to describe that feeling as having a belly full of curry and hot soba…something I ate A LOT of back then, because of my job. :P
Same girl as in the above pic, Starla. I distinctly remember being extremely frustrated while doing this doodle for various waffle-y reasons. XDDDD I really miss hanging out and talking with Dominique as much as I did back then. And if I remember correctly, around that time was the last time I’ve been to the beach properly. For shame, piggy~!! FOR SHAME~!!! D:< (I'll be remedying that rather soon, so it's all good).
A “test” page from an oooooold online comic I used to have. ^__^;;; I think about these two characters a lot, oddly enough, even though I never draw them anymore. People used to tell me that the trouble they would get into was “too far-fetched” yet they were things that actually happened in the lives of myself and the people I based the characters on. The story wasn’t called ‘It’s MY life~!’ for no reason. :P Haha, that’s a life long long dead by now. *sigh*
Starla, again. :) I gave this pic to an old girlfriend of mine from artschool (whom I lost touch with unfortunately…..need to look her up ‘cuz she was awesome)…and I also based a super giant cardboard shoe (a design class final exam) from the design of her outfit (blue, feathers, and straps~!! Haaaa, I wonder how I got such a good grade on that POS shoe?). Good times~!!!
It’s funny, sometimes…taking a trip through memories. More still how an image instantly brings back vivid emotions. I’m a person who tries not to look back at things that’ve happened in life but sometimes it’s not ALL bad, and I’m kind of glad I didn’t forget about these particular pics.
Of course, we won’t talk at all about how I haven’t improved AT ALL since these times. HAHAHAH~!!! *cries like a schoolboy*
Ahh, let’s get back to work~!! *hup hup*
Seriously, this is why there hasn’t been any new art or why it’s taken me so long to get back to certain people. ^__^;;;; I’ve been drawing non-stop for a couple weeks now, but this is the first time in a VERY LONG time that I’ve even been able to touch my sketchie. *lol*
I didn’t even know what day this was until I had to name the jpg file. XD All I can seem to keep track of is ‘oh sh*t it’s the end of the month, bills are due, and I need to get paid.’ Plus, ‘oh crap oh crap oh crap I need to finish all this stuff on top of all that other stuff and *finally* give these people their stuff……’
It’s all good though. It feels good. It feels really good. Plus, the weather is FINALLY turning hot (and it’s HUMID TOO WOO HOO).
So like, yeah. Please wait for me. XDDDDD
Just a SMALL handful of stuff that I’ve been needing to finish and some already done. Tonight’s a sleepless night for me. Hee hee. One of many ahead~! Yay. :D
Y’know, I thought it was weird the very first time I heard it, but the ‘new’ remix of Hikki’s Beautiful World is pretty damn neat. :P Uh….yeah. (We all know I <3 Hikki).
I….had something else I needed to say. …..but I completely blanked on it just now. TT3TT
Thank you for bearing with my slow-wittedness. *cry*
So…like….I saw this floating around the net on a podcast website (I forget which, so the credits for this image is theirs, just so we know). It’s the weekly schedule of a certain well published manga author in Japan.
I will let you know RIGHT NOW that this gives me so much full on lady wood like you have NO IDEA~!!! O__O;;
I don’t know if it’s the insanity of the thing (I mean, really, 3HOURS ONLY for free time outside of sleep), or the fact that I’m odd and get the oddest sense of motivation from seeing/hearing others’ work habits/process….maybe it’s the validation from myself saying that I need to stop being a whineybitch about things and get to work. :P
But I do know there’s that little Barney Stinson in my head quietly saying “Challenge Accepted~!” (though maybe to not such a degree).
My goodness, if something like this is all it takes for me to get hot in a biscuit for making comics..then…..then why can’t I get it up everyday? *sigh*
In other news, I *really* need to buy a desk to work on. TT__TT It’s hard because my living situation is still in flux (HAHA~!!) and bound to change at any given notice (not to mention there is NO space for any extra things here)…..but it’s really really really difficult, as well, to work in a non work space. Hmmm….
My mom’s cat Weasley wanted to help me out with drawing Kitty from NekoMachi. I love using analog screentones~!!! <3
Line art that I was not happy with, and as soon as I started to color it, I tore it up and threw it out. :) Will probably re-try the concept later….
Just a random image to take a break from other paid work. I really don’t like it and am very close to ripping it apart, as well. :/
You can see the finished version on DA:
Unloved… by =bybystarlight on deviantART
My poor, pathetic workspace (ie: my bed). I never really realized how inhibitive it is to NOT be able to work in a comfortable place. *sigh* Soon soon……*cry*
Weasley, again, because he’s awesome. And….believe it or not, in this picture, he was dead to the world asleep. XD
Ah, hmm. It’s been awhile, no?
For a little bit, things imploded around here, keeping me away from the internets and updating things like here or Neko Machi. *sob* Then my pc battery decided it wanted to die. And then a whole bunch of work and commissions for my sick cat came in and….and….AH~!!! XD
So, I’ve been super busy, and will hope to update here a little more often starting next month, when things calm down just a little bit. ….please bear with me. Until then….
Linearts that didn’t survive the piggy can be really hard on herself sometimes process. :P
Process of a copic piece; finish version on DA:
Camellia by *bybystarlight on deviantART
And because these guys are my love….
My very dear Tarzan. ^__^;; The kitty that’s sick lately…
She’s feeling better here. X3
And of course you can’t order art supplies without having at least ONE cat inspect the box. TTwTT