Playing in Photoshop

The past few weeks, I've felt useless with any art I've been making.  I probably need a vacation or something.  Recently, after getting home from work, I've been messing around in photoshop, just letting my brain wander.
Made this using the lasso tool and paint bucket.  Just needed to get the 80's toys out of my system.  I want to move onto my own characters again.

The animation timeline in Photoshop is interesting, I want to keep working with it.  Here are a few animated gifs, it doesn't seem possible to keep consistent timing on various browsers?

Almost forgot, the "Red X" short that I boarded aired last weekend.  Here's some board panels that were cut for time and the fact that I don't know what I'm doing.

Cartoonfuntime on Twitter showed me how to make custom brushes in photoshop!

Also missing drawing on paper.  Maybe again someday...

❤Omigosh❤

I survived San Diego Comic Con, and somehow survived the past year!  Saw a lot of friends from near and afar last weekend, many who helped make the Amethyst shorts.  Finally there is some animation online, pretty exciting.  

Here's the trailer for the next round of DC Nation shorts, lots of cool stuff.  Amethyst is at the end!

I do not know when the new shorts air, but in the meantime, here's some heroines!

 ❤ One thing off my bucket list...lucky.

Return of the Comic Corns

Late update!
For those going to San Diego Comic Con who've been asking if I'll have any art available, there will be some!

Stuart Ng Books, Booth #5012, will have signed copies of my sketchbook "Tater Tots", each has a secret sketch sticker inside!


Also, Tr!ckster will have a big ol' print of a pegacorn family!


As for panels or events, may I recommend the DC Nation panel on Sunday for all your cartoon superhero needs?
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SUNDAY 1:00-2:00   DC Nation Screening and Q&A
Room 6BCF
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The Tr!ckster print

If you find me, I will have some sketch cards available. I'm mostly excited about the shiny foil pockets I found for them.  Shiney!

Have a safe trip everyone!

Jimmy Crack Corn

Last week, my little brother got married!  I didn't have a lot of time to pack, and forgot my camera, but the wedding planner took some wonderful photos.  She's awesome!  

http://www.alisasgarden.com/2012/06/weekend-wedding.html

I did draw my brother's wedding invite, but never checked with him if I could post it.  He is a shy one.

This past weekend, I drew mindlessly, got an oil change on my car finally, and dropped off sketchbooks at Stuart Ng for San Diego Comic Con.  I drew a sketch sticker in each one.  :)  

Next week's post will be for SDCC.

Been stressed out about the dumbest things, but I guess if no one else is worried, then I won't either.

It's been awhile since I've felt comfortable to just sketch.  There is always something important I should be drawing, or fixing, and that doesn't leave much time for brain wandering.  Then drawing becomes a chore, and a job.  

Luckily, it's getting back to normal.  Time to start figuring out another book.

Oh, and this song has been on repeat alllllll month!  

Lol, someone started a petition to try to get an Amethyst tv show.  Thanks awesome random person!

Amethyst of Gemworld tv show!

In space no one cares.

Ahhh wanna sleep, working on mouth charts and drawing butts. Here is something old, from last fall.  Cause why not?
I want to make a print for SDCC.  Maybe a pegasus thing?  Any requests, stuff that isn't fanart? Ok back to work.

Mysterious TV Animation secrets revealed to me today, when I held aloft my heavy cintiq....

Hi blog.  Here's some random stuff from the last few months.  Yay.

Just Desserts!

 Gallery show this Saturday evening in Los Angeles!
"Just Desserts" is being curated by my good friend Mary Hoffman, and will be held at Monkeyhouse Toys, in Los Angeles, CA.  It starts at 6pm, and bread pudding will be served!  Come on by to see some delectable art and chat with friends.
I'm contributing two pieces, "Rhubarb Pie", and "Pineapple Upside Down Hula"!
I love pineapples, but they taste best fresh.  Can't stand the canned stuff.  I want to go on vacation again so I can just eat pineapple allllll day.

Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride by ohanaweb

Here's the flyer for the show, with time, place, and a full artist list.

Just because I drew tiki gods, here some old tiki stuff I animated a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away...

On a new project at work.  Really  nervous.  D:

Sleeping is fun!

 It's been a couple of weeks since the Emerald City Convention in Seattle.  Had some time to rest a little, and back to busy.  Been trying to wake up super early in the morning, and catching up on lists at work.  It feels like an unending game of Tetris, good thing I like Tetris.  Other than the Harley up above, and some convention doodles, there hasn't been much time for drawing frivolously.
   

A nice fellow and his wife gave me a blind bag MLP, and Pepperdance was inside!  She is one of my top prizes from my trip, and she's going to live on my new work desk tomorrow.  I LOVE her so much!  The couple who handed her to me came by my table quite a few times, and they were awesome and lifted my spirits.  

 I was drawing on stickers for those who purchased a sketchbook at ECCC, and drew a few sketch cards too!  Never drawn Pixie before, the girl who asked for her had a really well done Pixie cosplay.  She was hanging out with a Storm too, wish I would've grabbed their photos.

Amy Mebberson drew Eilonwy for me!
I also got to meet Jon McNally, Laurie B! and Miss Cartoonfuntime!

Some doodles living on my desk.

Some old Billie and Harpy art, when I was trying to decide delaying finishing Billie, in favor of having time to give Harpy a go. Was going to put it in "Tatertots", but forgot. Derp.

The rest is just endless nonsense. So much drawn. So much weird stuff. Considering throwing some voices on the sad old animatic and just throwing it on blogger. It's definitely amateur, but everything starts somewhere.

Not sure if anyone remembers my drawings of Alabaster, the knight.  Here is her Dad training her in battle, she's seen bloodshed before she could walk.  She lives in Harpy's world.