ame art

Utopia

2012-01-20T14:10:00.001-08:00

Here is a piece I did last year as well, but hadn't posted on the internet until now. We were asked in my drawing class to make a concept for Utopia, and this is what I produced for it. I'm not sure what was going through my head at that moment, but I still rather like the concept. I think I was trying to make my own representation of Mother Earth/Gaia? My professor did ask me why she was crying, and I wasn't really prepared for it, but I quickly replied, "Well, even though she's suffering, she's still happy to make the sacrifice for her children." I think that still holds true.

I'm not really happy with how I handled the balancing of the Sun and the Moon, nor with the UTOPIA on the top; I still do think the Goddess is pretty. Maybe I'll return to this some day.

Creating The Lost Girl

2012-01-20T13:47:00.000-08:00

I meant to post this last October, as I worked very hard on this project and was happy to be able to finally present a piece of my own at my community college, so sorry for the wait. I did post the final image on my deviantart page, but I wasn't very clear what it was for.

The piece was created for the "Dia de Muertos" show. For those who don't know, it is widely known as a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1 - 2, to remember beloved ones who passed away with altars. The yellow flowers in this mix piece were to resemble marygolds, used in tradition to honor the dead.

I didn't put a real description around the little girl, allowing those who passed it to interpret at their own will. However, the little girl's conception was in honor for my own lost sister, who died at birth. She would have been ten years old last year; because there was no real images of her, I allowed myself the liberty imagine how she may have looked.

2012-01-15T19:51:00.000-08:00

For some reason with the coming of 2012, I had a bit of a brain fart when it comes to drawing. I ended up scripting a lot, as well as being close to finishing some commissions, but school crept back on me!

At either rate, here's some sketches of the Mario Brothers I managed to doodle; Luigi's head shape is a little odd for me, so I still haven't gotten it down. Drawing bigger noses on humans always seems a little daunting for me - I love big noses, but whenever I draw them, something doesn't look right! I probably just have to study more.

I tried to mix up the Paper Mario style, which obviously just means I added a few wrinkles and made the boys look worried about something.

2012-01-08T08:03:00.000-08:00

Firewolf's Commissions

2012-01-01T20:10:00.001-08:00

1/4 Badge Commission

2011-08-11T22:55:00.000-07:00

For a very patient client. C:

2011-05-17T19:59:00.001-07:00

Strawberry Guest Comic

2011-02-13T10:55:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! I'm not sure if I'm going to get a crowd here to check out my blogspot now that Kyle posted it from dummcomics. For those who are interested in less ancient art work, please check out my deviantart site ameart.deviantart.com! (Also, for even more updates of dumb sketches, I post on my tumblr ameart.tumblr.com) I'd like to thank Kyle for letting me work on the comic, it was a real honor for one of my biggest inspirations to ask me to contribute. It taught me a lot, and the most rewarding part about it is that people actually like it! I feel so inspired to just start posting my art all over the internet again, even if this is a fluke.

2010-07-27T15:19:00.000-07:00

There's an art challenge going on http://princesssylvia.tumblr.com/post/797361069/it-was-an-ugly-ugly-drawing-but-i-just-wanted-to here; I was linked by a friend. I'm off by nine days, so instead of worry about the first nine days, I went ahead and jumped on todays challenge.

...Just so I could draw Klinger in a dress.

2010-07-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

I have a lot of art to post. .....Not all of it is as scary as this.

Group Shot Progress

2010-05-28T12:02:00.000-07:00

Here are some characters from the Fred the Frog series. Obviously this is a WIP because poor Clover has to HANDS.
I wanted to start introducing more of my characters to get interest into the comic I'll eventually make. I wanted to try making the group shots fun, so I am trying to group characters randomly. However, the idea of putting them all in one picture has crossed my mind so I might just do that instead. I wonder if I could make it into some sort of wall paper too. Hmmm!

Chris, the childhood friend. Albino crocodile.
Jet, the cool dorm roomie. River otter.
Clover, the college girlfriend. Chipmunk.

I hope Clover doesn't look too much like Sally Acorn. I tried to fix that. Her hair is dyed green... I'm wondering if this should be some sort of gag, like she tried to dye it a color and it ended up green and she liked it, or she's just that funky. I tried different colors for her hair, and liked green the best. Maybe I ought to try blue too? Or maybe several color schemes. But I really like her peachy fur.

For anyone who doesn't remember, Chris was once a CHAMELEON who was RED. I changed it, mostly because he often got mistaken for a rhino. And he did look kind of like Clam from Lazlo. I tried playing with several animal ideas, but honestly kept coming back to the albino crocodile, so, croc he is, and croc he will stay.

2010-04-28T13:57:00.000-07:00

I've been studying a bit...
Things that seem to be off by me are the table and chair placement. Also, I forgot to shade the shadow of the coffee cup. I like the smoke effect. I found that layering colors as a middle shade, then highlights and shadows afterwards really helps bring depth to the picture.

Maya from Glass Mask, a shoujo anime about a young girl aspiring to be an actress... I got hooked on it today. Her passion for acting has really touched me. The voice actress in the anime has her work cut out for her...!

2010-04-27T06:55:00.000-07:00

I was very obsessed with "Telephone" when I first heard it. Lady Gaga is ah-maz-ing. I never thought about doing fan art but a lot of artists have been doing it... I hope this looks like her, haha.

Art Dump for Jan - April 2010...

2010-04-26T05:53:00.000-07:00

Half of my year in art consists with me trying to balance eastern (anime) and western influnce in my humans. For the most part, I've pulled away from animal characters, but still draw them for fun.

Might be because I'm into Star Trek...Sherlock Holmes...Law and Order... ....might be because I just like humans more? IDK... :>

I was going to post drawings best on my friend and my characters, but when I opened the folder I realized that it should go into its own post. ...Yes, thats just how much I've drawn this year. A lot of it I'm sure I'll look at in a year or so and ask myself what I was thinking...

On ward to the rest of the year.

2010-04-20T00:08:00.001-07:00

So I love Goma from http://mycatgoma.com/ <3>

I also love Maru, who is a fat lazy boy on youtube. He's from Japan.

San Japan in in a few months; I've been getting ready for it, along with working, and school.

Hi Gang

2010-03-06T09:06:00.001-08:00

I know I haven't posted here for a while, hopefully I can change that.

Word.

Hello, 2010!

2010-01-08T08:12:00.000-08:00

Let me show you what I've been working on for the past week! I totally have been working, I promise.

2009-11-27T23:13:00.000-08:00

Work in Progress

2009-10-31T11:33:00.000-07:00

I've been workin' on this baaaaad boy for a few days. He's not done yet. I'm not so sure how I feel about my signature being all the way to the corner of the art work though.

Whatcha think, folks?

2009-10-29T11:02:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! Been a bit busy... Its a very rare occurrence that I draw anything for holidays, except with the new tradition of Christmas cards... however, I've been feeling quite spirited the past few weeks, with a hint of Trek, and having to sit through so much Hannah Montana...

...that I felt the need to do something. So here are my better known characters, Fred the Frog, and Nina Le'Bunny as Kirk and Hannah. What a odd combo...

I won't guarantee this will follow up with a finished product, as I've grown a bit tired with the theme already.

San Japan!

2009-08-09T07:43:00.001-07:00

One more week until San Japan!

...Which does not give me any less reason to be posting, except all I've been doing is art work for that. Ah well...!

2009-07-30T00:18:00.000-07:00

Concept art I did for a personal project tonight...

A Quick Update

2009-07-11T07:56:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, just wanted to fill you in - no new art because I've just been sketching while on vacation and have no scanner to scan with :> And the lap top has been mostly off...

I was just looking around on line, and wondering how fellow artists do PRINTS since I figure that would be a good way to start making income. If anyone has suggestions (that isn't deviantart because you have to pay for that don't you?), give me a reply. See ya'll later!

2009-06-30T07:55:00.000-07:00

Here are 3 out of 4 panels I did for a quick comic for a friend which turned into practice for making nice comics. I really enjoy making comics, but always feel that I rush through them when I make them; this was practice to see if I could make a comic without rushing. By the third panel I think I was getting tired... it looks a bit more sloppy then the other two - thats when I took a quick break. I added the text and word bubbles in photoshop a bit afterwards just because that can be the worse part of the process - so many layers can get a bit of an annoyance.

These panels just go UP to DOWN, and they're already in order. I guess they could go LEFT to RIGHT, but I always liked the latter better. I don't know why.

Consquently, this makes me wonder how I should be doing comics layouts... layouts are always the worse for me! Does the fancier layouts, that have all sorts of crazy sizes for panels help tell the story better? Or are simple six panel boxes better? What do you think?

2009-06-25T11:01:00.000-07:00

I draw a lot of Pizza Time Characters ... ...Trixie belongs to my friend who is expecting a wee lil' one in Feb.

2009-06-24T00:42:00.000-07:00

Some concept designs I drew up today... I'm not sure if I like "Miss Kitty" in that design, or the more simple design I had drawn her in the other day. :S

2009-06-22T02:17:00.000-07:00

My friend suggested I draw a comic, so I thought I'd work on a story I've had roaming in my mind for a while. This was as much as I got out of working on it for a hour or so while watching a movie.

...I did an okay job, but I want to know what you think!

2009-06-18T14:43:00.000-07:00

Been working on this on and off for the past few days. I'm taking a break now and feel good enough to present it... whew!

2009-06-18T11:40:00.000-07:00

A cute little beagle girl by the name of Penny for my friend. I inked it, but didn't like the result. I'll probably try drawing her on paper. :>

Character designs for some of my older characters (they were originally created back in Middle School; Kathy in High School). Chris, Fred's best friend, Frank, Fred's other best friend, and Kathy, Chris' girlfriend from college.

Chris was actually the second or third male character I've created, I think. He was first inspired by the Sonic character, Espio the Chameleon. I don't have any real good pictures of him from back then, but he was red. When my friend Kyle and I met, he helped me by redesigning Chris.

And then I kind of stopped liking the whole chameleon thing. So, I went back and forth, trying to deciede what he should be. It was a choice between chameleon, chicken, or crocodile.

Croc won, mostly by default.

Chris' personality changes throughout the story; for the most of his life, he's a bit shy, and socially awkard and hides himself in books - books that inspire him to start writing himself. In high school, he's so good at writing, he's accepted to a fancy school out of state, and wins scholarships to go.

This is when things turn upside down with his friendship with Fred.

Frank is Fred's other best friend, who was the "new kid" in the Middle School years. He's a gamer, and like any real panda, he's a bit lazy. His father owns a business (not sure what kind), and expects his son to follow him. Frank, having no real ambitions otherwise, does what his father wants of him, not only to please him, but because he likes to avoid disappointing people (mostly cause they'll keep complaining until he does something about it). If you look past his usualy lazy manner, you'll find that he's a hard worker and a great business man like his father.

Kathy has no real story behind her for now, except that she's dating Chris. She's based off a friend I met during school, and I loved her characteristics so much that I wanted to make a character like her. So, there she is.

2009-06-16T02:21:00.000-07:00

Oh, hello childhood friend. C:

2009-06-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

I went to town with letting myself go with stylizing these characters. They're not accurate to the official designs, but I say that doing an interpretation is a lot more fun!

Foxy, Sally, and Jasper from Pizza Time Theater.

2009-06-13T06:32:00.000-07:00

I went to look up my pen name (ameart) on google.com for fun, and found that almost everything that pops up belongs to me. My twitter, and blogspot popped up, as well as my old freewebs web site turned up. It kind of weirds me out, and I really don't know why.

At any rate, here is one of my latest finished products, a birthday drawing I did for my friend, Kyle. Its of his character Steff. He requested a girl character of his, and I wanted to go ahead and draw her nude - however, I still wanted it tasteful (atleast, in my eye, this is tasteful). I was thinking I should have put a greek-like outfit on her for public eye, because I've given my Dad this account, but I don't even think he checks it and its just... ah. What the heck, you know? Plus, I'm pretty sure if Michaelangelo could get away with a naked statue, that I'm in the clear for badgering.

I swear, I don't draw naked ladies all the time. Why in the world do I need to justify myself for these kind of drawings? Its just a drawing, for gods sake.

Anyways, I guess that's all I have to say for now. I'm often sitting at my computer these days, wondering what I should draw for San Japan; I've got ideas, and I've sketched things, but thats it for now.

(EDIT: I felt this journal entry was rather depressing so I edited a lot of it out to cut out on the venting that should be left in private to friends; I have great news though, after I wrote it out, I really sat down and drew... and drew... and drew! So, maybe my lack of motivation was just because I needed to express myself in writing. To those who took t he time to read it, bless you for having patience. Back to art we go!)

2009-05-20T10:30:00.001-07:00

I feel like I've lost a best friend; I thought if I got some sleep I would feel better, but my heart still aches. As some of you already read half a dozen times in your lj, the voice for Mickey Mouse passed away. When I discovered this, I was so shocked it took me a moment to even pull my thoughts together to reply to the friend who had informed me. I've never met him, but I would have been floored to do so. The sad thing was, he was in his 60's... he had so much more life to give. Wayne has probably given Mickey's voice to most of the things I have seen of the mouse; and because of that heart warming voice, I felt connected to Mickey.

I'm hoping the torch will be passed to a man who can fill my heart with the same warmth and comfort. I hope that this person knows Mickey and personifies him correctly, like the three men before hand.

My condolences to his family...

Penny Badge

2009-05-15T15:26:00.000-07:00

A start to finish process of a badge I made for my friend.

Red Dog

2009-05-15T15:17:00.001-07:00

A drawing I did for a friend who's cat passed away. She liked it so I'm glad.

After A Month of Silence...

2009-02-09T14:32:00.000-08:00

I've been meaning to post new art, but something awful happened at the homestead, and instead, I got a whole month of uninspired art block! Oh no! But, never to fear, the moment February made its arrival, I had a sudden urge to draw, draw, draw! Plus, I have a good few months before SAN JAPAN 2.0 rears its head, so its time to start drawing art for it!
This year I don't plan to do framed work - I had done so last year, but it was hard to sell them - I am considering doing one for the auction, but unsure what I'll draw. Anything "anime" themed, I suppose...!

2009-02-09T06:08:00.000-08:00

It's official! We're signed up for an art booth at San Japan for 2009!

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-25T13:00:00.001-08:00

*A very special thank you to my friend who helped make this card possible!

2008-11-30T06:35:00.000-08:00

Here are some doodles for the past few days. I've been trying to sketch each day again, but I don't feel like I get enough done. Plus, for all the doodling I do, I could be trying to work on composition, and producing finished work...

*shrug* Its a learning process.

Here's some eye candy for now.

Sketch-a-day

2008-11-24T13:02:00.000-08:00

I've decided that I, obviously, don't post enough art. So! With that, and encouragement from friends, I will start posting one sketch, each day.

Here's a look at some concept designs I did for my character, Nina Le'Bunny.

Lets see if I can keep this ball rolling!

2008-07-01T11:47:00.000-07:00

Oops! Seems, as usual, I have forgotten to update. Sorry about that, I'll post something new pretty soon. I'm working on changing web servers for my web site and other stuff.

Claire E. Cheese

2008-05-01T17:05:00.000-07:00

Its a known fact; once I get into something, like a television show, or a movie deep enough, I end up creating a fan character for it. Last year I created a little white mouse, who I created to be the little sister of Chuck E. Cheese. I affectionately call her Claire Elaine Cheese.

So, why post a blog entry about her? What makes Claire so special? Well, its not so much why she was created, but the progress in her character that makes it so fun. She's grown a lot in just a few months! I thought I would post her evolution though illustrations...

This is a bit sexy...! Claire's gone through a lot since I drew this... (For example, I draw her with bigger feet...!)

These sketches were the first of the teenager mouse, back in 2007.

Claire, if I recall correctly, was inspired by a song that Chuck E. sung during the summer, but I'm not sure if this is entirely correct anymore. At any rate, the lyrics made me think of Chuck E. spending the summer with a sibling, so, thats how she popped up. Dani might correct me on it though. C:

I'll be posting another entry with Claire's visual developments, in the meantime, enjoy these little jewels.

Sketch Commission : From Start to Finish

2008-05-01T01:13:00.000-07:00

So, while I got nothing better to do, here's a little commission collaboration that I did with my friend. I would basically sketch it out, and then she would color it. We've been selling them for a couple a months with a good feedback from each commissioner, and its a lot of fun to work with another artist.

So, lets see...

2008-05-01T01:02:00.000-07:00

Wasn't too sure what to post, so I thought I'd show off some Veggie Tales sketches I haven't shown a soul. I'm pretty much the dorkiest person ever.

So, what kind of stuff should I post? Sketches, rough drafts, works in progresses? What do you think?

Hello!

2008-05-01T00:10:00.000-07:00

Lets see if I can keep this blog updated.