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(21-APR-2005)
Now here's a page that hasn't been updated in forever! Believe it or not, I've actually done some
artwork since the last update (which was in June of 1999, if you can believe that!). Kellie and I entered
a contest at her company, Too Inc., to produce images for an internal calendar. Our entry won an honourable
mention (which just barely covered the cost of the supplies), but I'm happy to have it up here nonetheless.
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Sketches
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I think we all doodle a little in class from time to time. You can see, based
on the date and subject, what I was interested in and which classes were
most boring.
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I started doodling at the
tops of the pages back when I was a student at Midwestern State. Back
then, my major was fine arts, and my principal subject matter consisted of
robots. Macross
and Dougram fans should recognize the designs. (32 K)
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This early drawing from 1990 depicts
a Battletech "Locust" and "Assassin."
FASA borrowed the designs for the Locust, along with the Galleon Light
Tank from Crusher Joe. (35 K)
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Even after I changed majors to
computer science, I continued to draw just for fun. This stylized
Patlabor has always been
a favourite of mine. (18 K)
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And here, from left to right, the
entire cast of
Sol Bianca. OK, maybe it's
just the part of the cast I care about. This one is from Dr. King's
history class in 1991. (30 K)
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I actually have the vinyl model of
Eve Tokimatsuri (from Megazone 23)
on which this drawing was based. I made it in 1992. (11 K)
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Bunny girls
tended to dominate my later works. If you look closely, you can
see the calculus notes on the other side of the page. (33 K)
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What could be better than
a robot or a woman? How about a
robogal? I'm sure
Sorayama would agree. (20 K)
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I drew this one
of Nina while she was sitting
next to me in archaeology class. She looks much prettier in
real life, though. (9 K)
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OK, so it's not anime. We were discussing
the advantages of upright bipedalism in archaeology class one day, and the discussion of
detecting and avoiding predators
came up. Naturally, this subject takes on a slightly more fantastic
twist in the mind of an Arnold Schwarzenegger fan. (12 K)
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I don't remember a girl like
this in my anthro
class, so it must have just been a wild idea. From January 1995. (8 K)
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More calculus
girls. I think math
classes made me the most prolific, really. (18 K)
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... except maybe for Dr. Yurttas' Java
class. My "Java Girls" got more
sadistic looking as the semester
went on, probably because I was sitting next to
my friend Diana. I think it's the whole
thigh-high thing,
really.
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These
girls, drawn in 1995,
are typical of my later sketches. There's just something about those
"Dirty Pair" outfits that I really like. (33 K)
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This second batch of sketches is no newer or older than the first, really, but
I found them hiding in other notebooks that I had neglected to scan the
first time around.
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Another
Patlabor, this time
one wearing a blast shield over the face much like the Brocken-Labor. (11 K)
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"That armour's too strong for blasters!"
Every once in a while, I was inspired to draw by something else than the
usual subject matter. This
AT-AT is a good
example of that. (11 K)
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Cammy and Chun-li, of
Street Fighter II fame. (13 K)
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I didn't draw too many more
robots later on...
These two are an exception. (21 K)
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Just another
girl. (6 K)
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I must have spent some time
working on this lingerie girl;
the sketch is larger than the others. (22 K)
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I think she was supposed to be
Misty May from Otaku
no Video... that bow tie looks familiar. (8 K)
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This
girl reminds me a lot
of Janice Berkowski now that I look at her. (11 K)
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This
girl has a C-ko style
flower in her hair. (7 K)
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Blood type blue? Just an
angel, not even
of the "Lovely" variety. (13 K)
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Everybody loves
Mai Shiranui from
the King of Fighters/Fatal Fury series of games, and I'm no exception.
You can tell she was drawn on the back of a page. (30 K)
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This
cat girl, "Kitty Honey,"
is for the art contest held by
Nekosama Productions
, a fan sub/dub group that I saw at
Project A-Kon X.
Will they use it? I don't know. (79 K)
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Miss Purple
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This character actually has quite a story behind her. This was way back around
1993 or so, when I attended my first Weekend of a Lifetime as part of the
Circle K Chapter at Midwestern State. Part of the experience involves sending
notes (called "Lifelines") to each other on small rectangular papers, each
with an inspirational message.
Our cabin was equipped with a chalkboard on which I drew a girl similar to Ms. Purple
here. We adopted her as our "mascot," and later I came up with custom Lifelines
featuring her and a (somewhat) inspirational message.
"But why purple?" you ask. Simple: There are pink rooms, and there are blue
rooms, but purple is not allowed.
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Go for it! (33 K)
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Purple is forever (22 K)
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Always wear the
proper protection. (30 K)
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Colour Drawings
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Some of my drawings actually made it to the ink-and-colour stage, although
these are usually the exception, rather than the rule. I have never tried
using the computer to colour my pieces, but seeing the results that others
have come up with really appeals to me.
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Everybody likes Matsumoto, right? Hell,
I grew up on Star Blazers! I didn't find out about
Captain Harlock until
much later, after I moved to Texas. (58 K)
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A colour picture of Kei and Yuri, the
"Dirty Pair."
I prefer the yellow and teal costumes to the "original" silver ones. (33 K)
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Another picture of the
"Dirty Pair,"
this one is from a poster that I eventually acquired at a con. (33 K)
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This drawing of
Lum is based on a photograph
of a vinyl model I saw in Hobby Japan. (31 K)
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Being a big Battletech fan, I was always
fascinated by Mobile Suit
Gundam. He's not perfect,
but he'll do. (112 K)
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This
pilot girl was the subject
of an impromptu competition between two friends and I. I am proud to say
they both conceded once they had seen her. The shoulder pads were
inspired by the AV-98 Ingram, while the boots are more like those
worn by ATAC troopers in Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross. (99 K)
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Another drawing of
Lum, complete with
"Urusei Yatsura" logo; this one is also based on a photograph
I saw in Hobby Japan. (92 K)
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"Liberty Justice"
was our entry into Too Inc.'s Loss Prevention calendar, intended for the month of July. Sadly, we lost out
to a hackneyed assemblage of clipart featuring Uncle Sam. (409 K - it's a bloater!)
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Computer-Assisted Imagery
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I think this is the standard procedure: scan in a B/W ink drawing, then
colour it using your favourite graphics tool. I'm using an evaluation
version of PaintShop Pro 5.0; as soon as I get the hang of "layers," I
think I'll like it.
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The enigmatic
Rei from
Neon Genesis Evangelion. (31 K)
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A fan art of Josh Lesnick's
Wendy and Ginger. Love those
"Dirty Pair" outfits! For more on Wendy, visit Josh's "
Wendy Project." (110 K)
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