Oh wow I made a thing with a someone

My boyfriend wrote a little one page comic about a cowboy hanging. I made a quick drawing for it. We agreed this was an informal exercise. What I learned from this exercise. Remember to plan for text boxes. For the version with text http://nomorerope.blogspot.com/2017/01/yeller-illustrated.html

Here without text to see drawing:

Beasts of the Southern Wild post

So, few weeks back, Bitch (a Portland based magazine), gave me an illustration gig where I had to draw a short reaction comic to the film, Beasts of the Southern Wild. I know there has been some good points made that criticize it (link!), but I made this comic in the spirit of innocent fun (and maybe because I couldn't imagine myself trying to make something that was serious in its content, if that makes sense--admittedly, sometimes I can't bear to see a world that isn't sunshine and lollipops). It's a tribute to how tough the young heroine of the story had to be, and it references different scenes in the movie. 

(link to actual post on Bitch's blog)

So...haven't done one of these in a while...

It's a comic based on one of my little life moments. One day, I finally plucked up the courage to ask a guy out for the first time. Of all the crushes I've had never, never have I ever expressed my interest in the other party. And asking this guy seemed especially nerve wracking because he's a friend. I generally don't get to make friends often so was quite worried I'd ruin us. But he was cool about it, completely nice when he told me he had a girlfriend already (I got super bug-eyed and apologized repeatedly for asking him out), and we are still friends. And we have a funny little comic about it because I was literally this ridiculous when I asked him out. 

Also, this is how I look now. Grown out hair and contacts. Hmm...maybe not that cute, but you get the idea I bet.

Also, COLOR!

Slow Death

Here we go, a comic to go with a sketching on the go post.

Happy Halloween

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SOTG3!! and a comic!

Here's a normal afternoon! Location: Milan, Italy.

Other stuff I may have seen: stuff that belongs to someone dead! It was in a museum!

And after a long day of walking around the gritty streets of bustling city, I got inspired by Street Fighter.

NananananananaLEARNING!

So if you haven't heard of it yet, there's this thing called the Super-Dictionary that DC had put out way back--click this link to a Cracked article that tells you all the hilarious details. Anyways, the panels they show from it are amazing, like, have-me-on-the-floor-laughing amazing. And I just couldn't resist making this.

definition for 'ajar' courtesy of cracked.com

and my little tribute to the Super-Dictionary.

The Pronunciation of Samurai

There's a whole lot of nothing to do when you're on a plane and none of the inflight movies interest you.

Adventure Time! Kenneth's Birthday Edition!

So, it was my cousin's 21st birthday recently, and he loves the Cartoon Network show, Adventure Time (by the way there are Adventure Time comics and they are super fun). Since I'm always in a state of flat out broke (basically), I used my art skills to make an Adventure Time comic with his face in it. See if you can spot it. Also, my sister came up with the idea for it, I just made the characters speak words and do things. Obviously, I have no rights to the Adventure Time characters, they belong to Cartoon Network and whoever. Blah blah blah. Oh my glob, you guys. Geez.

So in recent news...

...no real progress in my great American graphic novel, but I took a trip to Europe (Italy, France, England specifically). Yeah! Drawing 'round the world OH YEAH!

I present a sketch of the airport and a little quick dino comic (by the way, did you know? There's a hypothesis that states T-Rexes used their little arms for tickle fights--I mean, the real version is that they used them for foreplay, but "tickle fights" is more charming I think).

PDX airport gate D11

There's more, but as per usual (when I'm active on this blog) everything will be posted in a weekly manner.

Tragic New Development

Suddenly I have a food allergy...to one of my all-time favorites.

Ninja Turtle Nose

I've been told by a few people that I have a Ninja Turtle nose. If you don't know what I'm talking about, having a Ninja Turtle nose means you have a nose shaped like the head of a Ninja Turtle. See this nifty example courtesy of Google Images and Tom Selleck.

On the one day there was snow...

Okay, so there was only one day my neighborhood had some real snow--curse you pacific northwest!-- and it wasn't as much as I depicted here...but it just looked better this way! And I didn't really hit my sister in the face, I got her on the butt. I just didn't want to draw out the panels to show it. But she really did end up cleaning up the mess my snowball made inside the house.

Lullaby by Marina

A beautiful moment where an infant is serenaded by his aunt...sort of. 

By the way, if you can't read cursive writing you're much too young.

FIRST POST GRAD COMISH!!!!

So one day last summer, I get this email from my old teacher, Kristin Rogers Brown, to do the back page comic for Bitch (CLICK THE LINK!), the magazine she is art director for. The issue finally came out in December and I was super excited to see it on the stands at Powell's Books! Writer Christen McCurdy wrote out a fabulous script on the life of Jessica "Decca" Mitford. I did the lettering for the comic and, of course, all of the illustration work (there are sketches somewhere in a previous post). SO EXCITED!

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EXCITED! CLICK TO ENBIGGEN!

final!

above and below: sketches to work out layouts and things!

Last Process Christmas Comic

Third Process Christmas Comic

Second Process Christmas Comic

Update: MOM PEAKED! SNOOPY McSNOOPERSON!!!! SHE SAW HER GIFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!!!!

This is what I've been up to while neglecting this blog...

...making presents for people!

FYI, my scanner was too small to get a better picture of the final image.

Music Theme: Dog Days Are Over (Florence and the Machine)

This is partly why I love this song.