Uuuuuuupdated my site!

Hi all! Added some more sketches and drawing to my website.

Take a look!

http://www.shelleyj.com/cartooning2.html

Working on some backgrounds.

Making  new comic and the town the comic takes place in is called Vintageville.

Here are some concepts of some of the town structures.

The local owned gas station.

Downtown Vintageville

Ninja Sheep cover

Now that I have my Ninja Sheep animation revised, Im moving forward with the next part of the story in comic form.

Here is a partial sketch of the second episode.

Griffin sketch

Hi all. It's been some time since Ive posted. Im still working as an illustrator for this start up and things are good. But with sewing and all I figured it was time to get back to doing some illustrations.

I can't get griffins out of my head. I can't, so I'm going to do a series of them. I have a story in my head about them, and we will see how that goes, but for now, I'm going to be doing this series in Illustrator, like my first griffin image.

I'll talk to you later.

Fan Art: Tygra

Tygra is my favorite Thundercat. I think it's because he is the most like how I envisioned him. I always saw him in his prime, about 30-35. Mature, strong, smart. Just like the cartoon.

My first sketch on the back of a receipt.

Second Sketch

Final Sketch

Next I place him in illustrator.

Kevin and the Griffin

The second sketch.

Freak Show: The Bearded Woman

 I've decided to start a new series of portrait illustrations. Slightly gothic, high chroma but dark in value. It will be an adventure with the color palette for me.

I'm starting it off with a Japanese bearded woman. I thought that was a twist. 

I've finished the sketch and worked on the color comps. I'm going with the dark magenta one and will do the drawing in illustrator.

Noir Detective sketch session

The Drawing Club had a great model this go round. When I was drawing my main focus was weight. I like how these have come out. The rest are on my site.

The Sphinx progress

I worked on the sketch. My main concern was the far left arm (her left) and that I curved the forearm enough so that side of her would no seem so straight. Also I did a good blocking in of the limbs (as seen on the tiny sketches). I'm not too sure that's where the tail is going to be, but I do want it with a bit of perspective. Oh man, that back foot needs work. It'll be an easy fix.

I'm thinking about entering the 11secondclub contest next month I believe. Should be fun I just don't want my ass handed to me.

New illustration: The Sphinx

I decided to draw a sphinx. I envision them almost like a big great cat in posture, but with a more womanly shape. I think of them as a step above animal mentally, but nearly human in intellect, but will switch into instinct rather quickly. 

I don't care for the ones with wings, too much like a griffin to me. This is just the VERY first sketch. I'm thinking of adding jewelry if not armor of sorts.

Final marionette sketch.

I've finally made the final sketch for my marionette concept. Now I'm going to drop it into AI and build a final illustration from him.

More marionette.

A few more thought sketches of my marionette character. I'm thinking on color, but I'm also getting quite pleased with his form, especially his face.

He's an unfinished marionette that has been put away half painted in a cupboard and he wonders why and if he will ever be completed. So he dreams of that time when he will be finished and able to preform, but what he does not know is that the shop where he is stored has been shut down for years.

Doin' some doodlin'

Marionette Sketches

Here are some very early conceptual sketches for a flash animation I've been thinking on for about a year. Its more about movement and mood than anything, and the character with his elongated arms and wooden face will be in a lot of darkness.

Sheep Slaves