Redraw after redraw and finally a clean line. Ready for a background in the shadows and some lighting.

A return back to digital. Gonna step away from the traditional and catch up with the digital. Been so freakin' busy these days, hard to find time to work on anything personal. The ugly/beautiful and savage LePardine. This is the underpainting for now. I may change the lips since they are looking a little Botoxy. And I'll probably come back and soften her face so she looks less harsh and starved...Have a Great Turkey Day, everyone!

Late night shenanigans...

Photoshop is so fun. Stretched the drawing just slightly to elongate the face. Methinx I like this version better...

WIP:

Almost, almost done. Will be heading out of town this weekend, so I will have to back to this next week. Now for a frame...

Getting there....

BTW, I just registered for Nathan Fowkes color class on Feb. 12. I'm really excited! It's at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art for a one day workshop, 12-8. It took this workshop from one of the best in the industry to get this little winter cave bear to come out of her den!

Back to LePardine

Feed the Blog:
Been ultra busy with paid projects..trying to squeeze in some personal drawing time. For all you artists and budding artists out there, start a blog! I can't tell you how important this is to be out there on the internet! Most people don't want the obligation, and yes, you do have to feed your blog monthly! BUT you will improve and that will generate more jobs! Okay, enough with the lecture!

Onto notes for LePardine: the big cats, Sulee and Luna are so proportionately overwhelming, that I faced them away from the viewer, eyes closed or half closed so that you can focus on the main character, LePardine. We see only her direct look. When I sketched the layout, the cats were so overwhelming, it was important that the story was not about them...and I can see this becoming a challenge as I get more into the art. I've done enough character art to know which character will be the "star" and how to emphasize that on the pose, or gesture. My natural style of drawing is realistic and when I started in the animation industry, it was like learning to draw all over again. I learned the anatomy and the technical stuff first before the emoting thru the drawing so it threw me. But LePardine will be a mix of an animation style, traces of animae, esp. in the eyes and part realistic rendering. She was designed for painting and a quick brush style, traditional or digital. And she is fun, fun, fun to draw!