Danielle Ellison - Sketchblog

Precious Marker Fumes...

2012-01-28T18:51:00.001-05:00

So what little I had in commissions are actually out the door. Well just the one anyway, but I haven't posted some of them here until now. So I'm seriously open to have anything done now, but I'd prefer to get more commissions in if anyone wants to help me out a bit, gotta put that money into my bills.
Until that day comes I might go ahead and continue to do a bunch of cards with the intention of selling them, maybe even doing more of the Utena cards so I can make it an entire set.
Anyway, here are some things I finished recently (I noticed that this is the third blog post this week! I go twenty some odd days of busy busy and then BAM! Artwork!)

First off, a commissioned sketchcard for my bud Zoé of her character Isabelle Ta Kae:

Next, a two-part sketchcard commish for Claire of her characters!

And lastly a commissioned illustration piece for Jay of the 11th Doctor Matt Smith in an alternate costume he gave me the specs for.

Well, hopefully everyone is enjoying their weekend, I sure am! Just had a blast last night staying in and watching films and eating dinner with the bf :D :D Good times!

Shi Preview Card

2012-01-27T06:53:00.002-05:00

Well it's actually a four part puzzle card (but I got the go ahead to post it!)
Good luck to whoever puts them together when the set is released next month! I'm looking forward to this! (and I hope you guys are too! lol)

5Finity Shi - Preview Card by =thecosmicdancer on deviantART

Now to get ready for work!

The Universe Is...

2012-01-26T22:08:00.001-05:00

Made up of billions and billions and billions....

Of stuff other than stars. Like this pic I finished coloring today I thought was hilarious (I hate it when I laugh too much when I ink). Anyway, growing up my mom always encouraged us to watch shows that were stimulating (rather than wasting ALL of our precious attention span with Sailor Moon and what have you at the time) so Cosmos was always at the top of the list. I loved it to death (even named our oldest cat Sagan, who has a little star on her chest). But something about good old Carl always reminded me of something completely different. For awhile I couldn't place my finger on it, but then it dawned on me "It's KERMIT!"

...Or rather, Carl Sagan sounds like Kermit the Frog from the Muppet fame.

So for years I would joke with my mom about the similarity and for years she would always deny it. I dare anyone to listen to him speak and tell me he doesn't!

I drew this in retaliation so to speak :B

Love you!!

And because I haven't posted any sketches since the first day of the new year, I doodled a few things I thought came out pretty sweet. I've been so swamped/tired from my state jobs (back working at Tax again) that I haven't had the time to get everything up. I hope you all enjoy! And as always, commissions are always welcome!!

Now to finish off a few things to post later. And people are posting their Shi preview cards, so hopefully I can get mine up within the next few days! Be on the look-out!

Hope everyone is doing alright! Stay frosty!
D

The First Sketchdump of the Year!

2012-01-01T15:56:00.000-05:00

Haw haw haw She said dump *snickers*

As promised I've scanned in a bunch of stuff to compile for a New Year's post!

The first sketch is something specifically for the new year, and the second is a sketchdump I've been piecing together (mainly sketches and doodles from work and such as I hardly had any time recently to do much outside of my full time job and thumbs for the Adeline book).

In any case, I hope you guys enjoy them! As always I'm open for commissions if any of ya got some cash burning a hole in your pocket :D

And Happy New Year officially! *HUGSALLAROUND*

Some Fembot's been dipping into the moonshine, poor Adeline...

And here's the first dump of the year (*still snickers*)
I'm hoping to get some more doodles done as soon as possible, especially if I get that job at Tax again this year and have the notepads in front of me again :B

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T20:47:00.000-05:00

Hey guys and gals! Just dropping by to wish everyone a spectacular new year! Here's to new promises of fulfilling last year's resolutions etc lol

To celebrate I'll be working on my next set of official sketchcards for 5Finity based on the series Shi. So I can't wait to get those done and some other projects I have underway.

I'll probably have an image to post tomorrow to ring in the new year because I'd feel bad about not having on on hand for tonight *le gaspe!*

Regardless, have a safe and wonderful night everyone!

It's That Time of Year...

2011-12-10T22:31:00.000-05:00

...I start cranking up The Carpenters Christmas albums and work myself into a stupor. So far it's been an enjoyable month, I don't sit near the radio at work listening to "other" Christmas music (I loathe) and things have been quite nice in my personal life as of late, couldn't be happier. Dating does that to people I guess :3

On the art front I finished laying out the thumbnail images to the first Adeline book, just getting them onto proper layout pages so I can have Leanne and Rod Hannah take a gander (because their input and suggestions are valuable nuggets I will not part with!). Maybe then I might post some teaser images here to show off and get motivated to start the actual pages! It's all falling into place mwahaha-- err *ahem*

Anyway now to the part you guys come here for, the art. I drew this piece for the annual holiday cards I send out to friends, family, and clients. Usually I do fanart but this year has been all about the OC's so I took Adeline out for a spin with some owls in tow. I'm really with how everything turned out!

Prismacolor markers on 11x17 Deleter comic art paper.

Anyway, I've got a few things lined up. I'll be working on a set of Shi cards for 5Finity Productions this month (well, as soon as I get the cards :D ) a commission I'm almost done coloring, and a Sariel piece that's almost done being colored as well. Other than that I could certainly use some commissions. I also added a "donate" button at the top of the blog for anyone willing to help a starving artist out. After this month I might being going back into panic mode as the job I'm at now will start layoffs soon and I don't have anything else lined up in the meantime.

But enough about that for now, think happy thoughts! (which reminds me... I need to do a Hook themed piece at some point)

Happy Holidays everyone!

One More Before You Bust a Gut...

2011-11-23T21:37:00.003-05:00

Thought I'd get some more stuff up before a weekend of gluttony initiates! I've been meaning to post a Loki doodle I did for my sister Nicole. So there's that, and there's some sketches I did in my travel moleskine...

Also, I'm going to be pretty tight financially for awhile until my checks start to balance out (since they're all the size of my rent exactly). So I'll be taking on commissions if anyone is interested and I'll be coming up with some sketchcard sets to sell off as well.

Here's a scan of all the Grimm cards together! Just thought they looked pretty badass...

For the life of me I can't remember what I've posted! I'm just too lazy to double back and check :B But I can't wait to get a chance to finish this! Sariel loves her metal pussy *snerk*

And a Loki I doodled...

And lastly, some sketches of characters I haven't drawn in awhile. I'm totally bringing the half-robot boy back...

Let me know what you guys think! And have fun stuffing your faces tomorrow! I'm gonna see some horses!! :D

Another Sketchdump!

2011-11-22T20:50:00.000-05:00

It's been awhile since I just threw a bunch of stuff around here with no reason whatsoever than to bug you all. But I completely forgot to post one of my commissions and some sketches I had been working on in King Moleskine.

I wish I had the time to draw more shit at work! lol

We'll start off with a new OC I started working on earlier last week. There's a possibility I might be using her for the Adeline story I'm working on. Thanks to my buddy Zoé Chamoux, she's got a name! From henceforth she'll be known as Mashreen!

Here's a lineup of a bunch of the girls I've drawn so far (need to add Mashreen in there at some point!). Love love LOVE Adeline's expression in this!

Here's a Black Orchid commission I did for Roy Johnson!

And lastly, a sketchcard I did of Adeline on my breaks at work.

Hope you all are doing well! Gonna be busy inscribing a metric shitload of holiday cards soon and making thumbs for my next official set of cards. But I'll still be open for any commissions if any of you should feel inclined to hit me up :D

And for those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, have a good one! I hope I can get some turkey and mash this year :D

Grimm Fairy Tales - THE SET!

2011-11-21T19:57:00.001-05:00

So I got the go ahead to post my cards after the 20th and so here they are!!! I've been waiting since August to show these babies off! :D This is my first official set of sketchcards (with more I hope in the future!), I did these for 5Finity Productions. I love these cards and I can't wait to get my return cards in the mail...

Let me know what you guys think! (and hopefully these will convince others to commission old Danielle for more cards!)

As always, I'm looking for commissions so if you need something special for the holidays *wink wink nudge nudge* say no more!

~Danielle

Finally it's Done! :D

2011-11-06T11:14:00.001-05:00

My Bond commission for Chris Kohler!

It's taken me awhile to finish it, but I really wanted to make this piece shine. It's been a few years since I've done anything this big, and the first time I've added background elements to my portrait pieces, but I'm very thrilled with how it turned out!

I'll be putting together a tutorial on how to color marker portraits soon using photos I took while working on this. Exciting stuff!!

Materials:
15x20 hot press illustration board
Prismacolor markers
Luma opaque white paint

As always, I'm open for commissions. Just shoot me an e-mail and we can go from there :D

Obligatory Halloween Image!!!

2011-10-29T16:11:00.000-04:00

Halloween is almost upon us and it's already snowing out! So I hunkered down and scribbled a Halloween themed piece with my OC's Sariel and Adeline.

I'll be quitting my job at Lane Bryant soon so I can keep my weekends free to use on working on my commissions. Not that they use me much anyway, but they keep calling me in on days I thought I was off. *UGH*

Anyway, I have a few commissions in progress that I can't wait to post! Stay tuned!

A Few More Cards...

2011-10-13T19:39:00.000-04:00

Finished some sketchcards the other night for my buddy Kevin who commissioned a set of four. I swear he always finds something cool for me to do. And this time was no different, although I was hesitant to draw MODOK since he creeps the fuck out of me! But hell, I churned out a very nice looking card in any case!
I'm still open to taking on more sketchcard commissions as well as anything else anyone might need. I have less than $40 to live off of until my first paycheck in November, so any little bit helps.
I'll have a few more cards to post in a bit, just coloring them at the moment. ;)

So here's MODOK in all his...glory? BRAIN BLAST if you disagree!

One of my personal favorites of the cards I've done featuring film characters, Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Chan:

Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto:

And the Tornado? I've never heard of him until I got the refs. Love the goggles :B

Grimm Fairy Tales Preview

2011-10-09T21:45:00.002-04:00

I just got the go ahead to post a preview from my set of cards in the Grimm Fairy Tales series from 5Finity and Zenescope. So go ahead and enjoy The Snow Queen!!

And the Story Continues!

2011-09-29T16:30:00.000-04:00

I know I don't have a whole lot of people following this thing, but I'm still gonna apologize for the length of time it's taken me to get more posts up. I recently lost my internet connection at my apartment so I'm kinda dying from the fact that I can't haunt my websites as often anymore. Posts are really few and far between! D:>

However, progress on my project about Adeline is gaining momentum. I already have the first 12 pages already thumbed out and more are on the way. The next step is to finally get the actual pages off the ground! While that's underway I've been working on a ton of other images so kind of get all my ideas onto paper, it's crazy the amount of stuff is coming out! So I'm going to dump a few of the pieces I've been working on here, I'm very happy with what's being produced so far! Let's hope the trend continues!

The greed and decadence spewing from this image is overwhelming! But I'm seriously in love with it, I've never done anything this complex ever! But Sariel is worth the trouble!

This is the colored version of a pic I posted awhile ago. I can't wait to draw more of this "Queen" like character (and her minion!)

I drew this on Tuesday in a fit of madness without having the internet up. I just got home from the bookstore and decided that I looked at enough books about monsters to get inspired myself! I haven't drawn an image of Adeline starting out, in a position of tired determination. So here you go!

My first attempt at using a brush to ink a picture entirely. I think Sariel hasn't been this scary in awhile, she's going back to her roots...

A personal sketchcard of Kate Mulgrew from NTSF:SD:SUV::

Well, I know I have more but I want to entice you all to come back! Until next time! Stay Frosty!
D

A Little Bit of Adeline

2011-09-14T23:59:00.000-04:00

As promised I finally scanned in a few things to tide the blog over for awhile lol
I still have a ton of sketches in one of my sketchbooks I need to dig out. But that's for later :D
Mainly it's pieces for a book I'm currently trying to piece together with Rod Hannah. I'm so excited about it that I even set up a group on Deviantart for it called Of Fembots and Flappers!

So let's begin!
One of the first major illustrations for the Adeline Project:

And a couple of Moleskine books I customized. I am taking commissions for these as I have a few books left to draw on so if anyone is interested shoot me an e-mail!

Sketches on the Way!

2011-09-09T15:28:00.000-04:00

I know it's been a little bit, and things have been pretty hectic on my end but I do have a TON of stuff I gotta scan and post here!
But I do have some great news! I got a gig doing a set of sketchcards for a pretty high profile set for 5Finity Productions (more info to come after October!), but all I can say is HOLY CRAP I DIDN'T HAVE TO BEG FOR A JOB! Secondly I will be starting to develop my OC Adeline's story for a webcomic type thingy, details are still being ironed out but it's already sounding like a badass project. Rod Hannah will be working with me to make Adeline's world a reality and it's gonna be awesome! I need to be able to beef up my sequential art portfolio so I'm excited!

Lastly, if you happen to be on Deviantart go and check out my new group dedicated to my OC's Of Fembots and Flappers! I'd love to see more people watch the group because who knows what I might post there and not here!

Anyway, time to get some work done and I'll be back in a bit to post some sketches!!

Made a New Friend!!!

2011-08-24T23:37:00.000-04:00

And I mean both Sariel and myself! lol
I've been in kind of a funk recently getting motivated to draw more stuff, and last week I started talking to one of the members of my Electrolust art group on Deviantart whose work I admired,Calicot. Well long story short (and over 200 doodles exchanged) Sariel has a new BFF in the form of Augustine, who is every bit as cruel and evil and fembot-ish. We're still gushing over our works mutually, and still drawing more random stuff. You can see more in her gallery (and more stuff about Augustine and Sariel as well). I'm currently editing the doodle fest we had in my spare time. Over 200 images to go through!

My half of our art trade!

Here's her part!

Fembots Will. Obviously. by *Dark-Cali on deviant ART

Lastly, some more images of Sariel and Augustine as well as an Adeline pic!

And for anyone looking here for more info about Leo, I'm still trying to get my mom to send pics because she says he's like a new cat now! (complete with shaved butt lol) But he's up and about rough-housing with his brother and supposedly he looks leaner too! I can't wait to hug the little guy!

Vixens and Hulks and a Random Sariel

2011-08-08T18:59:00.000-04:00

Trying to get things in order on my end, have a few great commissions I'm working on at the moment so I'll post a few things I was holding off on until after the weekend :D
Here's a poster I did for the Vixens En Garde! I love these gals immensely, and what better way to show my appreciation than through art?

And some sketchcards I did for each member to celebrate their show at the opening of the New York Ren Faire. My buddies April and Brian handed them over as I couldn't make it, but I'm thrilled to know they loved 'em! :D

Next is a commission I got not too long ago featuring the Hulk and She-Hulk. Wasn't sure if I already posted this here, but OH WELL LOOK AGAIN! :D

Last is a doodle of Sariel I recently retouched in my King Sketchbook. Sometimes looking at her face makes me "lol"

As always more work can be seen on my Deviantart page. And in the near future I'll be posting updates to the commissions I'm working on now, especially my big ass portrait piece I'm doing :D

Found out last night that Leo might have to go back to the Vet tomorrow as he has a suspicious limp that no one can figure out the cause of. So I'm really worried about the little guy that perhaps something might have happened from the surgery :C I wish I was there for him

Back to the Regularly Scheduled Arts

2011-08-04T13:27:00.000-04:00

Thought I should post some art up as I haven't posted anything outside of Leo's progress for awhile (though I will continue to update that entry with info as it comes in, and any artwork for his contributors).
I have a few things to go up (and few that'll have to wait until after the weekend).
First are some art trades I did early last week for a few friends of mine :D

And a tattoo commission I received:

I had a sheet of doodles I did to mock Rob Liefeld, but I don't want anyone to think I actually drew it seriously :B

Fundraiser for Leo's Surgery - $10 Sketches - Update!

2011-07-30T13:52:00.000-04:00

Just a quick update:
Well we thought Leo was doing better, but it looks like my mom will have to take Leo to the Vet again as he's limping suspiciously, that coupled with him running away from my mom is kinda weird. She's taking him in on Wednesday, so I hope nothing serious is happening :C
Both my sister and I will continue to accept donations on Leo's behalf for his meds and surgery, just let us know what you'd like us to draw in return (and what preference you have, me or my sister's work lol). Thank you again everyone for your support! <3

I know this isn't a sketch based post, but my family and I need a helping hand.

Last night my cat Leo underwent emergency surgery because his bladder ruptured. As far as I know he may have permanent damage to his kidneys due to crystallization blockage in his urethra that prevented him from relieving himself and flushing the toxins out of his body. He lost a lot of blood and we're very wary about his recovery, he would have died had my mom not taken him to the vet in time. My family does not have the funds to pay for his surgery (which is up to $900, not including any meds he may need) and need help to try and pay off his bills. The little guy is my husky gentleman, I want him to get the care he needs without my family going into anymore financial trouble than they already have.

I'm opening up $10 sketches and accepting donations to help pay for his care and meds. If there are kind souls out there willing to help, please get in touch with me. I take payments through paypal, just send me an email (found on my profile) and let me know what you'd like me to draw.

Also, if anyone could spread the word about this fundraiser, please do so. I know I'll be doing a lot of work, but Leo means the world to me and I want him to be around when I come home.

EDIT
My sister set up a chip in account for Leo! You can make a donation directly from there using a paypal account. She will also be doing commission sketches for Leo as well, you can check out her work on her deviantart gallery.
My mom wants to let everyone know that she is absolutely happy and thrilled with the support Leo's received, and thanks you all from the bottom of her heart as do all of us in Leo's family (even his smart-mouth brother Charlie!) <3 *HUG*

Thanks in advance guys *HUG* Leo purrs with approval!

Here's some of the sketches I've done for the peeps who helps out!
Another Boba Fett and Leo piece for Aleta who went above and beyond to help Leo! :D

Blofeld and Leo! Done for my friend Chris who went well and beyond the donation request!

Boba Fett and Leo!!

Animal!

Poul and D84!

A Few Gals and a Batwoman

2011-07-23T20:49:00.000-04:00

I know it's been a few days, the time between posts are getting a little bit longer it seems. But I've got some nice colored goodness to share!

I colored the Batwoman I sketch I did in my moleskine awhile back. I'm thrilled with the colors on it. Gonna keep practicing some new ways to render stuff with my markers...

Next I have a pic I drew for a friend of mine on Deviantart who drew Sariel some time ago. I hope he likes it!

Lastly a few gorgeous gals I just finished sketching and inking today. I might be bringing them back every now and again because they turned out so well.

Dropping the Gals Off...

2011-07-20T21:44:00.000-04:00

Haven't done too much to post here yet, but I do have a few sketches I can share for the moment!
This is something I sketched out today for a friend of mine on Deviantart who drew Sariel awhile back. He recruited some of his favorite artists on dA (me included) to draw one of his characters in our own style. So naturally I chose one of his girls!

Next I have a sketch of a gal that reminds me of Queen Mab from Merlin. Don't know how she popped up exactly, but she's gonna be a part of a gang of gals filling up the rest of the page.

And last, a sketch of me giving the "stone-cold-don't-give-a-shit" expression.

A Couple of Vixens...

2011-07-16T20:04:00.000-04:00

I just finally finished coloring the last two members of Vixens En Garde, Hera and Pandora! I'm going to be editing all of the images soon into a single piece complete with a logo. I do it because these gals are just plain awesome, and work their asses off to pull off amazing shows!

You might remember the first Vixen I rendered awhile back, the gorgeous and badass Calypso:

As an added bonus, I sketched and inked a Batwoman:

And as a joke based on the last image of Sariel and Abitha I did (since no one noticed the dying flowers on Sariel's side) I doodled this in my sketchbook:

Poor Dommi: "My flower arrangement!! Sariel brings death and destruction everywhere she goes"

Hoping to get some more stuff done within the next few days. Stay frosty guys!

Inks and Naughty Stuff - NSFW

2011-07-13T15:21:00.000-04:00

It's been a few days, but I've been busy cranking out more images. I wanted to wait until I had more things scanned, so here they are. And suffice to say the last image is not safe for work :B
First things first!
The last three sketchcards for the charity auction inked. As soon as I mail off the cards I'll post all of the colored ones here. And possibly a collage...
My favorite of the last batch, Batwoman!

This next Batwoman card was something I did for myself so I can play around with acrylic paint and India ink:

The Fuzzy Elf himself, Nightcrawler!

And because I drew Loki earlier, a mandatory Thor!

Lastly the NSFW image I doodled in my moleskine:

Now back to work, if I could whip myself into doing it I would but alas...

OC Sketchcards!

2011-07-10T14:52:00.000-04:00

I decided I wanted to make a set of inked sketchcards for myself just so I can stretch out and work on improving my inking skills. I was cranking Bach in the background as I drew and I think it helped! D:

First up are the individual cards starting with Sariel! :D

Adeline! Actually one of my favorite images of her to date:

And lastly Abitha:

As an added bonus I drew and colored a sketch I did of Poul and Primus from my friend April's Robots of Death fanfic. I haven't drawn them in ages *tear rolls down cheek* :B

I'm trying to get a few more pieces done today plus some sculpture stuff during the week. You know I'll be back!

A Few Finished Things...

2011-07-08T16:44:00.000-04:00

I'm going to hold off on posting all the colored Marvel sketchcards until all ten of them are finished. I have about three more to go... But in the meantime, here's a Loki I drew for my sister:

The three Minbari from Babylon 5 I finished this morning.

And here are the individual cards:

Here's hoping the internet comes back to me at home so I can post more when I have it during the weekend! I'm hanging out at the bookstore looking like some kind of hipster (the thought of it frightens me).

Mutants Vs. Minbari

2011-07-07T19:45:00.000-04:00

A second post in one day? Who knew?
Anyway, I finished inking the Marvel related cards I was working on so I decided to post those as well as the Babylon 5 related cards I finished inking last night.
First off are the Marvel cards I plan on coloring tonight:

And a three parter! Lennier, Delenn, and Neroon from Babylon 5:

And the cards by themselves...

Hope you guys like 'em! With any luck I'll have them colored and ready to post by tomorrow or during the weekend.

X-Men and a Lone God

2011-07-07T15:11:00.000-04:00

Some of the blue-pencil stuff from last night I'm inking at the moment. They'll look so sweet when they're done...I hope!

Gotta love some Rogue from the X-Men!

And you can't have Rogue without Gambit!

Oh yeah... And some Loki :B My sister will have a field day with him.

Of Sketches and Cybermen

2011-07-06T17:16:00.000-04:00

Back again for another round of tossing sketches on this here blog for the enjoyment of the few :B But those few get to enjoy the stuff I won't post on Deviantart (since I'd clutter up the place!)
This time we have a sketch commission I just finished of Ace and Jack Harkness fighting a Cyberman (80's) from Doctor Who.

And some sketches I did while I was waiting to go to work (usually when I do my best sketches!) I might color these two in at some point, just to keep my promise to color every page of that Moleskine book I started.
My good old Flapper Barbarian chick Adeline. Ready for the summer? Possibly.

The first sketch on here is of a woman I thought up of when bored out of my mind working at the Tax Department. She's supposed to have flames for hair and all that jazz. And natrually I couldn't have a page without one of the characters from the Dommi project I'm working on Claud, being mopey and moody :B

Until next time! Keep watching the skis... err skies!

Batgirl and Hulks

2011-07-04T12:58:00.000-04:00

Happy 4th of July to those who celebrate. Here are a few things I've been working on over the weekend.
First the finished Batgirl commission:
Prismacolors on bristol board with an India ink background.

Next the first four cards (out of ten) for a charity auction I'm helping out. I'm only posting the inked versions for now, the colored/finished ones will go up shortly.

The Dothraki and Batgirl

2011-07-01T23:40:00.000-04:00

Some stuff I worked on today that I'm really pleased with. I broke out the prismacolor markers for the first time in a week to start working on a Batgirl commission and on a personal piece of fanart for Game of Thrones.

So first we got the nice lookin' Dothraki Khal Drogo:

And the sketch and base colors for Batgirl, which I hope to get done sometime this weekend!

As an added bonus, I sketched this pic of Sariel the other night for no other reason than to draw her "shocked" face.

Yeah I know there's a random floating foot there, but I was saving it as reference for later since I didn't have the heart to erase it :B

Playing Catch-Up

2011-07-01T01:04:00.000-04:00

Not too long now until I start scanning in a new batch of sketches. Until then I have a few to go up now. I'm picking and choosing really, some are old but I love them and wanted to give them a chance to be seen.

First up is a sketch I did with a few of my original characters Nan the Priest and Adeline the Barbarian Flapper (don't you just love the sound of that? :B )

Next is a costume design I did for Adeline. I'm coming up with a metric shitload of headdresses for her to wear...

This is one of my favorites. My friend Zac sent me some help a few weeks back and I drew this for him as a thank you. It's of my gal Sariel and his character Anne Hedonia squishing the ever lovin' life out of Johnathon the cat <3 You can see the rest of Zac's work here.

Lastly, a concept sketch for a piece featuring Sariel I wanted to do:

As always you can see the rest of my work on my Deviantart Gallery.

Voluptuous Vixens

2011-06-25T10:30:00.001-04:00

Lately I feel like I've been fulfilling my duty to draw what I feel are sexy, badass women. Let's start with a few images I finished recently:

First up is Calypso Bordeaux of Vixens En Garde, the first of three planned illustrations I plan to make for these fabulous performers. So far she's the only one I have completely finished.

Next, a few of my favorite homicidal fembot Sariel:
If anyone gets the joke here I'll be pleasantly surprised :B

Last, a character sketch I did for a contest participant. I love this pic dearly for some reason... I wonder why?

This gorgeous gal, Marionette Kensington is (c) Amber Creed

First Sketchdump of the Year

2011-06-24T00:11:00.000-04:00

Dropping some of my babies off for the time being. I'll be posting more sketches in the near future!
One of my character designs I did way back when for a failed book project that I brought back recently:

An idea I had for a footer image for this blog. I just love me some Pied Piper action. I'm thinking of just having markers following him since they're my main weapon of choice.

Marc Bolan and Steve Harley for my bud Ana!

Working The Kinks Out...

2011-06-23T23:34:00.000-04:00

I'm reviving this blasted blog into something I'll actually use, so whenever I'm done being distracted by Game of Thrones I'll come back to make some updates!

Future Skills Looking Mighty Nice

2010-02-15T15:41:00.000-05:00

I've been a naughty person and started focusing on something off the beaten path... aka Writing Copy I blame my former Graphic Design Teacher Don Lais for this completely lol. I'm not gonna post anything here just yet because I'm keeping things top secret (not that anyone cares particularly) but I have a feeling I'm on to something good that's actually making me very confident in my brain skills. What I will tell you is that I just finished the thumbnails and character designs for a few pieces and will begin to get the real work underway. Also it's entirely original, no fanart this time (sorry to disappoint you). And hopefully I will have these done before I start a real job (which hopefully I can get soon so I can pay off my medical bills and help with the household because my friends have been ubersaints).

So yes I am excited, very excited, TOO EXCITED even to get this stuff done so that I may show it off and even put it into my portfolio.

Also for anyone who hasn't seen the Doctor Who pieces I finished recently, head over to my art gallery on Deviantart you won't regret it.
Here's a teaser at what to expect:

In New York! + Other Stuff!

2010-01-23T22:06:00.000-05:00

So yay other stuff! I made the big move to New York mid December to live with my friends April and Brian Williams. Getting used to the new weather and such but so far so good, just looking for a real job so I can start helping out with the expenses and to save up for a few things I need.
Christmas was a blast! I got a lot of very nice things, probably the best roundup of loot in years (or years worth in one year). Including a book about Art Deco, a Zira figure from Planet of the Apes, the Q Fan Collective DVD (because I have a thing for John DeLancie <3), and Robbie the Robot. I had great meals with April's family and really enjoyed myself, taking a lot of pressure off from everything happening in the last year.
As for art, I did a few pieces since I got my drafting table set up. But the major Doctor Who commission I got is almost done, which is great. I can't wait to get that out of my hair!
My drafting table is under attack by Gallifrey!

But yes, I've eased up a bit. My foot is still *meh* but not hurting any worse at the moment. I did manage to get a few things scanned before I left school, including the Life and Macra Terror pieces. They both have been retouched so I feel much better about them now.

Life:

The Macra Terror:

I do however miss everyone I left behind in Vegas, I didn't realize it until recently. But thank goodness for the likes of Facebook and Twitter right? :3 Also if anyone uses Skype, I'll gladly add you to my contacts. I need to put that thing to use at some point!

Just a random tidbit, I did my first Anime related piece of fanart recently based on The Slayers....

So anyway I hope everyone is doing ok! *HUG*
D

More on the Horizon

2009-11-06T15:19:00.000-05:00

I just got out of a meeting with my Academic Director and as far as things go I might just be able to transfer to the East Coast. Which is good news for me because Las Vegas is doing whatever possible to drive me out of town. I think the fresh air and nature will do good things for me, if I'm not at ease with my environment then I'm not going to do well no matter what I do. Plus I DO NOT want to spend another summer here, nor would I want to move during the summer either. I learned my lesson when I came here in August all those years ago. So anyway East Coast, looking mighty fine as of right now! I mean good people and good everything!

On the art front, not a whole lot done but I did get this piece for Skip almost finished for his project. So far I'm proud of what I accomplished on it. It's 15x20 on hot press illustration board, I used only Prismacolor Markers and opaque white watercolors.
Here's what it looks like so far:

I'm working on a few commissions at the moment including a 13 page Child friendly Doctor Who piece and some artwork for a friend that renewed my Deviantart subscription (love ya!). Look forward to it!

Things Go Round and Round

2009-11-01T01:44:00.000-04:00

Things seem to be looking up for old Gil... err Danielle. Things outside of work and school, can't say what just yet, but I have a feeling that aside from all the injuries I've collected as of late, fate could possibly cushion my future.

I've been working on a piece for a friend of mine which is turning out to be the best (and most difficult) thing in recent memory. It's all cool though, I'm really excited with it so far and can't wait to post it.

In other news, I'm looking forward to moving soon. I have pretty much 90% of my stuff squared away when the time comes. I just need to tie up loose ends in Vegas some of which include school and settlements. But, I look forward to a time when I can finally catch a breath and start doing things I really want to do for a living and not have so much drama in my life. A customer told me that there are places in which you know you aren't welcome, that you weren't meant to be. Signs have been pointed out to me that I'm not safe here in Vegas, I've had too many close calls, and too many real accidents to feel at ease in this city. The city itself will find a way to drive you out. And now it's my time. I just want to thank all of my friends who have been with me throughout this time in my life, it's been hard, but I couldn't have gotten through it without you all. (You know who you are!)

Also, a shout out to my friends Leanne and Rod who have gone through some tough shit lately and deserve some cheering up. And to April and Brian on getting hitched recently, you guys are awesome!

Alas My Right Ankle, I Knew Thee Well

2009-09-30T06:54:00.000-04:00

It's been yet another long pause in my blogging abilities my friends! My apologies.
A lot has happened since the last post, including the fact that I lost a fight with a truck and ended up with a broken ankle. The worst part (besides not going to work and the ankle) was the fact that my glasses fell off my head and were repeatedly run over by passing cars. I did manage to get one of the lenses back, so for about a week I used it as a monocle.

Anyway while I was out I got a lot of work done, and I managed to finish the pages to a comic I was working on as well as start and finish the piece on the show Life I've been meaning to do. I also got a lot of chibi figurines done as well.
Well here are some photos of said pieces, enjoy!

A sketch of Snape (I'm currently finishing up the audios read by Stephen Fry, thanks again Leanne!)

Back into the Groove (Art and Work wise)

2009-07-21T01:35:00.000-04:00

I started my first day of work since coming back from New York today. And it was great! I never lost a beat and it was as if I never left! What clinched it for me was a customer saying to me in the Drive Thru that I had the best customer service she had ever seen! And being in Las Vegas I take that to heart. For a city dominated on hospitality services to be able to stand out makes me feel special. It really does make me feel good to hear that, and not only once but twice in the same day! I'll pat myself on the back now...
And about the art. A few days into returning to Vegas I actually had the inspiration and willingness to get a few pieces done. Posted below for whoever hasn't seen them on my Deviantart Gallery. And I fought to create a logo for myself as well. I'm not too sure how well I pulled it off, but I'm at a loss when it comes to creating anything for my personal use.
Anyway the illustrations are a mix of traditional and digital art, the figures having been rendered with my trusty Prismacolor markers. Anyway enjoy!

Italian Spiderman (seriously look it up on Youtube)

The Great Machine (aka Mitchell Hundred) from the comic Ex Machina

And a logo...

She Might Be Saved...For Now

2009-07-07T00:14:00.000-04:00

I got a call from my boss at work today, there might be a way to save my job for the time being, it only involves being open to EVERYTHING THEY THROW AT ME SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. The worst part being I'd only be guaranteed 12 hours if that. She lost two of the baristas that usually work night shifts, so if I go back I would have to open and close on multiple days. The only problem I have with this is that I hate working night shifts, not because it's too much work, but that it's too easy. Around 4pm the store winds down, and really I don't feel like I belong there at that time, my place (and where I operate the best) is in the opening/morning crew where it's too busy to look at a clock. I like to keep myself preoccupied. Also, I don't have good work shoes. The ones I wear to work have been worn out so badly you can see my socks through the rubber on the bottom of the shoe.

As you would have guessed, this is going to be another call for commissions if anyone is interested in helping out. I need to keep this job, I don't want to have to train for a new one yet again. Not just yet at least. I might actually have to look into a second job to pay my rent while I'm in school. I can't live on an estimated 12 hours a week paycheck.
So it's out there if anyone wants anything done, I'll even do design work if anyone needs a logo for layout done (I will post more examples of my design portfolio for whoever is interested).

Note me if you are, I'll be more than glad to have the work. It's all helping me get some practice in anyway.

I'm heading home on Wednesday, I'm sure I'll get sick again going from 60 some degrees in New York to 110 and hotter in Vegas. But I have lots of artwork to color and post not only for fanfics I've been drawing for, but also for the Dommi project I've been working on with April French. Yay for originality!

Anyway, cheers everyone. And for my stateside friends, I hope you all had a great 4th of July. For my friends at AILV, I hope you enjoyed the NICE BREAK we got and are looking forward to school next week.

Precious Programs and some Art!

2009-07-02T12:30:00.000-04:00

Whoever actually reads anything I post will remember that right before finals week at AILV all of my Adobe Creative Suite programs went MIA, well that and it gave me the giant middle finger. Well my friend Brian managed to get them back thanks in no part to Adobe, whose costumer support seriously lacks any kind of real help. Not to mention it's really hard to take someone in tech support located in India seriously when they tell me their names are Joanne, Billy, and Scott. I hate you all for keeping me on hold for almost two hours not even giving me any help! *fumes*
Anyway, programs are back and I owe him a logo now that I have my precious InDesign and Illustrator CS3 programs back.

And now some artwork.
Since I got to New York I've been doing a bunch of stuff for my friend April who has spoiled me to no end since I got here. She's an awesome friend and a great writer, so I'm happy to be with good company. So some of the following pieces are from a Kaldor City fic she's been working on. I'm also throwing the progress on the Klaus Nomi portrait I've been working on. I did color a few of the scenes with markers, I might scan them or wait until I have my tablet back to color them digitally.

In the meantime enjoy!

Klaus Nomi WIP 2

Arrival in Albany and Pimpage for a Good Friend

2009-06-24T08:40:00.000-04:00

Arrived in Albany yesterday afternoon and ate a great meal with pals April and Brian who are more than kind enough to let me stay for two weeks. I'll be taking the time to finally unwind and get some real work done... And by real work I mean finishing all the portraits I started *coughSapphire&Steelcough* and getting some more work done on the graphic novel April and I started called Dommi.

On the way I stopped in Chicago, didn't get any pizza but I ate an orgasmically great cinnamon roll in the food court at O'Hare International Airport before going back to the gate to see a bunch of breasts falling out of people's shirts. Seriously, you'd think people would get dressed a little more appropriately for travel. *shrug*

The last leg of the flight from Chicago to Albany, even for the two hours was uncomfortable. The flight attendant on United was an uber bitch, and coupled with an uber bitch of a customer sitting behind me I was stuck in the middle of a verbal smackdown. Never had this problem on Southwest but you get what you can afford...

Listened to an interview with the awesome Leanne Hannah on the Comic News Insider podcast from Heroes Con. D'awww ain't she sweet?! Seriously she's going to go far, if you haven't seen her work yet (and I'd beat you if you haven't) check it out!
She's my mentor you know! And check out the recent issue of The Perhapanauts featuring her artwork. Go...now!

Get the interview at The Comic News Insider
Or get it on itunes.

The following are some photos I took yesterday...
PHANTOM! I wanna see this so badly when I can afford to

A view of The Strip in Vegas from the airplane

Something to look at while I ate my cinnamon roll in Chicago

Said orgasmically great cinnamon roll...

Crossroads...

2009-06-16T01:22:00.000-04:00

Well recently my horoscopes have been scarily accurate with my readings (yes I read them regularly in the Las Vegas Weekly...). And lately they've been telling me great changes are coming my way. How? Well for one my boss informed me that I'll be losing my job at the Starbucks because of my availability all because of the new optimum scheduling. I love my job, it was the first job I ever had where I loved the people I work with and serve on a daily basis. But when I think about it it might actually be the push I need to get on track on what I really want to do for my career which is my art and design work.
The countdown begins, and I need to start making more contacts to further shove my foot into the closing door. It's the beginning of summer, and it's going to be an uphill battle what with the economy and all the students looking for summer jobs. At times I have low self esteem when it comes to my work, but I have good people backing me up and reassuring me of the quality of my stuff. And to those people (you know who you are) you have my deepest thanks.
Well, time to get the gravy train moving!

A little something something for a graphic novel I plan to illustrate:

The Judith Paris portrait I finished:

A portrait of Friend from Zardoz as played by John Alderton:

Itchy and Scratchy fanart I used for a school project, recreated in Adobe Illustrator:

Forgetful Old Me

2009-05-21T21:08:00.000-04:00

I have to keep remembering I have a blog. Not that anyone reads it, but hey it's another time waster.

Nothing new on the art front. Still working on getting the pages to a book done. I'm really happy with it so far, once I start getting into a groove, that's it. Hopefully as soon as I get the blue pencils out of the way I can start finalizing the work to post it to whomever likes to see it.
As for everything else, I'm rather sad I haven't been doing anything for myself. Portrait work has been at a standstill and I feel like if I don't try to finish something soon I'll lose all the stuff I worked so hard to learn. I started a portrait of Klaus Nomi, 80's counter Tenor awhile back, and I love it so far. But things keep getting in the way.
On other art news I've been working with a good friend of mine April French on an idea for a graphic novel of epic proportions. I hope I can live up to the hype! I've taken a major liking to the story's characters especially the evil robot dudes. When I can I'll post some of the ideas up. In fact I might want to dedicate a blog entirely to the progress of this story and the development of the art. Personally I think it's awesome, and hopefully the rest of the world _{(and publishers)} will think so too!

I think I'm ready to rule the world...as soon as I get a new bed.

Tally Ho to Twitter I go! + New Arts

2009-02-26T20:23:00.000-05:00

So I finally started a Twitter account (sidebar) and realised thanks to a friend that I hadn't updated my blog...again.
So here you go, missing arts. And again I'll try updating more often...

Old Chris Walken

Oscar Wilde for those of you who didn't know:

David Collings in Scrooge

Heavenly Host from Doctor Who

Super 70's group ABBA

Ed Bishop from UFO

Eldrad Must Live - Sketchbook Battle

2008-10-08T23:07:00.000-04:00

So I'm planning on competeing in AILV's Student Sketchbook Battle. I have to plunk $20 down because the winner gets the money raised in the event. I'm going up against some of the better artists in the school both animators and illustrators alike.

I have no doubt I'll get an honorable mention because of my reputation in the school as being one of the better non-professional portrait artists around campus. I never like to toot my own horn but if people from Wizards of the Coast and a shitload of people from all over the place are all talking about how alive my portraits are, I must have done something right. And dammit I'm going to put myself on the fire for this. Wish me luck guys, I'm going to be working VERY HARD this quarter. This even requires FIFTY pages to be completely filled *pumps up*.

Something for me to look forward to:

Judith Paris from Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear

Photomanips Not Illustrations

2008-08-23T02:18:00.000-04:00

I know that no one reads these posts but I feel this has to be said. I absolutely hate it when people post a photomanip and refer to it as an illustration, that they "drew" it or even "doodled" it. It's maddening! I like to refer to myself as an illustrator, sure I gather photos for my work, but I use them to base an original piece off of them, I don't throw it into Photoshop slap on a few filters and layers and call it an illustration.
Seriously, the way I see it an illustration refers to something that you put together entirely by yourself with your own hands either with traditional media or with digital media, not taking copyrighted photos putting them together and calling it a day. For one it's not all that original, second it's too damned easy to get away with.
I see an overwhealming amount of people on the internet nowadays doing photomanips and saying they're illustrators as opposed to actually getting out and doing real art. It's bad enough I see every young 'un out there drawing anime and saying they're a manga-ka and pretending to be a real artist without any REAL training ("Oh I watched Naruto and did some fanart so therefore I'm a manga-ka." Dudes, even the creators of those shitty anime had to have real training to be able to do what they do for a living, you guys might benefit from doing the same). I take it as an insult when I see someone at school winning some award for a piece of crap they think is brilliant when clearly there wasn't any substance to it.
Anyway to put it bluntly,some photomanipulators need to learn the line between real illustrations and photomanipulation, there's a category for it, USE IT!

New Work, New Photos

2008-08-08T00:15:00.000-04:00

It's been a loooong time since my last post, and a lot of things have happened. If people reading this have caught up with my journals on Deviantart and LiveJournal, then you know about the car accedent I was in on the 27th of July coming back from my last Comic Con trip.

Right now I think is a good time to post some of my more recent work though. When I can I'll post the comments I recieved on the portfolio review at Comic Con as well as photos from the con itself.

New Art - A Much Needed Update

2007-08-21T16:58:00.000-04:00

Well here's some new stuff I got done since the last post here. I won't be doing too much this week because my book has to be finished for good hardcopy wise :P

So until next time, enjoy!

Errol Flynn, my Dad's hero. I thought it would be cool to make something for my Dad, even though he may not see it, I know he'd love it

You'll find much more Simpsons stuff in here bwahahahahaha

The infamous David Collings in-joke with his legendary Magic!Hair, now with an offical logo!

And the sculptures I was talking about...

I hope these were to your liking!

Comic Con 2007 Pics and Other Works

2007-08-01T01:00:00.000-04:00

Just decided to show off some pics I snapped at the last day of the San Diego Comic Con. I had a blast there, and I really hopr I can make it for the whole four days next year!

Here's some pics I managed to get with a few heroes of mine :D Man I got lucky!

Masters in the flesh!

Brian Froud

George A. Romero

And since I haven't updated art in ages, here's a few portrait works I did over my summer break.

Patrick Troughton

David Warner Portraits

And my favorite actor David Collings

Some misc drawings I thought I might post as well. ;)

Spock Commission and Mover Poul Portraits Finished

2007-05-16T17:27:00.000-04:00

Cool,
I just finished these the other night. Of course as always these are posted to my Deviantart gallery http://thecosmicdancer.deviantart.com/
Again, I have no idea if anyone actually reads this blog, but I'm gonna go ahead and say it anyway... I need money! That means I need commissions!!! Please don't make me beg. I'm really only doing this to help my family stay afloat (or else I can't afford to keep my room lol)

On to the pics!

First we have Mover Poul as played by the wonderful David Collings *faints with happiness*

And this is what I was commissioned for by a friend on Deviantart :D

2007-04-27T20:41:00.000-04:00

Good lord how time flies! I haven't really uploaded anything here for quite some time...hell I forgot I even had a blog. Oh well, if someone stumbles upon it from Deviantart, all is well.
Well, I think it's about time I posted some new work eh?

This is an anime version of two of David Collings characters lol
Poul from Doctor Who and Monkey from Saiyuki

Some 'Robots of Death' from Doctor Who, Tom Baker has to be the greatest Doctor of them all, his personality is just so engaging!

Ahh good Patsy Stone, played by Joanna Lumley. Such a goddess that actress ;)

Some sketches for a sculpture I'm working on

Well that's all I can find until next time. As usual my main Deviantart gallery is updated on a daily basis, so all my new-er work is there. ;) http://thecosmicdancer.deviantart.com/

~Kilinka

Joanna Lumley Vector

2007-02-28T00:38:00.000-05:00

my newest vector! huzzah! it's so 80's:D

~Kilinka

Doctor Who Portrait

2007-02-22T14:18:00.000-05:00

a Tom Baker and Elizibeth Sladen portrait I did as practice for life drawing. man that scarf was a total nightmare lol but the finished product was totally worth it :)
~Kilinka

Joanna Lumley Portrait and Sapphire and Steel pics

2007-02-20T18:19:00.000-05:00

my best portrait thus far of the the beautiful Joanna Lumley

I hope you guys like it!
the progress I made on it

and some Sapphire, Silver, and Steel pics High Ho Silver!

Well Now...

2007-02-14T20:08:00.000-05:00

just a few more pics more or less for me to gawk at
Kilinka

Blakes 7 model

2007-02-08T21:01:00.000-05:00

just a crappy 3D model I made in 3ds max for midterms lol
kilinka

Kerr Avon/Paul Darrow Watercolor

2007-02-08T14:06:00.000-05:00

Ok so after three days of hard friggin work lol (12-13 hours I believe) it's finished!
I have never made a watercolor so detailed before lol
I hope for some Blakes 7 fans to drop by and enjoy it!

In it we have Paul Darrow as Avon and Jan Chappel as Cally

ElfQuest Fanart

2007-02-07T15:44:00.000-05:00

Alright, cool.
I finally did some ElfQuest stuff, it's been on dA for some time now and I thought it might be a good time to post them here (well I finally got off my ass and uploaded the resized images to photobucket lol)
so if there are any Pini fans out there, I hope you like these! :D
oh! and because I love David Collings so much, there's a pic I did of him from the last episode of Sapphire and Steel, as Silver made in Corel Painter
kilinka

sorry I had to add links to the pics, somehow my fight with photobucket to resize them didn't work out, but Silver came out a winner! lol

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/47368766/?qo=28&q=by%3Athecosmicdancer&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps one-eye

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/47370086/?qo=27&q=by%3Athecosmicdancer&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps winnowill

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/47370525/?qo=26&q=by%3Athecosmicdancer&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps skywise

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/47373169/?qo=25&q=by%3Athecosmicdancer&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps leetah

Sapphire and Steel Fanart 2/6/07

2007-02-06T19:19:00.000-05:00

just having an update of artwork finished today (again, to anyone that reads this thing lol) hope some fans find this interesting;)
kilinka

I'm Here...What Next?

2007-02-05T16:32:00.000-05:00

Hello!
I'm new to this blogging thing that's going around, but hey I'm up for it. I'm told this is a good place to post artwork and the like so I thought I might give it a go. Usually I post all my new artwork on my deviantart site http://thecosmicdancer.deviantart.com/ but I'll try to get as much here as possible...as soon as I figure out how to do this stuff lol
but hopefully I'll meet new people here and gather a following, I'm trying to spread the love lol
So if anyone reads this, I'm gonna try updating this thingy as much as possible! lol
Kilinka

here's something to tide us over till I get something new posted lol