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Sketch: Floating

  • Posted on 29th August 2009,
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A damaged Baletistino chassis from a travelling spaceshow. Her hard drive was worth keeping, but the chassis itself was chucked out the airlock.

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Speedtoning: Baletistino

  • Posted on 28th August 2009,
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Quickie of an android ballerina, waiting for the show to start up. The Baletistino model uses a patent-pending joint structure with a lightweight frame to make it the most flexible android model there is. However, they’re somewhat more fragile* than other droids; the joints are quite likely to become permanently warped with overuse and the…

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New Shirts – “Inventor Of…”

  • Posted on 27th August 2009,
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I whipped up a customisable “inventor of…” t-shirt today. The default is “robots” but really, you can claim to be the inventor of whatever you like. The colours are customisable, too; they’re listed as “black” and “white” on Zazzle but again, that’s just the default. Even the style is customisable. I think that covers pretty…

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Speedtoning: Catboy

  • Posted on 27th August 2009,
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Yes, another catboy. Speedpainting still doesn’t seem quite the right word for stuff done in Manga Studio. “Speedtoning” is kind of a crap word, too, but it fits a wee bit better. Pbth.

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C is for Caution: The Depressing Faerie Alphabet Book

  • Posted on 27th August 2009,
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Roughly based on the scene in “Macbeth” in which the witches bring forth three apparitions to prophecy to him, including a head which warns him to beware Macduff. I’m not a big fan of Shakespeare – “Macbeth” is one of his few plays which i consider at least tolerable. I don’t find the overall plot…

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Stupid artist statement.

  • Posted on 24th August 2009,
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I’ve been working on rewriting my artist statement lately, so i have something a little cleaner when i send it out to publishers. My feelings on this range from “ew” to “argh.”

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Speedpainting: Kitty Toy

  • Posted on 23rd August 2009,
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I’m not sure this actually counts as a proper “speedpainting” – it was done in about half an hour, but using Manga Studio, which is more “laying down blocks of tone” than “painting.”

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