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Sketches | ||
I think we all doodle a little in class from time to time. You can see, based on the date and subject, what I was interested in and which classes were most boring. |
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I started doodling at the tops of the pages back when I was a student at Midwestern State. Back then, my major was fine arts, and my principal subject matter consisted of robots. Macross and Dougram fans should recognize the designs. (32 K) | |
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This early drawing from 1990 depicts a Battletech "Locust" and "Assassin." FASA borrowed the designs for the Locust, along with the Galleon Light Tank from Crusher Joe. (35 K) | |
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Even after I changed majors to computer science, I continued to draw just for fun. This stylized Patlabor has always been a favourite of mine. (18 K) | |
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And here, from left to right, the entire cast of Sol Bianca. OK, maybe it's just the part of the cast I care about. This one is from Dr. King's history class in 1991. (30 K) | |
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I actually have the vinyl model of Eve Tokimatsuri (from Megazone 23) on which this drawing was based. I made it in 1992. (11 K) | |
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Bunny girls tended to dominate my later works. If you look closely, you can see the calculus notes on the other side of the page. (33 K) | |
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What could be better than a robot or a woman? How about a robogal? I'm sure Sorayama would agree. (20 K) | |
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I drew this one of Nina while she was sitting next to me in archaeology class. She looks much prettier in real life, though. (9 K) | |
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OK, so it's not anime. We were discussing the advantages of upright bipedalism in archaeology class one day, and the discussion of detecting and avoiding predators came up. Naturally, this subject takes on a slightly more fantastic twist in the mind of an Arnold Schwarzenegger fan. (12 K) | |
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I don't remember a girl like this in my anthro class, so it must have just been a wild idea. From January 1995. (8 K) | |
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More calculus girls. I think math classes made me the most prolific, really. (18 K) | |
... except maybe for Dr. Yurttas' Java class. My "Java Girls" got more sadistic looking as the semester went on, probably because I was sitting next to my friend Diana. I think it's the whole thigh-high thing, really. | ||
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These girls, drawn in 1995, are typical of my later sketches. There's just something about those "Dirty Pair" outfits that I really like. (33 K) | |
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Another Patlabor, this time one wearing a blast shield over the face much like the Brocken-Labor. (11 K) | |
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"That armour's too strong for blasters!" Every once in a while, I was inspired to draw by something else than the usual subject matter. This AT-AT is a good example of that. (11 K) | |
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Cammy and Chun-li, of Street Fighter II fame. (13 K) | |
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I didn't draw too many more robots later on... These two are an exception. (21 K) | |
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Just another girl. (6 K) | |
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I must have spent some time working on this lingerie girl; the sketch is larger than the others. (22 K) | |
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I think she was supposed to be Misty May from Otaku no Video... that bow tie looks familiar. (8 K) | |
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This girl reminds me a lot of Janice Berkowski now that I look at her. (11 K) | |
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This girl has a C-ko style flower in her hair. (7 K) | |
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Blood type blue? Just an angel, not even of the "Lovely" variety. (13 K) | |
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Everybody loves Mai Shiranui from the King of Fighters/Fatal Fury series of games, and I'm no exception. You can tell she was drawn on the back of a page. (30 K) | |
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This cat girl, "Kitty Honey," is for the art contest held by Nekosama Productions , a fan sub/dub group that I saw at Project A-Kon X. Will they use it? I don't know. (79 K) | |
Miss Purple | ||
This character actually has quite a story behind her. This was way back around 1993 or so, when I attended my first Weekend of a Lifetime as part of the Circle K Chapter at Midwestern State. Part of the experience involves sending notes (called "Lifelines") to each other on small rectangular papers, each with an inspirational message. |
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Go for it! (33 K) | |
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Purple is forever (22 K) | |
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Always wear the proper protection. (30 K) | |
Colour Drawings | ||
Some of my drawings actually made it to the ink-and-colour stage, although these are usually the exception, rather than the rule. I have never tried using the computer to colour my pieces, but seeing the results that others have come up with really appeals to me. |
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Everybody likes Matsumoto, right? Hell, I grew up on Star Blazers! I didn't find out about Captain Harlock until much later, after I moved to Texas. (58 K) | |
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A colour picture of Kei and Yuri, the "Dirty Pair." I prefer the yellow and teal costumes to the "original" silver ones. (33 K) | |
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Another picture of the "Dirty Pair," this one is from a poster that I eventually acquired at a con. (33 K) | |
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This drawing of Lum is based on a photograph of a vinyl model I saw in Hobby Japan. (31 K) | |
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Being a big Battletech fan, I was always fascinated by Mobile Suit Gundam. He's not perfect, but he'll do. (112 K) | |
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This pilot girl was the subject of an impromptu competition between two friends and I. I am proud to say they both conceded once they had seen her. The shoulder pads were inspired by the AV-98 Ingram, while the boots are more like those worn by ATAC troopers in Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross. (99 K) | |
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Another drawing of Lum, complete with "Urusei Yatsura" logo; this one is also based on a photograph I saw in Hobby Japan. (92 K) | |
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"Liberty Justice" was our entry into Too Inc.'s Loss Prevention calendar, intended for the month of July. Sadly, we lost out to a hackneyed assemblage of clipart featuring Uncle Sam. (409 K - it's a bloater!) | |
Computer-Assisted Imagery | ||
I think this is the standard procedure: scan in a B/W ink drawing, then colour it using your favourite graphics tool. I'm using an evaluation version of PaintShop Pro 5.0; as soon as I get the hang of "layers," I think I'll like it. |
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The enigmatic Rei from Neon Genesis Evangelion. (31 K) | |
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A fan art of Josh Lesnick's Wendy and Ginger. Love those "Dirty Pair" outfits! For more on Wendy, visit Josh's " Wendy Project." (110 K) | |
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