This is Ryo Sanada wearing the Kikoutei, Inferno, Armor:

Again, because this is fan art, the final version will not be posted into this site’s gallery. If you would like to follow my fan art creations, you may watch me on my new deviantart account. Please be aware that some of the fan art is old and not up to my current abilities.

Here are some origami roses I’ve folded:

My camera and the poor lighting don’t do the iridescent paper justice. Currently I only have one of each color, but am contemplating making a run to the paper store to get more. I think if time allows, and the heatwave leaves, then I might.

I’m very rusty at getting ready for conventions, which is all the more reason to do the best that I can, and hopefully memories of artist alley do’s and don’ts will soon come back before it’s too late.

Again, the winning entries will not be visible until later this month and after the convention. My fingers are crossed!

I didn’t catch the names of these roses, but they’re pretty:

Wandering the paths of the Japanese Garden always helps to relieve my stress:

Hope everyone gets a chance to find a place and some time to relax.

This is Dark Energy:

This is Dark Matter:

This is Void:

These characters are very complicated to draw, and by testing out their designs, I can reexamine my art and simplify them for the comic. Right now, drawing these characters requires a lot of hatching, which is too time consuming for the lengthy comic that I have in mind, but the big spots of black will help me go faster.

Here is a sneak peak of part of the mascot design:

I feel a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders now.

On a side note, there was a third contest going on to design Anime News Network’s new icons. I teamed up with Zack Corcoran to form: Feathered Robot Productions studio and swiftly created a set of icons for their contest. Supposedly the contest ends tomorrow, and DVD sets are the prize for each icon. They haven’t announced which series they’re offering as rewards, but I’m still hopeful it will go well. Wish us luck!

Here is a sneak peak of a piece of the cover design:

I had to create and revamp several assets to insert onto the cover, and I hope it is a cohesive enough design that it will win. Once the contest is over and the winners announced, I’ll place the whole image into the Design section of my site.

Now I must rush to get the mascot design going before the deadline hits. My fingers are crossed it all goes well!

I’m currently rushing to complete artwork for two contests: designing a mascot and creating a program book cover. The deadline for both is July 18th, so please wish me luck as I finalize the designs and color everything in. Once the deadline has passed, and my entries submitted, I’ll post them.

One spider created this magnificent web on our deck:

I’m not sure what species of spider this was, but it created a very stunning web. I hope this sign of summer summons warmer temperatures soon.

A duck found the perfect resting spot in the lake:

The exhibit of penjing, or landscapes in miniature, was taking place by the Four-Sided Hall:

This was my favorite penjing:

Here’s a view of the Mid-lake Pavilion through the leaves of the penjing:

With warmer weather in the forecast, I hope to visit the garden again soon.