In other arts

Now that the contests are over, I’ve returned my attention to my comic. There are initially three main villains. I’ve taken photos, but will have scans added to my main comic area soon.

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.

Contest complete, part 2

The deadline to turn in all entries for the contest was today at 11:59:59 PM PDT, and I managed to finish and submit everything by 9:55 PM PDT. The mascot winner will not be announced until the end of Kumoricon 2010, so I won’t know anything until after the convention is over in September. Regardless, I’m hopeful that my hard work, effort and design will win.

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!

Contest complete, part 1

After a major overhaul of a design, I’ve finished the program book cover entry for Kumoricon 2010.

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!

Contest cramming

Happy July 4th!

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.