#FlashBackFriday
On rare occasions I will decide to respond to a friend’s text by doodling up a quick thumbs up… and then go slightly overboard. This is a flashback to one of those occasions. (Also, I’m very happy that Mando is back on TV!)
I’m calling her Sheedo. May The Fourth Be With You!
Eek… I haven’t updated in over a year. But it’s never too late! Especially when no one is paying attention! Anywayzzzz…
Lastly, here’s a pandemic postcard…✌️💙
It’s my first real go at a finished drawing with Apple Pencil + Procreate. Really happy with these new tools! ✏️📲
And that, should just about catch me up. Phew. More art coming, I’ll try to post more regularly lololololol sighhhhh. 😅
If it pleases you, follow along on my Instagram…
JLF, as in “Jedi Life Form.”
I’m continuing to mine old drawings for coloring practice/blog posts. This gem is a nerdy mash-up from about 9 years ago, and features a Melmacian Jedi. Melmacians being from Melmac. Melmac being the home planet of Gordon Shumway. Gordon Shumway being the full name of the alien known as ALF.
Listen, people, I don’t have any explanation for my behavior, past or present, so let’s just go with it, okay?
I’ll be honest, when I drew this, it was pretty much for a cheap larf. As such, I didn’t do the requisite research, which would have revealed to me that Jedi Padawan only have one braid. Would two braids mean that this guy skipped a grade? Or was held back? Man, I don’t know.
Anyways, flash forward to the present… I colored this particular Melmacian with dark skin and sun-bleached fur so that he would look distinct from ALF. I mean come on folks, a Melmacian Jedi is one thing, but it’s just plain laughable to think that Gordon Shumway would become a Jedi. For starters, the Star Wars movies took place in the past, so we don’t even know if Jedi exist in the present. And second, it seems highly unlikely that Gordon would have the discipline to become a Jedi. I’m just saying.
Ahem. The background was cobbled together purely in Photoshop with some digital smoke and mirrors. You know–cheap parlor tricks. However, I think it more or less works, and adds some appropriate atmosphere.
In conclusion, all I can say is…
Ha! I kill me!
You see, because that was ALF’s catchphrase… I should just go now…
WAIT A MINUTE, this is MY blog! Why don’t YOU go!?
Wait, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it–I want you to stay and take a look around. Let’s be friends.
*transcript continues on for another 10 pages*
(This counts as post #1 for this week. Keeping steady at a deficit of 4 missed posts.)
This is a make-up blog for Friday April 27. I apologize immediately for that horrible title.
Another leftover commission…
If I had posted this on Tuesday like I was supposed to… that would still be a terrible title. For those of you who kissed a girl before age 17, I will enlighten you as to the meaning of said title–The Rodians are an alien race in the Star Wars universe. And the most famous Rodian, of course, is Greedo:
As far as old pieces go, this isn’t the worst.
By the way… HAN SHOT FIRST. That is all.
Ralph McQuarrie, the concept artist for the original Star Wars trilogy, passed away over the weekend. His work raised the bar and forever changed the landscape for science fiction. Watching the Star Wars movies as a little kid, I naturally had no idea who he was. But a few years later, I discovered the “Art of Star Wars” books at the library, and I was blown away. I certainly knew who he was from that point on!
As a tribute, here’s a re-imagining of a well known scene from Star Wars, re-cast with the concept versions of Chewbacca and R2-D2:
This week, in honor of Mr. McQuarrie’s passing, we should all go create new worlds and new lifeforms… or at the very least, get some drawing done!
Some gifts and thank-you sketches that I drew after wrapping up the commissions for Help the Cheerleader.
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Blah blah blah, more nerdy stuff next time blah blah blah.
Today I am presenting the twenty-first and final round of commissions that I’ve finished for Help the Cheerleader. To read more about my involvement with this fundraiser, please CLICK HERE and HERE
Here are the final 5 sketches for the honor system donors:
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This blog is like… 98.73% goofiness, but I want to seriously talk about all this for just a minute.
The Help The Cheerleader fundraiser was a success, and I’m proud to have been able to contribute something. Moreover, I want to thank every person who gave to the cause and/or helped spread the word.
I’ve never gotten into discussing the details of this case, because while I have done my best to stay informed, I can’t profess to be an expert. However, it does not take an expert to understand that sexual violence is prevalent in the world we live in. The statistics will leave you at a loss for words. We live in a culture that often turns a blind eye to these horrific acts, and even worse, will often persecute the victims of these acts, preying on their already compromised sense of stability, safety, and self-worth.
Be informed, be compassionate, and if you are able to (I know it’s tough with the economy), please donate time and/or money (within your means) to a charity that you trust and believe in.
As always, thanks for reading!
Here’s the twentieth round of commissions that I’ve finished for Help the Cheerleader. To read more about my involvement with this fundraiser, please CLICK HERE and HERE
Here are another 5 sketches for the honor system donors:
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Tune in next week for the FINAL round of commissions! Thanks for reading!
Here’s the fifteenth round of commissions that I’ve finished for Help the Cheerleader. To read more about my involvement with this fundraiser, please CLICK HERE.
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UPDATE: Commissions are still closed for now, and the donations on the Help the Cheerleader page are on hold–the Cheerleader won one of her appeals, so the courts are recalculating her fees. As soon as we know what’s going on, you’ll see an update here as well as on the Help the Cheerleader page. But I’m still at work on the commission requests, and I’ll continue posting–stay tuned!
Here’s the thirteenth round of commissions that I’ve finished for Help the Cheerleader. To read more about my involvement with this fundraiser, please CLICK HERE.
From left to right:
UPDATE: Commissions are still closed for now, and the donations on the Help the Cheerleader page are on hold–the Cheerleader won one of her appeals, so the courts are recalculating her fees. As soon as we know what’s going on, you’ll see an update here as well as on the Help the Cheerleader page. But I’m still at work on the commission requests, and I’ll continue posting–stay tuned!
Here’s the third round of commissions that I’ve finished for Help the Cheerleader. To read more about my involvement with this fundraiser, please CLICK HERE.
From left to right:
I will continue to post new commissions next week! And even though commissions are closed for now, remember it isn’t too late to donate to Help the Cheerleader.
Here’s the second round of commissions that I’ve finished for Help the Cheerleader. To read more about my involvement with this fundraiser, please CLICK HERE.
From left to right:
I will continue to post new commissions next week! And even though commissions are closed for now, remember it isn’t too late to donate to Help the Cheerleader.
Late again!
If you aren’t aware of my commissions to Help the Cheerleader, then CLICK HERE.
Here’s the last of the sample commissions. Next week I should start posting REAL commissions. For now, here’s Jedi Master Aayla Secura:
Hurry back to your weekend, Dear Reader, and I shall do the same.
Okay, I was supposed to post yesterday, but I got a little busy. In fact, if you’re here, you probably already know that I have 150 commissions to do for a very good cause.
If you haven no idea, this should answer all your questions: CLICK HERE
I’m going to talk a little more about it, particularly some of the incredibly gracious write-ups that have been posted, but since people don’t troll the internetz as much on the weekend, I think I’ll save that for early next week. Besides, I have a tiny bit of drawing to do right now.
So, here’s the Boba Fett marker sketch that I did, that’s been floating around the internet:
Predictably, some of the other sample sketches that have been floating around will make it to this blog in the next few weeks, and of course I will be posting all of the commissions as well. Please stay tuned, and thank you again for all of your support.
Back to it!
