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balaa ([personal profile] balaa) wrote2006-12-11 08:21 am

Herring!

A quick and mostly messy sketchdump. Been pulling alternating 24 hour days due to the newfound time gifted oh so generously by sir insomnia, who is threatening me with a pickled herring as we speak..unfortunate for him I like pickled herring (Its my secret shame, only not to secret now). So I've been sketching mostly since painting requires a less lucid state of mind..most of the time.



First icon for [livejournal.com profile] wicked_sairah I love your dog..prolly the only one crazy enough to say that eh?
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Next a couple pictures for [livejournal.com profile] nanook123 who I've been missing for months. Rotten time difference.
Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Rough quick unfinished sketch of her character Camaro.
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Pretty self explanatory that one. Been meaning to draw a cougari badge for a while but everytime I tried Cougari would run and hide from my pencil.
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smooosh..I really hate this sketch XD.

Next a few rather similar concepts for Califur stuffs, most of which I've discarded. Humm I really don't draw nearly enough sinister figures and so the 'villains' theme is really kicking my tail but at the same time forcing me to face the challenge of something different..and that is rather exhilerating.
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discarded femme fox. It was going to be a play on the story of little Red riding hood where the wolf is typically the villain, only I thought it might be interesting to switch roles. Alas the idea just wasn't panning out for me.
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Another discarded picture. Most of these sketches are rough and dirty mostly because I see the color more vividly and thats hard to convey in pencil
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Another idea, I like this one better and will likely color it. The concept is more clear in my mind as I see it in color and with a more cohesive composition.

And a little bit of random:
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First concept for a painting, again not much to look at in pencil.
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Another wolf..ugh I have this vivid picture of a wolf in an autumn forest littered with leaves. He is climbing down the side of a hill with protruding flat stones emitting a soft blue light. BUT for the life of me I can't get the pose to work as I see it in my head. If someone wants to redline the pose I'd be greatful..sometimes a second fresh perspective really helps you find the way.(mind you the rest of the sketch is full of mistakes but I see them already and will fix them)

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the cleaned up concept from above. the wolf would be the weaver of dreams and the owl the one that delivers them.

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ehm..I dunno where it came from. I had a 3x4 inch sliver of paper and this just flew out on it. His tongue is licking a pane of glass or somefin.

And finally I blame [livejournal.com profile] hibbary for planting the seed of snow owl arctic fox grphons in my brain. This little fella just flopped out of my pencil. Unfortunately he got smooshed on the very bottom of a page and so he kinda looks ducklegged because I had to make him fit. I really ought to just start drawing dead center on every page..but I doubt I will learn.
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Finally a link to a finished model sheet for Tau. This beast took me entirely too long!
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Thats all the arts for now! Thank ya for stopping by and commenting, even if I don't get a chance to always reply to all your comments..I ALWAYS appreciate them and they keep me motivated to keep drawing!

Plus a little update on my commission status, As sooon as payment is received I will start and finish these:

Badge Slots:
1. [livejournal.com profile] wicked_sairah paid
2. [livejournal.com profile] shadowolf paid info received
3. [livejournal.com profile] gothic_meezer money order
4. [livejournal.com profile] gothic_meezer " info received
5. [livejournal.com profile] rockerbot27 info received

Slots:
1.[livejournal.com profile] wicked_sairah paid and finished
2.[livejournal.com profile] nimirpard paid
3.[livejournal.com profile] felix_carni paid

Other commissions still owed:
1. [livejournal.com profile] mendo_ sketchu, sorry about the delay!
2. [livejournal.com profile] henrieke_kiki I'm lame :/

[identity profile] xxbalaaxx.livejournal.com 2006-12-12 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
On a sidenote..I need to make you a new icon XD..I used ppiiink in your last icon!

[identity profile] vantid.livejournal.com 2006-12-12 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw shucks yer nice. ;3 I am working on a redline for you now and will email you with my usual obnoxious opinions. XD

[identity profile] xxbalaaxx.livejournal.com 2006-12-12 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
OH NOES..I shall be shamelessly defensive and rude..I promise.

ok just kidding, 'preciate it..Ive actually restarted that sketch just kinda given up the new version for dead. I can understand peoples concern when it came to the sketch...buttt at the same time..the only reason I even showed it was because hey..thats the biggest reason I keep lj around..showing all my work and most especially the scrap sketches and assorted dead end doodles that I won't post anywhere else (not to mention most will go into my 'black hole portfolio' never to see the light of day again). Plus of course from time to time people are kind enough to help me with ideas..I'm by no means a whiz..theres a LOOOOOOOOOOOT I've yet to learn about..well just about everything.

I think I really wanted a full frontal view of the face for the painting..but I may tinker with shifting it to a 3/4s view..humm. Just really not sure.