Another Vocaloid sketch from the same evening as the Oliver sketch. :B

Sakura Miku is pretty well my favorite “Miku” variation. I want to do all four seasons. And I’m sure eventually a regular Miku or a Miku in one of her classic outfits. But first - the seasons.

Outfit design blended from about four or five different Sakura Miku designs I’ve seen, picking and choosing my favorite elements that made sense to put together into one design.

Sketch of Oliver and his American Goldfinch pet, James. Oliver and James are the mascots of the “Oliver” program for Vocaloid 3. Oliver is an “Engloid” - one of the few Vocaloid programs specifically intended to sing in English.

My first Vocaloid fanart! I’m really not sure yet why I’ve chosen Oliver (and James) as my first foray into it. You’d probably think I’d go for Miku or someone more popular and instantly recognizable. I have no idea. But I do plan for a lot more Vocaloid fanart.

Will post another version of this sometime later. Really not in the mood to ink tonight and since I want to hand-color this and my printer is out of ink, there’s no rush for me to ink anyway. >_>

A sketch I did for a challenge on a site in response to, “Fire Within” and “Include a Horse!”.

Apologies to those who know horses. I used a tutorial by Ditroi, another I found by Lee J. Ames (presumably from his “Draw 50 Horses” book, though it didn’t say on the site that showed the page), and a few photos I found via Google to attempt to get the horse correct.

I may draw the girl again because her design is going somewhere I like, but I was getting to the point of, “Meh, I’m on the edge of the page right now because I don’t want to draw over the horse I spent so long on (or give the impression I was hiding my flaws behind something I draw better) - I’ll just get this down.” I realize now that the nose ring and chain looks like stray scrawls because I was messy in my shading to indicate skin tone. D’oh.

A response to this post by Mr. Gaiman. There’s something that always makes me all gooey about a man expressing missing his wife. And well, I was just in the mood to draw this up. I drew very fast in hopes it’d reach Mr. Gaiman before he logged off for the evening.

All he asked for was tea and a hug, but I threw in a kiss for free. (And, before anyone asks, of course the kiss comes from his beautiful wife. She’s lovely and I probably could have sketched faster if I hadn’t spent so long admiring photos of her while trying to decide what to draw her wearing. xD; )

(PS: I couldn’t decide whether or not to make the picture pink or not. The original is in greyscale but I thought it seemed a little dreary for a Valentine. xD; )

Reblogging it to my blog. :)
weeklyartchallenges:

My submission for Weekly Art Challenge #19  is a Hyakki Yako - a demon parade. :3

I did the original sketches in May 2011 when trying to design a teeshirt for myself while I was on vacation (I’d bought a white teeshirt and some fabric markers and wanted to play - but I ruined the shirt and never finished the piece). Honestly, I can’t claim much “improvement” since these were only concept sketches done poolside, but it was the oldest thing I had from 2011. >3< I kind of like some of the originals a little better. At least, I wish I’d gone with the idea of throwing the kappa on the back of the kitsune. >_<!

Because I’ve been sick since Christmas, I didn’t end up having time to color this. So you’ll have to check me out in my sketchblog or DeviantArt account if you’d like to see the finished version or possibly individual yokai. (The original is not actually in parade formation - each was inked individually and rearranged in Photoshop, so when I color the parade, they may be in different places or different sizes.)

These are the yokai I could find names for:
hyakki yako
oni
Ittan-momen
Kasa-obake
Tsukumogami
Chōchinobake
Yuki-onna
tanuki
kappa
nekomata
kitsune
tanuki
tengu
Hitotsume-kozō
akuma
Rokurokubi
Kerakera-onna

The fish monster and eyeball monster are yokai whose names I couldn’t find the proper term for (which probably means they’re in-jokes rather than traditional yokai).

Cute Skull

A cute skull. Either there weren’t many people in Adelaide who went to AvCon that like things like cute skulls, or they just weren’t the sort to spend money on such things - because not one sold. xD

Skullies are available as magnets in “Tiny” size. They’re approximately 3cm wide by 3.5cm tall. Click here for order info!

Red and Blue Daruma

Two darumas with blank eyes, so you can fill them in just like the 3D sort of daruma if you’re working towards a goal. :3 As I hear it, you fill in the first eye when you start a project or work towards a goal and the second when you complete/accomplish it.

Red and Blue darumas are sold separately. They’re “Tiny” magnets and are approximately 3cm wide by 3.5cm tall. Click here for purchasing info!

Puppy in Link Cosplay

No particular reason - I just wanted to. xD

Available as a magnet in “Small” size. It’s approximately 4cm wide by 6cm tall. Click here for ordering info!

A Dog Named Chips

I have such a craving for French fries right now, you’ve no idea.

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Sushi Dog

If I knew more about sushi/sashimi, I could probably joke about what sorts of bits are here and there. Unfortunately, all I’m willing to venture (so I don’t embarrass myself) is that there’s wasabi on his head. xD

Sushi Dog is available as a magnet in “Small” size. It’s approximately 5cm wide by 3.5cm tall. Click here for more purchasing info!

Orange Puppy

No pun or gag or in-joke here. I just wanted to draw a wonwon-ko orange.

Available as a magnet in “Small” size. It’s approximately 3cm wide by 6cm tall. Click here for purchase info. :3