Zephyr

La Résistance

Phwooooosh

Would the ability to throw fiery plasma around be awesome? Yes. But let's be honest. I'd just use said skills for nefarious/inane purposes. Like getting decent parking spots. Or making s'mores indoors.

I don't think I ever got the "With great power comes great responsibility" memo.

Hold On

Don't go Summer; I'm not done with you quite yet.

A Study in Pink

TGIF

Teleforce!

A Steampunk villainess and Double Stuff Oreos to end the day. Take that, you soggy Monday.

Give and Take

I've been thinking a lot about production vs. consumption lately, especially as it relates to the creative process.

I'm learning more and more that by taking time to "consume" (read a book/take a turn down an unfamiliar street/bake a pie), my "production" (illustration/design/writing) benefits. Now finding the hours, that's another matter, one I wish I was better at.

The long and short of all this is that I broke out the oil paints this past weekend to paint for no other purpose than enjoyment. It's not perfect: the chin wonky, the skin tones too cool and the lighting suspect. But it was messy and strangely exhilarating, and did I mention messy?

And I think I'll do that again.

Break It Down

Okay. In no particular order:

*Chris Wahl's free Photoshop brushes are ah-ma-zing. (via Courtney Godbey).

*"Drawing Words and Writing Pictures" is a top notch textbook of comics. I got this from the library and am 99.9% sure I need to stop renewing it and just buy it. Because it's that good. Really. Also, I don't need any more overdue book fines in my life.

*And if you're on Google+, so am I.

Into The Woods

I like fairy tales because Good is Good, Evil is Evil, no equivocating. Sugar-coating has no place in the tales of the Brothers Grimm and it's a dangerous, treacherous world they present. But more often than not, it's the small and the downtrodden that are victorious in those stories, goodness and resourcefulness abundantly rewarded without measure.

And really, how can you not get behind something like that?

Pull no Punches

End of day Monday = time to draw a futuristic teen zombie bounty hunter and drink a chocolate milkshake. In that order, of course.