Phoenix Handler

my new digital painting with my new Monoprice (Lapazz) tablet. LOVE IT

New Paintings

WIP Updated Perspective!

REDID THE PIECE ENTIRELY! I had to shift the vanishing points a little more further away... And, well, other stuff.

Perspective Update

(don't worry, I'll definitely change the fake Russian... I know what the first word is but "made up" the second...hope it's not something bad. XP)

Perspective WIP

SKETCH DUMP AGAIN

just a few sketches from my current sketchbook (I hope I haven't doubled up on these). oh, and I aced my midterm. Boosh. I can't quite figure out the full zoom in blogspot, so use this link or at my deviantart: here or at my deviantart here

Half Dragon

little bit of Pathfinder to decompress after my midterm

One Point Perspective Hangar

One point perspective homework from my online CGMA (or is it CGMW?) class. My teacher's advice for the finished one involved taking out a couple of elements, making the "blocky" forms a bit more complex and broken up, and adding a few dings (since it IS and airship hangar..). If I have time I really want to put those changes in :) I am just trying my hardest not to rip out my hair with a midterm I have tomorrow...... UGH why must UCLA continue to..well...be there. Just 3 more weeks and just 2 more quarters... so close...

Magician + Other

Castle Lightning

If you're wondering why I haven't posted pretty much anything, my computer has been in repair because the backlight and other junk broke. BUT NOW IT'S ALL BETTER!!! So to celebrate, here's me practicing something a little different.



and some messing around with figures

Mermaid and a 'Borg

So, turns out one of my essays was pushed back a week. To celebrate, I drew this:



this was a gift to my friend who requested it :)

Amethyst

So it's my sister's birthday today, and her being a February birthday made me think of her birthstone, amethyst. The fish is completely unrelated to her birthday.

I haven't painted in a while and I've really really really been dying to, so in this brief eye of the storm with my ok. About 2.5 hours in photoshop (probably woulda been less if my computer weren't so glitchy right now XP)

I know I need serious work on my values and stuff T___T
critique appreciated!

(it's supposed to be a fantastical serpent in a fish bowl on a dude's desk)

enjoy!

on another note, as awesome as erasable gel pens are, beware placing them near anything hot. I now have a blank spot in the middle of about 10 pages because something hot was set on my sketchbook. It's in the freezer now recouping. At least it's only sketches, BUT STILL >.<

FEBRUARY?!

Happy V-day, y'all! Well I know I've been crap about updating (it basically comes down to an unwillingness to take photos, edit them, and upload them XP) so here's a giant sketchdump and a sketch I drew for my boyfriend. I have been drawing a lot, though (No, Mom, it's not distracting from my homework :P ), but last week I didn't draw, well, pretty much at all because I had a theory paper, poetry paper (sounds oddly redundant) and a Russian midterm. So far, I only know that I aced my Russian midterm. YES. As for the essays, crap who knows. ANYWAYS not like you want to hear about my UCLA junk so here's some art!!!

I usually don't draw cartoony, but I wanted to draw this in the style of Adventure Time because it's my boyfriend's favorite show. Under my arm is (one of) my sketchbook, and he's holding onto his Pathfinder Core Rulebook book. (He's the one who usually suggests I draw high fantasy stuff because of that XD)

Dragon Skull In Progress

Making a dragon skull in progress! I'm using this instructable to make it http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Drgon-Skull/

I want to turn it into a mask my roomie can wear for our English project, and then I'll likely steal it back for Ren faire.

Pathfinder Paladin

I'll probably be playing Pathfinder on Saturday and trying out playing a paladin for the first time. My boyfriend wanted me to draw my character, so here's what I came up with after around 2 hours in photoshop. Enjoy!

I promised sketches...

So here are most of my sketches from today and yesterday, touched up in photoshop. I used ballpoint pens for all of them (the photoshopping may make them look like pencil but it's all red and black pens). Come check it out AT MY NEW TUMBLR!

I really should be doing more of my homework now, so goodnight.

Mage update

UPDATED AND AWESOME! If I may say so myself, I'm so stoked at my improvement lately. Go me!

PS- I also made a tumblr the other day! Come find me there and check it out!
slkestrel.tumblr.com

Mage in progress

had no idea what I was painting when I started and so far it's turned into this! Actually pretty excited about how it's turned out so far, especially the anatomy and lighting on the guy. I want more contrast and values, though, so I'm thinking about making the sky much darker, maybe with some red tones, but I don't want to mess up the lighting I already set up on the guy or make it too dark. We'll see!

Monster thing Painted

just more practice for tonight :)

Older-Pierce Portrait Practice

haha...alliteration..

I realize that the skull/anatomy totally isn't correct. I just wanted to keep drawing and messing with flesh tones :) Though, now this one turned out LIGHTER than I wanted XP

Better Zan

Hi there! I'm in the 2nd week of Winter Quarter and not having all that much time to practice drawing amongst the homework for 20 units, but I still am finding time where ever I can! I'll try to post some sketches soon as well. Until then, here's a drawing I just did while looking into the Digital Painting Techniques vol 2 book. I really should practice this stuff more...especially color and light @__@ anyway, here's my first attempt at...well, something

Honu

Here's the honu or sea turtle I painted with watercolors and guache for my grandma last Christmas. By last, I mean the Christmas of 2011. Almost feels so long ago!

Enjoy :) First time working in traditional paint for a few years @__@

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hey y'all! Ok so I know I keep saying that I'll post more stuff, and it's not that I'm not drawing (though I did have an awful block recently) but I just keep forgetting to actually scan or photograph the sketches XP A lot of em are just sketches, a little bit of Bridgeman work, etc.

First of all, this super cool thing happened: Someone actually got a tattoo of one of my element symbols from my story! While a lot of people have asked me if they could use my symbols for their tattoos, this was the first person who actually followed up like I asked and showed me the final product!!! She used the air symbol over the Gemini sign. I'm a huge fan of proper astrology philosophy so I love the mix she created. Turned out cool too!



K next this is the first really awesome thing I've drawn for the new year! :D I'm thinking I'll let it sit for at least a day before I ink it, and then maybe digi paint it. Sorry about the crappy photo of it @__@ bigger view here