Random Pen, Pencil, and Marker Drawings

Here are some more attempts in non-erasable media.  The first one's in pencil, but the rest are pen, marker, and brush pen drawings.

I drew this one from a model at CTN in November.

Sometimes I am very messy.

Vignettes in Pen

 I've been drawing in pen and markers a lot lately (with varying amounts of success), so I thought I'd share some of my attempts with you.  Here are some one panel stories that I drew to capture some moments.  I was inspired by some of the artists at CTNx to try to draw stories rather than just singular, out of context objects.  Specifically, Pascal Campion, who wrote a beautiful book called 3000 Moments, and Valerie LaPointe, a Pixar story artist.  Definitely check them out!

Sant-o-lantern

Who says that pumpkin carving is just for Halloween?!  Here is my Christmas Sant-o-lantern.  He is as jolly as can be.

Then again...maybe I can see why these are not holiday canon.  Sant-o-lantern is a little creepy.

Sunday sketches

Here are some sketches I did yesterday!

I think this girl would have something interesting to say.

I like this page.  Don't ask me what that odd eggplant-ish thing is because I don't know.  MEOW.

GO WATCH BIG HERO 6!

Deal with it.

Toph sketch

My brother and sister and I are re-watching Avatar: The Last Airbender.  So good.  Here's a sketch of Toph that I doodled while watching the show.  

Roadtrip 2014: Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon is a truly unique natural wonder.  The canyon is more of an amphitheater than a canyon, formed out of odd rock formations called "hoodoos".  The rock formations were formed by years of erosion, floods, and frozen winters.  

We hiked down into the canyon through a bunch of switchbacks into an area called Wall Street. There had been a thunderstorm the night before, so the canyon floor was a bit muddy.  It's hard to capture how large the hoodoos actually are, but hopefully you can get a sense of the scale of the individual parts as well as the canyon as a whole.

This last photo is a bonus from our drive through the Dixie National Forest.  Bryce Canyon can be seen in the background.  I was thoroughly impressed by the large number of cows in the forest (sorry I don't have a photo for you).

Next stop:  Moab, UT

Rock Lobster

This is a short animation that I did in my Computer Graphics course last Spring.  I made the crab/lobster and oyster rig and animation curve program, and my partner worked on the lighting and texture capabilities.  I came up with the story idea and then we both worked on the animation (with a little help from a friend).  The production quality is a little low, but hey, we only had a few weeks to write the program and make the animation!  It's a bit ridiculous, but it makes me laugh.

Without further ado, I present the most crab-like lobster you will ever see...Rock Lobster!

Here's a link to a web address incase you have trouble viewing it on mobile: Rock Lobster.