Chainsmoke

Art & Progress work for Chainsmoke and other projects by Kate McElroy

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Super secret agent cartoon ladies crossover!!! Helen Parr from Incredibles and Lucy from Despicable Me. Figured I'd post the sketch at least in case I forget to finish it. Enjoy! :)

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Process post.

This previously unpublished Chainsmoke page still has work left in it, but I’m proud of the drawing. It is/was part of the opening sequence of 11 pages. The first two panels were different the last time I took a progress shot of this sometime around 2011? 2012? Anyway, I have a bunch of penciled pages like this which have fallen by the wayside over the years. I guess it’s nice to post progress even if I’m reconfiguring the project and rethinking the horror content.

Please do not use or redistribute. Thank you and enjoy!

(Edit: I just noticed it says "p4" up there but that isn't actually true because page 4 has been up for some time now, hah!)

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Redesign sketches for Alexis and Angela!

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Forgot to upload this one!

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Last year when the game's release was announced I started this Secret of Mana poster! We see I haven't gotten back to it yet, so hopefully soon I'll have time!

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It's been a long ride but I feel happy and confident that I can make 2018 my year of "I'm worth it!" I'm worth having as a sincere friend and coworker. I'm worth hiring for my artwork and ideas. I'm worth spending my own time on to teach myself new skills and techniques. I'm worth the relationships that we build together and so are you! I'm worth the serious pursuit of my own dreams and goals. I'm worth treating well, by myself and others. I'm worth the risk, and I'm worth bringing on the journey. ❤ Let's work hard and keep it positive!

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Another repost of old sketches of my characters, again from highly varied points in time. Some are from my old livejournal and blogspot, so super old! You can see how my style evolved over time from the very old stuff. Hope you like them and thanks for looking!

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Reposted sketches of my characters from various times, some (like that first image of Ralphs) are even from my old livejournal - so REAL OLD! I hope they’re still enjoyable!

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Thought it might be fun to repost these guys. I’ll have to draw a Goku and the other kitty eventually to match. I’d love to do some drawings from Toriyama’s other intellectual properties sometime too. He’s a phenomenal artist!

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This is a selection of my Fallout: New Vegas fan art, reposted together. I hope it is okay with people whose characters belong to them! Nick is mine, Knives belongs to Claude, Dimi is Psy’s, Steve and Kayoh belong to Keofoxglove and her friend, and if the owner of the last one would remind me who he is, I will update with credit to him as well! Shame I never got into doing that comic at the top. Honestly, the story was turning out too long and complicated anyway, and Nick is far from being my most creative character. I was enjoying playing FO:3 for quite a while too, and wanted to buy the bundle containing FO1&2 and BOS. Without a computer, I haven’t gotten to playing FO:4 yet.

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Repost of an old drawing of Magus from Chrono Trigger!

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Reposting this ancient Lupin III art. It’s ten years old, so maybe time to make a new one in 2018 if I can find the time, right? :D

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Some lil Link doodles to remind me to draw more Legend of Zelda or something.

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An oldie from 2008 and an optimistic self-reminder! I have a poll up on Twitter asking anyone who still happens to follow my work if you'd all be interested in seeing more old art while I'm finishing up painting for the month. Vote at @goddamnitkate

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And another

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Some redesign process from earlier in the year. That's not Angela's final, but I still liked the drawing.

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A Ralph sketch from over the summer.