like quills upon the fretful porpentine

WARNING: This book is largely bird pictures

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The last few… okay, many, episodes of @campaignpodcast have made me want to wrap Leenik up in a blanket. That boy needs a hug. Or probably, therapy. Lacking those, he gets puppy cuddles and a good book.

(Which I spent far too long designing, given how tiny it was in the final piece. STILL.)

(All I want to do these days is draw Campaign fanart. It's a real problem. )

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The Stevenbomb is breaking my heart, you guys.

(Manga Studio 5, about 2 hours that was meant to be spent working on something else. Whoops!)

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Yesterday was Draw Your Cat(s) in a Dress day. How could I resist?

Manga Studio 5

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More American Ninja Warrior! (Kacy :[[[[[ ) Trying out different brushes each time, this is the Spotty Inker Brush.

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American Ninja Warrior is back! I started watching just to use it as action pose reference, and then I got super into it. I always root for the women (MEAGAN MARTIN YEAH). ...actually I pretty much root for everybody because I’m a big softy. But especially the women. Excited for Kacy Catanzaro’s run next week!

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“Fist me!”

Still catching up on Orphan Black. Team Hendrix!

Manga Studio 5, ~40minutes

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I watched GI Jane yesterday! (After Mad Max I was in the mood for more tough women with shaved heads.) Trying to get back to the habit of drawing something inspired by everything I watch, in attempt to either watch less TV or draw more. Or both. Also using it as an excuse to do some experiments in Manga Studio 5. This took about an hour, but probably half of that was trying to try something new with the coloring and then deciding I didn’t like it and starting over.

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Catching up on Orphan Black, finally. (No spoilers!) 3x01. Poor Helena.

I’m trying to get more familiar with Manga Studio’s capabilities in terms of coloring, so I’m (hypothetically) going to go through each brush I have and try to do a whole picture with only that tool. We’ll see how far I get before I get bored. This is frenden ‘s Ink Jagger Textured brush from the MS5 Dry Media Pack. I felt like the sort of frenetic, uneven edges were appropriate for Helena.

MS5, about an hour. Trying to keep these to that or under so I don’t get too caught up in making them perfect (which this, obviously, is not, heh.)

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Breaking in a new sketchbook with cats! I like to take them outside in the yard on harnesses. They seem to enjoy it, except when they get tangled.

(Prismacolor marker)

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Did some signs for my buddy Kathee at Sophie’s Farm and Orchard. (If you live in Missoula, you may see her at the Farmer’s Market some Saturday!)

I love drawing Bluefaced Leicester sheep- they have such sweet and strange faces.

Watercolor and ink.

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Set up a “professional” Tumblr until I get my website set up. You probably don’t have to follow it if you follow this one- I’ll end up reblogging stuff here at least for the moment.

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I am 1000 years late to the Steven Universe party, but I’m digging it. 

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Some life drawing sketches done at the Missoula Museum of Art. Pastel. Gotta remember to work out the composition before I start in on details, otherwise I end up cutting the tops of people’s heads off. :/

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#inktober 18 - a sleepy puppy named Cricket.

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#inktober 17 - a cranky tortie cat.

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#inktober 16 - another tree. Some variety of fir? I don't really know trees.

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#inktober 15 - tree study. I think it's a maple?

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#inktober 14 - a very sweet puppy. Well, when he's asleep, anyway.