Easter Dragon!

So what I was going to post the other day before I got distracted by crazy AmazonFail nonsense (of which I'm still rather annoyed at the lack of response from Amazon, but I digress) is the rather adorable Easter dragon that I sketched with my sibling in mind. It was another fun bit I made with my sexy tablet toy and although I didn't spend a heck of a lot of time fussing out the detail on it, I'm quite pleased with the way it came out.

It also got me thinking that I don't do near as much art as I'd like and that perhaps I ought to try to do at least one post-able sketch thing a week in order to keep my hand in and practice a bit. I've so many other crazy craft things I've been doing of late that the art has sort of fallen by the wayside.

Anyhow, here's the crazy Easter Dragon, guarding his brightly colored egg from any wayward bunnies that may hop along to steal it!

New Tablet!

I got this fantastic Bamboo Fun tablet from Wacom for Christmas and I just set it up. I thought it would be cool but I had no idea *how* cool. Holy crap! How did I live without one for all this time?

It came bundled with Corel Painter Essentials and after watching the video tutorials that came with registering I started sketching. Here are the first two things I drew.



These are by no means finished sketches but I was just messing around. I still can't quite grasp how easy they were to do though. This first one was sketched with pencil and then filled in and colored with the watercolor brush. So fun!



This one was drawn with pencil and colored in with crayon because I could. I know these are both really rough but compared to things I've attempted to draw with a mouse, they are almost exactly what my hands were trying to do. I'm an impatient sketcher as it is, even with real paper so to be able to get my ideas down digitally so quickly is just awesome.

I probably should stop bubbling with effusive praise before I really learn the ins and outs of both the tablet itself and the nifty software that came with it but really, this is just too fun to keep to myself. I'm going to go draw some more now!

Otakon! woo!

Comin' at you from Otakon in Baltimore's inner harbor!

Jessy and Shannon as June and Marcy from Katamari Damacy!


Wow. Our costumes were a smash hit. I think my picture was taken more in three hours than it has been in my entire life. Amazing! We only came back to the hotel because our shoes *suck* so badly. We'll be back out tomorrow but there will be birkenstocks hidden in our heads. I also want to get more pictures of us together. This is about the coolest thing I think I've ever done in my entire life. I had so much fun this morning! I'd have loved to stay out all day save for the shoe situation. Definitely be around longer tomorrow I think.

I love Otakon. Where else can you spend the morning wandering around with a huge pill on your head, go back to a hotel room that costs as much as a plane ticket to san francisco to eat pasta salad with chopsticks, and then go right back out again as a "normal" person? God this is so fun! Cosplay is addictive.

Rolling on down to Baltimore

June is ready to roll:)

Just about to leave my house. Will probably be blogging from the con itself too but wow am I excited!

I'm still amazed at how well it came out. Particularly since this is the first time I'd used a sewing machine since the mandatory sewing class in eighth grade.

gah! so excited!

Oh the Cute!

I just made this for my cousin's brand new son. I was surprised at how quickly and easily the pattern worked up! It is the 'Baby It's Cold Outside' sweater (link above) and it was about the easiest thing to make. My cousin asked me to make one for her older son to match so now I'm going to try to figure out how to do one up to fit a size 4T. It's so soft too because I made it with Lion Brand Homespun and edged it with Caron Simply Soft. I'd love to figure out how to make one Jessy sized. I just came home and it will likely be winter by the time he gets big enough to fit in it, but that's ok. They're so cute, but I'm happy just visiting. None for me thanks!