Been awhile

I haven't been drawing much "Children book" stuff so I haven't been able to update this in months. I have been updating my art tumblr if you wanna check that out!

And it's just been snowing none stop the last 2 months. It's snowing right now actually. I

am not use to all this snow.

So I have been going back into the story "The Girl in the Drawing." I'm hoping since I made this the year of drawing comics, that there will be a few little things with this story if not the full one planned out. 

Unfinished. But I am still trying to figure out how each character should look. Each character changes slightly for all different reasons.

I've been experimenting with this type of thing using red pencil, markers and inks. It's fun.

I also like to think if this story was switched and the ghosts were little kids again and the kid was the ghost, but I feel like the story wouldn't be for kids anymore. Either way, they would be excited over the fact that their new house is haunted.

I just really like drawing Am and David when they were little kids though. Twinies!

Now here's a WIP of a little painting of a tree interested in the smoke that comes from humans during colder days.

And just because I am rereading some of the Chrestomanci books. Christopher Chant is my favorite characters. I hope when one day that yelling Chrestomanci works, he's the one that comes and I hope he's in one of his most fancy suits.

~Mo

Meet the General

I haven't really decided on his colors yet but I need him to be more 1960s because he's from the 60s.

I have a short "before main story" story that explains a few little things and will get me to figure out the best way to draw this thing. Since I can't decide between digital or traditional. Might just end up being both actually.

Also met Crowley my ball python:

He's my little boy.

Wolf.

Playing around with photoshop brushes.

Not sure if I drew him too big or I don't have big enough paper to draw him for the lineup. I think it's the don't have big enough paper because this dude is HUGE compared to everyone else, but it was good practice.

~Mo

TinTin

Finally watched that TinTin movie and I liked it.

Quite a bit.

I watched it twice back to back.

I don't want to give it back to the library.

I'm so sorry brother.

All I draw is mice and hair so drawing out some possibly storylines of The Girl in the Drawing is good for a quick lose exercise.

Ghost can't really cry so I have to make it look like she is without the tears.

Have some color practice for White Coal:

Have a nice Year of the Snake.

~Mo

Crowning the Mouse King

It's 2013! A new year! Year of the snake too!

But yes, yes, time to draw mice.

Actually done ink pencil and ink first:

Then played around with random brushes in photoshop.

I still need to play around with the background but I like it so far.

~Mo

Jack Frost

I quite like Rise of the Guardians and hope to watch it again. It really doesn't deserve the low box office stats.

But anyway, I'm drawing things for our Christmas palm tree again this year and even though North and Baby Tooth are my favorite from the movie, we don't have anything Jack Frost related around the house. So much Santa Clause and snowmen.

And I do like Jack Frost's design.

Now I need a printer that prints color.

1920s Lazytown

Can I say I loved Lazytown since it first aired in 2004? Since I was a wee teenage, I decided to watch the first episode the day it aired and fell in love with the characters and songs. Got excited when they came to Sesame Place (worked there for a few years) and wanting it to never end. (so excited for the new stuff)

So years later while watching it, I decided it would be a good thing to see what happens if I put the characters in the 1920s.

So today while watching it, the idea came back and I went with it.

The story goes as follows:

Sportacus is a runaway circus clown from Robbie Rotten's circus. Sportacus got bored and saw some kids trying to inmate him so he decided to help the kids learn to do the tricks themselves. Now he plays an endless game of hide-and-seek from Robbie while teaching the kids circus acts.

Need to get better at drawing Robbie.

Blimp right now it a giant giant, I'll probably draw him smaller if and when I draw him again.

Hope ya enjoyed! 

~Mo.

Honeyglows.

I really loved this movie. So much I need to find a way to watch it over and over.

This is what Disney can do. Make stories like this, make it fun for everyone and I'll be darned if I didn't fall in love with the characters. 

Especially dorky, love-struck characters like Fix-it-Felix Jr.

~Mo.

Goliath and the kid

The other day I had this great crazy dream. It was silly and like most dreams, didn't make much sense once I woke up. Yu-gi-oh card battles, churches showing weird animes, and this little story about a giant taking care of a little kid who actually isn't a little kid but changed into one with magic!

So I'm taking that last idea and making it into something:

Basic drawings of the two based off my dream. The little kid tried to eat the umbrella but when the giant (named him Goliath) tried to take it from him, the kid wouldn't let it go.

The story is a basic one. A knight and Goliath are fighting, one to gain the role as ruler of a small kingdom and the other protecting it. While the fight goes on, a witch is walking by. Annoyed by this display of roughness, she attacks them and although Goliath gets away unharmed, the witch casts a spell on the knight. The spell changes the knight into a small child.

The child confused by what's happening, starts crying as the witch slips away laughing at her work.

Now Goliath needs to figure out what to do with the knight who doesn't even know who he is.

It is a silly tale. And I really just wanted to draw a little kid who wears shirts too big for him and wants to eat everything:

~Mo.

Shadow of the past

I've made this for a contest thing. 

I didn't win, but that just means I can show this piece now instead of next year. 

Also can be seen on My art tumblr along with a few other things that I won't be putting on his blog.

But this is the first drawing of the girl ghost and also where I thought out a story so I have a bit of pride.

In the next month I will be playing around with a few ideas for this and experimenting with watercolors and ink. 

I'm hoping you'll like her as much I like drawing her.

~Mo

2012 Trick or Treat: page 01

Yes! First page of my Halloween experimental short story comic!

I would have gotten it up sooner but alas I am lazy and was at work all day, so the next few days will be put up at night since I can finish the last bits when I get home.

Hope you will enjoy it!

~Mo

EXPERIMENT

Just a little experiment for what I am going to have up next week for Halloween!

Although this was technically Moleskin and Moleskin paper is yellowish, it didn't come out too bad.

I am going to do a combination of red lead, black lead, inks (browns and blues), and a little digital brushing for added colors.

Vlad here has pale skin so it's a bit wasted.

I should have drawn Cindy with her pink outfit. Maybe tomorrow.  

Now excuse me as I pretend I can actually create a typeface.

Later! 

~Mo

Shadow's story

Just another little something something for my story "The Girl in the Drawing"

I'm probably going to fix the wolf's teeth in the next day or so.

It's October everyone! Time for ghosts and monsters to come out of hiding!

Will being working on this story all through October for this glorious month (Halloween being a favorite holiday of mine) and make sure you dress scary to scare the monsters away for another year!

Mo out.

Unnamed Ghost girl

I've started a little project (actually 4 but that's not important) that I call "The Girl in the Drawing" which this is one of the characters who as of right now doesn't have a name.

I'm open for suggestions.

I'll be playing around with this story. It'll be pretty much like a chapter book but not.

Also don't mind me playing around with styles either. I am trying to pick the best one. I can't even decide between traditional or digital!

More TV head! and suits.

Yeah, he's quite fun to draw. I think he's adorable.

Little mouse TV head, I will be drawing you more. That and I am drawing mice more, I like mice.

I also like drawing suits if you haven't caught on in the last two posts. This is the first of 3 little prints I'm making. I still have to do the third one

I'll be drawing mice and trying out painting again. Got an idea for something silly a few days ago.

Talk to ya later! Don't drink the Johnny Jump-ups now!

IF: Sight

Finally! Got around to actually doing another one of these themes.

This one is based off when I was 7 or 8 when I got glasses for the first time and being unable to see distance, it was an amazing sight to be able to see leaves in detail far away. It was almost as amazing as that time I could read the "Do not park, Fire line" in parking lots.

Was playing around with coloring. I haven't really nailed down a style for coloring in photoshop yet but I like playing around.

When I finally get my scanner working, I'll have sketches to show.

Have a nice rest of the week!

Illustration Friday.

Captain Amermouse

Finally everything is coming together! No more schoolwork so now I can work on important things in life! Like drawing Captain America as a mouse.

Shhhhhhhhh

It's for my little brother who is graduating high-school and going off to college.

I'll probably draw a Loki mouse because a friend asked me too.

Can't wait for tomorrow. I haven't been able to buy myself a comic for months and I want to get into Hawkeye comics.

Everything coming together.

It's exciting as it is slowly getting close to the end of the year as much as it is nerve-racking.

Been trying to draw a cover for my thesis all day but it is one of those blah days. Thankfully there's this amazing thing called photoshop! Yay. So I am just drawing the rest on here and inking tomorrow.

I am also my own model as you can see in the back. Also Pascha, the wooden head. I am going to hate giving him back at the end of the year.

ALSO VERY EXCITING:

Business cards! My very own! I'm all professional now. Also the same mouse from the top of my blog. He's just going to be my little buddy for this year's promos. He's cool. World War 1 mouse.

Other than thesis, I have been drawing Fanart of Good Omens and if you haven't read this, I suggest you do. It is the story that kept me calm in my junior year.

I am hoping to ink them at one point and color but I am still trying to figure out what to do with them.

I'm tired.

Not before your brother.

Because someone did ask about what my thesis is about.

It's the Grimm Fairytale "The Juniper Tree." I'm drawing different parts from it. I would like to create a book at the end but that might be too much for me to get done.

This is something from my thesis. I wish I could show you the inking I finished today of it but scanners have a habit of not working in my parents' household. Ah well.

I just love drawing little girls' clothes!

Also a little fanart of Adventure Time! The Flame Princess is my favorite character.

Just the lineart. I'm thinking of playing with thicker lines but I never tried that in photoshop so it should be a nice experiment. I plan on coloring it later, probably after I draw a few more things for thesis.

Enjoy.