Resolutions!

So yea, 2 and a 1/2 weeks into the new year and I'm doing pretty good with sticking to my resolutions. I've been on a Anime binge as of late, mostly due to the fact that I recently acquired a 1 terabyte hard drive for which to store massive amounts of whatever tickles my fancy. In this case it's mostly entire series of shows that I've been missing out on ( I can't reveal the methods in which I obtain the stuff, I'll leave it up to you to put 2 and 2 together >_^). Anyway, expect more in the way of Anime related work from me in the months to come. I'll try my best to keep the subject matter lively. The above piece is a tribute to a series I'm following: "Gurren Lagaan". From a Anime studio I love: GAINAX. They so awesome...

Traditional pencily parts w/ Photoshop colory parts.

Things to come...

Here's a sneak peak of a piece I'm working on. When it's all said and done it'll be in full color but I'm leaving it un-inked. I've noticed that some Japanese illustrators don't bother with ink and go straight to color. When done correctly it can be almost unnoticeable. It's important that I make all my lines as clean and dark as possible so I make less work for myself in Photoshop. I usually work with 2h lead which gives me more control over my line quality and cleanliness but can be hassle scanning cuz the contrast of the final penciles can be very light at times.