Black Canary!

Eeee!

Of all the things I am nerdy about, Black Canary takes the biscuit.

I can't explain why but the most likely things are probably;

-She's female, female super-heroes beat males everytime.

-She has a superpower but prefers not to use it

-She wears fishnets into battle, like a proper lady.

Totally obsessed with the character and she may be the only one who I make an active effort to read all her exploits of. Quite proud of the drawing over all, only took about an hour and the only thing I dont like is the face, colouring faces is a weakness.

Quick Sketch for Monday

Goodbye March, hello April. March as a particularly good month for my little blog of wonder, the most popular month so far and I would like to keep it up, SO KEEP READING, tell everybody about it, post it through your neighbours letterboxes and tattoo it on your forehead.

Anyway the picture is a drunken reflection everyone will have experienced, the drunken phone call. You're guarenteed to get one whenever a good friend or a particularly bad ex has had a few and you may even make a few yourself. Well I say, no more. It's embarassing for everyone involved and there's nothing worse than checking your phone when your hungover and see your inbox, Ugh

Earth-2 Huzzah!

I can't wait! Ahh!

So in May, in the wake of DC canceling some of its less succesful titles such as Hawk & Dove (meh) O.M.A.C (I only know what an O.M.A.C is because of Power-Girl) and Static Shock (yawn) although I will miss Blackhawks, DC have announced the 'Second Wave!' of the new 52 which brings with it new titles, 4 of which grab my attention like a burger grabs the attention of a fat person at 50 yards.

Batman Inc. (Batmen around the world? Cassandra Cain please!) The Ravagers (because the new Teen-Titans is great so far) Earth-2 (Justice Society, YAY!) and most importantly, World's Finest, which focuses on Earth-2's Power-Girl and Huntress who are two of my all time favourite comic-ladies.

So once again, I have drawn Power-Girl, I tried to make her a little chunky, because lets face it, now DC have shrunk Amanda Waller and Etta Candy, its significantly lacking in women who aren't stick-thin.
 

Ghosts In The Bed

So earlier today I was sort of mopey, thinking about nothing in particular and a thought crept into my mind about memories. But not your own memories, sort of like the memories of those you know. How you're not the first person to lie in someone's bed or maybe you're not the first person whose been phoned at three in the morning to calm someone down between drunken sobs.

So I got to thinking about ghosts, the memories of other people who sort of occupy where you are in the mind of someone else and you can't guarantee that when you aren't being compared to the ghosts and you sort of have to accept that the ghosts re there no matter how much it bothers you, and then I got really mopey and did the washing up and hoovered.

End insecure rantings.

Also I'm working on a new layout. Exciting stuff.

A Comic Page I'm Not Even Remotely Proud Of

I've got to admit I'm a man with a vision, and this isn't it.

So yeah, this was my first attempt to officially start off my own comic and it went horribly wrong, I know exactly why though. Digital Media, man. I cant do it. I have some little mental block that makes me want everything to look neat and tidy just cause I'm working on a computer, had I done this with a brush and ink I might have hated it a little less.

Fear The Birds, is set in a parallel Pendle County (where I live and its famous for Witches) and follows three teens on their super-natural shenanigans. I will continue working on it, I'm not gonna lie though, it'll take a while for me to get e technique I can work with decently. Need to get me some super skinny size 0 brushes and some Bristol Board. And you know, actually keep up with drawing despite never being home would help.

Just a Girl, Floating through Space

New interface... weird.

I know I said I'd update yesterday but, STRESS prevented me. Blame stress.

Moving on:

This is a piece I've sort of made to put in my portfolio (and I've been dying to try it for AGES) it's an old vinyl record that I covered in dark blue acrylics before attaching the image if the girl who was drawn with ink (and love) then there was a whole splatting and general defacing of the piece in order to give it that space type effect, sorta proud of the darker half, less proud of girly and her back-lights.

Here's a close up:

In the mean time, I've got a LOT (and I do mean a lot) of coursework to do over the next couple of days and a mini project themed around journey's for a uni interview which should be interesting, exciting and a little stressful, but I shall pull through because I'm British and that's just what we do.

SURPRISE!

Hey there blog-heads, surprised to see me blogging? Me too!

Personally I think the sheer shock might kill me dead.

So, I'm going to justify my extended absence with the good ol' excuse that my laptop decided it would stop working. It has been a traumatic month I must admit, I've been unable to troll Facebook and Twitter without a mobile device, and let me tell you, when you type 1000 words into your iPod you get THE CRAMPS!

BAM!
Picture!

(see if you can make it original size, the textures look amazing)

So yeah, it is a little known fact that I take my art lessons in a textiles room and therefore know my way around a sewing machine, it rounds out my domestic goddess persona, cooking, sewing and being capable of abstract thoughts.

Once again, its Sarah, I swear I'm not obsessed, I just love her deeply and from inside her wardrobe.

The piece was done as part of the experimentation portion of my Fine Art Project People & Portraits and also because I genuinley enjoy working with embroidery because the stitching always looks really flow-y and magical. I do believe I coloured it with fabric dyes and a little bleach, difficult because if you want strong colours you have to use alot of dye, which means it's gonna spread like Nutella.

I shall Blog again on Monday (REALLY) as I'm off to do what we Brits do best. Drink.