New layout and a few colored doodles

So first off, new layout and some new finished art over at my domain: http://lauren-blakely.com

And a few doodles (they're colored, but they're not going on my main site):

More Sir Pinkstruttle. I need to keep doing more of these marker drawings on that paper, they are fun!

Another self portrait. With new sparkly Photoshop brushes!

I make fun of Zac Efron because I'm mean.

Aaand that's all for now.

So news! I've got an internship at Beau Studio. It's been really cool so far! I've gotten to do some storyboarding and will soon be doing a bit of character design work.


I've decided it's time to REALLY get my portfolio filled with more and better things. I just had a portfolio review today at an ASIFA event, and I got some great feedback!

As for drawings, I discovered some awesome brown fashion design paper that looks pretty neat with markers. This is...Phoenix wright fanart, but it was a fun experiment:

Definitely want to do more stuff with this paper.


And here's a character I decided to work on (I drew him over the sumer, but decided to finally color him in):

His name is Sir Pinkstruttle. He enjoys tea :). Plus, I will use him for my website's new layout!

Well, hopefully if my inspiration keeps up, I will have more to show again soon!

Unfinished Business

I decided to share some unfinished stuff. Drawings that are either probably not going to be finished, or will be finished at a later time. Also, some stuff I've been planning for my comic!


Here is Tommy, and Scoutmaster Mitchell, for the comic I'm working on that is currently named "Tommy, Boyscout Zombie". These designs may change but that's what they are for now.


Other random scouts and a strange doodle of Tommy's potential parents


Peeing in the woods sure ain't the most classy place to have a zombie attack you. I was just planning for this scene, and I need to get it down in writing soon.


Some girls I drew in Japan but don't feel like finishing. What can I say, I was inspired by Japanese art and cuisine.
Except, the one with the fish, I eventually want to re-draw that in another style and do it in color.

That's all for now. I know I haven't drawn a whole lot of new drawings but check the Animajors Blog for some other drawings I've posted recently.

Fanart and Friends

I haven't drawn much lately but I thought this would be a fun post: a couple fanart drawings, and drawings of/for friends I've done lately (or not-so-lately, with the first). Plus, all are in COLOR, something I really need to do more often!

So first, Carder. This was from a topic a while ago at the Animajors Blog.


These two are also from the Animajors Blog, where the topics were Alien (like the movie) and Batman. I'm sure you can tell which is which.



Aaaand finally, a drawing for a trade with my online buddy, Felix. He's got these amazing creatures that appear in his drawings, and it was really cool to get a chance to draw one :).


I'm in a bit of a slump now (well, as in, being too busy to draw over the last few days), but hopefully things will get better soon! Also, I really want to re-vamp this blog's layout. That is another thing to put on my ever-growing list of random internet things I need to do.

Small Drawing Post

Well, I thought I would have a lot more drawing done while I was in Japan, but our tour really kept us busy.

But, here are some drawings that have been done over the past few days, as well as one drawing from Japan that I thought was worth showing.


Random drawings. Lots of people with goggles, for some reason. Note: the girl on the right was from Japan. Everything else is from either yesterday or today.



And a sort of redesign/reinterpretation of a beast character of mine. His name is Jacomo. I enjoy drawing expressions :)

Guess what, everyone? My new website is on the horizon! Check it out!

http://lauren-blakely.com

For now there's nothing but a coming soon image. But I'm working hard, and I'll try to get it up by the end of the week! I will be sure to say when it is finally finished.

To tide you over, here's a few sketches from the past week.

A character I made up sometime during my internship at Nickelodeon last fall. His name is Vladamir (or is it Vladimir? I have no idea how you even spell that name). Vlad for short, because that's easier to spell and remember.



Just some random people and animals. Please note the cats playing poker and the charismatic buffalo, which were both requests from people. And the dude in the right corner is actually the drawing I'm using in my website layout, ohoho.

Also, new profile pic, if you'll notice! I actually rather like lineless art. Can't say I'm the best at it, but it's fun.

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. But the good news is that I've done with school! The bad news is that I don't have a job yet! Lately, I've been taking a storyboarding class and a figure drawing class, both taught by Karl Gnass, as I bide my time before any sort of employment. And these are a few doodles I've come up with in between all that.


My next step is to try and get my website up and running again, and just to draw more in general. Woo!