tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82563467661258764102024-03-12T19:41:33.650-04:00Adventures in pencil and inkKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-24618836647170744702012-10-26T22:34:00.000-04:002012-10-26T22:34:47.637-04:00How many roads must a man walk down?Wow, it has seriously been way too long. A lot has happened since May...and a lot of stuff just continues happening. I guess the action really never stops here in the Big Apple, but I digress.<br />
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To sum up, I got a full-time job (check out my sidebar!), I was hired to work on my third graphic novel--this time to illustrate the book fully on my own!, and I moved apartments. In between all of that, somehow life is still happening, but I don't get to sketch nearly as much as I used to; most of my drawing energy is dedicated to my new book as well as a few other odd freelance jobs here and there when I find the time and inclination.<br />
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And so, this blog has been tragically neglected...but fear not! I come to redress this issue with a <i>huge </i>sketch dump, complete with sketches from the Met!<br />
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People from the subway!<br />
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Original characters!<br />
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Elvish family trees!<br />
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Flowers!<br />
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Life drawing from the Society of Illustrators!<br />
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Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones!<br />
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Animals from the Natural History Museum!<br />
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The characters of Tolkien's <i>Silmarillion </i>and George R. R. Martin's <i>Game of Thrones </i>don't belong to me!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-86294189413469901242012-05-21T23:02:00.000-04:002012-05-21T23:02:05.782-04:00On revisitation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Taking a break from all the life drawing...I am getting back into my original characters like whoa--especially Alma. Her hair is just too fun to draw!</div>
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This character is mine (and Andrew's!) so please be cool and don't go a-stealin'!</div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-78905250916731041062012-05-07T20:59:00.000-04:002012-05-07T20:59:02.869-04:00Happenings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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First, I finally landed a rockin' full time job at <a href="http://www.comixology.com/">comiXology</a>! Seriously, everyone that works there is super cool and I am lucky to be able to go work and hang out with them every day of the week. If you guys are comics fans, you should definitely make use of the comiXology app--it's a great way to read comics on the go! Second, I had a couple <i>great</i> friends come and visit New York for almost three weeks straight. I had such a blast hanging out and doing all the cool New York stuff I never have time to do on my own. One such thing is the Society of Illustrators Sketch Night! Here are the sketches I did in the brief time we were able to go:</div>
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Korra and her awesomeness don't belong to me, but to NickelodeonKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-84797431039375499032012-04-12T11:34:00.001-04:002012-04-12T11:34:56.127-04:00Inklings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So I was backing up my hard drive today and I found these ink sketches that I did as warm ups ages ago but somehow never posted here...</div>
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Thus, here they are now!</div>
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First we have, of course, Alma and Elia:</div>
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And here we have shameless cuddles between my three main original couples:<br />
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Though the images are mine, they are published courtesy of the great folks over at <a href="http://onipress.com/">Oni Press</a>. Thanks guys!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-20199704345992416232012-04-10T15:29:00.001-04:002012-04-10T15:29:57.560-04:00Met sketches!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
One of my favorite parts about living in NYC is the proximity to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For those that haven't been there, it is absolutely huge and filled to the brim with cool stuff--like the Greek and Roman sculpture gallery!</div>
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So, the first three are part of a pitch packet that may or may not happen, depending on which way the winds are blowing...but I rather like how they turned out. They are, more or less, modern interpretations of ancient gods that have been forced between a rock and a hard place. An intriguing premise, if you ask me.</div>
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Here we have the Hindu figures of Matsya and Rama, followed by a robotic crab monster:</div>
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And here are Baldr and Hodr of the Norse pantheon:<br />
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And here we have Athena and Bacchus:<br />
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And now, for something not entirely different but definitely not part of the same project, are Athene, Proserpine, and Bride, as mentioned in TH White's <i>The Once and Future King</i>:</div>
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Last, but most certainly not least, are some thumbs from a new project I will be endeavoring soon:<br />
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The characters heretofore presented are most certainly not mine. If you want to know more about the story of the forlorn gods, you should go talk to <a href="http://nolantjones.tumblr.com/">Nolan T Jones</a>!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-37491940059550941042012-04-05T12:24:00.000-04:002012-04-05T12:26:10.200-04:00Commissions round two!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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These are sketches for a few commissions I've done for the wonderfully patient <a href="http://the-brade.deviantart.com/">Brady T</a>. You can view the finished pieces in my <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/">DevArt gallery</a>!</div>
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I've been keeping busy doing a lot of things I can't post all over the interwebs and haven't had a lot of time for keeping up with the good old sketchbook, but I'm starting to get back into the swing of it. I'll be playing catch-up this week, posting some older stuff that I didn't get to before all this freelance hubbub started.<br />
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I'll start off with some oldies but goodies, preliminary sketches for a graphic novel project with <a href="http://www.archaia.com/">Archaia</a>. The book itself won't be out for a while...but here's some of the early stuff from our pitch packet. You can see the finished colored illustrations over at my <a href="http://katekasenow.blogspot.com/">portfolio</a> or my <a href="http://katekaz.tumblr.com/">tumblr</a>!<br />
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This post features the cast of characters from my latest project with the fantastic Andrew Rostan, of An Elegy for Amelia Johnson fame. We're in the long process of pitching and waiting now. Here's hoping! It's a great story of love and assassins all set against the historic beauty of Savannah, GA--and don't think I've missed the irony that I'm working on a story taking place in Savannah just after I moved away from it. The point is, it's a fantastic story with everything you need to have a great time:</div>
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These characters do belong to Andrew and I so please be cool and DON'T STEAL. Just wait for the book--it's going to be worth your while!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-11944823525820793492011-11-30T19:10:00.001-05:002011-11-30T19:20:56.598-05:00Adventures!So, I'm pretty easily distracted to begin with...but there seem to be more distractions than usual here in New York, New York...the biggest of which is my seemingly never-ending job search. But, excuses aside, I'm back with many sketches of--you guessed it!--animals!<br /><br />The Bronx Zoo is actually pretty cool and pretty big. I didn't even get to see everything there, and I was there the whole day! I broke out a new sketchbook for the occasion. Witness the return...of recycled paper!<div>
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I have been drawing a bit for the last month, so hopefully updates will resume regularly post-haste. Tally ho!</div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-78994688348780097532011-10-27T12:44:00.001-04:002011-10-27T13:13:48.607-04:00Commissions!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey Internet! Did you know that I have opened commissions over at my DeviantArt site? No? Well what are you waiting for?!</div>
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These are just the sketches for the commissions I've been done thus far--think about how cool a finished piece might be! So head on over to my DA site (<a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/">RomanyKate</a>) to find out about pricing and whatnot and see how the finished pieces turned out! Hop to it! And if you don't have your own DA account--never fear! Just email me once you have an idea of what you'd like :)<br />
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First we have Steve Graves, an original character of <a href="http://www.bryanlouie.com/">Bryan</a>, cartoonist and toy designer extraordinaire!</div>
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Next we have some Doctor Who themed pieces for Chris!<br />
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And here's the characters of <a href="http://sweetsoulbrother.deviantart.com/">DJ's</a> Aerial Rave (along with some pokemon that aren't relative to the finished piece, but think about who you're talking to--when am I not doodling pokemon something or other?)<br />
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Aaand last but not least here's DareDevil and GhostRider, doin like they do, for <a href="http://redweb.deviantart.com/">Matt</a>!<br />
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Not a one of these characters is mine but they were all still tons of fun to draw!</div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-75271117489800514402011-10-13T10:23:00.000-04:002011-10-13T10:23:03.639-04:00Since you're an artist...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's obligatory self-portrait time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's me on an ostrich!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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And here's the sketch of the self-portrait that was featured alongside my interview in <a href="http://www.evansvilleliving.com/articles/kate-kasenow">Evansville Living</a>!<br />
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I colored the ostrich sketch for funsies and it's available for your viewing pleasure <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4c0m4p">here</a>. The finished self-portrait for the magazine can be found <a href="http://katekasenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/because-youre-artist.html">here</a> at my <a href="http://katekasenow.blogspot.com/">portfolio blog</a>. So many hyperlinks...so little time.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-3690078924853933962011-10-04T00:11:00.000-04:002011-10-04T00:11:49.899-04:00Artemis Iphigenea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sketch for a personal work--planning on finishing in color soon-ish. These lovely ladies are the goddess Artemis (left) and Iphigenia (right) who will become the goddess Hecate (far right). The story goes that during the Trojan War, Agamemnon killed a deer within Artemis's sacred grove and boasted that he was the better hunter. Well once Agamemnon's ships were out to sea, the goddess stilled the winds, leaving he and all his ships stranded. By consulting an oracle, Agamemnon discovered the only way to appease the goddess would be to sacrifice his own daughter, Iphigenia. When the time came for the actual sacrifice, Iphigenia was spirited away by the goddess herself and a deer was left in her place. Artemis then transformed the mortal Iphigenia into the immortal Hecate, her partner in magic, and the triple goddess of crossroads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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In other news, drawing people actually using a bow and arrow is hard.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-38383403017192020262011-09-26T14:05:00.007-04:002011-09-26T14:10:25.721-04:00Book of Days part two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More characters from more stories that will hopefully someday some amount to something awesome! These are a from a little story I'm jazzing up called <i>Book of Days</i>, which is like a romantic comedy in comic-form. Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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These characters are in fact mine and do belong to me, so, as per usual, be cool and DON'T STEAL. Thanks!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-29276592929169426482011-09-14T19:00:00.000-04:002011-09-14T19:00:46.337-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back again! Here are some ink sketches done as part of an assignment in one of my last ever classes at SCAD.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The next two are done in permanent marker (in case you couldn't already tell by the hasty linework):<br />
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And this last one was sketched in PITT pen, the medium size, I think:<br />
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Peacocks are fun :)Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-47493500290411479902011-09-05T11:52:00.000-04:002011-09-05T11:52:26.600-04:00Tolkien, how I love thee...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here, in all its glorious nerdiness, are the character designs and thumbnails for my thesis project--also known as the beginnings of my adaptation of JRR Tolkien's <i>The Silmarillion</i> into an epic graphic novel. The first twenty pages were completed for my thesis, and you can see them at my all-things Tolkien-related blog: <a href="http://fromthelostroad.blogspot.com/">From the Lost Road</a>. That's where I'll be posting all my Tolkien-related artworks so be sure to keep an eye on it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, these lovely ladies are the Valier, Queens of the Valar:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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And here we have the Valar Kings:<br />
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That last bit was a fun exercise to try and give each of the characters a unique shape. Try it sometime if you too have a massive cast that can sometimes be hard to keep track of.<br />
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Here's the main antagonist of <i>The Silmarillion</i>, a former member of the Valar and Sauron's predecessor, Melkor, who became known as Morgoth after he was discounted from the Valar:<br />
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Last, but certainly not least, we have the seven fathers of the Dwarves as well as the Two Trees!<br />
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You can read more about my ideas and conception of these over at <a href="http://fromthelostroad.blogspot.com/">From the Lost Road</a><br />
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These last couple of sketches are the thumbnails fro the pages I presented with my thesis--the pages changed a lot between these thumbnails and the finished versions...so don't be surprised to see them revised again one day...<br />
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Remember, Tolkien's characters, environments, and stories DON'T belong to me (even if I sometimes wish they did)Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-39138447584554517972011-08-29T19:55:00.001-04:002011-08-29T19:57:04.044-04:00Thumbnail Express<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All aboard the process train!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Thumbs for my mostly-imageless comic! The final version can be viewed <a href="http://katekasenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/polaris.html">here</a>!<br />
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Thumbs from my text-in-environment illustrations! The final products are <a href="http://katekasenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/on-jones.html">here</a>!<br />
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Last but certainly not least, the thumbs from my final project from hand-lettering class, the very dear to my heart <i>StrangeHearted</i>. See the finished pages <a href="http://katekasenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/strangehearted-part-three.html">here</a>!<br />
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All of the ideas expressed here have been my own, so please be cool and <i>don't steal!</i>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-4715021783305831582011-08-22T13:48:00.004-04:002011-08-22T13:51:52.834-04:00Character parade!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Proud to say that I'm still not dead--here's some proof!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This first sketch is Raven and she belongs to my good friend <a href="http://www.arfstudios.net/">Andre Frattino</a>, author and artist of the 'Flagler's Few' series!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Contrary to popular belief, no she's not water-bending...she's just a witch with all sorts of crazy powers! This next sketch includes a bunch of characters from one of my own in-progress stories--their appearances have actually changed a lot from when I first conceived them here...<br />
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Next is another character of my own, a gypsy named Isra! I'm working more on her story, so you'll probably see her floating around here more often in the future.<br />
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And here's some shameless fanart! Man I love water-bending. I love the ATLAverse in general...and I'm not sorry.<br />
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Also here's my friend Allie as an earth-bender!<br />
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HEY did you know that Avatar: The Last Airbender and pokemon aren't mine? Not in the least.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-41040887153071427342011-08-15T23:02:00.000-04:002011-08-15T23:02:15.725-04:00PosterLove (the first)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's alive! Mwahaha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anywho, here's some poster sketches! These were for a poster design class taken in SCAD's illustration department! You can see the finished products <a href="http://katekasenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/poster-design.html">here</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Sadly, the last posters, those for the HHIPC, did not get finished as the class was only five weeks long and the professor just happened to be out of town the week and a half before the end of the class. But you never know, I just may finish them up in the not-so-distant future :)Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-77168080714558868742011-08-08T16:34:00.000-04:002011-08-08T16:34:39.250-04:00Where in the world is Kate?Hey all! I know it's been a while, but in case you haven't noticed, I'm no longer in Savannah, GA. That's right, I've up and moved myself back northward to New York City! Craziness! But fear not, I have plenty of sketches a-comin'. Unfortunately, they will have to wait until I have regular access to the internet again, which, if all goes according to plan, should be tomorrow! Yay! So stay tuned for your regularly scheduled does of sketches!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-73161714903085001142011-07-06T11:51:00.002-04:002011-07-06T11:53:30.006-04:00How green the world would be...If we had real pokemon. I mean, think about it. We wouldn't really need cars... or boats... or planes... and all kids would learn at ten years old that they need to leave home, walk everywhere, and make it for themselves. I don't know... sounds awesome to me. Anyway...<br />
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Here's some sketches from a proposed children's book (which didn't work out, but the designs were fun anyhow):<br />
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And here's my Diamond pokemon team:<br />
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Unfortunately, the pokemon don't really belong to me...Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-83911409048951203782011-06-26T23:13:00.002-04:002011-06-26T23:17:07.162-04:00Women of Middle-earth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh look a series that has to do with <i>The Silmarillion</i>. WHAT A SURPRISE. I know. I was shocked too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because I love the story of Beren and Luthien more than anything else in the universe:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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And here's a series of sketches which I am <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3hyh1o">currently </a>turning into <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3j8to8">digital paintings</a>:<br />
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</div>There's more sketches in the series... but they're still super rough. Can you guess who they are based on the evidence I've already given?<br />
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<i>The Silmarillion </i> and its characters belong to the Tolkien Estate and most unfortunately <i>not </i>meKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256346766125876410.post-80896879480798558942011-06-19T15:17:00.005-04:002011-06-21T14:47:43.136-04:00(Kinda sorta) new sketchbook!<div style="text-align: left;">Look at that--an update (of sorts)! These are some sketches for school projects.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">First up, a remake of the already awesome Courage the Cowardly Dog:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next we have a series of playing cards based on characters from Tolkien's Silmarillion (of course):</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">The finished products can be seen in my Deviantart Gallery <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d2ptg3u">here</a>, <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d2tghox">here</a>, <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d2tggs7">here</a>, <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d2tgfzn">here</a>, and <a href="http://romanykate.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d2tgfek">here</a>!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And, just as a reminder, these characters don't belong to me but Cartoon Network and the Tolkien estate respectively</div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963961017745064423noreply@blogger.com1