Quick Sketches

Since I haven't been doing any comics lately, I think it's time to put up a couple of quick sketches.

I did this sketch a few days ago at the museum during a free drawing session for the public. It was pretty fun, and I got to draw with my mom, which is always neat since she has such an interesting style. This is based off a photograph currently being shown at the gallery and is drawn with a regular mechanical pencil. (I got chastised for that, though the woman leading the session had to admit I managed to get more depth in the shading than she expected)

I was attempting to work without using lines and focus more on lights and shadows. Parts of it I succeeded I think. Lighting is something that I really want to work on in the future.

This second sketch is not by me at all but by my friend Brenda. That's Len from Never--the story that never finished--and her character Sandra from In the Air. Poor innocent Sandra is being corrupted. I love this picture! She did this for me during Fan Expo '10 to cheer me up during a particularly hard stretch. Definitely succeeded.

I probably should have said something before, but obviously there's no comic up today. Too much Christmas stuff going on with the family to have time to finish one. Next week I'll be back to regular schedule!

Noobs #11 or something

Yeah, my numbering is all off on Noobs because I made comic number 8 and then decided it was just too bad to post online. So although today's comic is saved as #11 it is actually #10. Not that it really matters, but if you were wondering, that is what happened.

I also did a drawing yesterday which I posted on DeviantArt if you'd like to check it out. She's a character that I haven't really drawn before. She's from a modern day story, so she's not in her usual clothes, it's a costume. A pink costume!

Oops

Hey all!

Right! I have a blog! ha ha *Awkward* Well, I've started updating Noobs and Hallhogs regularly again. New comics on Mondays (Noobs) and Wednesdays(Hallhogs).

You may be asking 'but Christina, what about Never?' And I say never again! Or something, you know, less cheesy. Sadly, I think Never might have run it's course. Hopefully someday I'll at least finish the chapter so that anyone who was reading it isn't left wondering for the end of time what happens next, but I make no promises. I am really sorry since I know how much it sucks when artists stop working on a story comic in the middle, but I honestly just can't force myself to work on it anymore. I'm very very sorry!

On that same note, I make a promise here and now that I will not start another story based comic online until I have enough pages done that if something happens and I can't draw anymore, it won't leave readers hanging. In other words, short self-contained chapters only.

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I know. I promised pages and didn't deliver. Give me another month and I will be back at it I'm sure. I know that the hiatuses are no way to gain loyal readers, but making comics is just not going to happen right now. I need to refuel. Try something else for a while. But as a treat, I'll show you the inside two pages for the redraw of Never I was trying to get done before Fan Expo. Perhaps I'll find some more pages like that to put up here for the next while. I'll be back.