Ying and Yang, versions one and two.

Ying and Yang are characters that me and a friend (M) did for a little story that we were trying to write. These girls are ninja who will perhaps eventually save the world. This is the original version we came up with.

I was asked to create a new look for them and this is what I decided to draw. The characters are also a little older here.

Starly.

This is a request that I got from a friend. I did this recently based on an older reeeeeally bad drawing that we did more than two years ago.

Sunday at the Museum.

Today my friend Millie's family took us to the Comic Art Indigenè at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. The exhibit was all Indian comic artwork showing how American Indian artists discuss identity, and make fun of stereotypes and culture through sequential art. I found it very interesting how Indian artists incorporate signs and styles from their culture into comics.

Apple collages.

This is a collage I did as an assignment for my art teacher. We are working on a couple of things right now, and I'll post them when we're finished.

Below is the apple my little sister worked on.

Production.

This is how I draw manga, in this sequence. First I do a pencil sketch, and then I ink it with India ink.

Then I copy it so as not to mess up the original. Then I color it to make sure the colors work together. If not, I can always change the colors because this is a copy.

Then, finally, the finished product, which is sometimes on the original. This is Flower. This angle is from a slanted bird's-eye view. It's the first one I've done of this type.

Meet Ryan Claytor!

While I was in San Diego, we attended the 2008 Comic Con, which is NOT as cool and shiny as I expected. It was huuuuuuuuuge (three convention floors, like ONE exit). But we did get to see a friend of ours, Ryan Claytor, there. He had a table for his books, and we talked for a while. He gave me a helpful review on my five-page sequential art pages. He is a REALLY nice person.

I like his books and art. He does a cool and funny autobiographical approach that is brutally, very true. It's just a day in the life of this guy, Ryan, but I find it interesting. The art is straightforward, and in one of the books there was no planning, it was RAW. His work is awesome so I recommend it to people who like witty tales of daily life.

Here is Ryan's website.

We're back!

While we were in Disneyland we went to an Animation Drawing class, and this is one I saw of the original Mulan. (My sister took the picture.) I like this because the charcoal really works with her features and she is so much cooler than those Disney princesses.