Not to sound like a salemans or the like, but for years I've always struggled with finding a decent white gel pen to use on whatever traditonal art I've worked on.

ANNNDDDD NOW, I've finally emerged from my five years of ignorance! The "Uni-ball Signo White Ink Pen" is, by far, the most opaque and consistent pen I have ever used. GO BUY IT NOW. :D Now, you'll never have to get pissed at unreliable pens EVER AGAIN.

We were given a 22 page batman script, and we had to thumb it. And...it was super hard! Well, I'm really not used to drawing manly men with torsos that are humongous, but it was still fun (even if my compositions for all the pages were rubbish).

 I seriously struggle with black placement and hatching. Erg. Guess it's just something else I need to keep working at...!

 I went to a Copic demonstration today! They handed out a bunch of sample paper and markers to try out on. And, as it turns out...I've been using the wrong type of paper for years. Which explains a lot! When I first purchased my first set in 2009, I went ahead and bought the Copic marker paper I saw on the site to try out. It seemed to work, and that's what I've always used for... everything!

So I tried the paper they had, and I realized: HOLY SHIT, COPICS CAN ACTUALLY BLEND. Though I'm still pretty incompetent, and my trials...have very little blending, as you cans see. Still have a lot to learn!
 I tried the "Borden & Riley Paris Bleedproof Paper For Pens" and it was really wonderful! I love it, and when I next run to the art store, I'm picking it up. I also tried the "Borden & Riley #116 Artist Sketch Vellum" which is this really neat paper that repels the ink and makes this super awesome watercolor effect.

Also, another super cool tip I picked up was for the blender ink. If you get a general watercolor brush that you can fill up with watercolor/ink from the art supply store, you can fill it up with the blender ink. Then you can put down some marker on the paper, then use the watercolor brush to blend it out, and it look so fabulous. I never was very good at using the blender ink, because on the copic paper I used, it never worked! But now I know! You can also get small rags or paper towel, dab on the blender ink, and then lift up the maker for some texture effects. Pretty awesome stuff! 

Started my sequential classes. First legit attempt at a comic!

When I went into critique I was shaking for the entire class because I was so scared that it was horrible.

....a few pages from my attempt at a comic. Final project for color theory! Read it here (and it's mostly rubbish, and I have no idea what I was doing, but I tried!!) : http://tarneecia.smackjeeves.com/

After I decided to switch to sequential fall quarter, I started reading comics and did a bunch of sketches over break...and this is pretty my first try at making a comic.

Character concepts for a final project in color theory.

Color Theory Project :  To design a portfolio CD case based in your major of interest. IT WAS FUN!

Winter 2012 Quarter - Color Theory Project on Tints & Shades. Redesigned some old characters from middle school who were based off of "the elements". I know, the heads ARE HUGE.

Some various art from 2011!