State of the Artist for 4/25/2011

View halloo, lovely peoples!

It's Monday, and that means it's time for another State Of The Artist update! So, let's get started...


Weekly Words

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap.....but by the seeds that you PLANT.
- Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894

Spread your love and your soul around, it will be returned to you in spades by the people that you meet. Some come into our lives for a moment, some for a while, and others for a lifetime. From each we learn something new, about life, love, others, and ourselves.




Current Project

This week's post for the current project is more of the Steampunk Romance Trading Card project working with author, and lovely lady, Meljean Brook.

Today's post is the final, approved inks for all four of the commissioned characters from her novels "The Iron Duke" and "Heart of Steel." Over the last few weeks, you've seen the rough sketches for the characters and the backgrounds, now I've put them all together!

First up: "The Iron Duke" characters.

Rhys:



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Mina:



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Now, the "Heart of Steel" duo!

Archimedes:



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Yasmeen:





Next up, color roughs and then work on the originals! Heading into the home stretch on the project, and I'm quite excited!

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From the Archive


Forest Throne
September 2006



A mysterious young figure holds court deep in the forest. Watch where you stray, for dangers in the guise of delight hide where the sun dapples the forest floor.


Original (9x12", graphite): $150
Prints (8x10" giclee): $12

*Please note if interested*




Near Future

My current agenda is full of the rest of the Steampunk Romance Trading Card project and gearing up for mail-in conventions and then preparing for attending the summer conventions starting in June.

Once the Steampunk Romance Trading Card project has been completed, I'll be opening up online commissions. So, thank you so much to those of you who have asked about commission slots in the near future! I will definitely be posting here when I open up commission ots again, so stay tuned for that announcement!


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