Gaming Daze

Incoming

2012-01-29T00:01:00.001-08:00

Juri Vs Ling Xiaoyu from the upcoming Street fighter Vs Tekken [link]
Well after that awesome trailer I just couldn't get this out of my head. Thought I'd try a background with this one too

Mostly done live over a few nights, Thanks again for the feedback and those who stayed with it.

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Pizza Power!

2012-01-24T12:11:00.002-08:00

You know, Mikey must really love pizza ;P
Some turtle power for this weeks Art Challenge.
April O'Neil here seemed like a good subject to try out a different style on. Kinda mixed results but I like it.

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Did someone say xenomorphs?

2012-01-22T12:05:00.001-08:00

Lieutenant Linn Kurosawa from Capcom's Alien Vs Predator [link]

Mostly done live. The pose is maybe pushed a little too far but it was fun to draw. Trying out some new techniques for coloring and I'm pretty happy with the results.

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Night study

2012-01-17T00:12:00.003-08:00

The Baroness from G.I. Joe partaking in a little late night target research

Done live over a few nights.Thanks for those who watched and for all the feed back on the sketch. It changed so much that I hardly recognize it from the initial start.

The idea for a G.I. Joe pic came from live stream I was watching one night.
Next time I'll be sure to find some reference before attempting a pose like this.

Sorry, the bunny slippers had to go :P

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Are you ready?

2012-01-12T00:02:00.000-08:00

Roxelle form Robert Porter's Rat Rage

Done for an illustration contest. Not my usual thing , but I'm happy with how the lighting turned out.

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Year of the Dragon

2012-01-07T16:22:00.002-08:00

Last year I did an armored rabbit girl for the new year.
This year it's the year of the Dragon. So without any further delay.

Drawn mostly live, my thanks to those who kept me going through this one.

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Shadow Boxing

2012-01-02T17:05:00.001-08:00

Chie from Persona 4
I'm really looking forward to the beat 'em up for this game.

Well, got another one done live this long weekend over a couple of streams.
Thanks to those who dropped by.

I'm aiming to stream in future on Fridays from 8 or 9pm PST
http://www.blogtv.com/people/polarityplus

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My VAN!

2012-01-01T15:58:00.003-08:00

Yuki and Gradius. A fan art piece done for Omar Dogan's 5th Capsule.

I colored this one live.
http://www.blogtv.com/people/polarityplus

Thanks for all those that stopped by, it'll be something I'll be doing again.

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Trick or Cheesecake

2011-11-22T00:26:00.002-08:00

An idea for a Halloween themed picture and an excuse to draw some cheesecake.

Still playing with the style of Bruce Timm and Shane Glines:)

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A familiar work

2011-11-20T08:16:00.006-08:00

Revisiting an older pic I sketched a while back.
As part of a series I'll get around to the others

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Revisiting Oz

2011-10-25T00:10:00.007-07:00

I did a quick sketch for this weeks theme and as I was uploading it I stumbled across a sketch from last year that I had played around with.

It's interesting how much my ideas on a theme vary over just a year

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Sketching after work

2011-10-11T20:01:00.001-07:00

Just a few of the recent sketches from the weekly themes from work :)

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Race Day 2011

2011-10-01T08:51:00.001-07:00

It's been I while since I drew Ai chan and I hadn't attempted drawing a full bike before. So after Frankensteining a bike out a couple of references I thought I'd have a go at Shigenori Soejima's style of shading.

The Grid girl someone's OC who I'd been meaning to get around to drawing. (She's not too helpful with that umbrella , is she?)

While the results are mixed but I'm pretty happy all round though I know I'll do better next time :)

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Unicorn cheesecake

2011-09-24T11:05:00.009-07:00

Something a little different.

A couple of fellows workers and I have gotten together [link] to attack a different drawing theme every week. 4 weeks in and this week's theme was unicorns...

I want to use the themes as a chance to experiment a little with styles and ideas so with that in mind here's Unicorn girl in the style of Shane Glines! Inspired in part by the Unicorn man (I'll leave you to look that one up yourselves)

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Lagann Impact

2011-09-08T19:48:00.002-07:00

Yoko from Gurren Lagann. A seriously awesome animated series.

I actually did the linework for this one a while ago but at the time I'd lost the drive to color it. Going through some folders i found it again and felt like having a go at it.

"Don't forget. Believe in yourself! Not you, who i believe in. Not me, who believes in you. Believe in you.. who believes in himself!"

If you have'nt seen this series go watch it...NOW!

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New Blog?

2011-09-06T22:02:00.002-07:00

Hey there,

Just a heads up on a new blog I'm contributing too.
http://sketchingafterwork.blogspot.com/

It's a group of fellow animators from the studio I'm working at. We've decided to get together and attack a theme every week so I should have some new stuff there (hopefully once a week :P).

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Commander

2011-08-27T18:29:00.004-07:00

And...we're back.

Life got busy for a bit so I haven't much for time for drawing. I feel so rusty already.
Just some Femshep sketching to get back into the swing of things.

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Chili Bomb

2011-07-26T21:00:00.002-07:00

Okay, something a little different.
I had noticed I'd been drawing the same thing quite a bit recently so I asked a friend to suggest a theme.

A fast food chick, he says. Make it a Taco girl...and design the logo to, he says.
Like I said something a little different. Thanks for the challenge :)

So over the weekend I managed to squeeze this one. I had a fun and it feels good to not copy someone else's design for a change...hmmm
When I find some time I'll try to color it

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Fiery Soul

2011-07-22T20:51:00.001-07:00

Seems I've been drawing Monster Hunter a lot recently.

I was thinking about the first time I was able to take down Akantor. Onslaught Hammer with the Rathalos Soul set. Good times :)

sketched in Sketchbook Pro
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Like a butterfly

2011-07-01T15:52:00.003-07:00

I did this for some folks online

One of my favorite sets playing Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. I remember discovering the joy of evade+2 up whilst farming Ol' Silver here for Rathalos Rubies. Butterfly S with Tranq Guru Gemmed in, armed with The True Devil Slicer.

Not to shabby a result, though not having much time at the moment it feels a little rushed.

Fire from here

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Fire in the snow

2011-06-19T13:53:00.005-07:00

Monster Hunter again :P

With that Narga set and Djinn, I'd say she's playing tag with a snow kitty.
I felt like pushing a sketch today. I went strait in with color instead of my usual grey scale tonal approach. It was nice to get a feeling of the end result from the start if that makes any sense. Definitely something I'll do again

anyways, enjoy
- Dan

Pretty in pink

2011-05-29T12:11:00.002-07:00

I was just going to get back into some light sketching...
I'd always meant to draw the Rathian armor set from Monster Hunter Unite. While it looks pretty sweet, it's not one I've ever made as it seemed a bit excessive for a gathering type set.

anyways enjoy
Dan

Monster Hunter Monday?

2011-05-23T10:55:00.002-07:00

Okay, time to shake off some rust. Being a Monday (and a holiday), I thought it was time time to return to the hunt.
Anyways this here is the Yukomo armor set.

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Thinking with Portals

2011-05-23T10:44:00.004-07:00

Here's a Chell sketch I was playing with a few weeks ago. It's not quite going where I was hoping so I'll move on. I guess after not drawing for a while I get a little rusty :P
As for the game, not as hard as the first but still a brilliant game.

Anyways, enjoy
Dan

Cappuccino Girl Redux

2011-02-17T22:02:00.005-08:00

I showed the previous pic to a friend today and they gave me a few pointers about car rendering, in particular RED cars, so I though I'd get right back into it and repaint the car so to speak.

I'm so much happier with it now, Thank you:)

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Coffee inspired

2011-02-15T22:51:00.002-08:00

She likes Cappuccinos.

I've been pretty busy recently with work, but I've been itching to get something of my own done.

As I haven't drawn a car before I thought I'd give it a shot. It was fun but damn hard. I was also trying something with the coloring but I don't feel I was as successful as I wanted to be. I may recolor it one day.

Drawn in sketchbook and colored in photoshop

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Beyond WIP

2011-01-19T07:42:00.002-08:00

Part of my New Years resolution was to try more with my illustration but it takes so long it's hard to keep at it!!!! so I'd thought I'd upload the progress.

"Beyond Good and Evil"
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2011 Incoming!

2011-01-02T20:13:00.001-08:00

Happy New Years everyone.
I wanted to draw a bunny for New years and then I got a little carried away:)
Had fun with this one. Part of my new year's resolutions is to draw more of my own stuff and so it begins.

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Looking ahead

2010-12-29T10:09:00.001-08:00

It was one of those frustrating days where you end up with a pile of unfinished sketches and nothing you're really happy about.
2011 is just around the corner and I don't know what I want to draw...

Just keep drawing I guess. I'm thinking I need to draw outside of my zone and see where things go so don't be too surprise by what start's showing up in future posts.

Okkusenman!!!
[link]

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Colt King Cobra

2010-12-26T00:43:00.003-08:00

Just trying out some coloring for Christmas while watching some live streams

Reworking that Uni character again.
I was trying to imagine what a clone of the Boss from MGS3 would have turned out like.
The elbow pads better, but her chest seems umm...

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Juri on the Grid

2010-12-17T20:56:00.003-08:00

An Alternate costume for Juri. Done for a Street Fighter drawing Jam.

It was one of those things I had to get out of the system

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Arthur, King of the Britains

2010-12-04T10:10:00.002-08:00

I've been meaning to draw King Arthur for a while. I'd tried a few times before but it just never came together. After a few lunches and late nights I think I can post this and move on.

Fate/Stay besides being a PC "game" was an awesome Capcom brawler on the PSP. Fate/unlimited codes

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Cobra Stance

2010-11-29T23:04:00.003-08:00

Found some time between work to do some sketching over the weekend. Reworking a design I did at Uni. I'm not sure what happened with the elbow pad.

It's only been a week or so since my last sketch and I actually feel a little rusty already.

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Valkyria Baker Chronciles

2010-11-14T14:07:00.002-08:00

I hear her buns are delicious.;P
Anyways I'm still busy but that doesn't mean I can't find time to sketch, though I haven't got sketchbookpro at work anymore so I can only draw at home.

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Teacher and pupil

2010-11-07T19:50:00.002-08:00

Still busy with work but I had some time to finish this piece.

Not to bad for my first collaboration. Huge thanks to rgm501 for asking and his work on Gen. Awesome street fighter artist that he is. be sure to check him out

I could have gone with Chun li older outfit but the Alpha series just doesn't get the love it should:)

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Saving Data

2010-11-01T23:59:00.001-07:00

I started my new job today and as expected it'll take a few weeks to get on top of things. So it's time to put my daily sketching on hold for a while.

Well it's been a great chance for me to see my work solidify over the last few months. I didn't expect to keep going as long as I did but there you go.

I've still got other drawing I'll still be working on as I want to start doing some more finished work. I'll probably also find time to color some of the sketches I did for practice and doing some more commissions.

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Thief

2010-10-31T10:25:00.003-07:00

Those melynx will steal anything.
I tried cleaning up a sketch I was I was playing around with yesterday afternoon. One of those "not sure where it's going" pics. So I'll leave it here.

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update: eye tweekin'

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Jaded Lili

2010-10-28T18:00:00.000-07:00

I had the pose in mind I just needed a character. Lili seems to work, though I wished I'd done her alt costume.
Who'd have thought I'd ever use a lace Brush:)

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Seeing Red 2

2010-10-27T00:33:00.002-07:00

Just a quick one tonight. Street fighter's Sakura. I used a reject sketch from another pic so it was pretty strait forward. simple coloring but quick

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Heavy hitter

2010-10-25T23:11:00.001-07:00

Monday rolls around and 2 failed starts later I started to realize I don't really have the energy to try sketching a Diablos set.
It's been a long day

I'm leaving this for now.

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Kamen Rider Bee

2010-10-22T23:47:00.001-07:00

Cammy's killer Bee outfit.
An entry for a SSF4 alt costume drawing jam
I really had to push through with this concept. I was a bit unsure to begin with but I was running out of time.
I'm very happy with the result though:)

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An afternoon read

2010-10-21T21:50:00.000-07:00

Today's afternoon sketch is a reminder that I should read more. Ibuki catching up on some essential ninja reading material.

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Warzard's Tao

2010-10-20T10:53:00.003-07:00

A sketch of Mai ling from Red Earth last night turned into a a quick lighting exercise this morning. I noticed the one thing I haven't been pushing is my light sources.

I'd like to see this character come back one day:)

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Tree Clubbin

2010-10-18T23:54:00.000-07:00

Monday's monster hunter. The healer set with the Gold cat hammer. Some of you maybe familiar with using cat hammers on the farm.
No particular reason for the combo. It just happened:)

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Color Dodge

2010-10-16T23:34:00.002-07:00

Well this was next on my "list". Another go at coloring a Monster Hunter pic. Well I just wanted to see it colored. The Naruga-X set (minus the helm)

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Ivy Domination

2010-10-15T23:44:00.002-07:00

Well technically Ivy from Soul Calibur is the daughter of a pirate so I guess this would make it a pirate Friday. A lunchtime sketch that I just kept playing with.

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Lord Raptor's Bliss

2010-10-15T14:39:00.002-07:00

A sketch I was working on late last night. Darkstalkers' Lord Raptor. Trying out a thinner line weight though I can't sketch as fast.

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Should have asked first

2010-10-14T09:36:00.001-07:00

Any ways Just a quick sketch before bed last night. Lin from Breath of Fire V

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Not too Taki

2010-10-13T19:41:00.002-07:00

Okay I worked on the sketch I started yesterday and decided to try out some color and stuff on it. Changed the design here and there and it cleaned up pretty nice.
For those who don't remember this is a take on Taki's second costume from Soul Calibur III:)

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Taki WIP

2010-10-13T00:20:00.000-07:00

Todays sketch is going to be finished tomorrow. I want to try coloring this one.

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The Sharp Hunter

2010-10-11T22:59:00.005-07:00

Monday's Monster Hunting sketch, courtesy of the Ceanataur set. I used this set for the longest time, Sharp Sword and sharpening :)

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Orange Strawberry

2010-10-11T09:53:00.000-07:00

Some quick colors for a quick sketch.

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Stawberry

2010-10-10T01:00:00.000-07:00

Just a quick sketch before bed. Ichigo from Bleach. I was surprised how abruptly the last story arc ended. I get the feeling that Kubo-san was burnt out at the end, thankfully the saga isn't over yet

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Dan

Preparing Angel

2010-10-09T11:37:00.001-07:00

KOF's Angel. I don't know where this sketch was heading but I wanted something to color and I wanted to draw someone who wasn't frowning.
Does anyone really stand like this?:P

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Extra sweet red bean paste

2010-10-09T00:14:00.002-07:00

Just a quick color before bed. The color's seemed simple enough so I thought, what the hay.

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Sweet red bean paste

2010-10-08T18:45:00.003-07:00

You ever have one of those days where you can't draw. Everything just seemed like a battle today. Oh well. Here's Anko from Naruto.

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L115A3

2010-10-07T17:35:00.003-07:00

Anther play with perspective today, that and an L115A3:)

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Monohime Polychrome

2010-10-06T10:02:00.004-07:00

I did a sketch a while back of Monohime from Muramasa, The Demon Blade and had always meant to go back and color it.
I ended up redrawing and coloring the new one. I'm glad I did it turned out quite well.

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What's up?

2010-10-05T12:21:00.003-07:00

I feel like I draw Ibuki a lot, its just that I find her hard to draw. That and she's a ninja. good for perspective exercises :)

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Monster Tri

2010-10-04T13:51:00.002-07:00

Monday morning rolls around and while I don't have the Wii version of Monster Hunter I thought I'd give the Barioth armor set a tri :P
A lot more effort than I was expecting so it's a bit more than a sketch.

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Night Sky Pirate

2010-10-02T00:37:00.002-07:00

Just a quickie tonight (could I have chosen anything less quick), it's been a long day. Also this maybe the last of the pirate fridays as I've left that studio, we'll see what the next studio brings (don't worry I'll still draw pirates when the mood hits)

Anyways the other sky pirate or final fantasy's answer to Chewbacca, Fran.

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Ready to rumble

2010-09-30T21:35:00.003-07:00

Another girl from Naruto for this afternoon's sketch?
I wasn't intending to draw her, really I wasn't, but after I sketched out a pose she's the only one who I could think of on the spot.

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Afternoon Sands

2010-09-29T17:07:00.004-07:00

For this afternoon's sketch we visit Naruto's Temari who says it's always hot in the Hidden Sand Village :P.

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KVK for lunch

2010-09-29T00:19:00.002-07:00

Well I handed in my last animation revisions today so I now it's on to the next job. Thank you everyone at Studio B. Its a great studio to work for and I hope I have the opportunity to work with you all again some day. Until then I leave you with today's lunch time sketch.

done in sketchbookpro, tweaked in photoshop

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Monster Dodge

2010-09-28T00:01:00.005-07:00

Suitable for a late night tone job. The naruga set (minus the helm). Being Monday it seems I'm still drawing Monster Hunter. I took some time with this afternoon sketch as work is wrapping up.

It seems I've drawn this pose before but that's one of the reasons I'm doing all this. To expose my habits and move beyond.

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Late night Kirin Color

2010-09-27T07:54:00.004-07:00

Last night I felt I needed to practice coloring something so I revisited the Kirin sketch I did a few weeks ago.

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Pirate Thighs

2010-09-24T21:52:00.006-07:00

I kinda got carried away with today's afternoon sketch. Inspired by comments from Capcom saying that Piracy was preventing a release of SSFIV on PC. Here be our lady of the spinning bird kick ready for piracy. (Though I think I kind of lost the pirate feel along the way)

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edit: added legs and went with a patch instead of a peg leg

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Sweet lunch

2010-09-24T00:18:00.004-07:00

The goal of today's lunchtime sketch was something cute. I think I managed to skirt the edge of my goal again. I took a bit more time with my tones tonight, trying some stuff out.

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Evening Gaze

2010-09-22T23:41:00.003-07:00

Juts a quick sketch before bed. Not really sure where it was going so I'll leave it there.

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Evening Glare

2010-09-21T23:34:00.005-07:00

Not enough hours in the day some days. Just a quickie this afternoon. Naruto's Hinata, ready for a game of hide and seek :)

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Monster Empress

2010-09-20T21:25:00.001-07:00

Poke, poke, poke. Its Monday and time for some Monster Hunting. I kinda got carried away with this afternoon's sketch. I wanted to have ago at the empress set and a Lancer. The pose was good and I just kept cleaning it up.

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Pirate eye

2010-09-17T22:07:00.005-07:00

Pirate Friday rolls round again and this time I got a pirate done for an afternoon sketch. No pirate in particular but I get the feeling she might not be a real pirate.

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Gen Lunch

2010-09-16T22:02:00.003-07:00

Just a quick one for lunch today. I wanted to draw an old guy so I redid an old sketch I had in my sketchbook from Uni. Street fighter's Gen. not quite the old guy I had in mind I'm sure.

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perspective for lunch

2010-09-15T20:39:00.006-07:00

I wanted to try a little perspective today for an afternoon sketch. Ghost in the Shell's Major Kusanagi was on hand to help out. Thought I'd also give cell shading a bash while I was at it.

It wasn't as smooth sailing as I'd hoped it'd be :)

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Lunchtime Crisis

2010-09-14T20:30:00.004-07:00

Whenever I hear the song " Wandering on a Sunny Afternoon" I have the urge to draw this guy. Lunchtime sketch is Zack Fair from Crisis Core. I loved this game

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Monster Egg

2010-09-13T22:07:00.001-07:00

Monday's lunch time sketch. Been looking for a chance to draw both the Mafumofu gear and this scene. Kinda says "Welcome to Monster Hunter" to me :)

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Reflection remix

2010-09-12T10:10:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning and thought I'd just fix the face on the last sketch I did as I wasn't happy. I hadn't drawn Ai-chan for a while. Anyways one line led to another...

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Afternoon reflection

2010-09-10T23:20:00.002-07:00

It's Friday after work but I just wasn't feeling the pirate vibe.
Work is wrapping up in a few weeks and I'll be moving to a new studio soon so I've been thinking about the future.
This daily sketching exercise has been giving me plenty of food for thought and its time to start exploring some options. Ai-chan here thinks so too.

I'm looking forward to the new journey ahead.

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Evening Soul

2010-09-09T23:29:00.004-07:00

More of an illustration for this evening. Xianghua, one of my favorite button mashers from Soul Calibur.

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Shinobi lunch

2010-09-08T21:12:00.001-07:00

Tenchu's Ayame for my lunch time sketch/pic. (I kept tinkering with it through the afternoon between scenes).

mostly done in sketchbook pro, cleaned up and tweaked in photoshop

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Poker face

2010-09-07T21:01:00.004-07:00

For lunch today I wanted to try something different. I had the song pokerface in my head and this popped out.
My take on Harley Quinn. Oh she looks happy.

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Morning Quest

2010-09-06T15:49:00.002-07:00

It's Monday but I don't know where this pic was headed.
It's the little lady who hands out death, I mean G rank quests in Monster hunter.

I tried coloring it for a while but it just wasn't working out. I think I was expecting too much.
oh well

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edit : tweaked the eye's a little as the face just didn't gel and fixed the arms. This "sketch" was a real fight

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Morning Dash

2010-09-05T09:59:00.001-07:00

A quicky this morning. Faith from Mirror's Edge.
I feel I need to start pushing my drawing.
I hope this is all going somewhere.

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A change of Heart

2010-09-04T23:25:00.000-07:00

Capcom's Ruby Heart revisited. During a couple of breaks I put down some color for her. Being that the lines where already pretty tight it went smoothly. Hair is definitely something I need to practice on

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A Pirate Heart

2010-09-04T00:46:00.001-07:00

There was one other Capcom pirate I drew today. Ruby Heart was my lunchtime sketch.

That hat must be murder on her neck :)
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Snow Pirate

2010-09-03T23:39:00.000-07:00

Pirate day rolls around again and I try to skim the definition :)
This mornings sketch is a snow pirate from Capcom's Lost Planet.
I'm pretty sure I could keep toning this pic this evening but I've got other stuff to do.

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Pony express

2010-09-03T00:08:00.004-07:00

This afternoon's sketch, was supposed to be a pony but I can barely draw horses... I know, the pony express cause time was short :) um yeah.

lines SketchbookPro tones photoshop

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Neko nap

2010-09-01T21:48:00.001-07:00

I stayed up a bit late last night and with so much to do. Just time for a short afternoon sketch

lines sketchbook pro
toned photoshop

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Dan

Late night Clubbin

2010-09-01T07:53:00.003-07:00

I wanted to have a go at coloring one of the sketches I've been doing. 2 and a half hours later I needed some sleep.
It was nice to revisit the sketch, fix some things that where bugging me too much. I need more color practice though.

Color Photoshop

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Desert Eagle

2010-08-31T23:19:00.004-07:00

Lunch time sketch of Meryl Silverburgh given an evening over hall. I always have trouble drawing MGS characters. I think it may just be the style, who knows.

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Lunch Hunter

2010-08-30T22:37:00.003-07:00

"Hungry?"

Sketching during lunch today and it's more Monster Hunter. I also wanted to draw someone eating so it seemed to fit the bill.
Who can name that armor?

Lines in Sketchbook, tones in photoshop

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In Han's way

2010-08-30T00:13:00.002-07:00

Just a sketch before bed. Street fighter's Queen of pain and tae kwon do, Juri Han.

Lines in SketchbookPro. Color in photoshop

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Space Captain

2010-08-27T23:46:00.002-07:00

Pirate Friday again so I decided to do a matching pic for the Emeraldas one I did last week. Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock
Lines in SketchbookPro. Color in photoshop

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Morning Order

2010-08-26T21:09:00.003-07:00

Castlevania's Shanoa.
This mornings sketch was an exercise in using black. Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.

All Sketchbook pro, I hear sketchbook 2010 has a fill tool

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MorningNess

2010-08-25T23:31:00.004-07:00

This morning's sketch was inspired by some Earthbound cosplay featured on Kotaku this morning. I appear to draw a lot of girls who hit stuff I guess.
Lines and color in sketchbookpro and then reworked a bit in photoshop this evening

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Ai candy

2010-08-24T22:10:00.003-07:00

Just enough time for a quick sketch tonight. An older character design but one I keep coming back to (same with the pose).

Lines in sketchbookpro tone in photoshop

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Monster cutter

2010-08-23T22:27:00.003-07:00

Another Monster Hunter pic, must be Monday.

Post work sketch of the Lao-Shan Lung set. One of the coolest looking sets IMO. I got pretty good at taking the big guy down. Well, most of the time.

lines in sketchbook, tones in photoshop

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Pirate Queen

2010-08-21T00:53:00.003-07:00

Well it was Pirate Friday today so this evenings sketch (illustration in this case) is Leiji Matsumoto's Queen Emeraldas. For those who don't know ask your Dad :).
lines in sketchbookpro and a lot of love in photoshop.

For those interested the sky was create in photoshop using the action found here [link] Googled around a bit for further instructions and BAM! you're in space.

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Crab Clubbin

2010-08-20T00:28:00.004-07:00

Back to Monster Hunter for this evening's sketch.
The girl looks like another character I haven't drawn for a while.
I'm hoping to get back into mornings again once work settles down. It's getting too late to draw and I kinda wanted to color this one...

sketched in sketchbookpro, toned in photoshop

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Enjoying the lie

2010-08-18T22:30:00.004-07:00

Poor GLaDOS can't actually eat cake. :(

I think I over worked this evening's sketch. Sketched in sketchbook and then colored in photoshop.

I know what I wanted but ack
though it didn't turn out all bad

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Dan