Hey, I saw some kind of meme going around twitter where you dressed up a kid version of your OCs for Halloween, going trick-or-treat:ing, so here’s the SPEJS crew being cute little monsters for Halloween :) Hope you’ll have a fun one!
Author: Jenny
Inktober 2016 – Sphynx cat
Another kickass cat, this time a warrior (or maybe rouge?) sphynx ready to wreck some havoc :D I was initially planning to add some color to this, but as I worked with the black inkwash, I thought it’d look better without colors :)
It seems like I started the inktobers working a lot with steel nibs, but I suddenly went back to use brushes for everything. Seems I get work done a bit quicker, and I sort-of like the result as well. I will probably pick up steel nibs again though, but maybe for smaller paintings :)
Inktober 2016 – Persian Cat
Had a lot of fun with this inktober piece of a persian cat. I think she’s a kickass mage and is here to set things straight ;) Black ink, brushes and some blue inkwash.
Inktober 2016 – Mei
Mei from Overwatch got to be my final Overwatch-themed piece this Inktober. She’s such a cutie, but as always all the details in her clothes’ design made me a bit nervous :D Done with black ink and a brush and some blue inkwash on top of that.
Inktober 2016 – PokeBonanza
I’ve been drawing a few Pokémon during this inktober, and I thought I could showcase ’em all in one post, They all turned out a bit nightmarish, and I guess for Drowzee, it was pretty intentional XD
Snorlax and Drowzee were just black ink with blue and sepia washes while Meowth was done with green and red ink and a brush.
Inktober 2016 – Iron Bull
Years later, I still can’t stop thinking about Dragon Age: Inquisition, and especially Iron Bull! I wanted to make something silly since it was Saturday, so I let the dude strike a fabulous pose ;) Again, using sepia inkwash, it seemed to fit him best :)
Inktober 2016 – Pearl
Another Steven Universe-themed Inktober piece. Done at the studio. I forgot to bring my steel nibs, so I had to work with the brushed I had over there, but I think it worked out pretty okay anyways :)
Inktober 2016 – Junkrat
Junkrat is probably my guilty pleasure in overwatch, haha XD had some fun with sepia inkwash on this piece :)
Inktober 2016 – Tali
Here’s Tali from the Mass Effect game series! I had a lot of fun playing with this piece and went a bit crazy with the white ink splatter in the end, but I kinda really like the result on this one :) I’m also happy that every fan art I make of Tali only gets better, she deserves that!
Inktober 2016 – Smoky Quartz
Here’s a Steven Universe-fan art I made for this year’s Inktober. It’s probably my new favourite fusion, Smoky Quartz <3
Inktober 2016 – Nina
A very pink Inktober piece, starring Agnes‘ character Nina! I love her design, she’s so elegant, and I really wanted to capture the elegant and shojo feeling Agnes is so good at…it was a fun challenge, and a really fun design to work with :)
For this piece, I used steel nibs, brushes, black and white ink and pink water colour.
Inktober 2016 – Zarya
Here’s another intober piece – Zarya from Overwatch! This is an all brushes piece, and I tried to experiment a bit with wet surfaces and ink blotches, I thought it turned out pretty neat for a first try :)
Inktober 2016 – Garrus
hey, it’s time for Inktober, and I’ll try to participate with at least 15 pieces this year :) Depending on the quality, I’ll post the pieces here, but if you want to see them all, you should check out my instagram :)
Here’s my take on Garrus, my first attempt on being bold with the ink and use lots of black! For Garrus’ face I used a steel nib and ink though, to get the small details.
Another sketchbook done!
I think it’s kinda fun to showcase my sketchbook when I’m done with it – kind of like a best of-thingie :) I did a video on Instagram with my latest finished sketchbook, I think I’m getting a bit better every time to showcase my sketchbooks ;)
Working on SPEJS #3
Hi, sorry I’ve been a bit absent on the blog, but I’ve been trying to get together a script for SPEJS #3, get some character turnarounds and concepts ready and such so I feel confident about starting to draw the thumbnails for the chapter. I’m trying to come a bit more prepared this time around and we’ll see if that’s a good or bad thing ;)
What I will try to do more from now on is to sit at the studio since we have no internet connection there = less distractions, and I can hang out with other comic artists and get inspired. I found a good setup where I bought a small and cheap computer that I can hook up with my Cintiq, meaning I can carry the Cintiq from my home to the studio and use it there with ease. This solution was a lot cheaper than the Surface I was looking at, and it had about the same specs :) So yeah, pretty compact, but it works really well this far!
So these are looks of the turnarounds I’m working on right now. I’m almost done with Gav’s and then I’ll do Ragna as well and some props, and then I’m all set :) I feel pretty pumped about starting to work on this chapter, and a little scared at the same time. I always want to do better than last time and am afraid I’ll be disappointed with my stuff, hehe.
Also, I would really like to do a rollup/banner for SPEJS to use on the upcoming cons I’ll attend! I’m hoping to squeeze that into my schedule before November comes, I’d love to bring that to Örebro!
Quest for a background style
The past week I’ve been struggling with finding a good style for making the backgrounds for the coming chapter of my comic SPEJS. I haven’t been too fond of the lineart type of backgrounds I’ve been making, but I want something that fits the cartoony look of the comic. Also, I needed to get my sense of colours a bit better, and decide on a style for the part of Aeros City where this chapter will take place. Phew, a lot of things to think about!
For the architecture, I’ve been looking a bit at Sovjet architechture, and I also realized that Vällingby city, where I hang out quite a bit, actually looks pretty futuristic, so I kinda borrowed some shapes from that ;)
For the coloring style, I wanted something painty and simplistic, and stumbled upon this blog post with Power Puff Girls backgrounds, which I thought looked amazing, so I eventually did something similar to that.
And finally, I still have a hard time with colours! But I found this great tool, Paletton, that helps you create color harmonies! I love it!
Below are all the tests I did, and you can see that I’m struggling, and nothing seems to look quite right:
This was finally the background style I think I will continue to use:
There is still some work and fine tuning to do, but I’m glad I’m getting closer to something I like :) It looks simple and detailed at the same time and doesn’t take away too much focus from the characters.
Do you have any tips on good tools for colours and/or inspiration (either by art style or reference photos)? Tell me in the comments :)
SPEJS – Star Trek AU
So, today’s the 50 year anniversary of Star Trek! I don’t call myself a die-hard fan, but I really enjoy TNG and some of the TOS (and I want to see more Voyager!), and the old films are pretty enjoyable too!
Since I’m making my own sci-fi-comic, and I sometime describe the tone of the comic being similar to TOS, I decided to let my characters from SPEJS dress up in Star Trek uniforms! Swagata, being the leader in SPEJS, is of course the captain while Ragna and Morwen are security/redshirts. At first I was a bit hesitant to use the TOS uniforms because of the mini skirts, but then I remembered that Kirk’s shirt often gets ripped to shreds, so well…
…have a redshirt Gav whoose shirt fell off ;D
(I know, no blue shirt, but I think Swagata would be the SPEJS member most worthy of a blue shirt, but she’s the captain, so…¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
SPEJS @ Helsinki Comics Festival 2016!
Hey hey hey! On Saturday I’ll be at Helsinki Comics Festival, selling SPEJS and other things! This year, the festival is held at Kansalaistori, still very central, and I think it’ll be awesome! <3
This year, I’ll be sharing tables and hang out with the awesome Karrey who makes the awesome comic The Din which she will bring to the table, and Agzie who has a TON of awesome merch you just have to check out! <3
I will of course bring SPEJS! New for this year is that chapter 1 is now in color, and I’ll also bring chapter 2! Each book will be 6 € each, or buy both chapters for 10 € :)
I will also bring my sketchbook, which you’ll get for for 2 €. 28 pages with doodles from my sketchbook adventures I do on my daily commuting to work :)
I’ll bring a limited amount of merch too! A few of my A5 SPEJS prints, and a few Ragna and Gav (and Sebbe the cat) charms and necklaces! I didn’t print many of these, and they actually glow in the dark, so this is an awesome opportunity to get an unique and cute charm/piece of jewelry in true 90’s nostalgia fashion! ;)
As an added bonus, I will also bring a VERY limited amount of Diana’s christmas story (in Swedish) to the table. It’s absolutely adorable, and a great gift for any Swedish speaking person!
So yeah, remember, if you’re in Helsinki on Saturday, please swing by Helsinki Comics Festival and say hi! <3
Fan art: Undyne (Undertale)
So, during my vacation, I managed to play Undertale. I really thought it to be a really interesting experience with great humour and an awesome set of characters. And of course, I adored Undyne! So here’s a watercolor (and ink!) doodle I did of her, I might try and do something more with her (and include Alphys, which I also liked) later on :)
Fan art: Prim (Magic Advisor)
Here’s another fan art and web comic tip! This time I drew Prim, the super fun villan from the web comic Magic Advisor/Magikonsult, yet another comic with a great cast and an awesome sense of humour (with a big sprinkle of the occult)! <3 I took some liberties with her outfit though, but I tried to keep it to a style I think Prim could appreciate :)