IndigoCrystal's Blog of Doom!

2010-07-31T16:07:00.001-07:00

THIS BLOG HAS MOVED!!!!!!

http://lizsstuff.tumblr.com

Olympics

2010-07-28T14:38:00.001-07:00

Personally I don't like this one, but Matt really likes it.

It's week five at his camp, which is Olympics week.

Cowboy Up!

2010-07-21T15:11:00.001-07:00

This has to be my favorite one out of the collection of clipart I've done for my boyfriend's summer camp. It's week four, which is western week.

Special thanks to Julien for helping me with coloring!

I need to learn how to use the pen tool so badly.

HOW DO I DRAW SOCCER BALL

2010-07-14T15:01:00.001-07:00

Third picture for my boyfriend's camp awards. It's sports week.

I'm not proud of how this came out. I hate the soccer ball.

Cheeseburger Dan!

2010-07-12T22:12:00.000-07:00

A comic idea my boyfriend and I thought of. I literally am in LOVE with this concept.

Born under American fast food conneseuirs, who traveled the world to study what makes food delicious, he was born in Okinawa, Japan. His mother and father ate lots of fast food, but still stayed healthy with a diet of seven veggies a day and one fast food meal. Cheeseburger Dan was born with a mutation of his head to be a cheeseburger from the overindulgence his mother had of eating fatty foods during pregnancy (not only that, she had a hard labor, may she rest in peace.).

Cheeseburger Dan and his father stayed in Okinawa. There, Dan was strictly taught Okinawan karate, kickboxing, and ten years of dance so he could be quick on his feet.

Why are there apple slices instead of fries? Why are these buns made of whole wheat? Why is there no toy in that happy meal? Cheeseburger Dan is ready to solve those problems

I can't wait to work on this project so much. I have to do lots of research by eating fast food! Yum!

I am currently doing research for my comic MY REBIRTH. I have a production blog of it HERE.

And one last thing...

...Despicable Me was just so D'AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

I'm too sexy for my box...

2010-07-09T21:12:00.000-07:00

Solid Snake doodle COMPLETELY done in Flash. My favorite video game dude ever.

Some day, I'll be King of the Pirates!

2010-07-07T14:24:00.001-07:00

LOL ONE PIECE.

Another thing for my boyfriend's summer camp. It's pirate week.

Happy Birthday from Flint!

2010-07-06T22:46:00.000-07:00

This is for the son of my mother's friend. He is obsessed with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

It's Part of My Collapse

2010-07-04T21:02:00.000-07:00

Lineless Cutie

2010-07-02T22:39:00.000-07:00

Sketched while I was babysitting for the kids of a friend of mine. I colored this in flash.

Just a Cute Little Elephant

2010-06-30T14:42:00.000-07:00

My boyfriend works at a summer camp and he has to give out awards every week. This week was CIRCUS WEEK, so I drew this little elephant.

Made in Photoshop CS5. Thank you for letting me use your laptop, Matt!

And yes, the header is from Adventure Time, which is the greatest cartoon in the world.

Insomnia with Moleskines

2010-06-27T22:57:00.001-07:00

It isn't always 'tude

2010-06-17T07:37:00.000-07:00

I promise I'll get some art in tomorrow, but I just want to discuss something, in response to this.

'Tude is, indeed, annoying to see. The expression above, if you saw the trailer for the new Disney movie (Which I'm excited to see!) is confusion. It makes me sad how a great cartoonist like John Kricfalusi can't tell the difference between the typical 'tude face and other emotions.

You have to understand the character to get the emotions. Here's some examples:

SMUG.

SUGGESTIVE

SASS

Johnny Bravo always scared me as a kid how sad.

See? Nothing is always 'TUDE. The main point is that it's all in the character's personality.

I'll put some bad examples up shortly.

Want your Spy Romance

2010-05-20T17:07:00.001-07:00

Cute little collaboration sketch I had with my friend Ayana!!!

2010-05-18T18:40:00.000-07:00

First of all, I kind of pulled a Katie Rice and started doodling my friends. The dresses are made from origami paper!My character Marissa ready to fight!

COMING SOON!

Doodley Doodley Doooooo

2010-05-09T06:19:00.000-07:00

Detail Shots

2010-04-10T08:31:00.001-07:00

No shadings added yet. Finally got back to working on this project after some tough times in life.

Also, since it's almost beach season, look at this!

Oh do I wish to be at the beach right now.

BUNNY

2010-04-06T17:18:00.001-07:00

Worst comic ever.

2010-03-28T18:35:00.001-07:00

I'm SO uninspired.

Work in Progress

2010-03-25T18:00:00.001-07:00

Blood Girls

2010-03-18T20:34:00.000-07:00

Possible poster design for a blood drive at my school.

There's a lot of space on the right because there's going to be information.

Kratos Bust

2010-03-16T15:29:00.000-07:00

Something for Matt, since he got God of War III today.

FIND THE TUDE.

2010-03-16T14:17:00.001-07:00

Marissa in Blue

2010-03-14T14:38:00.000-07:00

Did this in Painter and it took me a LOOOONG time. Played with cel shading and I like how it came out.

What is 'Tude?

2010-03-14T14:20:00.001-07:00

John Kricfalusi and Nico Colaleo have both discussed what 'tude is. Mainly John Kricfalusi, his opinion on 'tude is kind of biased.

Why?

Well...

Sometimes, you could see 'tude as if it was an expression. For example, THIS:

I would NOT concider 'tude. Amelia is possibly saying something like, "Can you do it?" or "That's interesting.

Yes, here Naveen has a 'tude face. But do you know what? It fits his personality. It fits the fact that he is a smug, womanizing assface.

I think that Dreamworks fails at 'Tude a lot (see above: How to Train your Dragon). The way they do it is just annoying and repetitive.

Oh GOD, I hated this movie. I know it's not Dreamworks but...GUH.

I'd also like to say that Dreamworks mainly fails at advertising. Yes Disney does have 'tude faces as well. I read here that 'tude sells. Indeed it does. Shrek is one of the highest grossing animated fimls ever. Man there's so many tude faces on their posters, and yes, it does sell.

Shrek, I was not fond of the style, but it had great one-liners and an unexpected ending. It's a classic to a lot of families. Congrats, Dreamworks, to that.

Maybe I'll try out HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON since Chris Sanders is working on it. I lost faith in Dreamworks since Monsters vs. Aliens, so we'll see about this...

OH STYLOOOOO~

2010-02-27T15:35:00.000-08:00

I saw the second trailer for Stylo today. A lot of people were upset at the animation being in CGI. Honestly...

I was impressed.

Now, the animated foursome are more, say, attractive in their two dimensional look. The transition of the characters from 2D to 3D improved over the years.

Remember this?

The style wasn't matched well in that video.

In STYLO, I think the CGI is more freestyle. It has more life. It's pretty cool that some animators aren't staying to the old rendered roots of CGI.

Fanboy and Chum Chum is a PERFECT example of freeform CGI. See the sketches above? Now look below.

Oh, the expressions! The compositon! The colors! And this is ALL in a CGI cartoon? Wow!

My, whatever happened to lifeless structures?

...I'm sounding like John K. Dear lord. I love that man.

Speaking of John K. and CGI, I know he pitched He-Hog to Dreamworks. I lost faith in Dreamworks ever since Monsters vs. Aliens, but I think they might do well with it. If John is with them, I think the animators will get in shape.

ON ANOTHER NOTE.

GEEKDOM PREVIEW.

Special thanks to Matt for all of the help!

Ze Spy

2010-02-26T20:43:00.000-08:00

My scanner killed it.

2010-02-26T19:29:00.000-08:00

Camera Pants

2010-02-25T18:59:00.001-08:00

Good times, man.

Geekdom Preview

2010-02-25T18:19:00.000-08:00

Finally updating this piece of shit.

Special thanks to Matt for all of the motivation <3

Bleh.

2010-02-23T19:44:00.001-08:00

THAT'S ELECTRIC SHOCK!

2010-02-22T14:43:00.000-08:00

Inspired by Harvey James and Jamie Hewlett.

Long Time, No See!

2010-02-08T15:29:00.000-08:00

Let's start out with some red drawings. This one was based on my old white stripes girl previously shown on this blog. I wanted to make a new one, and I found this one much cuter.

My character Marissa. I gave her a new look. Her pigtails were giving me such a headache!

Now the next two pictures are of my portfolio concentration in AP Art. The theme is "death and rebirth." This one is showing how pills and drugs look so fun. They might turn you into a new person. However, the more you use them, the more you're dying away. You're simply turning yourself into a demon.

This is based off of my cat's death. I feel like she is still with me. Why a rabbit though? I wanted to draw a rabbit that day I drew it.

The grave that says ESTHER is based on a pet rabbit my mum had when she was a little girl.

Also, spot the John Carpenter movie reference!

Finally, I'll leave you guys off with a doodle of some steampunk girl. She kind of looks like one of the little sisters from Bioshock...

They Call Me Murdoc Niccals

2010-01-30T21:38:00.000-08:00

Who's That Boy?

2010-01-28T19:43:00.000-08:00

A doodle of someone from the past I remember. I'm not saying who he is.

Painter Shits

2010-01-28T18:49:00.000-08:00

My character Ryan Grady. I'm doing a comic of him for a project in school.

Some rockabilly cupcake girl I doodled in government class, so I colored it in.

2D from Gorillaz. I'm really excited for their new album!

Experimental Alice

2010-01-27T07:13:00.001-08:00

Oh Photoshop, how I miss thee...

I did this in school during a study on Photoshop CS4. I was influenced by Zach Bellissimo with the tiedye paper.

There was no tablet available. That's right. ALL MOUSE. It was hard.

Basically, I just wish I had photoshop with me on my home computer. I used to have it, but the computer that had it blew up.

Gorillaz Madness

2010-01-26T17:20:00.000-08:00

Can't wait for Plastic Beach!

Gorillaz was a HUGE part of my early teenage years.

Elves and Demons and Sheep! Oh My!

2010-01-21T19:27:00.000-08:00

Let's start out with elves.

I drew these demons today, mainly to practice with color values. I was influenced by Yo Gabba Gabba and Harvey James. I did this one last night. I wish I had a better lineart tool on painter.Dedicated to everyone who ever felt lost.

I would also like to dedicate this blog post to a good friend of mine who is having a rough time. I hope he cheers up. :3

Night Time City Girl and a whole bunch of elves.

2010-01-19T18:55:00.000-08:00

Martin Luther King Doodlerama

2010-01-18T19:36:00.000-08:00

This is my character Marissa. Kind of a concept-ish doodle for my series MY REBIRTH. I revamped the plot SO much. I killed off some characters, but Marissa is still there. I wonder why she's so sad...

On another note, how was your MLK day? I just played TF2 after three months and started doodling while talking to friends on skype.

When I found the koi brush on painter, I laughed. I wanted to play around with it.

A wonky purple girl and a night time elf.

2010-01-17T08:44:00.000-08:00

A succubus and two elves.

2010-01-16T20:31:00.000-08:00

Doodles for a friend of mine. Inspired a bit by Katie Rice.

Late Night Bunny Girl Doodle

2010-01-14T19:54:00.000-08:00

I was up tonight chatting with friends on skype. Lately I've been having an obsession with rabbits, so I sketched a bunny girl.

Daphne

2010-01-13T17:45:00.001-08:00

This is Daphne. I thought of her in government class today. She's a medical robot that helps take care of women and children. She's VERY girly and friendly.

Please Pass the Milk Please

2010-01-12T18:42:00.000-08:00

Birthday Doodlies

2010-01-11T18:00:00.000-08:00

I've been doodling a lot in Painter. Here's a picture of...either a ganguro or an 80s glam girl. Maybe both...

The next two pictures are for a present for a friend of mine. The first is an (AWFUL! Bawww) picture of Lady Gaga. I'll say one thing, this was fun to draw, but I hate how it came out.The second picture is of Alice. She loves Alice in Wonderland.

White Stripes Girl

2010-01-02T13:39:00.001-08:00

For Matt <3

Happy Goddamn New Year

2010-01-02T11:10:00.001-08:00

I got Painter for Christmas. The last post was a sketch I did with the program, so here's some of my full works.

To dream in color...

2009-12-26T13:46:00.001-08:00

Just a sketch of my new sweater dress. I love it!

Team Fortress Two-dles

2009-11-29T10:21:00.000-08:00

My tablet was being evil to me for the past few weeks, so I thought I'd practice with some sketches. I decided to make them all TF2 related.

So much has been going on lately

2009-11-28T11:39:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't been updating this thing in a while. I've been having a lot of college stuff going on. The picture you see above (http://indigocrystal.deviantart.com/art/SO-MANY-CATS-144063553) is what I have been working on for a while. It took me a long time!

Overall, I had some portfolio reviews for college. I got really good critiques and feedback.

Also, here's some sketches I've been doing for a while. They're taken with a camera because I hate how my scanner scans sketchbooks. I might get a new scanner this Christmas, who knows.

I've been obsessed, again, with TF2. Mostly with Scout's Mum. I actually had one of my pictures featured in a slideshow based on Spy/Scout's Mum! You can watch the video here.

Note that the picture appears at 1:17.

I've been doing doodles of animals lately, mostly koalas.

This girl right here is for a bumper I'm doing for the school's news. It'll be based off of the Flaming Lips song Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

In other news, my boyfriend Matt and I went to Boston to get some comics. I got some Tank Girl comics and he got some Batman ones. We ran into this:

So the billboard has spoken? Alrighty then.

We even ran into some disco raver pigeons. I wish I had video footage of these bastards.

FUCKIN HUGE UPLOAD COMING THROUGH!

2009-11-11T09:26:00.000-08:00

Man do I have a HUGE upload of stuff. First, let's start with a watercolor sketch of Kumi in a Devo hat! Inspired by Kali Fontecchio , since she LOVES Devo. Her art is very cute, too, check it out!Here's a little preview of my Epic Q guest strip. That's Julien, the comic's creator, on the left.

The rest you're about to see is a bunch of doodles I did. My scanner is evil, so you can't get the best quality. I had to use my camera.

Ayana , my best friend everr. She really loves Rambo.

Kumi comics revive!

2009-11-08T11:29:00.001-08:00

I used to do comics for my character Kumi back in 2008. I plan to revive them. Expect them to be up around, say...2010? Probably? Who knows.

Here's a preview for you suckers, though.

I am also working on a guest comic for Julien Capati's comic Epic Q. I officially set myself for the comic to be done on Friday. Wish me luck!

You're Hot then You're Cold

2009-11-07T09:32:00.001-08:00

I drew these in MS PAINT and Flash MX. I thought it would be cute to use contrasting colors.

Hot Springs and Sketches

2009-07-30T15:07:00.000-07:00

I am up in New Hampshire at the moment. It was raining at my campsite and I just so happened to work on this. It's my characters Kumi (the wolf) and Abby (the lion) at a hot spring.
Kumi and Abby are step siblings. Kumi's the lazy comic geek who is kind of a penny pincher. She comes from Sendai, Japan. Her father was a former rockstar and is now a journalist. Abby is from South Africa. She's more energetic and a bit more serious. Thanks to her mother, Josephine, she knows how to cook and clean very well.
Now about the picture, I decided to pay a trip for the two to go to a hot spring. Today was kind of a lazy day, and I could give my left arm to go into a jacuzzi, sauna, whatever.

Here's the lineart of the image. I sketched it in MS PAINT, inked in Flash MX, and colored in Photoshop Elements. The total time? Probably five hours.

I don't have my scanner up here, but here's some old sketches I did weeks ago or whatever...

Scout from Team Fortress 2! That is my favorite game. I'm horrible at playing as Scout and Sniper, but strangely, Spy is my best character. A lot of people can't play as Spy, but I can.

I like Scout, though. He's from Boston (Like me!) and he's the kind of guy that you'd want to hang out with. Hell, all of the characters on Team Fortress 2 are awesome!

I came up with this dude after listening to Korn, System of a Down, and Marilyn Manson. Strangely, my mother likes this. She wants this in my portfolio...Huh...

You're Invited

2009-07-24T12:18:00.000-07:00

Fun with aliens!

2009-07-21T04:03:00.000-07:00

This was made after a thought of mine in my figure drawing group. It's incredible how we're just five-six foot (on average) specks of nothing in this wide universe. It's incredible.

That's how I came up with these cute little alien girls. I was inspired by the great Katie Rice to make this. She's incredible!

My friend Ally actually told me to give the alien on the left a pixie cut!

Anyway, this came out really cute, in my opinion.

Also, I did a picture of the Orions from Star Trek. My dad and uncle like this picture, for they like Star Trek.

I basically used this to experiment with figures. I tried to avoid them looking too generic. I think my experiment went well.

Long Time, No See!

2009-04-14T13:10:00.001-07:00

Howdy! I haven't updated this thing in months...thought I'd go back to posting shit up here.