Mer-Wrasslin'

This week got away from me so, I give you a doodle I did a couple months ago. I really want to revisit this idea and clean these cuties up into a finished piece.

XO – Clare

Krampus Sketch

I was kind of bored with all the "traditional" Krampus images I found on the internet, so I decided to work on developing my own version. I used a goat face as my main inspiration while still working in some of his core design elements.  Still needs some development, but I hope you enjoy what I've got so far!

Big Barda!

When this challenge came up, the first character to pop into my head was Big Barda. Here's some info on this lovely buff lady.
Barda was born of the race of New Gods about 250 years ago, on Apokolips. She is a product of Granny Goodness' Home for Orphaned Youth. Granny's motto is "Die for Darkseid" (the planet's evil ruler). Granny grooms Barda to one day lead the Female Fury Battalion, a ferocious pack of women warriors. However, during a raid Barda meets Scott Free, Darkseid's adopted son, and, sensing a peace about him, falls in love.

So here's my (crappy non scanned) version of Big Barda, I've added some tattoos of course!

I'm going to clean it up and make it nice and purdy for the Buff Babe Zine!

Buff Beauty WIP

Pulling some ideas and rough sketches together for this weeks challenge.  I really wanted to focus on drawing a lady with some bodacious arms. Feeling like I'm headed in the right direction so now it's on to the final piece!

Fifth Element: Work In progress + Sketches.

Hey there! Just a little late sunday night post from Shawny!

Since this week's challenge was The Fifth Element, I was inspired to do a big illustration for it. 

So instead of having a finished piece, here is some of the sketches I've done. I'll eventually do a line drawing and then finish the rest in Illustrator. I've also included some sketches of other fifth element work that I'm currently working on as well!

This is my usual process when working on projects. Bunch of random sketches, then the rough, rough draft, where I make dumb notes! This usually works for me! 

Leeloo will be the next lady in my sweethearts project!

And finally I really love the Flight Stewardess' outfits in the movie, so here's a couple of sketches of them too!

Veruca the Vampire

So, there is a show coming up on the 17th that Mark, Ashley, and I are all in. Like Mark, I want to keep the full identity of my work somewhat secret. Here is the original sketch of a scrappy little vampire I painted for the show. Come see the finished result at the show!

Here are all those nice little details you need:

XO – Clare

In the jungle you must wait until the dice read 5 or 8

Jumanji. Both terrifying and the coolest movie as a kid. If I ever hear drums when I come across a board game, I'm running.

XO – Clare

Nope.

I occasionally hit ruts in my creativity. I been trying to shake free of the latest one the last few days. It usually stems from frustration in my current working method. These brief ruts are irritating as hell, but are really a good thing. They lead to what I consider a large leap forward in my abilities. It's an odd way to work. I annoy and frustrate myself into getting better. With some recent changes in my living and working situations these weird lulls and leaps will normalize to a more stable progression towards awesomeness.

XO – Clare

Gaziwwa and a little dose of nightmare fuel

Making monsters cute is so much fun. While I was working on a cute Godzilla (or as I have renamed him, Gaziwwa,) my boyfriend who is also an artist told me I needed to be truer to the original Godzilla design. I told him I didn't know what to do about it. Making it any more "authentic" swung it waaaaaay into the creepy end of the spectrum. He wanted to give it a try, so I handed over my sketchbook. 

Five minutes of a weirdo indie movie on Netflix later, I receive the drawing below, and a dejected sounding "Sorry. You can erase it." I certainly will not! This is the creepiest version of a cute monster I have ever laid eyes on. He is a self-declared novice of cute art, but that's ok because this may be the terrifying cute monster I've ever seen.

XO – Clare

AWESOME MIX VOL. 1

Guardians of the Galaxy is now one of my top favorite movies of all time. All of the characters were great, but I liked Star-Lord, Peter Quill, the most. This piece captures one of my favorite scenes in the movie with Peter singing, "Come and Get Your Love," from his Awesome Mix Vol. 1 tape. I hope you enjoy my first contribution to the Scribble Nerds. I really had fun with this week's theme, Guardians of the Galaxy.

-Ryan

I am Groot!

Groot has found a special place in my heart. I get the feeling that the lovable dummy is making far more profound statements with his "I am Groot"s than we are lead to believe.

XO – Clare

Street fashion at it's finest

I have to admit, I kind of have a little thing for fashion, especially street fashion. I used to get Shojo Beat magazine as a kid and every once in a while they would do a feature on Japanese street fashion. Before the days of fashion blogs and trend trackers, these articles were the best part of the magazine. I instantly fell in love with the incredibly unique fashions of the Shibuya and Harajuku districts.

A lot of what I absorbed from those photos informed how I dress even to this day. The whimsical mixing and matching of patterns, textures, silhouettes, and materials is addictive. With a few exceptions of the more strict subcultures, a lot of the fashion I like comes with the "I wear what I want" vibe. Crazy random pieces come together to make a cohesive look. As Dee said to me once, "The don't give a fuck attitude is an accessory all it's own."

the original photo page

XO – Clare

What kind of pickle were you in high school? Click to take the quiz!

Sorry, no quiz here. Just some personified varieties of pickles. I have been very entertained by all of the quizzes flying around social media lately. What high school stereotype are you? (Bet you I get the arty kid!) Which Mesopotamian deity are you? What kind of British Isles cheese are you?  How many goats are you worth? (The goat quiz is real) I can't wait for the day someone does a "what kind of pickle are you" quiz!

XO – Clare

Sneaky Betty

This has been a very busy week. I have been out of town and flying from airport to airport. This portrait of Betty trying on Cliff's uniform is the product of waiting for layovers and cancelled flights. 

XO - Clare 

Everything is Rosie

Who doesn't love Rosie from the Saturday morning cartoons of yore? The adorable and funny cyber maid of the future from The Jetsons is a classic robot darling.

XO - Clare

I'm Clare! Illustrator, Geek, Tatted Up Jack of All Trades

Hi there! My name is Clare. I'm an artist from Cleveland, Ohio. By day, I design and illustrate bingo cards and games. By night, I freelance as an illustrator, artist and blogger with a zillion hobbies like making crazy pies and getting tattoos to name a few. It's a hectic lifestyle with very little time to take it easy, but it is what it is. Busy is fun!

Art for a bingo game I made

I work in vectors all day and sometimes for my freelance as well, but I have been getting back into traditional media lately. I've developed a fondness for markers and really want to hone my skills. A full set of Copic markers would amazing and wonderful, wouldn't it?

Done in Faber-Castell Pitt markers

My work usually ends up having a very cute feel to it. In college, my heart was set on being a children's book illustrator. A year working as a children's product designer made me reevaluate my goals. That is not to say I did not enjoy my creations, but I felt like I wanted my work to be something different. I always had a soft spot for cute art that had a second angle be it sexy, scary, or trippy. Chris Sanders, Junko Mizuno, 64 Colors and so many others inspired my ever still evolving "cute with an twist" style.

In the last few months, my art world has positively exploded as compared to before. While I don't have time to play video games anymore, (I miss Minecraft so bad) I spend my time at Drink and Draw, Dr. Sketchy (both Cleveland and Akron,) and any other art event I can work my way into. I'm loving every minute. I have found a great support group in my friends here and in the community.

Tonight I will be drawing in the Great Lakes Brewing Tasting Room for Comic Book Heritage Night, and tomorrow and Sunday I will be at Cleveland Concoction hawking my stickers and prints and doing sketches. I hope to see you this weekend!

You can find me here too:

My website
DeviantART
Instagram
Twitter
Tumblr
The Darling Apartment
Pinterest

XO - Clare

Algebraic Sneak Peek

Here is the beginning of my Adventure Time scribble for this weeks challenge. More work incoming!

Say No to Drugs! Say Yes to Pizza!

A quick little colored pencil sketch from this morning. I really wish I had more time for this one. This week kind of got away from me. Oh well, enjoy some Mikey enjoying some pizza!

-Clare

Star Warsin' all over the place

Hey all! I am a huge fan of Star Wars. They were the movies I was raised on. I'm so excited to get the chance to do a little fan art for the series. I made a little trilogy of my own with artist trading cards. I'm completely addicted to these things. I made the happiest Darth Vader I could muster, a fluffy Chewbacca, and a Princess Leia in her original 1977 poster style. I could have gone full metal bikini on this one, but come on. The original white dress costume is much sexier!

All of these were done with markers.

-Clare

Wonder Woman WIP

Hello this is Shawny! This Wonder Woman Challenge is right up my alley! I'm doing a commission piece for a client that is going to be based off his wife for their anniversary.

Here are some really rough sketches.  I'll share the finished piece sometime later this week!

I picked the last pose for the final drawing. Can't wait to show it off!