tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63571996827785126762024-02-07T11:37:22.974-08:00Love for InkMelisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-3089783487158168552016-01-02T13:52:00.002-08:002016-01-02T13:52:19.002-08:00Movin' on over to Tumblr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a good run, my friend. With the new year comes some changes and I'm going to change my blogging time to Tumblr. You can follow me there at http://melisadesrosiers.tumblr.com/.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'll see how I adjust to the new platform, and I may be back if I miss Blogger's format. But for now, it's time for tumblin'.</span>Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-81141777472015370792015-12-03T11:39:00.000-08:002015-12-03T11:39:27.444-08:00Process of a Recent Commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently finished a series of illustrations on a private commission for one of my clients and would love to share my process of making them with you. This is a pretty standard way I work, especially for this particular client's projects. These illustrations depict scenes from an original story my client wrote and we worked together to get the characters and story right. First I sketched some character studies and once the characteristics for each main character were approved, I started on the first illustration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thumbnails are always the first step. I chose the best three and presented them to the client. He liked #2, so I moved forward to the refined drawing which was the next stage of approval.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I gathered a lot of references (cars tipping over, blowing up, wheelchairs, and vans) and created a finished drawing. This is to scale with the final artwork dimensions (easier for me to transfer to bristol later for ink) and will be the composition and base for inking. I sent this drawing to the client for approval then moved on to inking. Since this is just a one-color final, I also told him the color I was thinking of using and he approved it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the final ink on bristol. I scanned this into my computer, tweaked some minor things (dust particles, contrast, levels) and then applied one color and values.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the whole process starts again for the following illustration!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then start the process over again for the final illustration in the commission.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were some more steps in creating this illustration to the client's satisfaction. First, we decided on thumbnail #2, but he didn't want the crosses and instead suggested statues or monuments for a war-type of memorial. I did a lot of research and went forward with this idea into the drawing stage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may have noticed in the thumbnail there were clouds. When I sent my client the drawing with the clouds, he didn't think it communicated the devastation well enough; he felt it was too heavenly. He suggested changing it to rubble, so I moved forward on that, keeping the overall shape of the clouds for compositional purposes, but making it rubble instead. The rubble was actually a lot of fun to draw! A couple of other minor tweaks and the drawing was approved to take to final.</span></div>
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<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-88724406217425710962015-11-02T17:39:00.002-08:002015-11-02T17:39:44.987-08:00Inktober 2015: Paranormal Explorations, Batch Two<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inktober has comes to its end and I'm pretty damn happy to report I made it out of the month with 30/31 ink drawings! I did miss one day but I'm still pretty happy with making the majority of the month. Here are the rest of my paranormal-inspired Inktober drawings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inktober was so much fun! I really liked some of these small drawings, so I may develop a few into more developed illustrations soon.</span></div>
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<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-59088391065697904282015-10-22T13:27:00.000-07:002015-10-22T13:27:59.645-07:00Inktober 2015: Paranormal Explorations, Batch One<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been participating in this year's Inktober pretty well so far--only missed a few days and caught up right away! I decided to theme my illustrations for Inktober under the paranormal and supernatural. I am personally very intrigued and drawn to this subject matter so I knew it would be enticing for me to draw something new from within those realms each day. Also, there's Halloween! Who doesn't love creepy stuff in October? I also decided to standardize my sizes for ease of creation and sale. I'm working on 4.5x6 in. bristol board. Each Inktober drawing is available for sale for $25, including shipping! If you'd like to keep an eye on my Inktober originals for sale, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/731432200294783/" target="_blank">follow my Facebook event</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, without further ado, let the creepiness begin...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like to check out the rest of the month's Inktober drawings, you can also follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mdesrosiersillustration" target="_blank">my Facebook fan page</a> or stalk me on Instagram @datbootietho</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll post the rest of the Inktober drawings in November. Enjoy the rest of October whether you're participating in Inktober, basking in the autumn season <i>(of which I am very jealous of you since I'm in the constant sun of LA)</i>, or preparing your costume for upcoming parties and trick-or-treating!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shared a booth with my friends who I tabled with last year, <a href="http://allentine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Allentine</a> and <a href="http://www.andymalpica.com/" target="_blank">Andy</a>! I had a great time with them at APE and celebrating afterwards. I met a lot of cool people but wish I had more time to visit more artists who were tabling. Every time I made to dash away more people came to the booth, which is what you want at a convention, but I also would have liked to check the event out more.</span></div>
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<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-74773032356698119872015-09-15T17:02:00.002-07:002015-09-15T17:02:47.294-07:00Getting Pumped for APE 2015!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Booth confirmed and deadlines nearing, I'm excited for <a href="http://www.alternativepressexpo.com/" target="_blank">APE (Alternative Press Expo)</a> this year and you should be too!!! Why? Well, obviously, COMICS. Then even more blatant... MY COMIC! I'll have my first issue of <i>War Days</i> there, self-published in all of its blasphemous glory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>So many nuns...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm finishing layout and printing is next week for my comic. Not only will I have my comic to sell, but also a sweet collaborative zine with my tablemates <a href="http://allentine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Allentine</a> and <a href="http://andywantstodraw.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Andy Malpica</a> (along with some other badass illustrator contributors). Our theme is TV shows and movies with animal characters. I illustrated <i>The X-Files</i> and <i>The IT Crowd</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>So much critter fun...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only that, but I'll have prints, originals, and necklaces and keychains!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next scientist portrait is finished: Neil deGrasse Tyson! A whole lotta <a href="http://www.startalkradio.net/" target="_blank">Star Talk radio</a> and Cosmos was listened to and watched for the making of this illustration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always, I start with research, sketching, and thumbnailing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After deciding on the composition and getting a sense of drawing Neil, it was onto the finished drawing which I would ink from. I broke up the different elements of the illustration separately--Neil, icons for the border, planetary orbits--since I knew I was going into Photoshop for everything after inking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will be available as a print at <a href="http://www.alternativepressexpo.com/" target="_blank">APE</a> in October along with the <a href="http://melisadesrosiers.blogspot.com/2015/07/we-are-made-of-star-stuff.html" target="_blank">Carl Sagan illustration</a>. I'm going to take a break from this series while I finish up my comic before the convention. Hopefully I'll have time to make some more before APE. I also plan on doing author portraits, but I want to do at least one female scientist before moving onto the authors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>(If you're new to the blog, the whole "pause and draw" idea I got from an illustrator friend. I watch the show, pause where I think is a good scene, draw for 10 minutes, and move on. It's really good practice for me to sketch quickly and is interesting to break down the shot composition of the show/film as you draw it.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a big fan of science. I really enjoy reading books about future science, breakdowns of theory, and larger metaphors that science brings to humanity and life. Last year for <a href="http://www.alternativepressexpo.com/" target="_blank">APE</a> I wanted to create some scientist portraits for prints but didn't have enough time. It shan't be so this year! I just finished the first in the series... one of my all-time favorite scientists, writers, and thinkers... Carl Sagan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First was a lot of research and ideas. I had just finished reading <i>Pale Blue Dot</i>, so Sagan's voice and ideas were fresh in my brain. I also watched a ton of <i>Cosmos</i> while sketching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I had the idea down and drew Sagan a bunch of times to get a feel for his facial features and attitude, I settled on a pose and layout. Time for drawing and inking!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll have prints this October at <a href="http://www.alternativepressexpo.com/" target="_blank">APE</a> (Alternative Press Expo) so come out if you want one! Next on the roster... Neil deGrasse Tyson, of course!</span></div>
<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-12975624902700538022015-07-08T15:43:00.000-07:002015-07-08T15:43:48.038-07:00Faith and Fear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've mentioned before on my blog about my <i>War Days</i> comic project which will explore my time growing up at a very strict Catholic grammar school and how I became an atheist. I've been kicking this idea around for quite a few years now (since undergrad actually! Yikes!) and it's finally time! The first issue of <i>War Days</i> will be available at APE (Alternative Press Expo) in San Jose, Oct. 3rd-4th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I may change the title before then, but then again I always struggle with titles so it may just stick. In case you're curious, the title <i>War Days</i> comes from how my sister and I would refer to our time at the school after leaving it and talking to friends about it. "Back in our war days..." Sometimes it really felt that hostile. Although, I'm not sure I'll keep it since it may elicit too many other thoughts and be confusing to potential readers. Let me know what you think of the title!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot of planning goes into making the comics. I have a notebook full of notes on my memories as well as some my sister shared with me. I then broke those up into sections and panel lengths. I'm trying to approach the actual comic creation a little more exploratory and freeform, but I can't help but plan beforehand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've drawn a lot of character sketches already to get a feel for how I want the comic to look, but also decided to sketch the characters that would appear in this comic so I could tape that up in front of me while I worked and have a reference point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After penciling the page out, I then transferred the drawing to bristol with a lighbox. I may try using blue pencils and then inking directly ontop next time, but there's a certain freedom I have when I know I'm drawing a separate pencils page. I don't feel bad if I make dark pencil marks or erase a lot, whereas if I was drawing directly on the bristol I might be more paranoid about drawing something wrong and take less risks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After transferring the drawing, the laboring love of inking begins. I use dip pens and india ink--currently enjoying the Black Cat brand since it's very opaque.</span></div>
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<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-76240712530761904652015-06-12T15:35:00.000-07:002015-06-12T15:35:07.188-07:00Sacred Black: An Art Order Challenge Entry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been following <a href="http://www.theartorder.com/" target="_blank">The Art Order</a> for awhile now and have wanted to participate in the challenges, but hadn't yet... until NOW! This challenge was a cover for F(r)iction #2, an art and literary collection. The guidelines were the color blue, surreal in nature, and inspired by the mysteries within the murky depths of the ocean. It was time to get sketching!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been reading <i>Pale Blue Dot</i> by Carl Sagan, so of course the mysteries of the cosmos was on my mind. I think it's interesting how there are so many unknowns in the vastness of both space and the oceans right here on our blue planet. I started sketching a concept of a woman looking up into the sky which would transition to a strange, deep-sea mermaid within her imagination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the book, Sagan mentions the idea of "sacred black" and I was hooked on that phrase. He connects the adventure, awe and draw of the blue skies on our planet to the vast blackness of space. The chapter also goes into the different colors of the skies on various planets and how color works, so of course I was intrigued. I had my title. I still wanted to work in the girl staring at the stars and sky, but was finding it difficult to work as a cover. I was also concerned my concept of the mysteries of space and the ocean being connected might not be read well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to scrap the girl staring at the sky and instead focus on space meshing with sea. I'm also interested in black holes and the many unknowns about that phenomena, so I decided that would be the space connection. This way the illustration would focus on the deep sea mermaid and not be torn between two main characters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Some final notes and planning.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then it was drawing time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn't quite sure what pose I wanted the mermaid to be in, so after sketching some small thumbnails of mermaids in movement, I decided to get up and take some poses!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Sketching from my references.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then many coffees later....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I liked the drawing, it was time to ink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Finished ink.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then... PHOTOSHOP TIME. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And voila! The finished product!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Dat bioluminescence.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Art Order challenge is still open for two more days, until June 14th! So if you have the time or a piece ready that fits, <a href="http://www.theartorder.com/challenges" target="_blank">submit your work! </a></span></div>
<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-44544310409632672182015-06-01T17:32:00.000-07:002015-06-01T17:32:08.465-07:00Life Change and Game of Thrones<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry it's been so long since my last post. May was an absolutely crazy month. In the span of 3-4 weeks I visited Los Angeles with my partner, we secured an apartment, and moved. It has been a whirlwind of activity and I'm so very happy to finally be settling back down into normalcy. Now just to unpack my copious amount of art supplies and set up my new studio space!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the meantime, I have been drawing--I swear! I started sketching some Pause-n-Draw with this new season of Game of Thrones. I have a time limit of 10 minutes per pause/sketch, and although that may sound like a lot of time, it really isn't! It's been fun to see how quickly I can capture the composition and mood of the scene. Also, it really makes me pay attention to the cinematography of the show more (this season is DARK).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For quicker updates on the Pause-n-Draw GoT project, follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mdesrosiersillustration" target="_blank">my Facebook page</a> or follow me on Instagram @datbootietho.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-54593448339729111092015-04-05T16:58:00.001-07:002015-04-05T16:58:55.827-07:00Massive Sketches Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've really been enjoying participating in drawing challenges. A lot of these sketches were from a draw-every-day prompt #doodleordie in February. I'm also still working on my 500 figure drawing challenge (only at about 20/500). I'll keep sharing more sketches here but for more frequent posts, check out my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mdesrosiersillustration" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> or follow me on Instagram @datbootietho.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently finished a new personal illustration inspired by ghost stories and ouija/spirit boards. I had a lot of fun painting this one, although it did take longer than I wanted. I took a lot of in process photos, so brace yourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first had the idea, I tossed it around in my head for a bit. I knew I wanted it to be a dark image with one limited light source, so I went straight to value studies when I thumbnailed. I also make a lot of notes which may be scribbled a bit beyond understanding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to reference my time as a teen in Chicago, messing with spirit boards, ghosts, and getting into goth, punk, industrial, and metal music. I got a lot of inspiration for creating the character from my friends and our teenage experiences. In earlier sketches, I had a group of teen girls, but decided to isolate it to one for less of an action feel to more of a creepy, alone-in-the-dark vibe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I had my composition decided, it was time to get some reference. My first reference shots (on the left, cooler light) weren't as natural as I wanted. I knew I wanted candles as the primary light source, so I bought some candles, borrowed a tripod (yes, I still need a tripod... it's on my list), and retook some reference. Much better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then it was drawing time. I did a relatively detailed drawing, knowing that most of the background was going to be darkness and texture, so I didn't bother with too many details there. Again, notes are my bad memory's friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I listened to a lot of <a href="http://www.coasttocoastam.com/" target="_blank">Coast to Coast AM</a> while working which really helped my mood. I also love working in front of my windows, especially at night. Don't mind the clutter... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>time to add the warmth</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>lots of evening and late night painting</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to add black, but was wary about adding it directly to the original watercolor in case it wasn't what I wanted. I also felt the need to pull back before I overworked the painting and lost some of the spontaneous texture from the watercolor. It was Photoshop time for the finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the final illustration!</span></div>
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<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-49740766670623669092015-01-04T16:12:00.000-08:002015-01-04T16:13:32.384-08:00A New Year and a New Drawing Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year I finished my Thousand Head Drawing Challenge, then decided to begin a 500 Figure Drawing Challenge. Hopefully I'll finish by the end of 2015!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year I'll be in a better position to focus on creating more personal illustrations and am going to ramp up promotional mailers and wooing clients. Here's to a productive year!</span></div>
<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-30411703421473962612014-10-21T22:23:00.000-07:002014-10-21T22:23:42.285-07:00Inktober: Halloween-inspired<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's my Inktober drawings thus far. I decided to draw one every other day, but even that proved difficult. I'm two short, but aiming to stay on track for the rest of October!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whoo, boy, APE has come and passed! It was quite the planning and work getting there, but my first time as an exhibitor at <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/ape" target="_blank">Alternative Press Expo</a> was well worth the lack of sleep, eye strain, and busy September. I shared a table with three amazing artists and friends: <a href="http://headexplodie.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Annie Wong</a>, <a href="http://www.andymalpica.com/" target="_blank">Andy Malpica</a>, and <a href="http://allentineart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Allentine Tanujaya</a>. Although I didn't get everything I wanted to finish done in time to sell at APE <i>(still working on my comic about Catholic school)</i>, I did get a lot of things made. I had 8.5 x 11 prints, postcards <i>(printed at <a href="http://us.moo.com/" target="_blank">Moo </a>- as well as my business cards)</i>, and made my first keychains and necklaces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I couldn't make buttons <i>(couldn't afford a good button maker)</i>, I decided to try and make some keychains and necklaces. After searching on Etsy, I got a trial DIY package from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SunAndMoonCraftKits" target="_blank">Sun and Moon Craft Kits</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My tablemates and I also collaborated on a zine/comic called <i>The Cadence of Dreams: A Door to Another World</i>. We each interpreted the title how we saw fit. I knew I wanted to make a comic. Then I decided I wanted it to be Sci-Fi. The story came quick from there and I got to sketching, planning, and inking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Annie created the great cover. I really loved collaborating with those awesome ladies. It was inspiring to work on a project with other artists. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I packed everything up Friday night, checked it twice then three more times in the morning, and was on my way! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed exhibiting at APE and will definitely be doing so next year (hopefully the exhibition changes don't alter my plans). Now it's time to keep drawing, but also look for more exhibiting options in the future. It was a great experience and I would love to do it again. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know! Right now the only one I'm planning for is <a href="http://www.cakechicago.com/" target="_blank">CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo)</a>. Plenty of time to make more comics!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the next two weeks, I'll be updating <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LoveforInk" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a> with prints, keychains, and necklaces leftover from APE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, lastly, here is my submission for our collaborative zine <i>The Cadence of Dreams: A Door to Another World</i>:</span></div>
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<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-44651293864759266922014-09-29T22:52:00.002-07:002014-09-29T22:52:36.152-07:00Inked My Eyes Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past weekend was a mad rush of comic making to finish my part of a collaboration for APE (alternative press expo) this weekend! That's right, I got me a table at APE with some kickass ladies: <a href="http://allentineart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Allentine Tanujaya</a>, <a href="http://andywantstodraw.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Andy Malpica</a>, and <a href="http://anniewongart.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Annie Wong</a>. We've been working on a collaborative comic/illustration project and the deadline is nigh! As in now. Like, right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I finished inking dialogue, scanned, and finished the layout of our collaboration. Tomorrow I print!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're in the SF area, come visit me at APE this weekend, October 4th and 5th! We're at table 714. Later in the week, I'll share more of what I'll have to sell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm participating in a fun drawing challenge called Stickathon! For the entire month of September you draw on a post-it/sticky note each day. I'm going to stick them around the Bay as often as I can - most likely along my commute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To follow my post-its everyday, check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mdesrosiersillustration" target="_blank">my Facebook page</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also follow a community of artists sharing their drawings <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stickathon?fref=nf" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-74660713273366862242014-08-10T20:28:00.000-07:002014-08-10T20:28:05.781-07:00Thousand Head Drawing Challenge COMPLETE!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did it! Here are the final best fifteen in the last hundred of the one thousand head-drawing challenge! It's taken me just about two years to complete, but it's been worth every effort. Progress photos ahead!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And just to recap the entire project, here are all of the best of heads from each one hundred in the challenge. When I look at it all together I can really see the progress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made this illustration for my boyfriend's birthday. He's a big Simpsons fan and wanted my take on them. Previously, I did a <a href="http://melisadesrosiers.blogspot.com/2012/05/gallery-art-extravaganza-most-epic-blog.html" target="_blank">series of illustrations</a> involving my dead-chicks-style inspired by early twentieth century nude photographs, and he wanted something like that. Just, you know, not nude.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a lot of fun drawing The Simpsons! Luckily, a class I took at AAU involved drawing Homer several times in the style of The Simpsons, so I was a little familiar already with emulating it. After already transferring the drawing AND completely painting it, I was looking it over and something was bothering me..... Maggie! I had completely forgotten to draw Maggie in my original sketch so I did the entire painting without her. Thus, Maggie became a ghost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The benefit of being able to draw: endless birthday and Xmas possibilities...</span></div>
<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-87288779567516960412014-06-03T13:30:00.000-07:002014-06-03T13:30:30.554-07:00Ouija: In Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've got to tell you, after living in a basement for several years (and a predominant part of my youth), windows just never get old. Scottish Play feels the same way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been doing studies, shooting and gathering reference, and sketching a lot for a personal illustration about a girl and her ouija board. Now to knock out the drawing and get painting and inking!</span></div>
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<br />Melisa Des Rosiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022642957014773748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357199682778512676.post-54177775775531784582014-03-23T20:20:00.001-07:002014-03-23T20:20:49.337-07:00Boogie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comics! I'm still drawing comics from that Fun-a-Day momentum. Can't stop, won't stop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm working on a new illustration involving a young woman using a ouija board to contact a strange spirit. It's in the beginning stages so there's been a lot of thumbnail sketches, studies, and I took some photo references to work on lighting, pose, and mood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, head studies. This really helps me to flush out the character and figure out who the girl is. I know I want the character to be a young woman, between 18-20, and very goth/rocker chick in style with perhaps a dash of nerd.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Some preliminary head studies. They're getting somewhere and I think I'll combine a few elements from a couple and flush her out further before drawing the illustration.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">After deciding upon a pose and composition via my thumbnails, I took some photo references to establish the lighting and poses. I'll use more than just one, but these are vital for nailing those details. Also when taking my own photo references I often will stumble upon new ideas for poses or story-telling.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next will be a few more sketches to solidify the character, sketch some concepts for the ghost, and search for more reference for her outfit, the ghost's clothing, and details in the environment. Then to the drawing! I will be using watercolor and inkwash, along with inking lineart separately and then bringing that into Photoshop to merge it with the watercolor. This should be fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More to come in the following week or two!</span></div>
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