Sarah's Sketches

Mild mannered rabbit by day, avenging Jackalope by night! This is a birthday present for one of my nephews. You can find the original drawing in this old post.

The second to last sequence of my graphic novel is now up.

New comic pages are up... Just a short scene this week.

New pages are up. Thank you to everyone who has been leaving such interesting comments. It's really fascinating to hear other people's thoughts about the story and the characters.

New pages are up. Thank you for your patience. I was out of town yesterday and had no way to post this. Yelrah is one of my favorite characters, but I suppose you wouldn't think so considering her story, particularly this week. Only a handful of sequences to go. Next week's sequence has a huge plot revelation.

This is a sketch of a character from a story I wrote a few years ago and am about to start editing. She not supposed to be Nordic, though, so I think I'll have to loose the helm. Also, the next Wellington Division sequence will post Tuesday, rather than Monday. I have a busy weekend coming up. :)

New pages  are up. Five sequences to go!

New pages  are up! Another battle, maybe the last. Meanwhile, Tearse makes a few discoveries.

So the very talented Jennifer Vu did this awesome walk cycle of my goth girl!  So cool! To see more of Jennifer's super charming design and illustration work, be sure to check out her blog and deviant art page. :)

New pages . Battle's won, but things never go as planned for Yelrah.

And done! Thank you to everyone who voted for who I should draw. For those of you who may not know who Nessa is, or perhaps have forgotten her (she's only in the comic for a short while) she first appears in the Wellington Division in this sequence.  She's a sweet, sometimes petulant, stubbornly nude mermaid, and is one of several characters who befriend Tyler in Emperor Viperal's private museum. Since I've drawn my share of mermaids, I wanted to do something different with Nessa. I thought with all her flowing hair, it would be interesting to attempt something Mucha-esque. I would like to draw one of the male WD characters next (because I've been drawing so many girls lately), but again, I'd love your input and will draw whichever character has the most votes. So please let me know which boy, or guy, or man, or evil villain (or talking dog?) you would most like to see. :)

New pages are up! This is one of those sequences I would have loved to have properly finished. There is so much going on in these roughs, finished art would have clarified the action better. If you find page 648 confusing, it is meant to be looking over the character's shoulders, down into the valley below - the reverse of the last panel on page 647.

New pages up! Tearse should probably stop leaving Elsie alone on the island.

New pages are up, beginning Book Six, the last book of the Wellington Division. It's exciting to think I'll soon be posting the end of the story. :)

It's been a busy week and my Nessa pin-up art isn't done yet. I've been carrying it around with me as I play with the kiddos, penciling as I go. It has narrowly avoided splatters of milk, and the embellishments of an eager one-year-old artist. But since I like to post something in-between graphic novel posts, here's a little painting. :)

The final sequence of Book Five: Mistakes is now up. Only one more book to go! Thank you everyone who offered suggestions as to which Wellington Division character should have a pin-up drawing. There is some Nessa art in the works... :)

My very talented writer friend, Kara Ashley Dey was kind enough to interview me about my art and storytelling as a part of her ongoing "Spells of Artistry" series. You can read the interview here ! Be sure to also check out Kara's other fascinating interviews, featuring two artists I admire, Deanna Molinaro and Audrey Knight , and as well as the accomplished musician, Hollan Holmes .

New pages are up! And next week's post will complete Book Five! Since the majority of these pages are roughs, I was thinking it would be fun to do more polished illustrations of the Wellington Division characters. I'd love some input as to who to draw first. Whatever character (and I don't care how random) that has the most nominations by, let's say, Wednesday, will be the subject of a fancy pin-up. :)

Here's a color page for Extraordinary. Also, I just realized how nice the blog templates are now, so I fancied up my blog a bit. :)

New pages are up! Checking in with Jase and his ladies.