Another Completed Charity Commission, This One A Surprise Gift For An Old Tumblr Friend ;3

Really pleased with that hip so far.

Another painting in progress

my beloved is unto me as myrrh

original collage illustration available for $35

9 x 12in

Ink, marker, water color, and product packaging on found cardboard, coated with matte varnish for increased durability

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Pretty Alien

Ok, so this is going to be the first in a series of pieces. And it has a backstory.

I was working the night shift and it was totally dead and I was super bored and I got to thinking... technically speaking, Sailor Moon is an alien. She's from the moon. So why does she look like a human?

And then I thought, maybe her Sailor Scout uniform is actually what she looks like, but in attempting to describe Sailor Moon's alien physiology, eye-witness accounts were mistaken for a description of a costume, not an actual body.

So, Sailor Moon's pigtails, bangs, and the little whiskers that I've given her, aren't hair. They're sensory organs, like antennae. The red "gems" described in her uniform are actually poison glands, which are brightly colored to gain the attention of predators. When subject to pressure, they secrete a poisonous liquid, kinda like Cane Toads. The "collar" of the costume is actually a wattle that Usagi's species uses in mating displays. It's inflatable!

Kinda like this:

As for the bunny nose and upper lip... Well... her name is Usagi.

The kanji at the top of the image is bi (pretty) uchuu (extraterrestrial) jin (person) and the katakana at the bottom is the phonetic spelling of Sailor Moon.

I'm sure that Kyozuka sensei would be pleased to see that I'm keeping up my calligraphy skills, all these years after her classes.

If anyone with a better grasp of japanese than me has any corrections, I'm happy to hear them.

Nerd rant over.

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a gif of the process of my self-portrait

I will post a scan of the finished piece tomorrow, when I feel like I can deal with the undertaking that scanning a wooden panel will be.

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Look, I'm still alive and making art!

"Shapeshiffterrr"

sculpy clay, acrylic paint, copper wire

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to celebrate 3 years on testosterone, here’s a tutorial on how I do my quick and dirty screentones

Some of my recent Transexual Warlock looks

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More sketchbook pages, mostly done while taking notes in class. 

Also, a beautiful portrait of me by my six year old cousin.

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just needs some varnish and then I can do a high-res scan!

doing some painting

so holidays are coming, which means more work and more family time, also I'm trying to get on testosterone so that's a lot of dragging my parents into therapy, also I'm trying to apply to grad schools, so I don't know how much time I'm going to have for art in the next couple of months.

To tide over my vast hoard of fans, here are my sketches and color tests for the other alien scouts, who I may one day do more complex pieces for.

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