Getting Back in the Groove!!

As the title suggests, I'm getting back in the groove of drawing.  It's been a while since I've really sketched anything, and drew a little something over the weekend - you can view it here on my Instagram.

For my next video, I'll be going through my sketchbook, discussing character design and why it's important to have not only a character that looks great, but is great. 

Have a great Memorial Day everyone, and I'll see you hopefully next week!

April Art Challenge | Day 4 |

Finished Day 4 of my week-long challenge! I ended up skipping Day 3, because Wednesdays lately have been weird.  #weirdwednesday 

April Art Challenge | Days 1 and 2 |

First part of my art challenge week is up! These challenges are so much fun, and they help me focus better! I'll see if I can start drafting a script for my character design video tonight after bluegrass rehearsal - that's if I'm not knitting.  ;)

April Art Challenge (intro)

I'm back in the swing of things, and this time, it's with art challenges!



The idea really came from my mom.  As I mention in my video, I'm an avid....sorry, RABID....crocheter and knitter, and always have trouble finishing projects once I start them.  (I blame my ADD brain!) Mom suggested I pick a skein, or type, of yarn and just make something, but only do that.  Needless to say, it worked, and I'm enjoying doing these challenges. 



So now I'm taking the initiative to put that same effort into my artwork.  In the meantime, I'll be recording my video on character design and the importance of it, especially when it comes to creating something believable.  Stay tuned!

Snow day...

Was hoping to get started on my character design video, but I spend most of my day battling snow! Yep! North Jersey got 24 inches - shoveling that was fighting a losing battle.  My family and I finally managed to make a breakthrough after probably 3 hours of shoveling - during the blizzard no less.  At least we had breaks in between.  But those breaks weren't enough for me to concentrate...especially not with a sick sister in the house who needed some kind of entertainment. 

Hopefully tomorrow morning will be an opportunity to focus on filming. 

You can also follow my Instagram for updates!

Have a good night, folks!
~Gigi

New tutorial coming

After working on some promo art for my Looney Tunes fan comic, I decided to do a video/tutorial on character design.

I usually announce on my Instagram the kinds of tutorials I'll be doing, complete with either video or photo samples of my artwork.  Stay tuned!

Dazed, distracted, and...inspired?

March came in like a lion - and so did my current cold! Worst part is, I got sick on my day off yesterday.  What a way to spend time off of work!

As such, I'm home sick, and trying to keep myself "sedated" so as not to deal with the congestion.  My efforts are failing so far.

The nice thing about being sick and home is I don't have to deal with rotten people.  The bad part is, my head is so fogged up, I'm too tired to even think or be inspired by anything.  I started finalizing a page of a comic, but boredom set in.  Amusing myself with Looney Tunes art on DeviantArt got tiresome kind of quickly.  I don't even have energy to practice my fiddle!

But oh well.  Once I get lunch, I should feel (slightly) better.  I'll be looking through my notes to see which tutorial needs to be done next.  Stay tuned to this blog and YouTube channel for instructional videos and speed paints/draws!

See you next time!

~GigiM