Thursday, April 7, 2011

Art / Cartoons by Moi

It so happens that while I was gone I did a fair amount of drawing.  I got this lovely oversize book of Sea Battles from the library and copied these two pictures.  I tweaked them a little bit, but you could still recognize them in the book.



These pictures may remind you of something: Seaspear.  I, uh....cleverly....forgot to give you an update in my last post.  My little book was exploding with progress for most of March - so much so that I considered taking the month off of writing too, because I was neglecting other things.  But I'm almost to 60,000 words with it and right now, I have....writer's block.  Bah.



I'm soo sorry these are sideways.  I tried everything I could think of!  The top one is John Paul Jones, aboard his Bonne Homme Richard - I've always loved the fellow.  Especially in that old tv show - Liberty's Kids! Has anyone watched that? The bottom one is Admiral Brueyes, who was killed...hm.  Don't remember.  Killed in a battle with Nelson, I believe.


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A conversation my dad and I had over a catalog gave me the idea for this comic.  I'll give it to you frame by frame so its easier to read.  (As I uploaded all these, I realized some definite mistakes, like the lack of a question mark in the last frame.  Also, Ash had a little lipstick malfunction in this first one, due to a wayward pen.)







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Here's a four-frame comic I just did yesterday for a co-op art class.




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Hope you enjoyed these!

P.S.  Isn't the weather beautiful? I woke up to birds singing. :)

- Ellyn


5 comments:

joelle said...

I used to love Liberty's Kids! I was so sad when they stopped broadcasting it.

Luuurvely drawings :)

~Kelsey

Anonymous said...

Great drawing! (I don't even try at people! :))
How long are you planing to make Seaspear? Glad you got a lot done on it.
Sarah

ajfcello said...

I haven't heard 'Liberty Kids' in years! Ever since it stopped! Loved that show so much!!
Great drawings!!! I always wished I could draw, but could never do anything like that!!

Marianela said...

I remember watching Liberty Kids when I was younger. I especially liked their theme song. :)

The comics were great! Good job! ;)

Yes, the weather has been absolutely beautiful around here! :D

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Mia said...

Ha, in the manner of everyone else, I am going to confess my ardent love of Liberty's Kids and grief that it's gone...that show was so very nice. *sigh*

The portraits are great!! I like John Paul Jones is my favorite. I love how you can make people's faces look realistic. (Even a guy's! Wow!:D) I am reading a pirate novel right now and thinking about you and Seaspear often...so glad to hear it's going well!

Haha, I like the idea of an urban decay-themed living room! Very inspirational. ;)

Very choppy comment. Miss you!
~M

PS-Oh, and the ACT was gnarly. SO happy it's over, but reconciled to taking it again if I need to. :)