Picture Saturday-- I contemplate the idea of a graphic novel

First of all, I want to thank everyone who commented on my last post: apparently my thoughts on my blogging skills made me seem somewhat downcast and discouraged.

So thank you all for being supportive!

I'm actually fine, guys. I was just genuinely curious as to why people follow me. But y'all are awesome for responding with such nice things!

Anyway.

No guitarists this week. I know, I'm a horrible person, but there you go. Can't draw it if you don't feel it.  As it is, at the moment... it's like I have no control over what my brain decides to draw. And at the moment, my brain thinks the only thing worth drawing is phantom. So I'm really sorry, but it's mostly Phantom this week. I swear, this stupid phase should be done soon! I'm just-- AGH! You can't really control what inspires you, you know?

Honestly, at this point, I could probably tell the whole Phantom of the Opera story, just through my fanart. Which leads me to the idea of drawing a POTO* graphic novel. It would be so cool! It would be such a giant undertaking. And I have no idea whatsoever how to graphic novel. (Yes, apparently "graphic novel" can be used as a verb, shhhhh.)

*darn you, Cait, and your potato comment

So yeah, I've considered that, and I'm toying with the idea. It'll probably get kicked to the wayside, but at least I thought about it, right?

Sorry if this post is a little rambly, I'm writing it kinda late and my brain is doing this shut down thing, which is very annoying.

I'm also cranky, because some of the pictures didn't scan so well, and I think I'm going to start ripping the pages out of the sketchbook to get better quality, and I hate doing that.


Right, let's get this thing going!


1.) I don't know what it is about Raoul, but that man just makes me all squishy inside. HE IS FABULOUS!

2.) Dude. All I Ask Of You is such a sweet song. *Thud*

^^^ this picture. WHY THE DARK CORNER, PRINTER? WHY?

3.) Remember that picture from last week that I was mad about? Still mad, but I OWNED it.

4.) RANDOM EPONINE INSERTION.

5.) She literally goes from, "lalala life is good" to "Life sucks and oh, by the way, I'm dying." I want to re-do Little Fall of Rain. I did it last year, but I think I do it better now. :)

6.) Aw yiss. I love this song so much,

7.) Random Katara. I basically slapped that one down as a warm up for phantom drawings. Did I get lazy with the water? Yes... yes I did.

8.) Because Christine is such a sad little cupcake, it makes me want to sing Wishing for class and make people cry.

9.) Apparently I was really in to the rooftop scene this week.

10.) Because, even though I'm all about that Raoul, 'bout that Raoul, no Phantom*, that bit where he's creepin' and hears All I Ask of You kind of breaks my heart a little.**

*see what I did there?
**The Phantom is the saddest of all the potatoes. I love him. I just love Raoul more.

11.) And finally, because Raoul is a hot potato.....

Yeah... I need a life.

Okay! I'm going to sign off, because I have to go to Mass in the morning, and I'd like to be awake for that.

*Favorite Phantom picture?
*Favorite Eponine?
*OH OH just randomly pick a favorite overall.
*Tell me I'm not the only one with obsessive problems.

I love you all!
Treskie out.

Picture Saturday -- Oh no it's starting again.

So the Phantom kick is back in full swing.

And I'm not even sorry. 

You can blame Mary, because she commissioned Phantom paper dolls (!!) and I was forced to listen to the musical again.

For research purposes, you see....

Also, we're showing the 25th Anniversary to one of our friends on Monday, and it got me back in the mood.

These paper dolls are supposed to be based on the movie costumes and not on the musical costumes, and this makes it trickier for me, because I know the musical costumes really well, but the movie ones require much research. *Cue Treskie googling pictures, and watching POTO movie clips, and becoming even more set in her opinion that the movie could have been better...*


Anyhoo.

I'm not going to show you guys the paper dolls until they're done, and until Mary's seen them, so... that's why there aren't that many drawings this week.


1.) Here, have some ugly scribbles, because I sat down and my hand went, "NOPE!" (Though I have to admit, I think I captioned the kid at the bottom hilariously.)

2.) Here, have another kiss. I'M SORRY, I'M FEELING SAPPY, OKAY?

3.) Here, have the sketch of Raoul proposing to Christine, because I will ship them all the way to Gallifrey.

4.) Here, have the one I drew for Amy, because... because...

5.) Here, have the finished one from last week. (I can't decide if I should color it in or not, yea or nay?)

6.) Here, have one of Raoul, who has had just about enough of the Phantom's nonsense.

7.) Here, have the one that I'm mad about, because this one was supposed to be a rough draft, but her expressions turned out so well that I need it to not be just the rough draft, which means I have a set of pictures I really love on low quality paper, and I'm MAD.

8.) Here, have Raoul being sad and awesome, and ARGH, I JUST LOVE THAT CHARACTER SO MUCH, I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN.

9.) Here, have the Phantom doing the "No no, dark is good, dark is your friend, darkness makes Batman."

Here, have a gif of Zuko being fabulous.

Ugh, it has been a week, guys. I will fill you in probably sometime in the next few days, but yeah. It's been interesting.


And now I will pepper you with questions, because that's how I DO.

Did you groan when I said Phantom? (Because I'm aware that this obsession is bordering on worrisome.)
Favorite drawing this week?
Should I do more guitarists? 
Do you know the Muffin Man? 

Okay, I'm done now, Treskie out.

Picture Saturday- I introduce my OCs

I have characters.

They are wonderful characters.

And my attempt to write their story is so unbelievably bad.

So I've taken to drawing their story instead, and it's making me really happy.

I've had this story fluttering around in my head for a few years now, and while I know what I want it to be, the story has other ideas, and after quite a few attempts, I've sort of given up on ever completing it, because I cannot write. I am not a writer. What is writing....

Yeah so... Chris and Rose have a complicated relationship, and it's amusing and adorable and... and... annoying. Yay, for alliteration!

Ehem, but anyway. So this week is mostly doodles of them... You should be proud of me, I only drew two more Phantom things!! But I may have... possibly... watched it again.... maybe... so....

1.)  Chris tends to tell Rose random "true" facts, and since she knows he's prone to exaggerating, she usually looks at him with various expressions of disbelief.

 2.) Mhmm, so fabulous.

 3.) There was a bad day where I drew a bunch of sad pictures, because that's how I find an emotional outlet.

 4.) So sad.

 5.) Many tear.

And for some reason, when I inked it in, his jaw grew square, which bothers one. 

 6.) So much love.

 7.) And because she's a feisty little idiot, they get into frequent heated arguments.

 8.) So he finally tells her that if they're going to bicker like a married couple, they might as well be a married couple, and it's cute.

 9.) Here, have a really rough draft of Sam and Dean.*

*Really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really. So it's not awesome.

10.) SO I'M STILL DRAWING PHANTOM.........

 11.) I'M SO EXCITED THAT THIS ONE TURNED OUT, BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED THAT IT WOULDN'T, BUT IT DID, AND I LOVE IT.

 *Pants because Phantom.* I'm sure the obsession will wear off soon, but as it is, I'm still all flippy over it, so. I apologize.

I'm all out of stuff to say, ladies and gents. (Do gents even follow this blog? Hello?)

I'm going as a pirate type person for the Ren Faire tomorrow, and it should be fun.

Mkay, Treskie out.