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Oct24

Inktober 23

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Today I had to combine business with pleasure. The inks for the comics were SO time-consuming this week, along with preparing for my guest appearance at RVACON. And it was mostly because of the research and time dedicated to THIS panel which I’m posting here.

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The Romanies by Monica Marier

This is a shot of the Romany encampment that will be appearing in the upcoming Skeleton Crew page. I looked through dozens of reference photos of real Romany nomads to try and get a very authentic feel to all of these individuals. I can’t wait to see the finished page! Later!

Oct23

Inktober 22

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Here’s a little fan fun for today. I’m a HUGE fan of Rebecca Sugar’s series, Steven Universe. I love it so much I will have to save how much I love it for its own post because I don’t have the energy today. It’s just awesome go see it! TL;DR awesome ladies of all shapes and sizes with crystal powers fighting to save Earth with the help of a sweet young boy who you just want to hug. Not saccharine, not sappy, just a lot of heart, good messages, great characters, and awesome music. Fun for all ages.

Rebecca Sugar, meanwhile has encouraged fans to make their own “gemsonas” or crystal gem versions of themselves.So today I humbly submit to you: Malachite.

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Today’s inks were all about getting down Rebecca sugar’s own style: colour scheme, paying attention to the star detail, round flowing lines without a ton of detail, the gemstone placement, and, most importantly, to not shy away from my real body-type. Her style embraces the curves and flaws of real people, so I’ve been extra honest here with my curves.

I added colour in photoshop, because you really NEED colour on a crystal gem to make it stand out, but the ink version is below here. So, I had fun today! Later!

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Oct15

Inktober Day 14

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Here’s Day 14’s ink. I did a Pugicorn/Pugasus . I just wanted the fun of drawing a pug (one of my FAVORITE dog breeds) running at full tilt. I love how manic their eyes look, I love how their limbs just seem to flap in midair. I love the tongue and the curly tail. This was just plain fun to draw. 🙂 I’ll probably even scan this guy properly and colour him in.

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Pugacornasus by Monica Marier, available $30

Right! See you all tomorrow, lovely people!

Oct14

Inktober Day 13

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Submitted for your consideration, one Rod Serling, speculative fiction writer and TV show presenter (okay I’m done). Today I decided to render a loving tribute to the show that first fostered my love of the macabre, the weird and the speculative: The Twilight Zone. My favorite episode is “Masks.” What’s yours?

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Submitted for Your Consideration, by Monica Marier Available for $35

I think his face came out a little longer than I wanted but it’s quite possible I was holding the paper at two low and angle, which tends to stretch things out. I also got some good use out of my chisel today and used my favorite “eerie clouds” technique for the background. I developed a taste for it while reading Inu Yasha back in the day. Well that’s it for today! Hope you enjoyed it!

Oct10

Inktober Day 10

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And here is Day 10’s offering. It’s based on a silly story I once came up with, at a convention, I think.
This is the Magic Corgi. He’s a magical dog that flies through the air on a magic flying Cotswald sheep. On the eve of National Knit In Public Day he flies through the skies delivering high-quality yarn to all the knitters who have been good that year.

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The Magic Corgi, by Monica Marier. Available for $35

So what would you like the Corgi to bring you next year?
Mine is Cascade yarn and Berroco.

Oct10

Inktober Day 9

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Here’s Day 9 of Inktober. And today’s ink is a character drawing of a vampire I created in college. His name is Jeremy Bates and I’ve written a few short stories about him. He’s actually just made an appearance in Skeleton Crew. He’s a bit of a wet blanket, this guy. He’s all moony, mopey, and morose. He needs funny people around him to roll their eyes at his observations and force him to laugh. He’s also sick all the time and whiter than cream cheese, so technically this is a “colour” picture of Jeremy.
I love this character and I hope to do more with him in the future.

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Jeremy Bates®, by Monica Marier. Available for $35

Oct9

Inktober Day 8

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Today’s Inktober was killing 2 birds with one stone. I’ve been meaning to work on concept art for a collaboration project with a group of talented artists. We’re working on doing a custom deck of cards, more information on that as we get it. Anyway, this is my idea for the 6 of Spades: the Romany Fortune Teller.

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“The Romany Fortune Teller” by Monica Marier Available for $35

I used to dabble with Cartomancy in high school, but I gave it up a while ago. I do like to keep a deck around for story ideas, however, and SOME day, when I have more time and money, I’d like to make a deck of Tarot Cards.

Have a good’un everyone. See you tomorrow.

Oct8

Inktober Day 7

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Friday (I think) was the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi. He’s been a favorite saint of mine and I even have a statue of him in my garden. I had the brilliant inspiration to do a pic of St. Francis as a hedgehog, but I knew it would be a very INVOLVED piece, even if I did monochrome. Today the internet went out so I got my chance to draw him in my brown Copics. Here he is.

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St. Francis by Monica Marier, available for $60

I’m not going to critique it, since I really happy with it. Animals are still REALLY hard for me, so I consider this a small victory. Feel free to leave your own comments. Have a good one!

Oct6

Inktober Day 6

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#inktober Day 6 today! This is another 5-minute sketch, because I’m really busy today with assignments. I thought it would be neat to make a quick gesture drawing of an old face, while I was watching an episode of Miss Marple. It’s free-hand and not of anybody. I just started with the features and went on from there. My fine liner wanted a day off though, so I’m not really happy with the outcome.

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Myra by Monica Marier, available for $20

See you tomorrow for Day 7!