Lots of art update!

Wow... it's been quite a while since I've updated anything here. I have lots of new drawings that I've worked on. Work, school, plays, and D&D have taken up most of my time.

Let's see ......
My brother-in-law, Josh (aka GamerD) runs his own D&D game now. I drew my character for that game. Her name is Nicce Apate Davalos, CE Cleric of Cyric. I love playing evil now....












And I'm sad to say that my other character in my friend Tyler's game, Veylyn that I drew previously has met her end. Now I play a CE Drow Cleric of Loth named Shota.

Here:
















After these two drawings I decided to do a series of special drawings of myself, my husband Adam, and of course GamerD. I think they turned out nicely!

Adam:




















Myself:



















....And GamerD!


And the whole Derby clan!!!!



After that project, it took me a while to come up with a new drawing. After a while, I started thinking about some of my favorite female villains from comic books and stuff. And I have to be honest, this one really is my favorite! Harley Quinn from DC's Batman. I loved her in the animated series and I absolutely loved in the the Arkham Asylum game. This one, I actually just finished before posting this.



Well, there ya are folks! That's the update for now, stay posted for more upcoming projects!

~DramaGurl

New work!

So, if you have been following GamerD's blog, you'll know that we have been playing D&D. It's pretty addicting I'll admit, I always used to make fun of D&D groups in high school and now look at me today. You've already seen the drawing I did my character, Veylen, now I have another character I am working on. My husband Adam plays a kender named Patches. (Keep following GamerD to find out the mischief he gets into) So, coming soon is my rendition of Patches O'Houlinhan the Kender!

ReMastered

Okay.... I was really unhappy about my original D&D character picture. For a reminder here:


It was just to soft and far from how I usually draw my stuff. So I went back to the sketch pad. I like this new one so much better...... I actually, went back to one of my old pieces and redrew her in a new outfit and made a couple changes. Here is that original:

.... and now, introducing the new Veylen!:

Another Sister...

So this new picture is done for my other sister Jenn, the fashion/shopaholic. This picture took my an est. of about 9-10 hours total, one of the more time consuming pieces I've done. She is drawn with her dog, Lola, who only took me an hour or two to completely finish. I also added Jenn's purse, which is some designer brand (I don't keep up with designers)! Hope you enjoy the new work!

~Cassie

New Art!

So my new piece is dedicated to my little sister, Katy who just had her 17th birthday! I have wanted to for the longest time do animes of family and friends I know, but never did mostly because I want to show off their characters and personality perfectly.

This was a 3 day piece. I started by sketching in pencil, then inked it. I scanned the picture into Photoshop (which I love using!!!) and edited, added other parts (like the volleyball, my signature, and her name). You'll notice that the original does not have her right hand finished. That is because I caught my mistake while inking the picture. I originally was going to have her with a basketball, but remembered that she now plays volleyball, so I had to draw her fingers in after scanning the pic in.

I enjoyed this project and I think I'll try to do more friends and family inspired work. Below you'll see the original ink & paper piece and the final Photoshop version.

Enjoy!
~Dramagurl1

Original Sketch:




















Final Picture:

New Art

Hey all! It's been a few hours since my update. I just finished my new drawing. Check it:

The story behind this character; I recently joined my husband and his friends in playing D&D. Never played before in my life, mostly because I thought it was for celibate guys who would never get any....ah hem...(Gamer D)... But I have to admit, my first time playing I found it very fun. So here is the character I created. Meet Valynn, my elf healer.

Now, I have a question for veteren D&D gamers: Why do you only play late at night??? Is there a reason or unspoken law that daylight is evil? ...What is it because the light will make you pasty-white skin sparkle?

Any-whose.... Here is my first picture for this blog. Enjoy!

~DramaGurl

Project Underway

I am busy at work on a new drawing. I work as a Teacher's Aid at an elementary school and sometimes I find down time to sketch on the back of my schedule. So, the other day I scanned some of those sketches on my computer and now working on a couple.

I must admit that I find drawing so calming and relaxing. I usually put in about 4-5 hours on just one drawing. Below are some of my past artwork from the last couple years.

Greetings and Salutaions!

Welcome all to Take the Stage Blog! Where this blog title may imply that it will be primarily theater related, let me reassure you this blog is for many things. Blogs here will mainly deal with my artwork. There will of course be the occasional theater related blog, as well as reviews on any game, movie, book, or whatever that catches my attention.

Don't worry about me posting any boring personal stuff like, "hmm, bored now...what to do? lol" or "omg, like I am having a bad day! :(" No. That's dumb. This is strictly for what I hope to be interesting stuff. By the way, check out my brother-in-law, Gamer D, as I'm sure you will find a bit more entertaining in writing style. I designed his blog banner and logo.

Here's to a good start!

~DramaGurl