June 2011 Sketchbook Highlights

Milady, Pencil
June 26, 2011

Mr. Hall, Stylist Pen & Crayon
June 9, 2011

Milady, Pencil
June 26, 2011

Art is © Bombshell Cat Studio/Colleen Rauch 2011
Characters are © Bombshell Cat Studio/Colleen Rauch 2011 unless otherwise noted

Mr. Toby Color Test

Stylist Pen and Crayola Crayons

Just a quick little sketch to test skin tone and other colors for Toby's upcoming appearance in "Miki and Sir." I think the skin tone works but I hope that I can find a better color for his shirt so he looks less... blah. Toby is NOT a "blah" kind of guy. 

The writing on the right side? Those are color notes. I try to keep track of what crayons I am using in the story and how many of them are NOT in a regular 24 box of crayons. (The goal is to keep the non-24 box colors to a minimum so that it is easy for fans to get a hold of the colors used.) Toby's skin tone is one of only three colors so far that is NOT a 24 Crayon Box crayon. (Tumbleweed is the color, for those interested.) 

Miki Proportions - WIP

Mikayla

Bic Mechanical Pencil

Tonight I am doing a lot of work on getting Mikayla's proportions right. The above doodle (picture brought to you from my cell phone) is just one of many. For this particular one I used a picture of Margaret O'Brien as a reference. From this one I was able to stand Mikayla upright with the same proportions and then move her into different poses like a little doll. 

I find it weirdly easier to work with proportions if the original pose is not dead on. 

New Story Project: Miki and Sir

http://mikiandsir.blogspot.com/

Finally, Mikayla is ready for her own story. She is joined by Bosie the Mouse and her dad, Sir, as well as a whole host of angels and other friends.

The first story arc, "Miki and the Angels," begins today! Please add the story to your follow list to be notified of the updates!

The illustrations are sketched in pencil, inked with a Stylist pen and colored with crayons. :)

In other news: check out the logo above! Yes, that is right: I finally decided on a design! (Next step: business cards!)