Long Time, No Post!

Wow, hi guys! It's been a while since I've done an update on my life here. Here's a little something I've been up to lately:

I'm really excited about this...not just because of how amazing the support has been so far, but getting to work on a project that I'm so passionate about and people actually enjoying it is a dream come true. I was recently at NYCC promoting the launch of this campaign, and the number of people interested in the history of Genghis Khan alone was more than I thought it'd be. I love that others love history as much as I do, and to create a graphic novel based on Genghis Khan's life is definitely one of the coolest things I've ever done. Ambitious? Yes. But nevertheless awesome. Especially since it's raised almost $2,000 in less than two days!

I hope you guys check this out and support it in any way you can. Even sharing with others does so much for the success of this Kickstarter. So thank you for continuing to follow this blog and thanks for reading all of this babble. You'll be hearing (or reading, technically) from me again soon.

Allison

BIG Update

Sorry I haven't been too active on here, a lot's been going on on my end. Like how I'll be in a gallery show next week!

My art is on its way to the gallery now, as you can see above...The show is a tribute to Disney animation, and it'll be at the Buttonwood Art Space in Kansas City, MO. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend due to a schedule conflict. So if you're in Kansas City on June 1st, I hope you can go check out the show (and take pictures for me!).

And also...I have a portfolio site now!

Go check it out HERE

Thanks for reading!

-Allison S.

Some of My Favorite Disney Ladies...

BIG Update!

Hey guys! I haven't neglected this site, I've been keeping myself pretty busy lately.

This project I've been working on has been taking most of my time. It's a comic I'm planning to have completed very soon. The only thing I'll reveal about this for now is: Mongolia. It's been exciting for me to be working on this, so keep an eye out for more information!

Some Recent Work

One of my favorite characters, Lucille of Arrested Development.

 The fabulous Joan from Mad Men.

And finally, my christmas gift to my brother. His favorite band, The Beatles!

Hope you guys enjoyed these!

So Far, In The Art Department

Since working in the career mentorship program at The Art Department, my days have been filled with art. This program is very self-driven, and it's exciting to be able to work on projects I've always wanted to do (but never had time for during college). So here's a little of what I've been doing since August.

Every Thursday evening at the Richmond POD, we have figure drawing sessions (because you can never have too many of them!):

The big, big project I'll be working on...all I can reveal is this:

More details coming soon.

Some People (and a sneak peek!)

 (That stunner sayin' "woohoooo!" is me, of course.)

These folk below are characters from a personal project...involving animation! The turnout's going to be pretty exciting.

Lighting Practice, ooo pretty!

I hope I'll have lights like this in my room one day...they're my favorite.

I'm a bit rusty on digital coloring, but I'll continue to practice more and more on this!

A Little This and That

In between my TAD projects, I did some of my own work (this is how I take breaks from artwork...by doing more artwork!)

Oooo, Animation!

A few months ago, I experimented with animated environments, like this (click!):

My goal this summer was to challenge myself by doing more animating. I decided to work on my jogger character from the zombie game assignment!

Click me!

No, me!

Me! I run!

It's looking a bit...elementary, but I'll be practicing a lot more with this.

TAD Workshop Week Three

 The last assignment of The Art Department workshop was to create our own assignment, based on what we want to improve on our work. I decided to focus on my sketchbook drawings. Throughout the workshop, I experimented with drawing my observations as full illustrations. I wanted to take one of these illustrations to the next level by adding color.

I took inspiration from the environments of Disney's 101 Dalmations (love!).

(via)

I'll be doing more of this with my sketchbook pages in the future.

TAD Workshop Week Two

The second assignment of The Art Department was to create a character for a zombie game for Spidermonk Entertainment. The character I had to create was a survivor, specifically a jogger. It started out as a female, but I decided to play around with different types of runners.

 Then it became this guy (everyone turned out liking him the most, haha).

Sketchy Notes...my favorite!

The more notes I've taken here at the Kansas City TAD studio, the more I like to make them a part of the composition of my drawings...Try it!