A Return from the Depths of the Semester

Geeeeeez, what a semester! It was pretty rough at the end; I really learned a lot about painting with watercolors aI also learned that I need to work on my time management skills! You can see a lot of the preliminary work on my Tumblr page, but here's a roundup of some of my pieces from the last few months: 

A Self Portrait: I am very humble.
Ink wash

Based on the song "(Nothing But) Flowers" by the Talking Heads
Watercolor

I will never underestimate the value of value again.
Pencil

The Vampyr - Digital

Gretel Had Enough - Fairy Tales Assignment
Digital  

A Pepperpot Study: A Tribute to Mike Mignola, master of composition.
Watercolor

I'm excited that the semester is over, because now I can get back to working on The Pepper Chronicles, my comic project with Anna-Maria Jung and Daniel Scribner. And hey! You can get all of the updates on the comic by following us on Facebook!

The Zombies Ride at Dawn and the Magicians Assistant

Over on my Facebook Fan Page I asked fans to suggest something for me to draw. The suggestion given was "zombie unicorn" and this is what I came up with along with a quick show of the process. this was definitely one of those lucky times where the first sketch and the finished piece look pretty much the same!

First there was the sketch... 

Then there was the cleaned up pencils. 

Then comes inks and colors!

I also participate in the Today's Doodle blog, an excellent repository of talent and daily drawings from around the world. Here's one of mine from the topic for "magicians assistant".

Supercat

Supercat is unhelpful...

Project Pepperpot: world building

I mentioned back in May that Anna-Maria Jung (whose blog you should go see for more updates on our collaborative pepperpot project) and I had combined our skills and begun a project together. That project (deemed Project: Pepperpot for now) is coming together great! 

One of my favorite things about working on this project is all of the world building involved. Figuring out what the cities and towns will look like, how our characters will dress and (my favorite part) figuring out the sorts of animals that are running around this world.

Here are some of my favorite creature sketches so far:

those look like they'd be useful with a slingshot...

I LOVE giant, rideable birds.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEIR ARMS?!

squeek squeek squeeker squeek

Stay tuned here at Cubefarm for more updates on how the project is going and other artsy updates. 

Want more? Make sure to check out my spot on DeviantArt, my new TUMBLR account and my updated website for all the latest rebekie.b stuff!

threadless :: the children of the night...

• I seem to be on a drawing spree! Another Threadless sub based on the Dracula quote:

• Listen to them - the children of the night. What music they make!

Threadless :: Super Botanical Study

I really adore the old botanical illustration style and nature identification books in general. All those details, those lovely watercolors, that illegible writing! 

Here's a play on those illustrations featuring creatures from one of my favorite video games. 

Mushrooms, piranha plants, koopas and goombas - oh my!

Threadless :: Moonlight Foxes

Here's my latest submission at Threadless.

Sometimes an idea comes out pretty much fully formed, this was one of them.

A fully formed sketch! I don't think I even drew a thumbnail for this one.

The finished piece took a few hours, but came together with seemingly little effort. I think it looks great!

Spiderman #666 Variant Comic for Jim Hanley's Universe

For the release of Amazing Spiderman #666 (written by Dan Slott, penciled by Stefano Caselli) Marvel gave comic shops the option of placing an image of their choosing on the cover of the Daily Bugle. 

My local shop, Jim Hanley's Universe (which is full of awesome, btw), asked me to come up with an image for their variant. After some thinking I came up with the below illo of long time comic enthusiasts and managers of JHU Nick Purpura (on the left) and Ronnie Hill with his darling babe (in the middle) just moments after Spidey has saved the beloved and iconic shop from the evil clutches of evil (alas, Nick got a little scuffed up in the process).

You can swing by (haha) Jim Hanley's Universe (located in midtown Manhattan, across from the Empire State Building as well as in New Dorp, Staten Island) to pick up this special variant today!

Even babies love Spider-Man!

A long box of comics with my illo! Yes!

Threadless :: Temp Tat Challenge!

Threadless is having a temporary tattoo challenge to which I submitted the below!

Show your love by clicking this tasty link!

Shirts Shirts and more Shirts

Hey there kiddos! Some new stuff for the month of July!

FIRST, you can buy stuff with pictures I've made on it! Yes, it's true, I've opened a Spreadshirt shop where you can acquire a shirt with everyone's favorite Nerdy Ganesha image!

You can ALSO go to MY CAFEPRESS SHOP and find a pint glass with the same image on it.

You can expect to see more designs up soon. If you have suggestions for products or favorite illustrations let me know!



Also up, is a new Threadless design featuring many, many bunnies. Gosh, I really, REALLY love bunnies.

Threadless :: The Fight for the Throne

Here's an homage to the Game of Thrones (both the books and the HBO series, which I am thoroughly enjoying). This piece took me FOREVER - but I think it came out great! 

The dragon, the stag, the wolf and the lion: who will win the throne?

WIP :: Things to Come - Lions and Peppers

I've been busy drawing away - here's a glimpse at things to come!

A kingly lion!

A stand of colorful peppers!

Threadless Collaborations :: The Big Apple Tree

My most recent collaboration with Anna-Maria Jung is a tribute to the city of New York and all it has to offer.

Concept, layout and color by Anna-Maria Jung, inks by me!

Life Drawing @ the Society of Illustrators

Now that school is out I have time to head to the Society of Illustrators for their weekly model drawing nights (with live music, SO cool). This time around they had a lovely full figured model who was lots of fun to draw. 

This is my favorite of the sketches done in crayon.

Threadless :: Rise Above & a bunch of monsters

Some quick stuff for you ---

A new shirt to vote on!

Monsters!

Threadless :: Seacity

Coral! Fish! Buildings!

Buildings, buildings, buildings

Boy do I love drawing buildings...

Tshirts - Revenge of the Damsels

This awesome collaboration between Anna-Maria Jung and I is now available for purchase (but for a limited time only!). You know you want one!

WIP? :: What the hell is this, anyway?

Yeah, I'm not sure.

Threadless :: Whales Over the City

The latest for Threadless. O, yes.