Wampas Cat

Pop opera poster concept for Edlund. The opera is titled "Lost" and it revolves around Tennessee ghost ledgend. I've chosen to illustrate the hoodoo Wampas Cat, who, in Cherokee ledgend is the spirit of Running Deer, a warrior's wife who took revenge upon a demon, who terrorized her husband into insanity, by donning a shamanic wild cat mask to scare it off.
Spent the day conceptualizing it, and posing in the mirror holding a roll of paper towels to my face to get the hands right. Listening to Ratatat helped a lot, especially "Wildcat".
Here are the sketches that I compiled to create the sketch above:Yeah, general sketchbook retardation as usual...

Voodoo

Drawing for an occult alphabet book. V is for Voodoo Priestess! It will be painted and text will fill the empty space on the upper left.
Didn't take much of a break while I drew it so I can't decide whether or not I think she's cross-eyed... That'll be decided in the morning after I rest my own eyes. This is good for now; fixes to be made in the AM!

P.S. This was the drawing that beetle kept parading around. He is safe now, I assure you.

Ruuuust

So here's something I had a lot of fun with. In my typography class we had to create our own typeface based upon our own handwriting. I wrote mine out using the eyedropper in an ink well and ended up naming it "Alchemy". We then had to choose an adjective/verb that described our typeface, arrange the letters and create a corresponding illustration which flows throughout the word. Rust, meet robot!
The painting was done in a single sitting this past Friday. I was in the student center while Nicole took a nap on the couch and just sat at one of the tables and painted while someone was watching Judge Joe Brown and Judge Judy slap down the law.
This is about 9"x12", watercolor with white gouache on 140lb cold press watercolor paper. This image is a photograph for now. When I scan it later I will replace it.

< ROBIIIITS!!