The Beginning

Hi! I’m Emily and this is my new blog. I want to start off by letting you know just what I’m planning on writing about in this blog and also why I’m writing it in the first place.

                To begin with, I’m not a very good blogger. I’ve had some experience with this sort of thing before, but the only reason I really did it was because it was for a grade. I’m not super great at journaling or writing consistently, so this will be a challenge for me. My plan is to post a sketch at least once a week, and some explanations, ideas, and wonderings too.

I’m one of those fresh out of college kids who feels called one way and finds themselves doing something completely different. In other words, I really want to be a children’s book illustrator one day and right now I’m working an office job to get there. My aunt and uncle gave me the 2013 edition of Children’s Writers & Illustrator’s Market, edited by Chuck Sambuchino, for a graduation gift. I’ve been reading through it and it has some really great info for future illustrators. According to the book (and every single one of my professors) one of the most important things an artist can do is talk about their work and themselves and put themselves out there for interested parties to find. So, here I am, writing a blog.

In this blog I want to share my work as an artist: in progress stuff, sketches, idea throw-downs, projects, wedding/life things, the process of getting my Etsy shop up and running, etc. My purpose in all of this is to say to myself, “Hey Emily! If you want to get paid to do what you love so much, then why don’t you do something about it?”

So here goes doing something about it!

Because I like pictures, I just couldn’t make a post without some :) These are some sketches I’ve been doing lately. I used to draw superfolks all the time, but I’ve gotten out of that habit since I stopped reading comics. Obviously, none of these characters are my creations, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t a ton of fun to draw!

From DC there’s Superman, the one man/alien “Fortress of Solitude.”

Also from Detective Comics, is the duo of Robin and Starfire. I never really liked them as a couple in the Teen Titans comics, but my fiancé is at home in Oregon and I’m a sap, so I drew a cute couple.

 

Again from DC is Wonder Woman. What I’d really like to know is how the New 52 redesign with her in pants got scrapped. I mean what is it about the Amazon warrior princess that makes it such an issue for wearing real pants? As you can see, I like to draw ladies in pants. It’s the right thing to do.

Finally, from Marvel Comics is Scarlet Witch. I like the X-Men and I like pink and red together. Enough said.

 

Hopefully no one was scared away by the inherent nerdiness of this post, but I guess if you were then it’s probably a good thing because there will be more nerdy posts about comics. But if you weren’t frightened off, don’t worry. There will be plenty of other topics I will write and draw about.

Thanks for reading!