Brain Farts #6

A small collection from my sketchbook.

Illustration preview

Here is a preview from an illustration that I'd like to share with you guys.
I don't think the theme is very hard to guess.

Character portraits

These are some character portraits that I had in mind for a long time (except for Claire and the Doctor) and needed to be drawn to give my mind some rest.

At the moment I have several ideas for the main story of Witch Cat and I'm thinking and scribbeling characters and scenes that I might use in a future story.

I don't want to tell much about it, since most parts from the story are just 'ideas', but here are some character portraits for those that are interested.

Also found a sketch of Claire and some knight dude from last holiday season.

I got a new sketch book!

My school started this week and I bought a brand new moleskine to start the new year with! I try to work more in my sketchbooks, since they only get filled up in one school year. Which is not very much If you want to be serious with your art journey.

I picked up my Pentel inking brush again. It's a hard medium to get good results from and it takes a lot of effort and time to master this technique. So yeah, I think it's better by doing at least some ink brush work once in a while then none at all.

These ink drawings are some kind of studies. The main reason is having some fun with a brush ink pen as well, so I tried to be very loose with it. I can't say that non organic brush inking works for me. I have seen other artists making pleasant results without looking to organic. I'm however more the type of guy that likes his non organic stuff done with very tight mediums like fineliners or small pen nibs. Time will tell...

Ah yes, the yet to be named scientist from Witch Cat. I gave this cliched professor not much drawing attention, so it was about time that he gets the attention he deserves. His designs might change in the future or perhaps not. I have a long way to go when it comes to eldery men (and women), they are from time to time more interesting to draw for me then younger people.

Witch Cat sketches!

At last, I have holiday season! Which means I can finally do personal work, want to get back to my Witch Cat project and other things. Here are some work in progresses:

I hope this is the final design for the Evil Queen of Oparaha. Her pose is referenced from a pin up model.


A quick overpaint from the original. I dig the rough shadow casting.
I have a name since the second chapter of Witch Cat for the Evil Queen but I made a mistake in the editing proces. It should be "Malissa" which means honey bee which might have a suggestive link to the saying "The flowers and the bees" which her personality reflects. Also it's a pun on malice which has a connection for being evil and stuff.



I was thinking the other day to make 11 × 16 prints of Witch Cat to sell at conventions. This is one of them, Claire putting on her outfit in the morning. I really liked how the thumbnail came out, but after working more in to it, I'm not satisfied with the results. Will use references from now on, since I'm very rusty. The 'X' parts are obvious anatomical errors, although the whole piece might be completely redone.


The colour pallette should give an early morning impression. Will be redone.

Character colour designs for new comic idea

Long time no update... I'm too busy with school to work on personal drawings and comics this year.

I have an idea for a comic next to Witch Cat since last summer and here is one of the character designs. Some people might recognize the character from an illustration of mine before.

The designs are undecided at this time.

Comic diary: Concepts #1

Starting to work on the cover of Witch Cat #3!

I will start soon with the cover of Witch Cat #3 and I made already some thumbnails to get a better idea of what I really want for a cover. I was thinking to keep a diary here when I'm working on Witch Cat #3, so to get more motivated to do almost every do something and to keep track of the progress for readers who are interested. I might toss as well at times some previews and tips about making a story and translating it into pages of panels.

Claire by Blue Monika

No I haven't drawn this one, but Blue Monika did!
If you are also interested in a commission sketch, be sure to check her journal at DeviantArt here.

Her website: www.dreamchasergallery.com

Designs and unfinished illustration

Oparaha villagers designs for Witch Cat

Unfinished Witch Cat illustration

Witch Cat - Character Concepts

It's almost the end of the year and I wish you visitors of my blog a happy Christmas and a careful new year.

In the mean time, I'm busy with scribbeling and little by little working on Witch Cat concepts. Here's some new rough character concepts I'm working on. I have chosen the colours not just they look fancy, but they have a meaning as well. Green stands for vertility and healing and blue for calm and peace. This goes for the character's peronality and class as well. Go figure why I chose turquoise for the second concept. Her clothes are inspired on traditional Greek and Turkish clothes, that kept warmth from the oustide to remain cool, I believe. The spikes from the left dude's hands are his knives though.

Medieval houses

Little study from imagination about medieval houses.

Flower and the bees

It's about the flower and the bees.

Work in progress, stay tuned!

Flying over a floor of clouds: Concept

A concept for a new illustration I'm planning to make.

Digital Painting practice #2

I'm not very sure If I'm going to finish this piece, I'm tired of doing it and I'm looking forward to start a new painting.

Previous work in progress here.

Character doodle #1: Claire says:

Digital Painting practice

I have been in a rut these days and haven't had my mind really much on making artwork lately. However, yesterday I went parachuting
and I think it was pretty awesome, just realizing it now. The view straight below is quite an odd one, everything looks really 2 dimensional, it's different then when looking outside a plane. Falling through a floor of clouds was also a very cool yet quick experience.

I started to do some digital painting finally. I tried a few times before, but got neverless bored easily. This is just a ballpen doodle that have to be detailed in some areas before starting to paint it. Yes, 'another' Claire. 'Why are you obsessed with her?' I probably hear you thinking. Well, it's a important and beloved character of mine that is starring in my graphic novel series Witch Cat. And since I'm hardly creative these days, it's Claire that pops my mind to draw at least something. I should study more paintings and colours, it's far from perfect, but I have sworn to finish this as a experimental piece.

True Love - Concept

These pages are concepts of my 6 page comic named 'True Love'. There was a POW (Panels of the Week) contest with the subject 'True Love' at the Conceptart.org forum. I could'nt start anything at the moment back then, but I promised my self to work later on it as a small comic study and It's because I like the subject.

The first 3 pages are also the only ones I show to the public. You will see how it ends with the two love birds, then... (and just why is that truck heading at full speed in the middle of a city!?)

Silly doodles

Just some quick ballpoint concepts for maybe cutouts or something else. I'm at the moment working on Witch Cat #3 by the way. Can't tell when it will be released.

Witch Cat redesign 1

This is what I wanted to do with this blog in de first place: posting some of my daily sketches and doodles to keep the interested satisfied with new bits of artwork. I try to draw as much as I can when I have free time and am in the right mood.

One of the many redesigns of Claire's outfit. I wanted to put some jean parts into her usual latex outfit. I kind of like it, but needs more proper placement and details. I should study and reference jeans more these days (next to my drawing studies)... I like how illustrator Ishiwatari Daisuke from Guilty Gear fame handles this in his character designs. Click on the image for a bigger version.