Sketch

So I'm taking a break from exclusively drawing with my tablet, and got back to doing some drawing on paper. Here's a recent drawing of a character I'm working on for the Mars concept. I think her shoes are too big. Eh.

Martian Colonial Neighborhood

The last thing that I wanted to do when I imagined the modern colonies on Mars was to make them dark, confined, and dingy places where people scrapped by to maintain their livelyhoods on a cold, dry planet. This story will take place in a transitional phase of the planet's terraformation. A phase where one can go outside without a space suit, and in areas inside the colonial zones, breathe the air outside thanks to localized photosynthesizers and modified plants, suited to the Martian climate. I want life in the colonies to be similar to that of frontier life in North America, but with a futuristic spin. Life for the 3rd generation colonists is challenging, but not a constant struggle for survival.

BG Study

Another little background study. Trying to nail down a technique and style.

Flash Reel

Now shorter and leaner.

My Reel.

So there haven't been any posts for a while. Just letting the one, or two people on the planet that occasionally view my blog know that I will be posting again soon. The Mars concept isn't dead and buried, I'm just trying to use my limited free time to do some more Flash animation for a reel I'm putting together. So in about two weeks I think I'll have some more material up.

Rough Character Sketch

One of the main character's friends. Looks a little too old, but I'll work on it.

Another one of the cast of characters in my Mars story. I've been bouncing around the idea of creating an ethnicity that's unique to the people born and raised on Mars. Since they have lived their wholes lives in the Martian climate, and eaten foods grown from Marian soil, perhaps that could have some effect on their outward appearance. So I'm trying something along the lines of dark reddish skin, and light hair. Maybe it'll work, maybe not. Anyways, names and descriptions will come later...