Author Archives: Sarah

About Sarah

Now residing in Las Vegas, I was born in Michigan and moved to Texas when 16. After getting my Masters degree in English, I moved to Hollywood, because of the high demand for Medievalists (NOT!). As a freelance writer and editor, I found Nevada offers better conditions for the wallet. I love writing all sorts of things, and occasionally also create some artwork.

ViaDuck and the Gallery test

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Sarah

I’m testing how the new Gallery Management plug-in works. Because I’m an utter newb with it. Related Images:

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An Archer-Artist Strikes Back

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Sarah

If you enjoy Archery, particularly if you shoot, and you enjoy comic books (or other popular entertainment), it can be very frustrating to see some depictions of “archers.” When a comics fan who is an archer complains that the poses … Continue reading →

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Meet ViaDuck

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Sarah

I had posted this on my Facebook page, but he needed to be uploaded here. Especially since I’m planning to do occasional cartoons with him. Meet ViaDuck – the worlds fastest duck super-hero! This is a very, very rough first … Continue reading →

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Process of Art (2) for “Zoe Alone”

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Sarah

This whole graphic short story is a big experiment for me, so I figured I might as well do it to please myself. Thus, I am doing things no sane person would do on a regular comic. Like doing hand … Continue reading →

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Process of Art for “Zoe Alone”

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Sarah

I’ve had this graphic short story bubbling away in my brain for a couple of years now. The thumbnail sketches and character designs for the story have existed for quite a while. But I’m only now buckling down to tackle … Continue reading →

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Sakai Usagi

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Sarah

So, this is a photo of the finished piece of Stan Sakai as his ronin rabbit Usagi Yojimbo. It was rather fun to do. Once I started doing the light shading, I realize the more realistic approach just wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

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Sketch and references

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Sarah

I’d gotten the idea at the June CAPS meeting, for no particular reason other than really liking Stan Sakai and enjoying his Usagi Yojimbo very much. I just started wondering if I could do a portrait of Stan as Usagi. … Continue reading →

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Lake Louise

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Sarah

I painted this as a gift to my parents. After my mother died, I brought it back home with me. When I was growing up and we’d travel across country to visit my grandparents in Calgary, we would take a … Continue reading →

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Drinking Light – color

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Sarah

Once I colored “Drinking Light”, I found that I liked it much, much better. I chose to keep a lot of it untinted, because the whole intent of the moment in the story was how Ungoliant was consuming and destroying … Continue reading →

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Drinking Light – original

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Sarah

I had previously posted this on LiveJournal. I am in the process of reposting material on my own site (independantly hosted database). But since I am planning on posting more of my artwork for Mythlore, now that I have finally … Continue reading →

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