Random Thought the First: I had a funny idea for a Fictionlet, but a) The original gag was somebody else's whom I don't know, and b) it's kinda raunchy, even for Brigid's ribald sensibilities. So I think I'm going to pass. I will say it involved a Toy Story fanfic in which adult toys also came to life.

Random Thought the Second: I think I need to go back to the Sketch-A-Day project I used to do way back when. My art skills are getting a bit rusty, and if I'm going to charge people for commissions, I really should be in good form. Also, there are aspects to my style I've always been dissatisfied with, and I really think that now's the time to change them. I'm getting to the stage where my hand tremors are going to make it harder and harder to draw at all, much less draw what I want to draw, so I need to fix these stupid style holes and do what art I can, while I still can.

Random Thought the Third: Gonna go see the second Hobbit movie today. While I have nothing but affection for Sylvester McCoy, I hope there's way less "Radagast the Ridiculous" in this one. :P I also keep holding out for elves that actually sing, 'cos, y'know, it's TOLKIEN AND THE ELVES SHOULD BE SINGING DAMMIT. But I can't say I've got much hope there.

-The Gneech

PS: No, really, in Tolkien, that's how the world is made. Just about everything important that happens in Middle-Earth, happens because elves are singing about it. C'mon, Peter, I know you've read The Silmarillion!

If I'm gonna get used to FA, I guess I'd better start, y'know, actually using it. So here's a start...


BEEF!

Enjoy!

-The Gneech

PS: Okay, the thumbnail file no worky. I'll have to see if I can tell what that's about.
PPS: Okay, now it does. Weird. Can you folks see the thumbnail?
PPPS: Okay, now it doesn't again. @&$## FA!!!

I wanted to challenge myself with this one. Next time I'll do something easy, like the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The Enzo is one seriously hard-to-draw car, man!



-The Gneech

The 16-ton weight was bad enough. But when it started showing up with a baseball bat, I knew drastic measures were needed.



Fortunately, Idealized Gneech knows that sometimes the best way to deal with a problem is with overwhelming firepower.

-The Gneech

In order to warm up for Further Confusion, and also to keep my skills from atrophying by disuse, I'm going to try taking up the sketch-a-day habit again. I probably won't actually do a sketch every day, but hopefully I'll do more than I don't.

Today we have Maedhroc, my little hobbitey warden from LotRO, investigating a spooky castle in Mirkwood.



Input welcome!

-The Gneech

'cause I'm drawing Suburban Jungle all day instead. :)

-The Gneech

What can I say? She asked for an adorable demonic bunny.

( Well, it's demonic and a bunny, anyhow. )

Suggestion: If he offers you a carrot, don't take it.

-The Gneech

Between work being nuts, taking care of lythandra, etc., I just don't have the energy for it today. I'll have one tomorrow. :)

-The Gneech

So ... how well do the designs integrate I wonder...?

( Just another day at The Watering Hole. )

And for that matter, why do I have nothing but soft pencils?

-The Gneech

Well! There was certainly a wide spectrum of opinion on yesterday's sketch. :D So naturally, I had to do some follow-up. :) Today is a batch of expressions which are intended to use the same basic model as yesterday, albeit a bit tweaked to remove some things that didn't work and to try to phase back in enough hints of "classic" Tiffany to prevent that "Who the heck is this gal?" reaction.

( Tyger, tyger, burning bright; your Morning Hair is quite a fright! )

Better? Not as good? No diff? Let me know what you think! :)

-The Gneech