Snafus, Sketches, and New Projects, Oh My!

You know, I was hoping to actually make some comics today. I was raring to go and everything!

But then when I went to get my prescription at the pharmacy, there was a snafu with my insurance and that took TWO HOURS to fix. Me and insurance companies don’t really get along, especially after last year, when I was in a car and got hit by ANOTHER car. That wasn’t pleasant.

Thankfully the prescription snafu was not on the same scale as the car accident. Two hours is nothing compared to five MONTHS of paperwork.

And thankfully, too, the people at my pharmacy and the person on the customer service line were VERY friendly and understanding. Faith in humanity restored, even if insurance is asenine.

Anyway, I didn’t want to bore you with medical crap (however, quick PSA: take glucosamine. It lubricates your joints and I’ve noticed that my formerly-broken wrist snaps a lot less often since I started taking it).

I also wanted to share with you some quick sketches I found on my hard drive the other day because EFF YEAH SKETCHES and EFF YEAH The Legend of Jamie Roberts!

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The last one I actually drew the other day. This is Egyt, the Bushwoman on the outskirts of Maliwe. In literary terms, she’s known as the Threshold Guardian, giving warning to our main characters of what has been happening in Maliwe.

Let’s see, what else has been happening…

I’m now collaborating with Rocket Blast Comics to help promote their work, so yay!

I’m also in talks with someone right now about starting a graphic novel project. I’ll let you know what’s up as we hammer things out…

Speaking of projects, I’ll be finishing up some new work for the Free Comic Book Day Event this Saturday! I’ll be at the Apache Junction Public Library in Phoenix, AZ, talking about comics and showing off my process of how I make my own, plus selling a few new things. Events start at 1:30. Be there? Please? I’d love to see you.

By the way, I’ve been changing a few things here on the website. I hope you like the changes! It’s mostly just button art and a list of appearances I’ll be making this year.

That’s all I got right now. Come back for a new post tomorrow that’s not about status updates and sketches. What will it be about? …You’ll just have to come back, won’t you?

Jamie Roberts is…Postponed (Again)

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I should really stop announcing when The Legend of Jamie Roberts will be up on the web, because every time I do, the fates overhear my plans and jump on me.

This story is going to be shelved for a bit as I work on other projects. Once those are done, I can edit the work and give it the proper treatment that it needs.

When will that be?

I’m not saying just in case the fates overhear my plans again. I’m going to keep them on their toes, just to spite them.

Does this mean I’ll stop drawing the characters/world/creatures of the story? NOPE.

Anytime I draw anything related to The Legend of Jamie Roberts, I’ll post it here on the blog.

Here’s what I have so far…

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Developing worlds, including this underground city of Kinyaht…

 

 

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Daniel, one of Jamie’s best friends and an excellent archer…

 

 

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Qatool (or Queen) Norsa, Dragon Queen of the city of Dogona…

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Thomas, another best friend of Jamie’s…

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Creatures of darkness, called Mocktaw, who emerge from a spiritual realm called Dream…

And the deadliest character of them all…

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Raguna Ranki, the banished Dragon King of the Sun.

Why are these Kings and Queens called Dragon Kings/Queens?

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BECAUSE THEY CAN SHAPE SHIFT INTO DRAGONS. BOOYAH.

I should probably note right now that I’m very heavily inspired by African arts and history for this project (mostly history. It even shows in The Women Warriors Project because a LOT of African Queens are appearing on that list.). The myths and legends of many African groups stuck with me, as did their patterns and art…and it also helps that I took two semesters of African Art History in my undergrad years.

“But none of your characters are black” I’m working on it. Why do you think it’s not ready to be published yet?

Jamie, Thomas, and Daniel are suppose to be culturally different from the rest of the cast because they’re Touloy pirates from the North. (I still need to change their skin tone a bit, though, if only to make it more red for all the years of sun-and-wind burn.) Most of the story takes place in the southern continent of Corith. I’m going to be doing character design tweaks to the other cast members I have so it’s not so white-washed. I’ll share as time comes.

And I want my African inspiration to be a bit more evident. Right now, it shows in the locations and the cities they visit (which I haven’t drawn yet). I want to add more patterns and art to the mix, though I have to be careful with that – different patterns from different groups are considered sacred and shouldn’t be replicated. I have to know which ones to avoid.

That’s all for now. Let me know in comments what you think!

Recent Works in Progress

I’m still available for commissions!

Anyway, recently I’ve been working on a book cover and some bookmarks:

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Yes, those are the Avengers in bookmark form. I’ll be drawing Thor and Fury separately.

Expect to see the bookmarks finished soon, since they’ll be appearing at the Free Comic Book Day event next week!

I’m Now Available for Commissions

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 $40 for a full body of a character of your choice. $20 each extra character.

Half_Body_Commission_Examples$30 for a full color illustration of bust/half-body of a character of your choice. $10 each extra character.

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$20 for a sketch of a character of your choice. $10 each extra character.

Detailed backgrounds (Like in the full-body above) are $15 extra.

I am now available for commissions! Right now, art-making is my only income (which is both awesome and incredibly stressful), so any help is appreciated.

I have five slots open for commissions at the moment. If you would like to work with me, email me at kelcidcrawford@gmail.com and include…

  • Your name and email
  • The price of the commission.
  • What you want me to draw you. I’m ok with long descriptions and/or source images.

I’m fine with any subject matter, but I reserve the right to decline. If I do, I’ll give you a reason. I can also draw something outside of the bust/half-body/full-body (like an icon, etc). Just ask!

Paypal only please! Only send payment when I confirm your slot. Please pay half before and half after.

If you cannot get a commission from me, then please visit my Store and share this post.

Thank you so much!

The Women Warriors Project Has Some Changes

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The Women Warriors Project started just over a month ago. I appreciate all of the support you have given! However, I’m making a change to the update schedule.

The Tumblr used to update every Monday. But now, The Tumblr will update every Wednesday. It makes more sense with my production schedule to do this, so that I can have weekends off for conventions or other business and leave the weekdays to making art. This, and the Wednesday update won’t clash with the Monday updates of Validation.

This is the only change happening to The Women Warriors Project right now! It’ll still update every week with a new warrior from history to highlight. It’s just that starting this week and all the weeks after, updates will come on Wednesday.

Thank you again for your support!

P.S. Come back tomorrow for another announcement. ;)