Holy 2013, Batman!

PHEW!

It's been a busy 2013 so far!  I just got treated for belly bacteria and have been drawing drawing drawing!

Here are some of the things I've done recently.  It includes Bastion fan art, a Boomer, some mini comics, pony commission art, and a poster I made for a friend's first roller derby bout.

I also recently started a fan page on facebook HERE!

Happy March!  It's good to finally update again.

Networking Options

For the time being, I will not be able to post artwork here.  I cannot post pictures from my phone to blogger and my computer is still acting like a poopy pants turdface about the internet. ):

I will still be updating my Facebook and Twitter (@meltingdoll) accounts with art, as well as Tumblr (meltingdoll.tumblr.com).

You may also e-mail me at meltingdoll@gmail.com if you have any questions or inquiries about commissions or anything else.

Happy Holidays!!

Newtown, CT

I try to avoid making many political statements on the Internet, so all I will say is this: I am sad.  I'm sad today to hear the awful news about children being murdered in school.  I am terrified to be one of those parents some day.  

Before my surgery, I was made aware that cancer would result in me never having children.  Luckily, my tumor was benign and I am still able to have kids, but not without a potential struggle -- my chances of miscarriage or other complications are much higher now, and I will reach menopause earlier than average women.  I have no choice in the matter, and because of these risks, lately the idea of trying to start a family has scared me.  What's really unfortunate now, is today I have more reasons to be afraid.  And that's what makes me sad.  

I never thought something like this could happen to innocent children that were in a place they were told was safe.  Even the surviving children may never fully recover from the horror.  They must have been frightened.  I wish I could hug them all and play with them on the playground to make them forget the bad things in the world, because that's what kids are supposed to do!  They shouldn't have to watch their friends die, or face death themselves just because some jerkwad lost control of his own life.

I make no statement for or against gun control.  I just want to live in a place I can feel safe, where I can feel comfortable starting my own family without having to face the tragedy of outliving my own children, nieces, nephews, or grandchildren.

Ghost Variant Signing Saturday 12/1!

 

 For those curious, here's my process for the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Ghost Variant cover.  First I sketched up an idea.  We knew we wanted the cover to feature Derpy Hooves, and I wanted to have an interesting background because I knew it was going to be a wrap cover (front and back), so I decided to go with Sugarcube Corner.

 

 

 

I drew up a second design with a different Sugarcube Corner background and added Lyra, as she's one of my favorite background ponies.  I used references from the show for both background sketches.  The second design was the one I liked better, so I scanned it in and submit it to get approved.  Just like when I did the Adventure Time cover, I had to wait patiently for approval before I could start working on the final drawing!

After a little more than a week, Hasbro approved the design but told me I needed to add BonBon.  I find this particularly awesome because it's good to see they like to be consistent with even their background ponies being BFFs.

 

 

 

As soon as I was given the greenlight, I basically finished the whole thing in one sitting.  I used 11x17" comic paper, used microns for the background and a sharpie for the thick foreground lines.  I normally prefer brush and ink, but ponies are so cartoony, I wanted solid lines for this (;

 

And Voila!  The art was scanned and submitted.  I had to wait more than a month to hear anything about it and when I did, it had been colored and completed!  I can't express enough how hard it was to keep it a secret, especially from my friends that are such huge fans of the show.

 

To celebrate the release, I will be at Casablanca Comics in Portland from 12pm-3pm Saturday, December 1st.  Which is tomorrow!!

 

I'll be signing and sketching on oodles of covers!  Here's a preview:

 

 



 

I will have some prints left over from PortCon Maine to sell for $3 each, featuring Vinyl Scratch, the mane six + Spike, and a human Rainbow Dash!  I will also have some original art with me and will gladly draw sketches for those that request it.

 

 

 

 

The original cover art is going to be put on eBay for auction, for those interested!  I will be posting on both Twitter and Facebook when they go up.  There is a chance I won't be able to post about it on my blog here due to my computer being wonky lately.

 

 

This 3 foot cardboard cut-out of Spike is excited to see you tomorrow!



My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Ghost Variant Cover!

I survived my surgery and have recovered well enough to be able to announce the release of the Ghost Variant cover art I did for the new My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic!

You can order a copy on my work's website at CasablancaComics.com!

Commission Fundraising

Last Tuesday, I announced opening myself up for cheap watercolor commissions.  I need to pay bills when I'm not working for the next month!  The response was amazing!  SO many people wanted one, and nearly every payment I've been given so far has been over the amount I asked for!  People are really incredible.

Somehow I managed to finish nearly 30 within the week.  Here are most of them!  (A few people wanted the finished art to be a surprise, so I'll have to post those later.)

From left to right, starting from the top:

Gus & Jepperd from Sweet Tooth, Batgirl, Superboy & Tim Drake, Derpy Hooves, Derpy again, and Epstein, the mascot from Alternative Comics, a comic book shop!

Here, we have:  Captain Four-Color, Golden Age Flash & Barry Allen, Supersnipe from Strange Adventures, Bat-Mite riding Bat-Hound, and a customer's son as a pirate.

The top left here is of Byte-Size Bandit, one of the Fresh Meat for the Maine Roller Derby, blocking a unicorn.  Next to that is my friend Nick winning against Hal Jordan and Batman at Smash Bros. Brawl.  Then we have some Adventure Time fan art from one of the new episodes, and my friend Liz's dog Zabu, King of the tennis balls.

These next two sets were my favorite:  Finn & the Flame Princess, Dash Pinkie & Fluttershy, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Twilight Sparkle & Spike, and Celestia & Luna.  These were starting to get harder and harder to give away.

These last two are my absolute favorites.  I had a request for a White Water Rafting theme and a Zen Koi Fish theme.  I try not to toot my own horn, but I might be making a koi fish for myself at some point.

I took a short break from the watercolors on Saturday to make this crayon picture of the Jersey Devil.  Look for it the next time you visit the Maine Cryptozoology Museum!

I can still take requests for commissions, but they won't be finished for a few weeks.  Surgery is in a few days and I'll be down for the count at least a week!

Ripley: Believe it or not

I found out a few weeks ago I have been growing an alien baby(see: tumor) that needs to come out with surgery.  It makes me look and feel pregnant and fat and uncomfortable.  I'm looking forward to it coming out but I am not looking forward to being out of work for a month or the long, painful recovery.  I can't wait to be rid of it so I can have my body back.

The doctor said it's "like a beach ball" and she wasn't kidding.  I seriously look pregnant.  I decided to name it Ripley.

On a lighter note, I drew some stuff.

Here's something Halloweenie

Here's something I drew to express the pain Garbodor endures every day due to the haters of the world

Here's something for a dude's female RP character that I refused to draw unless I could design her conservatively

Here's some butthead I know punching a cow into hamburgers

And here's some Broxo fanart, a new graphic novel by Zack Giallongo that you should totally go out and buy.

Justice League Roller Girls - Power Girl

Justice League Roller Girls - Wonder Woman

I'm thinking about making a mini series of these (colored of course!).  Maybe next I'll do PG as a jammer... (:

Because I do

I often have trouble expressing how I feel, especially about someone else.  Luckily, he already knows. (;