Lanscape sketch

Making sweet tea

I think I've discovered one of the secrets to making really good sweet tea. At one of my favorite sweet tea making eateries in town, I've noticed that after they brew the tea they add the sugar, then stir the batch for a minute with a really big spoon and let it sit for a few more minutes (unless they're getting a lot of business, then they're kind of forced to serve it before its properly 'done').

At first, I assumed this was done to make sure the sugar was completely dissolved and mixed thoroughly- Istill believe this is the main objective to that. However, it occurred to me that in stirring the tea that they were also airing it out. I made some tea at home and after brewing, added the sugar, stirred it, and then let it set for a few minutes. It might be in my head, but it sure seems to taste better than my past failed attempts at making this beloved beverage. Viva Sweet Tea! ^-^-b

Latte Flying

This is my original character, Latte, for my graphic novel. This was mostly an opportunity to practice my lighting and shadows. Drawn in pencil, then colored on the computer in Corel Painter. Character and art (c) J. Johnson

Trent sketch- original character

Here's an original character of mine for my graphic novel.

Study of light

Stegy!

George the bunny meets a stegosaurus!

Snobby raptor

Comic

I remember trying to bind my chest for the first time around the time I started high school. I hated having breasts when I first got them. I couldn't wait until I could get surgery to have them removed. I like them alright now, but I wished they were flatter when I am wearing men's clothing. I feel like they stick out too much sometimes and ruin the effect I'm going for. ^^'

I'm starting to get the hang of making the process- starting to understand the process a little bit better. I enjoy drawing them in pencil. Whenever I tried inking them I would lose a lot of character and they always ended up lifeless compared to the original pencil renditions. I'm doing better with word bubbles and paneling on the computer. Used to take me forever...

Yay men

Sometimes, it's nice to work at a gym. ^^

Reading

I'm reading The Sound and The Fury right now. Very interesting book. It's a little hard to follow though because the author likes to write in a stream-of-thought sort of way. I've read around three paragraphs worth of text and there is no period in sight.

This is just the line work for the sketches I just uploaded to my Deviantart page at http://jjohnson.deviantart.com/art/Character-Sheet-Toyota-113550860