Kristina's Art Blog

Off to China

2010-08-16T16:26:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,
I am moving to China tomorrow, and as you may already know, blogger is inaccessible behind the Great Firewall. I don't know how long this blog will remain inactive, at most the entire time I'm in China, and at least a few weeks until I get settled and work out a way to email the pictures to a friend in America who can upload them.

In the meantime, I am very excited to announce my new webcomic, 14 Nights, will be released some time in the coming month. It will be at www.14nights.com, which is happily NOT blocked by the Chinese firewall. I hope you will enjoy it.
~Kristina

sketches

2010-08-06T10:39:00.001-07:00

Right now, I'm hard at work on my new webcomic, which will be at www.14nights.com. In the meantime, here are some sketches.

Forest

2010-07-28T20:40:00.000-07:00

Started using Inkscape, the open-source vector program. I love it! There will be more vector graphics in the future, I think.

2010-07-12T09:06:00.000-07:00

Here's an old one I hadn't uploaded before. I didn't figure anyone but me would like it, but then someone bought the original. I guess it just goes to show you're never as strange as you like to believe you are.

Stairway

2010-07-10T13:24:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of updates recently; I was out of town. There will be more in the next few days.

Six-eyed creature

2010-05-27T17:50:00.000-07:00

This creature has six eyes, though it still cannot see very well.

hands

2010-05-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

Practice.

Wire Self

2010-05-22T11:05:00.000-07:00

It's Susumu Hirasawa

Yasha Lizard vol 3

2010-05-18T12:03:00.000-07:00

Yasha and his roommate Nastya think they've found the perfect place to live in the Workers' Community Housing. However, they're caught up in a personal battle between architects that have no regard for the tenants of the building. 20 interior pages. 8.5"x5.5"

New! Review from Optical Sloth

Creature 11

2010-05-11T10:25:00.000-07:00

This creature uses the strange fatty things protruding from its chest to release a nutritious fluid which nourishes the creature's offspring. Sounds painful, really.

Piano-mouth creature

2010-04-26T22:12:00.001-07:00

Terrarium

2010-04-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

This one is a little old. I forgot to upload it before.
In other news, Stumptown Comic Fest is this weekend. I'll be there, but unfortunately I won't have a table.

Experiments

2010-04-09T14:12:00.000-07:00

Some experimenting with techniques. I'm happy with the moon. The tree needs more work. Next time I will certainly cut all the holes in the mask and do the white paint all at once. Also, it looks best where there are more leaf details.

Yasha Lizard vol 2

2010-04-02T20:38:00.000-07:00

Art critic Clement Mountain Weasel discovers that lower animals like birds and reptiles have vastly better color vision than mammals. He puts together a smashing successful show featuring the work of Kreganthus Pigeon. Meanwhile, Yasha wants to show his boss that he, too, is a cultured person. 24 interior pages. 8.5"x5.5"

-Review from Optical Sloth
**New!** Review from The Comics Journal

These stores currently carry Yasha Lizard:
Oregon:
Emerald City Comics
The Reading Frenzy
Guapo Comics
Cosmic Monkey Comics

New York:
Jim Hanley's Universe
Forbidden Planet

Maurihe

2010-02-16T16:55:00.000-08:00

Kuria

2010-02-13T14:05:00.000-08:00

Number...what number am I on? This one is my favorite, so far.

Qophiat

2010-02-12T13:31:00.000-08:00

Danrieth

2010-02-02T17:49:00.000-08:00

Number four.

Jinkyu

2010-02-02T12:10:00.000-08:00

Number three of twelve.

Roen

2010-02-01T11:03:00.000-08:00

Number two of twelve characters

Sun

2010-01-30T14:53:00.000-08:00

I'm working on some character designs for a client. Here is the first one. There will be twelve, total.

Vulnerable

2010-01-26T00:13:00.001-08:00

It bothered me how unfinished it looked. I had to color it. The paper is thin stuff, good only for ink. Colored pencil was the only other option, really.

Xmas gift for Donald

2009-12-27T19:42:00.001-08:00

Like it says, this was my Xmas gift to Donald.

arbutus

2009-12-26T15:02:00.000-08:00

A commission for Arbutus.

Advent

2009-12-06T16:24:00.001-08:00

I made this calendar for Donald for Advent this year. Donald is the one with the hamster hat ^_^

Faces

2009-11-11T09:53:00.001-08:00

Got my inspiration from a men's fashion mag. That double-collar thing was actually something Prada did a few years ago.

Blindfold

2009-11-09T08:08:00.000-08:00

Today's Lesson

2009-11-06T13:51:00.000-08:00

I love argyle.

2009-11-06T13:45:00.000-08:00

Kept it sparse because I wanted him to look that much more vulnerable.

Yasha Lizard Waits in Line

2009-11-02T10:44:00.000-08:00

I'm posting this first page as a sample. There are 8 pages total.

Creature 9

2009-11-02T10:03:00.000-08:00

This creature cannot see or hear. It interacts with the world electronically.

creature 7

2009-10-29T16:45:00.000-07:00

They start out bi-pedal. When they mate, the male climbs onto the female's back and fuses with her. His legs become elongated and together they morph into a 4-legged hermaphroditic creature.

creature 4

2009-10-24T17:47:00.000-07:00

This creature reproduces by budding.

Creature 1

2009-10-23T15:35:00.000-07:00

I've been drawing some creatures recently. I'll post them as I color them.

Unbound flier

2009-10-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

A flier I made for Unbound, the art and literary magazine of the U of O. I'm senior art editor this year, as well as self-appointed flier artist.

Tree

2009-09-30T09:23:00.000-07:00

It's a tree! Based on the tree outside my bedroom window, but more colorful.

2009-09-27T18:37:00.000-07:00

Donald tells me that lilies are symbols of masculinity. I can't find anything to back that up, but hey, it can be personal symbolism.

More exercises

2009-09-26T19:28:00.000-07:00

I didn't erase the construction lines this time.

2009-09-24T09:26:00.000-07:00

Some exercises in construction.

2009-09-24T09:21:00.000-07:00

Sheila E, the drummer.

Pete

2009-09-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

This guy was sitting in front of me at Joe Fed's one night.

Intro

2009-09-21T22:11:00.000-07:00

This is where I'll be posting my art from now on. Enjoy!