Animajors Unite

#21 Dragons

2010-02-11T23:42:00.000-08:00

Okay, okay, so I know that this post was started months ago, but I only saw it today, and I realized I happened to have a sketch on hand. so here it is:

-Bryan

This is pretty late.. but you guys can just pretend it's Tuesday. Well my topic choice is dragons! I've always found them really fun to design. Sooo here it goes: This one's got a little bit of a lazy eye but I think that's what makes him cool.
-Stephanie

#20 Vampires

2008-12-14T09:21:00.000-08:00

Screw you guys! We need a new topic and with Twilight around, we need to draw some vampires. Festive vampires! Add Santa hats and snow! Extra points for Twilight references because that's hilarious. And no bitching, because I've never posted a topic before and I wanna draw some vampires.
-Shawn

This took a while and I changed my idea a thousand times, so sorry for the erase lines that are everywhere. Anyway, I think it's pretty self-explanatory. Angel has no purpose there other than to grimace at the sparkles.
-Carder

Why am I the first to post so often? Sheesh guys ;P
Sooo I haven't actually seen Twilight. The only things I've heard about it are from like...you guys, and some internet sources.
So here is a generic teenage vampire trying to be sexy, brooding, and sparkly (who ended up looking a little like Zac Efron).

*EDIT* ...I just made it even more sparkly after re-discovering some gel pens of mine. It's kind of a million times more sparkly and you guys will have to see it in person
BONUS! My first, rejected version: http://pics.livejournal.com/taconaco/pic/003q696h
-Lauren

Post number whatever, we're reviving this thing....HARRY POTTER

2008-12-04T00:36:00.000-08:00

Seriously, guys. This is so easy. Every single one of us has read through the entire series at least three times, right? Right? I know it's not just me.

...is it?

Blast ended skrewt, armless Harry. I don't know why, but I seem to draw HP characters armlessly a lot. You should see all the sketches I did when I was drawing HP characters for this. It's like an arm massacre hit Hogwarts.

Yay! Luna is the best. I totally faked my way through The Quibbler, but that's cool. She looks very content.

Sorry that my post is lacking in gay.

BTW, anyone remember how we let more people post? Sarah Ann would like to be added!

-Shawn

Welp, I am probably the only one who is going to do something like this (unless you guys prove me wrong). So here you go. I also may do more. I used to draw Harry Potter fanart a lot, actually, haha.
Sometime we've gotta do Lord of the RIngs as our topic. We can start covering even more of our nerd bases!
-Lauren

EPIC FAIL

2008-11-20T20:56:00.000-08:00

WHAT? Speaking of Zac Efron and EPIC FAIL, this is my contribution to this wonderful new topic! (I need to color this!)

-Shawn

So sad...

*EDIT* I have something to contribute!
Had it in my head all day and it needed to get out. Hopefully you can all tell who is who?
-Lauren

#18 Star Wars

2008-09-13T19:04:00.000-07:00

This week is the week of The Force Unleashed, and as much as I swear that I'll never be able to muster enthusiasm for anything Star Wars after the prequels and that god-awful Clone Wars movie-advertisement (new one, not Genndy's -- that was amazing), I find myself counting the days to Tuesday when I get to force-push stormtroopers through blast-doors and fling Tie-Fighters down onto platoons of rebel scum (soooooo many hyphens with Star Wars... gee whiz).

Thus the topic this week will be Star Wars. Draw whatever you want. And I'm going to do one of those "post damn you" guilt trip things again, because honestly anything you throw up here will be better than what's come out of Lucasfilm in the past 10 years. Take back the night, kiddos.

I had to give it another go. I tried to see how many things I could draw from the original trilogy without looking up pictures. I can actually remember more than I can draw. Emily

Yay star wars! I feel like I can do better than this. My spaceship drawing ability has really dropped off since high school though! It's so sad! The more I look at this, the less I like it. Hrm - Emily

#17 Organ Grinders

2008-09-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

That's all.

I wanted to color it but didn't have time. Where are the flying organs coming from? Who knows! - Emily

I've been drawing lots of lonely old men with pet monkeys since I posted this topic, but this one is way more fun.

V
Ok, here's one. I hate the scanner in the lab. It makes colors all wonky. I also put up some gangsters. I draw too many zombies for school to actually do that one any time soon.
-Carder

#16 Gangsters

2008-08-24T23:37:00.000-07:00

This one is easy for at least three of us, because Lauren, Carder, and I spent an afternoon the other day drawing a bunch of 'em and watching Flapjack. Have at it.

Two gangsters and a flapper. The gangster with the flapper was an afterthought. The first picture was destroyed by the scanner so I had to do some creative level adjustments. F that.
-Carder

I combined the last two topics. But my zombie is pretty spritely, I suppose.

Yeahh I'm just posting the ones I already drew, like Victor. So here's my gangster. And bonus policeman!
-Lauren.

I will post more if and when, but honestly I think it's desperate measures for desperate times in regards to the blog, so I'm just going to post these guys that I already drew.

-V

#15 Zombies

2008-07-17T17:15:00.000-07:00

Since no one seems to be able to do Indy, let's move on to a nice, generic yet open to creativity topic. Plus, everyone seems to be drawing zombies all the time anyways :P

Here is a zombie with a missing eye and no jawbone :P. I drew him a while ago and recently cleaned him up, but never posted him for some reason.
-Lauren

Take that group blog!!!!!!!!!!!
-V

Hrm... Number What? 14!

2008-06-28T15:13:00.000-07:00

I'm thinking some Lucasarts/film action this week. How's about either Indiana Jones or Monkey Island? Does anybody else want to weigh in, 'cause I could go either way.

-Victor

UPDATE: Alright you peoples -- vote's in (all two of you) and Monkey Island is toast. The topic shall be...

Indiana Jones & the (?)

Fill in the blank and draw your picture accordingly. Caveat: It is OK to use existing canonical (or not) subtitles if you just want to draw your favorite moment from a movie, extended universe, slash-fiction, or whatever

Well, the concept of trying to be witty and come up with something froze me up.

#13 BATMAN and Lauren

2008-06-19T20:36:00.000-07:00

Holy blogger, Batman! This topic should be pretty self explanatory. If you don't know who Batman is, you're an idiot. And if you don't know who Lauren is, you're probably not posting on this blog. <-- apparently that was too harsh. The topic of the week, young animajors, is The Batman. The Caped Crusader. The Dark Knight. Also, Lauren. Both because I felt weird making the topic about me (Emily) and also because Batman and Lauren allllmost sounds like Batman and Robin. A little. Because they both end in an "nnn" sound. Have at it.

Heyyyy look at me, I'm catching up! I've never drawn Batman before, and this is probably the weirdest Batman drawing. Whose hand is that, God's? I have no idea. And I WOULD blame Shawn for the cute. But that would be a lie, considering I secretly (or not-so-secretly) like cute things, too.
-Lauren

This is Lauren doing what I can only assume is her daily pastime (making rainbows). And it's lineless! That was a weird thing to try. And then, here's a little Batman I doodled a few weeks ago. I scruffed it up because Batman's supposed to be all hard core and shit. -Shawn

PS: My birthday's on Saturday! Woo! 23!

Here's my batman drawing. I'm not really sure where the red idea came from but it's kinda cool. Enjoy ~ Bryan

Here we go. Batman and Cat Lauren. Sorry they're just crappy sketches. Drawing Batman requires too much energy from me, and Lauren was a moment of inspiration that kind of rips off Victor...only Lauren might actually be a furry. - Carder

I think my batman is a bit of a cop out. But whatever - I liked his expression.

So, a little background: Batman is like my drawing kryptonite. Fewer subjects bring out worse drawings for me than Batman. Seriously, I have sketchbooks full of bad Batman drawings, so just ignore Batman here, because I only put him in to satisfy the topic. The real action is in the Carrie Kelly / Lauren Blakely Robin. I like it.*

Here are some other doodles inspired by the topic too. One's kind of a study for the drawing above. The other's just a really peeved Lauren. She's probably had enough of my nonsense and is about to disembowel me with her hate-stare.*

Now I feel like I have to draw Andrew. To Andrew: I just haven't come up with any good ideas yet. -- Victor

*Sometimes I annoy myself. Luckily I can edit my self-deprecating drivel out of my posts whenever I see fit.

#12 Heavenly Bodies...and Andrew

2008-06-08T02:38:00.001-07:00

Ok so after that midnight screening, this week's topic is Heavenly Bodies (or, 80s aerobics). Awesome.

Also the animation major to draw is Andrew since he leaves after this week and should see everyone's interpretation of him.

If you haven't posted your Alien, shame on you.

BTW - to the people who just recently started posting, we've been using italics for our captions. I'm easily confused and so that clarifies things. Thanks. Emily.

I hit two birds with one stone... I present Andrew as I imagine he would have looked if he were in the movie "Heavenly Bodies." I'll have my fully finished alien posted soon.
enjoy ~ Bryan

I was inspired by going to that photo booth place. I love sparkles. -Emily

So I didn't want to post this because there is literally nothing I like about it, but I won't be called a hypocrite. At least not yet. I can't draw today. I can't even play video games well today. Maybe I'll upload a better one later. Probably not. Andrew: I'll see if I can't bust out a likeness tomorrow, but if I don't, you always have the graduation one!

Here's some more aerobics action, folks.

Here are mine! Sorry they're not in color (aside from the color overlays). The first drawing is of Andrew proposing to Kristen Wiig (as Target lady). The engagement ring has the signature terrrrget circles on it.

Also, here's my aerobics woman, who is working up a sweat. Look at that vagine, it's a HUGE vagine!

And there you have it. I don't know if I am going to actually do an alien or not.
-Lauren

This is based on Andrew's facebook profile picture, which I find delightful. This was a little photoshop experimenting that got out of hand, but hey, it looks like Andrew! Woo! Andrew, if you cry, I'll have to punch you in the kidneys or whatever. Also, this is repayment for all the gas I probably owe you for driving me around. (Cosmic balance is restored!) -shawn

Soooo, I'm behind on the last post, so I decide to combine forces. Two 80's icons, the aerobics goddess and the Alien, collide in a horrific display. I do not want to be standing behind her at my next aerobics class. Heavenly body she is not.

And since I LOVE drawing them sexy ladies so much, here's an actual heavenly body. She's a perky one...

Consider that last one me. And, Emily. I've never seen a more accurate representation of me. Uncanny. Now where's everyone else's??

*Andrew

My shockingly accurate drawing of Andrew. Basically, I'm finding that I can't draw people I know. So I just draw their cloths and hair and hope for the best. I'll get to Heavenly Bodies soon - Emily

I suppose it's easier to add the pictures above the lead-in paragraph, eh? Anyhow, this is just an insurance policy, so that if I don't post anything more interesting or finished, I at least won't catch any flak from the Carder front. He loves to remind me of my rant a few months ago where I encouraged posting anything, even half-baked sketches and napkin doodles. So here you go:

#11ish CARDER

2008-05-30T11:12:00.001-07:00

Everybody! Start watching the Aliens topic below! Warning: This isn't the new topic anymore! (But you can still post, it just won't have the hilarious Carder-has-no-idea aspect.) -Shawn

Thanks for all the help and the graduation pictures of us Carder! It's your turn - we made a stealth topic!

Here's my version of Carder. When I thought of how I would draw him this pose came into mind instantly...don't know why...it just did. Also...I put him in the hipster sweater that shawn loves oh-so much as well. I think the proportions might be a bit off on this one...and he kinda ended up exuding the aura of a Bishounen from some Yaoi manga (sorry Carder) hahaha...oh well. ~Kyle

And just for fun...and cause I wanted to draw something chibi...here's Carder in chibi form as well. Don't ask me why he's holding up his finger...I don't know myself, my hand just drew it and I went with it...I like it though. =P ~Kyle

Honestly, I was just going to draw a picture of a duck and call it a day, but then I figured I should put in more effort. Here's my version of Carder. Enjoy!

- Bryan

All of these are so amazing, you guys. Drawing your friends retardedly is THE BEST!!
My version of Carder looks a little girly but that's okay. Not as much as Andrew's ;D. Thanks a lot, guys, you pressured me into wanting to do color too, so I did a rushed coloring job.
-Lauren

It's Carder....the World's Greatest Soccer Mom!!! Observe how well he multi-tasks. Man, I wish Carder was my soccer mom from the 90s.

In other news, these gel pens are fun! You guys should try them.

In OTHER other news: Carder, I wanna see my caricature!!

*Andrew

If only the others knew what I know...

P.S. Awesome likeness, Lauren.
*errrr... Shawn. What's up with the Lauren drawing? Believe it or not, that comment didn't sit well with me at all after I wrote it, so I've been neurotically checking back for somebody to correct me ever since. Wooo!!! By the by, Carder is playing video games on my couch right now and has no idea about any of this yet. Heh heh...

It's Shawn! Not Lauren. Damn, I should've signed my name earlier. -Shawn

This is a picture of Carder in my favorite Carder-hipster-sweater. I was thinking about adding a unicorn or some rainbows in the background to spice things up :D. -Shawn

Perhaps what he'll look like post-senior thesis? When I first drew him, it looked like the child of Lauren and Carder. -Emily

#10 Aliens (Like, the movie kind)

2008-05-29T20:36:00.000-07:00

Okay, this week's topic was my idea, and it's Aliens. The kind from the Aliens films.

To explain this choice, I need to get on my soap box. Well okay first I wanted to do this because I watched Aliens and Alien 3 this week, and I've been aching to draw them but never had the motivation. That's not my speech. This is my speech:

I anticipate that this topic will be kind of unpopular for some reasons, but I thought I would choose this as a topic because the aliens are hard and scary. They're really intricate designs, and they're so far from what any of us ever draw that I don't think any of us are going to be totally comfortable with them. Maybe Victor's drawn them a few times. Anyway, I think part of the reason we should do this blog is to have topics that make us uncomfortable and push our boundaries. That's the only way we grow. The challenge is to take the topic and make it uniquely you, and that process helps with creativity. I know I'm definitely in a rut with my style, and I want to break out of it. Stuff like this is only going to help.

I've totally forgotten what else I had to say about this. Just trust me that I had a long-winded speech to type out and lovingly lecture you guys with. I'm going to step down now.

On a more positive note, Emily and I want to gather everyone and do that drawing exercise that we did in ideation where you take turns drawing the same character. Sound like a plan? Great. [Edit from Emily] I was actually talking about this game - http://www.thesentencegame.com/rules.php but I loved that game from Christine too. We could play TWO games!

And now I return you to this week's topic, Aliens. From the movies. With Sigourney Weaver.

So I finally saw Alien, and thus, was inspired to actually do this topic! The chest-bursting scene was probably one of the most cringe-worthy things I've ever witnessed in a movie. So what did I do? Draw it to make fun of it! Yeah! And I'm also on kind of a lineless drawing kick.
-Lauren

Okay, so I know I'm really late and it's not even really done yet, but I figure I better post something sooner than later... :/ maybe i'll post the finished version later. Please tell me what you guys think ~ Bryan

Hey everybody, guess who's here? I know I'm late to the party, but at least I showed up. I present to you my favorite stage of the Alien life cycle, and one of my worst nightmares:

Here's my Alien...and my first ever contribution to this blog (I'm gonna try to better about posting here).

Anyways...I actually had fun with this and thought it came out pretty nicely despite the fact that it isn't colored...but I am still lacking a tablet (which I hope to remedy soon) so sketches are all you guys are gonna get from me until then. Regardless, I didn't want to go all cartoony and decided to go for a more illustrative/graphic novel/conceptual art feel. I kinda got lazy with the detail on the tail but it has a nice feel to it, and I might have made up some of the carapace on the Alien's leg or elsewhere...but whatevs, it still works...I hope. ~Kyle

I didn't like my first one. So, here's another -Emily

This turned out way better than I figured it would. It's one big cheat to hide my inferior Alien, but I like it. This sure was hard. I drew Sigourney Weaver in there because I felt I should recognize that she has an underwear scene in every film. She's shaving her head because Alien 3 is the only one I've seen more than once. That's probably not good. -Carder

I dunno. I couldn't beat Shawn's for hilarity, that's for sure - I went the fanart direction. :P -Emily

I will never apologize for this. And Carduur's right, it's really hard to draw Aliens! But everyone should do it and be creative :D. I call this one "Pretty Lady" or the alternative, "The Princess is in the Other Castle." That unicorn is so damn pleased with itself. -Shawn

#9 Pregnant Mermaids

2008-04-17T20:16:00.000-07:00

Chew on that one for a while, Emily. This is what you get for not coming into the lab.

-Victor

Here is my pregnant merMAN. Yeah, that's right. I went there. I mean, think about it, male seahorses get pregnant, so who's to say mermaids aren't the same way?
I just now realized that it's kind of a mirror of Carder's drawing. Oops. Not intentional, I swear.
-Lauren

Well, here she is. I don't imagine being a pregnant mermaid is always a happy time. This is just a sketch I did from boredom. Maybe I'll clean it up later? Who knows.
-Carder

Here's my pregnant mermaid. She's currently experiencing pregnancy cravings and hungry as hell so bear with her. I just cranked this out and may or may not clean it up, but I figure I ought to post before Victor gets mad at me again.
-Bryan

#8 Gnarly Witches

2008-04-09T17:17:00.000-07:00

I know everybody's busy right now, but come on, two measly posts last week? Actually, you're all probably just smarter than me, and would rather use your spare time to eat or sleep. Me, well, I like having something to procrastinate with, and this blog works like gangbusters in that regard.

But two posts?

It's not like the drawings need to be New Yorker covers for heaven's sake. Throw up a sketch. Four sketches. A thumbnail. I don't care. Did you doodle on your napkin at lunch? Post it! After all, it's about having fun and building the visual vocabulary, right?

Really, I just like looking at drawings and it was nice to have a reliable place to look every week.

Anyhow, I'm giving us an easy one this week to try and lure everybody back (and entice the noobs to actually post).

P.S. I love you.

-Victor

I can't wait to post a pregnant mermaid....BUT, first my gnarly witch. And boy is she a gnarly one. I think she hates everything about life, especially whoever she's looking at. And her cat's not too pleased either. Oh, and look at the last post, too, cause I finally added something.

*Andrew

Sup. Here's a witch.
-Carder

Well I couldn't just go and not post after that huge long rant, right? This is something I drew really quick tonight/this morning because I felt guilty for not having posted anything yet. Truth is, I thought I was going to be all smart and clever and post surfing witches too, but then Emily had to go and Bogart my brain and stuff... anyway. Here's a witch. She's not particularly gnarled, or gnarly, but I bet she doesn't smell that great regardless.

LOOK GUYS, I'M POSTING. It's my gnarly witch. My drapery-drawing skills are sub-par :( Aaaand I'm not exactly sure what's going on with the tree...thing. WHATEVER AHHH I did a drawing!
-Lauren

Here is my gnarly witch. I didn't really bother to clean it up at all, so you'll all have to deal. She's beautiful. I think that for an old lady, she has very nice breasts. I'd like to color this some day if I have time :D. -Shawn

I know you probably meant gnarly as in gnarled, but I just thought of gnarly surfers. - Emily

#7 She rarely moved...

2008-04-01T01:01:00.000-07:00

Let's try something new. Here's a quote to work with:
"She rarely moved unless the handle turned. Then she struck like lightning."
I'll tell you where it's from later - it could mess with creativity.

Yeah, yeah, this is super late....but at least I POSTED!!!! So I took this quote quite literally. When the handle turns (or the lever that operates a carnival ride is pulled), this crazy Greek goddess animatronic WILL strike with actual lightning. Or rather, cheap sheets of metal that are cut-out like lightning bolts. But this lame carny ride has seen better days, so now she rarely moves. Get it??

*Andrew

Here is my interpretation of this quote! It took me awhile to actually think of something for this one. Also: I cannot draw guns. See, I posted! It just takes me awhile. I ride the posting short bus. -Shawn

I tried something new-ish. I may have just cheated and put a bunch of textures on, dunno if they're overdone. I'm still trying to figure out all this color stuff. -Emily

Arg. I blame this on being sick right now. I don't really think this is communicating as much as it could. I need to get better at pushing things further. It's just a little safe and boring to me... but it's cute. Sort of. I don't do cute that often.

#6 B-Movie Victims

2008-03-16T00:23:00.001-07:00

Hey so this is Carder totally bogarting this post from Emily. Anyway, after a lot of deliberation and B-movie watching, Victor and I came up with "B-movie victims" as the next topic. You better freaking post this time. I'm looking at you Andrew, Lauren, and Shawn!

I'm double posting a week late because I was ashamed, and though the girl here totally underwhelms me, I think this one is generally stronger than my previous post. Plus I'm going to see Piranha tonight at the New Beverly, a place I regret not spending more of my undergraduate life at.

Late late late. That's what this is. As Andrew said, it's film/portfolio time. I feel the complete opposite way though, and am incredibly stressed out and therefore have very little time to spend fine tuning drawings (unless they will go in the portfolio) and, well, this one isn't. I'm still not happy with it. It's the 3rd iteration of a better idea, and that just kind of disheartens me. Anyhow, I owe it to the blog to keep it rolling, so here it is.

I'm glad this topic came up right around the same time as portfolio craziness. Do you guys think this is portfolio worthy (definitely click to enlarge)? My B-Movie victim is no victim at all. She doesn't take shit from any man in a cheap robot costume!!

*Andrew

Ok, I'm actually not quite sure what's going on here. Were they chased here by the monster and fell down? Were they making out on the floor and got interrupted by the monster? Where did her shoes go? - Emily

I guess I'm going first. This is my drawing, I guess. I tried to ink and color it, but I suck, so I just left it as a sketch.
-Carder

#5 Hipsters

2008-03-09T11:50:00.000-07:00

Mostly because I keep drawing hipsters all of a sudden. They're so silly.

HOLD UP!! I have drawn hipsters, and they are tragically hip. I imagine hipsters to be completely indifferent, rail thin and wearing ironic clothes. This girl's never been to Mexico, but she still has a touristy Mexican poncho. Cause, like, you know....

*Andrew

I'm late, but here ya go. I only know hipsters in terms of stupidly dressed girls, but I put a scuzzy looking guy in the background too. This picture basically has every clothing thing that annoys the hell out of me including shapeless shirts, high-waisted pants, and giant sunglasses. I suppose they're actually just fashion victims, but they're hipsters to me. Also, I never get to make Your Mom jokes, so I included one. And I'm standing on a box because I couldn't match the eye lines otherwise.

Funny you mention PBR, Victor. Mine's drinking one. - Emily

This is my attempt at hipsters. This isn't my first go, but I was, like, inspired or whatever by Victor's, so I drew better ones. Sorry for the crappy scan. You can blame my scanner for that one. Not me. Anyway, these two are too cool for school and most hipsters. You might think I stole the headband from Victor's hipster, but in fact, that's the style. Catch you on the flip side, dudes.
- Carder

This guy is by no means the most offensive hipster you'll ever run across (I might have to double post later on...). He'll still bike to Little Joy and drink PBR (fool doesn't even realize Schlitz is cheaper) all night while talking trash on the DJ for not having the new Mika Miko 7".

-Victor

Topic...what like 4 or something? Furries.

2008-03-02T22:29:00.000-08:00

Okay I'm Carder and I'm posting because Emily is lazy or in the lab or dead or whatever. This week's topic is a staple in animajor topics of discussion: Furries.

On a personal note: I don't want to have any mental anguish over this topic, so don't do anything too sexual. Plus I would judge you...hard.

As I told you, I only draw adorable or semi-adorable things. Thus my furry is adorable too. She may eat the mouse.
-shawn

I already regret drawing this. She's an overly-sexual-cat-woman-furry-thing. All I can say is: you asked for it! She looks like a cross between that girl from "LA Ink" and Ethel Mertz from "I Love Lucy"....oh, and a cat. Now that I'm fully disturbed, I'm gonna pack up and head off to Bua, who will undoubtedly never look at me in the same way after seeing this in my sketchbook.

*Andrew

I sort of imagine that real animals look at furries like a soldier looks at the guy who wears camouflage on Neighborhood watch patrol. - Emily

Victor here. The scanner blew this one out a bunch. Oh well. I just procrastinated big time by drawing this damn thing.

"Jeremy's love for verisimilitude often went unappreciated at the bi-monthly Furry Party."

Me and furries have a past, I'm sorry to say. So I decided to make something totally horrible (and as always, I apologize for the quality of my scan):

It's a Chihuahua whore. I wanted to do something with an ugly dog, and there you have it. I was going to maybe use a bulldog or St. Bernard but whatevs.
-Lauren

Okay so I'm the first to post again. I guess the topic was too thrilling for me not to do instantly. The bad thing about this is that I decided to try out lineless art for the first time, and I'm not sure it went very well. Oh well. Practice and crap.

His name is Merv, and he is a furry.
-Carder

Snobby Fat People

2008-02-24T11:05:00.000-08:00

The morbidly obese upper crust

Hey! Victor post! Unbelievable. Anyway, I was going to include a caption, but I'm testing to see if it says what I want it to without one. Soo... here he is.

About posting, my roommate just checked this blog and thought no one had updated the last post because the picture on top was the same and so she didn't scroll down. Perhaps we should make it so when you're adding a new picture to the post, add it at the top of the pictures (but below the topic description).

This is Peg Danishbottom. She inherited her millions from her father's pastry business, Danishbottom's Bottomless Danish, Co. Unfortunately, the business went under when it was discovered that Peg had found the bottom, and had eaten the company's entire inventory. This is why Peg looks pissed...all the time.

*Andrew

For some reason, all I could really think of was someone akin to the Monopoly guy. But with an obese twist. His very fat brother, perhaps?
And let it be noted that I am a huge advocate of very small hats.
-Lauren

I feel like a terrible person *lol*. Apparently, in my mind, I associate 'upper crust' with stretch pants, Louis Vuitton, ugly small dogs, and bad hair. And giant diamonds. Woo! Lens Flare! I drew this just now while sitting around at my internship :D. Sorry for the tiny picture size, Blogger is being a bitch. Edited again: Maybe this will be actually larger this time?

Okay I drew four fat people this week, and I chose my favorite two to display. Please forgive the crappy look - my scanner sucks and I don't have a good enough pen to oh wait, I found a new brush pen. Those suckers wear out so fast. Maybe I'm just extra hard on mine... anyway! Here are some fat snobs that took an obnoxiously long time to scan! You had better freaking enjoy them.

That thing in her right hand is a cheese ball, so you know. It has various nuts on it.

He's not so much snobby as he is happy to have his cake, but I still think he counts.
Sincerely, Carder.

#2 Cat Lady

2008-02-17T15:28:00.000-08:00

Ok, cat ladies this time. Freaking post them this time!

Hey look, I'm the first one to post even though I was the last one last time (except then I realized I wasn't, because CARDER never posted anything). Anyway, here is my cat lady.

Yes, she is wearing leggings. And I am sad that her sweatshirt is covered. I was going to draw a huge kitten on it. Oh well. - Lauren

Don't talk trash about me just because I didn't draw chickens. I feel like my cat lady could beat yours up.

Love, Carder

At first she was really deranged and looked like a crazy lady who'd happened to pick up a cat, but I think she lost that a little bit. She's mostly senile now. Sorry, I think I accidently stole your cat trying to get away a bit, Lauren, except mine is way more docile than yours. :P -Emily

I decided to take Lauren's cat that's liking itself one step further, and I had Lauren's cat lady in mind while drawing this because I'm not creative enough to imagine my own. It could use more slobber. This picture is the classiest thing I've ever drawn, really.
-Shawn

Note to newcomers: To edit a post, you have to click the link to make a new post, and in that link, the second tab over is "Edit Posts." It has a link to all the current posts and lets you edit the post from there. So, make like you're gonna post something entirely new, but then choose the other tab instead :). - Shawn

WAAAAIT!! Before we post the morbidly obese upper crust, I have my cat lady.....who could be a morbidly obese upper crust, too. She's spends her millions on taking her cats to kitty day spas. But they still hate her.

*Andrew

#1 - Chickens!

2008-02-09T00:10:00.000-08:00

Chickens are freakin hilarious.

Just edit this post, since you should have access to the blog posts to edit them. Edit, upload, put at least your name in there and you know... whatever you have to say about it. I'd make sure and copy the part of your post with your image and what you write, just in case someone else is editing at the same time, you'll at least have that to paste back in.

I drew some chickens in class that I like, but the scanner is too far away. Here's a painter chicken. -Emily

Do you know how long it took me to find the "edit posts" option? Minutes, I tell you. Minutes. I was very confused.
Here's a sexy chicken:

And here are some things that look like chickens maybe:

I did it! - Shawn

OKAY! Here are my chickens, finally. Sorry they're not all that cleaned up. I have my scanner set up but still no Photoshop :P

Apparently, I was in the mood to draw chickens with eating disorders. - Lauren

First try at this

2008-02-02T02:46:00.000-08:00

Carder and I came up with this last semester. It'd be really awesome if we could get a little community going here with the SC animajors. So, I was thinking we could have a weekly topic and everyone could post an image on that topic. It can be super basic or as complex as you want - just doodle something when you're in the lab or class or whatever - not a big time commitment.
Then, since you'll all be blog authors, you can post your image to the blog. You just have to make a new post, and it'll show up. I was thinking maybe we could all just edit the first post and upload our images and just run the risk that someone else is doing it at the same time. Because really, what are the odds that'll happen? There are like thirty people in the major. So that might be the easiest way.
So post in the comments if you're interested or what you think of the idea. I can start inviting people to the blog if you email me your gmail address. If you don't have a gmail address what are you waiting for? It's the wave of the future!

-Emily