daran gedacht

elements of silence

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:19:00 +0000

herp derp

newish character? XD her name is iolana. and everyone needs an albino character, yes?

another new character? XD dionora

jessay's akhila and my roxy :3 sorta

this is pretty much me all the time now, in regards to drawing (and doing symbolic logic o_O)

suggestion from hnu XD it was fun though

kinda angsty, what can you do

another dionora :3 she has inky tentacle things.

watchtower

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:36:00 +0000

Hi c: more arts tiem.

I'd like to invite anyone that views my sketchblog to comment! I really appreciate it when people do so!! And if you can, please leave a name, especially when you leave it anonymously. Though I finally enabled CAPTCHA so I won't get more viagra ads finally x_x

I like badass women c:

I was playing with Marvel's superhero creator for some reason, I liked the girl I made so I drew her. Although I got so carried away with the muscles I ruined her face XD

puli concepts

i was told to draw a volcano? it was actually really fun, i should do more stuff like this.

yay amber c:

Cey who belongs to Sid, and Durga who belongs to Noki c:

tradepic for alohinun!

number 1 jam

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:43:00 +0000

I AM GOING TO KEEP UPDATING THIS PLACE. Really. I have no idea why I continue. But I will.

I don't have much, but here's a few things I have to show for myself.

Zoe, fanart for the webcomic Venus Envy. :3

Derek. Life isn't always easy on the margins of gender.
I really fucked up his face, fffff but I guess I like how the rest came out.

Emily, cute goth girl for Savi :3

WIP.

Engott concept 1 for Liss

Concept 2 for Liss!

wormholes

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:12:00 +0000

I'm not even sure why I still try to update this thing :V I guess for my own personal amusement.

I've had this blog for nearly three years, it'd be a shame to give up on it by now~

here, have some crap, mostly from my sketchbook that i doodle in between classes

i liek x-men~~

as you can see i have a lot of rage. haha

glorious dawn

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:55:00 +0000

Wow, it's been so long since I've posted here.

Sorry. Life really sucks.

Have a few pix.

Oldest to newest

Teuates belongs to Liss

various characters belong to robin hobb

belongs to darktoki

belongs to sarib

belongs to phim

More whenever I feel like it.

du bist mein weg, bist nicht verloren

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:14:00 +0000

I haven't posted in awhile despite me sketching up a STORM.

This post will be very Hobb-heavy again. Sorry. Except I'm not really sorry, because these books are incredible and I CAN'T STOP ME!

From a series of Beloved-heads I did... this is the only one I am comfortable with showing. A Assassin's Quest Fool, making his best teasing-Fitz face

I made this unholy conglomeration for DA and decided it would save me all of 40 seconds to upload it instead of each sketch individually. Just a bunch of different sketches. Lord Golden/The Fool, Fitz/Tom Badgerlock, Verity, Regal, Kettricken, Nighteyes (wolves are hard 8c).

Fool: Fitz fixes feist's fits! FAT SUFFICES!
Fitz: ... wut?
Fool: GOD you're such an idiot.

For a painting I am gonna do - Fitz hunting with Nighteyes.

Older Burrich and Patience, and Vixen.

LOLord Golden. In my head he wants desperately to be really fruity and glam-rockish, so I caved. Lord Golden is the fucking Goblin King now.

Chade making tea, a scene Fitz notes because he loves Chade and wants to remember him should something happen.

The Fool teasing Fitz by being pervy as usual!

Random Fools. One on the right is maybe an older version of him, inspired by John Howe.

Holy shit, Molly. At least, Fitz's idealized version of her. Contrasted to the Fool on Aslevjal. And a Tom Badgerlock in particolored tights!

Non-Hobb things:

From a dumb project I started, that is on hiatus but I do plan to do more with eventually. Roxy.

Jormei's siblings... I dunno their names yet but I think they will be important eventually, hoho.

Chibi Lulu for Felix!

We've got your whole world in our hands.
I admit I've picked up a small obsession with Superjail! It's embarassing because the show is so ridiculous sometimes, but I just LOVE the Twins, and Alice and Jared so much. And the psychadelic madness.

eye to eye

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:13:00 +0000

This post is very Robin Hobb heavy. I'm sorry, but I'm almost done with Fool's Fate, and I'm so incredibly obsessed right now it's not that funny XD

The Fool. Who is like now one of my favorite characters of all time. He is amazing. I don't know how Hobb does it, but the Fool is very enigmatic, ethereal and confusingly beautiful, while also at the same time being completely human, with human faults and issues and feelings... UGH!!! So amazing. His only strengths are really in his razor-sharp tongue and wit, and that's all he has to protect him from the world.

The Fool as his appearance in the Tawny Man books - Lord Golden, spoiled and decadent nobleman. Another facet of an enigmatic character, one very necessary.

Some sketches - Fool as Prophet, some Fitzes (I like the one on the left the best!) and a possible Prince Verity.

And my favorite XD I'm such a loser. Fitz and the Fool (as Lord Golden), they have a relationship that is beyond anything - beyond love, sex, friendship, romance... all of it. I.. I know how the books end, but I can't accept it, because I think they deserve some peace together. fskjafhslkdj. I like how it turned out, a LOT, and I hope to eventually do a nicer Fitz/Fool picture. GEEEEEEE.

EDIT:

My attempt to give it some color. Painter and Pshop. I'm so embarassed at how dorked out I am over these books and THESE TWO, especially the Fool. D8 sobsob

I need to rant about the books for a bit, and I can't think of any better place for it, because no one reads this really, so I feel more comfortable just blabbing stuff XD

I knew already I was getting somewhat emotionally wound up in these books from the start, and now that I'm near the end, my mind has been totally taken over! I haven't had THIS feeling in such a long time, though it is both a blessing and an annoyance - I can't even think straight about other stuff, but it gives me a sort of delight and joy. Though I think the ending will disappoint me greatly... ._.

Oh well, in my own mind I can make up what I wish to see happen eventually. It's kind of weird how much I'm being fangirly about this XP It's embarassing but pleasant. I might have to re-read the two series. I might read the Liveship Traders books just get a bit more Fool in my life, even if he appears as someone totally different.

I wish I could create a character so wonderful. I wish my own characters could sometimes spark these feelings in me :[

Summary: I'm NUTS!! And kind of obsessed. There will be more art of them soon, I promise~!

not in mind

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:07:00 +0000

I decided I wanted to put up some stuff from school. Actually it's kinda old - done way back in Fall 2007. But I still kinda like them, and I feel like posting to get the meta entry off my first post. Hee.

First 5 done with homemade egg tempera + pigments.

Prehistoric palette - burnt sienna, burnt umber, charcoal, chalk white, yellow ochre.

Medieval palette - all of the above, plus ultramarine, terra verte and malachite. This one is totally my favorite (and everyone else's too, lol)

Baroque/Renaissance palette. All of the above plus some others I can't remember.

Modern palette - using synthetic pigments like pthalo blue, viridian, etc

Contemporary palette - whatever I wanted.

Next two are encaustic. (wax + Pigment on wood) Encaustic = biggest pain in the ASS EVER.

Wound.

Infected wound. (+ asphaltum)

They had a whole description behind them, but I don't really feel like blathering any more.

talk about fail

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:04:00 +0000

So since I host this blog on my own webspace as opposed to Blogger, I can't use their specific customization features. So if I want to NOT use the built-in designs I have to edit the HTML/CSS myself D:

God damn it. I fail at HTML and CSS.

Oh well. Someone told me Blogger is the Geocities of today's blogging, I guess I'll just roll with it, lol! Maybe I can at least make a few changes. Hmm.

Sorry for the metaposting.

steadfast i walk

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:03:00 +0000

Sorry for letting this flounder for some time. I'd try to make a promise to post at least once a month but I never seem to get it together. I haven't been drawing much lately - job takes a lot of energy from me.

I also de-linked this place from my website. Even if it is pretty damn easy to find anyway, I like having a least a little bit of separation from my budding professional life and my for-fun non-professional life.

I've managed to squeeze a few things out to post here, though.

By the way, if you have a Blogger account you can Follow this blog from your Dashboard, just add the URL.

These are a little old. Icons I made for Felix (top 2, Felix and Zero) and for Phim (bottom 2. Griffin and Hades). I've considered offering these as a commission special...

Sketches - Glenn redesign, some old characters including the re-emergence of Kudain Furikudanji, omg. (ps someone buy me a LJ rename token, i hate my weeaboo LJ name but I'm too miserly to change it D:)

Ten doodles thing from deviantART. I think my favorites are Arch andUniverse.

First draft of "the beloved", only failed because I thought the pose was kinda boring.

Some fail of Ivan. Trying to get the hang of the inkwash thing.

I bought some Yupo paper. I'm not sure I really get the point of watercolor paper that is waterproof. I kinda feel like I'm being massively trolled. But it DOES make the colors SUPER bright and rich, even if the color wipes right off if you so much as look at it wrong.

It was meant to be Axel floating in water, sorta. Psychology, ugh.

More fooling with Yupo. I-I kinda like the effect, actually.

Liss said the only character of hers I haven't drawn is Owen, so let's take care of that now :3 I've also thought about doing some inkwash commissions since my inkwash pics seem to be going over really well on DA.

Urgh, just fooling around, wanting to digital paint.

Hekat, from K. Miller's series Godspeaker. Hekat is nuts, and this is how I would envision her. I know her hand is messed up, and Mijaki don't wear sleeves :|

More Chari. Pose somewhat referenced, at least for the arms, from this.

An Artist Trading Card of Purya. I'm thinking about redesigning her a little to be less of a cultural approrpiation poster child :/

das unbedingte

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:56:00 +0000

It's time for another update! Last update of the year, woo! I've had this blog for two and a half years. Wow. I'm impressed I could keep it up this long. I really like this blog, I hope I can continue with it in the future. I had a sketchblog many years ago that lasted maybe over a year or so before I quit. But it's fun to post stuff I wouldn't normally post, so here's to another year. Enjoy.

I found that when I had to listen to lectures online for my Kosher & Halal foods class, drawing while listening helps. And I like doing speedpaints, they're fun. Not my photo, make no claims, etc etc. Just for practice.

My first foray into Illustrator in a long time. I love molas, could you tell?

From oCing with Felix. Fericksu, I miss you ~

Second thing done in Illustrator; a new opening for my site. I like how it turned out, but maybe not for my opening page, so it may change. Still, I find Illustrator to be really infuriating coming from a painter's perspective.

Saw pictures of interesting Nepali dress and wanted to get the same feel with the colors and shapes. I guess it's not meant to be anthropological, because I admit my failure of knowledge about Nepali clothes and designs, just meant to be optically appealing :p

Tiny sketch. Human Axel, with massive sideburns to make up for the lost ears. I got a new scanner, and this is one of the first things I scanned - not too sure I like it :/ meh.

For those of you who don't know, I started fencing. I'm terrible at it. Rhys would be better. Here's Rhys in a lunge.

Not a great pic, but it's something. I'm mildly obsessed with Magic Knight Rayearth again. Hikaru and her dark heart counterpart, Nova.

Mildly obsessed? Ok, I'm a bit nuts for it, forgive me some nostalgia and happiness. A new design for a slightly older Hikaru. She dresses like I used to dress when I was 16 :P

New Umi. They describe her as being beautiful like a model, so ok, I made her tall and lanky with legs that go forever and some stylish duds.

New Fuu. Wanted to get away from the shy-librarian look most people would assume for her, and just give her some casual clothes and some modern glasses.

Rayearth, Hikaru's Rune-God/Mashin, in his wolf/lion form. Horns + animals that don't usually have them = instant win, in my book.

Actually part of a gift for someone, but I assume they don't look here anymore so I feel safe sneaking it in here before I actually send it to them ;D

Sharks were my dolphins when I was a wee pupa. This is not a good representation of one. It looks like a unholy hybrid of a black-tipped reef shark and a common dolphin.

Sketch of Iibe, who is Jormei's wife... I have plans for her, I think~~~ She doesn't pla a role in my main story, but I thought about writing Jormei's story as a separate entity. *plots*

heute bin ich einfach mein

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0000

I haven't posted in awhile. I don't think I am gonna post stuff on my LJ anymore, I like it better here, separated from all the ridiculous crap and drama and my personal shit. And if no one sees it - well it's ok. I like the semi-privacy of this place anyway. And I like posting for me.

I am also thinking about revamping my site so it's portfolio-only. Like how the "Voyages" section is, only that is the whole site. And use my DA for all-purpose posting of fun things. I need to wait until I have the time anyway, still gotta finish up schoolwork. So close.

something for felix.

swallow. Nedyenka.

lots of stuff playing with watercolors in my new moleskine wc sketchbook.

ревность - venting.

o shit, it's jared. he's an asshole.

moar for felix.

musicophilia

со мной. haha, i love it.

wild heart.

crud for someone on DA. i have a russian fetish, sorry!

s'not everything i have - just what i feel like putting up here.

raise your hand!

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:48:00 +0000

oldcharactershits. Glenn, Jared, random.

pavel~

for felix~ chibi phillip!

moar for felix~ full-size phillip :P

nedyenka is a creepy little girl.

dream stuff.

more dreamstuff.

ochratoxin

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:16:00 +0000

Aiieeee.

Your purpose - A CHIMERA.

Axel hates you. Also animal people doodles.

Something I am hoping Felix will ink so I can color

Old characters, Elaine and Nadine.

Nedyenka and a possible younger brother Pavel.

New design for Roxy?

Volk.

OCing with Felix!~

Been uploaded to DA already.

Self portrait, oh shit!

She-Laudon D:

Chibis.

ZHIZN' DRUGIKH!

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:52:00 +0000

Commish~

Commish~

COmmish~

Commish~

Commish~

Setsy again

For atomicficiton/Felix.

Mondfische

Scrapped.

Critters!

nobody's home

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:43:00 +0000

Sketch for a prom dress for Derek~

Mizzen - sketch commish.

Cleo - sketch commish.

Anya. Old character I sorta resurrected (literally, she's undead) but I dunno what to do with her.

lolSetsuna~

~

Silly sketch is silly. Misha is such a momma's boy.

fuckery for some random person on DA i don't even know XD~ but it was fun.

merdraginz

Clothingfail XD Ummmm the Solais one didn't turn out so well... well I mean, I like how the drawing is but the clothes didn't happen the way I wanted. However I like young!Ivan though. You can tell he's younger cos his hair is only ridiculously long, and not absurdly long yet 8D

on the way down

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:08:00 +0000

I've been cross-posting to my eljay and it makes me want to upload more cos... it's nice to get a comment or two once in awhile :CCCC

Elca the angry pirate queen commish for Dana c:

Ceras the lockjaw commish for Allison

Rohit the... thing commish, for Iiyabites on da :3

And a Sinoap for Dana XD

Axel's parents, Abrinn and Vhyren. DED.

Smudged ink-drawing then attacked with spit and ink and markers to salvage it 8D

Leaves from my trip to Phipps. I did a good few pages of drawings but none of them are exceptionally interesting, but I felt like showing one.

Menz. Thesmodius needs a last name.

Oh man you gaiz I was totally inspired last night to do a boring headshot of Ivan WOW !

nuggets of joy

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:40:00 +0000

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!
(for ~SHARK-ARMY on deeay~)

I seem to have forgotten how to draw feet. forgive me yvonel ;A;

I have no excuse.

If all else fails, draw crazy fish.

Silliness for someone on deeaye~ Rhys is such a DORK.

I got this manila drawing paper and wanted to try it out.. yeah. Atmospherically I like it, however I need to learn anatomy.

Just some silliness XD Rhys, Solais and Stevfan are all from Eydna, so ummm I think Stevfan is making a comment on Rhys's kilt or something.

inspired by hedwig~~

crumbs

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:53:00 +0000

Ezzie Izzard, quoted for truth by Derek.

Fucking creepy Chimera from a dream I had. :c

I fail at ArtRage. So badly.

NNSHAHDSAKJ!

er du kvinna eller räv?

This was a lot to fun to do.

Oh god it's like Drawing 101 again D8 I dunno, I found this plastic cube at work and wanted to draw it, the reflections and shit seemed cool.

there are times when you realize something has happened between two people, and it seems monumentous. yet the next day there are no traces of what happened and you realize it was just words, only fleeting emotions and temporary disturbances. there was nothing otherworldly or intense about it. where you once inferred ground-breaking changes of heart, of seas emptying in the space between two, drowning them in a truth and understanding and bringing a closeness rarely seem in this shivering, empty world full of people, you realize it's a sham. you thought the experience was genuine, until tomorrow's dawn caresses you with it's sharpened yellow blade and it's as if nothing happened.

Goddamn I keep forgetting I can't write >8|

simulacrum

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:37:00 +0000

OC session stuff:

Laudon as a young man. Blue pencil + sienna pen on brown paper is trippy.

Only one person will find the lazored hole in Nedya funny.

Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire. Wanted to draw my versions of them.

There was an idea behind this but... it.. I.. fuck. =_=

brrdz

moar brrdz and a direbeaver

leave your mark in the land of mine

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:19:00 +0000

Kid!Laudon being ~~insolent~~ a brat.

I absolutely don't watch preschooler shows.

Nope.

--

Trying out markers & ink on brown sketchbook paper. lol i forgot her freckles

Axel I liked.

Ivae for Lissbeastface.

This is what I did at work Tuesday morning. WHAT DID YOU DO?
spase mareen lol

i need to see you smile

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:26:00 +0000

Hullo!

:X

More artcraps. Long time no update. Sorry. I just... bleh! Whatever.

God, I shouldn't find this stuff so funny, but dammit! I lol'd!

A gift for my beloved Liss, in which I haven't given it to her yet because she is not within my vicinity right now! Isa and Memento.

Farsha as she first appears in my story - very pregnant with Eianeyo and not very fucking happy at all.

I forgot how much I like digital speedpainting. I figured it would be good practice since I seem to fail at color and such lately.
disclaimer: some done from photos, not my photos, not real art, only practice, i make no claims to the originals, etc.

From a pic my friend Lev Khessin took. Hope you don't mind Leovushka~

Dobbles for Phim's b-day. She is gonna fuck some betches up.

Treez. Photo by Q.T Long.

Moar treez and waters~ photo by Q.T Long.

until next time~

the kelp bed

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:30:00 +0000

Ha ha ha me, passive-aggressive? Surely you JEST, good sir.

I forgot I had these. Old, from like January. Watercolor experiments that... sorta failed and other stuff. Used a ref, so this isn't real art, not my photo, etc etc etc only my paint. Waterfall.

Nuther experiment. Trees with blossoms. Hahahaa Clayton said I should loosen up the watercolor bidniz, so this is what I get.

I have no idea. FEET. Proportions are odd.

Jormei and Stevfan are characters I do not pay attention to enough. They're actually VERY old, some of my oldest characters but they've changed to be almost unrecognizable. Anyway Stevfan is Jormei's support cos he has ISSUES. Also: I fucking hate birds. (ie sitting outside drawing and getting shit on >:|)

Nedyenka is Patriarchy-approved sexxxay and pritty and also fucking messed up.

Stuff. Old idea~

Misha. Just because.

the man with a thousand nostrils

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:26:00 +0000

Hows it going, y'all?

Big update, because I've been obsessively drawing.

Dana convinced me to draw a seahorse c8 though this is a sea dragon. Reffed from a picture I took at the local zoo/aquarium.

Possible Alexy.

Menz for trade-practice, and Laudon in drag. He is not satisfied with the amount of tiara.

HAHA. I shouldn't find this so funny. Axel does not like Rhys at all for a long time.

Yvonel is tired of your bullshit excuses. Also, mini design sketch for her older sister, who isn't really important. Lolmullets.

Possible Alexy again as well as Yenshisa's 3 youngest brothers; Yutke, Machef and Tahmas.

Hurr.

What he's saying is just nonsense, I was only drawing in my Statistics class and wrote down what the professor said. Also: parasauralopholus.

Young Laudon and luuuuuv addict.

Lundral, my new favorite story-orphaned chud.

LOL Nedyenka, I love her. Speaking my terrible Russian. Also: Yenshisa's oldest brother, Yusek.

Go one and guess what's she's talking about. Really. Haha.

Nice mix of srs bsns and silliness.

Hahah I was selling at an an anime convention. I'm just making fun of the genre and some of the artists there. Yvonel is not impressed by standard anime-warrior-girl attire :'D

Laudon cosplaying as a catgirl XD Hahaha making fun of animu again. And I don't know.

It's been a long time.

I figured that if catgirls are anything like actual cats, they probably hate you. No simpering, cutesy google-eyed kittehs, more like "Feed me and fuck off."

i lost myself in shapeless oceans

kittaeh@gmail.com (Katya) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:10:00 +0000

OMG digital stuff!

crazy boys:

Some doodles from tonight. Jared - of whom I have no drawn in a long time - and a possible new character I may name Alexy. I wanted to create him to fill my lack of psychotic characters.

I feel like I need to redesign Jared so he doesn't remind me of my dumbass angsty past and takes on a form more of his own. The more I think about him lately the creepier he gets. Like how he was -supposed- to be in my mind, not like how he somehow evolved to be ._.

Alexy to me seems like he's going to end up a younger version of this fellow:

Of whom I drew over a year ago >_> oop. He was meant for an RP that never really got anywhere. Just as well, I suppose, I suck at RPs.

Did this awhile ago as part of a watercolor experiment. Just a Chekhele woman. Showing that their wings can be all sorts of colors! This things is about two inches high.

PREVIEW of coming attractions!