I had to try again, just to make sure I was able to do Schlock the way I wanted to. Besides, I need a nice picture of Schlock for the Art Auction at Linucon.

So here’s a nice picture of Schlock

My new set of Copic markers did not come with a clear match for Pantone 5773c, RGB #999966, which means that I have to mix, blend, fuss, and fidget in order to come up with Schlock’s “flesh-tone.”

The result is both frustrating and rewarding.

I ordered two sets of Copic markers last week, and one of them arrived today. I sat down with these 72 colors (well… 71. There are two “shades” of black that I can’t tell apart.) and colored a reference sketch of an alien I designed. It didn’t come out too badly.

Then I felt ready to tackle a character I was actually reasonably familiar with: The leggy, curvaceous Doctor Edward ‘Bunni’ Bunnigus.

This “weekend” thing is an unusual concept. I woke up Saturday with loads of cartooning to do, but it did not need to be done all at once, and I knew I could dig into it Monday morning. So I decided to take it easy and have one of these “weekends” I’ve heard so much about.

level_head and lady_anne road-tripped out to Utah to meet us, on the pretext of taking some books off our hands. In truth we all just wanted to get together and talk and play and eat, which we did. Sandra and I were meeting them for the first time, though it felt like we already knew them thanks to the LJ Blogosphere and comments from kelloggs2066 and rowyn.

They’re generous, wonderful, fun people, and all I had to offer in return for great company were a couple of caricatures.

I wanna see the pictures, Daddy!