DRAW EVERY DAY 10/12

Okay, so I fell down a tumblr hole this morning, which I think went Exquisite Beast to Yuko Ota to something to Ross Campbell, but I could have sworn had more stops along the way. Anyway. Ross Campbell has some rad drawings of a TMNT fan-comic, which I loved. And was all “Who’s the yellow dude?”, only to keep reading and have that question answered. It’s a lady, Artemisia, and I friggin’ love her already.

Not only is she named for a true badass, Artemisia Gentileschi, but she’s named for a dang ARTIST. I know little about the old Venus de Milo character, but I’ve always been annoyed that she was named for a creation and not a creator, like the other four turtles. (And a lesser nitpick, her color was derivative.) Since my art history classes I’ve had a little bit of a girl-power crush on Artemisia, and really feel like she gels with the rest of the turtles, thematically. This whole thing? It feels so, so right.

She uses a bow and arrow, and all the weapons are made of stuff they’ve scrounged. Campbell described her as shy, and preferring to be at a distance. You guys, just go look at his stuff. I am so into this comic premise.

Relatedly, I watched the first episode of that new Nickelodeon TMNT last night. I am…not sure how I feel about it. “The Krang” annoy the shit out of me. Hm. I may try another episode or two, and keep processing.

As far as my picture, I am trying out a different shading method than before, and I really like it. Also, my strategy now seems to be “draw big, then shrink it down so no one notices the mess”. It’s kinda working.