writings in between

I don't know if this counts as a true dump. Only two pieces here, done for the Paradox-o-rama contests for the past 3 weeks.

Seriously guys, the competition was nothing short of epic, and I really hope they do some sort of round-up post, but that would be a herculean task for the mods, I think. There's been murmurings about the activity at sheldon_penny  having died down recently, but I'm like, have you seen all the fic from paradox-o-rama Fiction Fridays?! I am still reading through and commenting.

+ My [7] End of the World ficlets. Shameless pimpage because this genre is hard, yo.
+ SESSION 2 SIGN-UPS are open!
+ My paradox-o-rama team totally came from last place in the first week to WIN Session 1. I'm still in shock, frankly. Our motto has proved true: BLOSSOMS NEVER SAY WILT!

I can't help but speculate that he people complaining about the lack of activity aren't the same people producing fan materials. Sure it's good to come home after a long day and see a fic by one of your favorite writers in the flist queue, but I realize that people have lives and more important obligations. I've realized that interacting in fandom is a very serious hobby of mine, but it's a hobby, nonetheless. People aren't obligated to produce anything and they're definitely not making a living from it. I (and many others) have harped on the importance of feedback/concrit, so I'm not going to go back there except to say that it does help when people comment and say, "hey, I like this." I know it seems kind of crazy how prolific I can be sometimes. Most of the time I'm just trying to create a visual treat for the viewers, or to say to an author, hey, thanks for painting this amazing picture with words. :)

And then there's bigbangbigbang  coming up. I'm signed up as an artist and I'm really eager to see what every one has been working on. All this is to say that the fandom hasn't died down. Sure, I was disgusted with the BBT season 3 finale. Thank goodness for the awesome fandom because I would have been so through.

Anyway... here's the art:


( fan mix line art )


( fan fic book cover design )

Title: The Tomoato Soup Revelation
Author: renisanz 
Rating: PG
Words: 796
Spoilers: None.
Notes: For Paradox-O-Rama Fiction #1 @ sheldon_penny. Futurefic.

( I found your tests... )

Title: Biological Imperative
Artist: renisanz 
Medium: pencil
Rating: G
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: The pencil lines are my own.
Notes: For the June Challenge: Lyrics, Poetry, and Quotes @ sheldon_penny .

Teaser:


( Met my match today... )

Title: Paradox Header illustration & design
Artist: renisanz 
Medium: pencil, Photoshop CS2
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: The pencil lines are my own.
Notes: This is my entry for the header contest at sheldon_penny .

Teaser:

( Illustration & Design )

Title: A Moment in Space
Artist: renisanz 
Medium: pencil
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: The pencil lines are my own.
Notes: For the Crossover Challenge at sheldon_penny . I chose to do BBT/Firefly and uhm...this was better in my head, but I think the overall feeling intimacy I was going for came across. :) I also realize that this would be much more striking colored, so I'll try to get on that.

Teaser:


( the ART )

Title: "Crazy Delicious"
Artist: renisanz 
Medium: pencil
Rating: G
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: The pencil lines are my own.
Notes: Through the wonders of twitter, I found out about this Red Vine Appreciation Thread going on at paradox_ot . I clicked the link, my muse spotted the phrase "fan art" in relation to "crazy delicious" (Mr. Pibb + Red Vines) and immediately pounced.

Relevant fic: "Red Vines Drabble" by split_the_ocean

Teaser:


( She didn't mind the taste so much... )

Title: "Hold On, Moonpie"
Artist: renisanz 
Medium: pencil
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: The pencil lines are my own.
Prompt: mrsvc : "The Gang plays Mario Kart on the Wii" or "... just Sheldon and Penny then because they are super cool all on their own ♥"
Notes: My first attempt that this involved Penny and Sheldon playing Wii, and then Penny licking Sheldon on the neck to distract him and allow her to win the game. So...that's not completely out of the question to draw later (I started on it), but, as a rule, I've been drawing all of these on 5.5"x8.5" sheets of card stock to limit how ambitious I get with the drawings and so they will all be of equal quality. Hope you're happy with this instead Jak(ai?) (and K.). :)

Teaser:


( Bye bye, tree. And cow. And penguin. )

You may have noticed that I draw Sheldon Cooper and Penny from The Big Bang Theory.

A lot.

Well, one of the reasons is that they're just plain fun to draw. However, there are a lot of things I take into consideration when drawing this pair. Using "The Asteraceae Appreciation" as an example, I've created a little tutorial showing how I approach drawing specific features, like Sheldon's face and Penny's hair. I've included photo references and detailed descriptions and break downs, such as my view on their body language.

Preview:


( Read more & download... )

Title: "The Maudlin Impediment Quandary"
Artist: renisanz
Medium: pencil
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Prompt: rightxhere : ...something along the lines of this icon I'm using? With Sheldon having either both or one hand on Penny's shoulder? Almost as though he's pleading with her to stay?
Notes: I wanted to get these started right away and try to do them in order of request. I started drawing, and my Muse demanded suggested that Sheldon would look nice in his Shel-Mart!cardigan, and I agreed.

Teaser:


( ...Penny... )

( color )