Smoke Signals

Here is a short, unfinished comic, "Smoke Signals."
I made it for the 24-hour comic challenge yesterday, essentially 24 pages in 24 hours, starting midnight on Oct. 2nd.

I got pretty far before sleep got the better of me, with about 16 pages finished and the rest laid out and drawn. Here's the first seven pages, which I was the most happy with.

(Pages are painted in watercolor, about 5x7, text added digitally afterward The comic ends up silly despite it's melodrama, but it probably gets an R rating for all the violence and head-bashing.)

Definitely was a challenge and a lot of fun! It certainly got my art muscles limbered up. :]

Across Thin Ice Pages

Here's a few pages from my graphic novel, Across Thin Ice.
You can see a whole lot more, including in-progress photos of these pages, concept art and studies from the comic either on www.nordguard.com or here on Blogspot!



Pages 29 & 60 from Across Thin Ice


Pages 39 & 45 from Across Thin Ice

FC Flyer

Artwork I did earlier this summer for Further Confusion 2011, specifically for a flyer to advertise next year's con, themed "Southern Crossing."

Since it was for a flyer, it seemed only natural to do a female kangaroo and a joey, since in some parts of Australia, flyer is slang for a female or a young 'roo. :]

Across Thin Ice Pages

Here's a few pages from my graphic novel, Across Thin Ice.
You can see a whole lot more, including in-progress photos of these pages, concept art and studies from the comic either on www.nordguard.com or here on Blogspot!


Pages 28 and 80 from Across Thin Ice


Pages 33 & 37 from Across Thin Ice

EuroFurence Shirt: Serengeti

A month or so ago, I did the t-shirt design for the up coming EuroFurence, in Germany, Sept 1st-5th (one of the best darn conventions out there.)

With a theme like Serengeti, I really couldn't pass it up! :]


For "Serengeti," the Maasai word meaning "The place where the land moves on forever," the herd migrations were the first thing that came to mind. I originally had a water buffalo up front, but everyone figured something other than a cow would be more beneficial for shirt sales. ;]

The Great Elk

A big (15x21-ish) piece I've been passively working on the last couple days, in line with AnthroCon's theme, Modern Stone-Age Furries.

See you in Pittsburgh next weekend! I'll be in the Dealer's Room at table G10! :]

Swarm

Another little piece I painted between comic pages--it's about 4x8 inches.
Barbary striped grass mouse, lilac crested roller and scrumptious red locust.