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Ultra Fem poster! —
I've created a giant 22x28 poster you can buy at this link!
http://www.zazzle.com/ultra_fem_22x28_poster-228672337899384855

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Ultra Fem —

"Shut up. I got this."

I did this commission last night, another one of my half-hour quickies. (I'm pretty sure I spent more than 20 minutes on this one!)

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Ultra Fem wallpaper! —

It's been too long since I created a monthly wallpaper. Haven't had much inspiration. But last week's "Epic Rage" drawing OBLITERATED that little problem!

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Eeeee! Cute Stuff! —

I commissioned this from an awesome little artist named Waitress over at FurAffinity, AND LOOK HOW AWESOME!!!

I've not published any finished art of the new Under Girl (other than last year's calendar), so Waitress gets first! And she SO did it right!

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November Wallpaper! —
Wow, I haven't done a wallpaper in a while! I came up with this thing while making a background for MySpace. (I know, I know! Shutup!)

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September Wallpaper --

I don't have a new wallpaper for next month, but JosiePurr made this nifty 3-D version of my May wallpaper. Awesome!

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August Wallpaper —

It's Ultra Fem and The Pinnacle!

I've never published a drawing of Ultra smiling. Only The Pinnacle can bring it out of her!

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Then and Now —

I posted this "Character Development Meme" on a couple of my galleries, and people seem to like it a lot. I do, too. The most striking thing, if you ask me, is how little Ultra Fem has changed. My style and technique have grown, to be sure, but Ultra herself emerged pretty much complete. Her costume and hair have seen only slight adjustments in her five years. My skin tones back then were SO yellow! I was using a small LCD monitor back in 2005, and it made things look quite a bit different, but I can't use that as an excuse. Also, Ultra's feet and fists looked like concrete blocks, LOL!

One trick I learned pretty quickly was to never use pure white in a costume. You'll notice the new art has an off-white, almost beige tone, instead of white areas. This is so I can add highlights and shine. If the space is pure white, highlights won't show. You can see the same off-white technique development in the Big Girl art below.

I had actually forgotten about the original Big Girl concept art! I had totally forgotten making her full-on yellow-blonde! Her skin was too yellow, of course, and her body was too muscular. Too much like Ultra. I definitely DO remember changing her costume from that harsh orange to a more subdued brown. It's easier on the eyes, and I think it looks classy, too. My back-story is that Big Girl's costume is one of Ultra's rejected versions. That's why it's the same design.

One thing I worked hard at over the years, and one of the things I'm most proud of, is how different all my girls are. Their faces are unique, and purposely so. You can't mistake them for one another, and I think that's important. I didn't want to fall into the lazy-artist trap of making a whole cast of characters with interchangeable faces, like so many comics and anime artists do.

I'll make more of these later!

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Golden Age Ultra Fem —

When I got a request for a $5 sketch of Ultra, I had this funny idea...

This is part of my "100 Sketches" project.

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Look out! It's ULTRA FEM!!! —

I was not planning on making any new Ultra Fem art this week, much less a wallpaper. But while I was researching some Savage Dragon covers for a commission, I felt the inspiration come upon me! Those of you who follow Savage Dragon will no doubt see Erik Larsen all over this drawing!

I love the extreme perspective of Erik Larsen's work. Right out of 'Comics the Marvel Way!' I often think, though, that his work looks rushed, sometimes downright sloppy. I try to work fast, but I also try to make everything polished.

So here ya go! An unexpected wallpaper for May!

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Ultra Fem #1 preview sketch —

Here's what I'm working on right now. It's Milk Bitch in action!

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