{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"glockart","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/","description":"glockart - LiveJournal.com","lastBuildDate":"Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:56:21 GMT","generator":"LiveJournal \/ LiveJournal.com","image":{"url":"https:\/\/l-userpic.livejournal.com\/49942681\/3706995","title":"glockart","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/","width":"100","height":"100"},"item":[{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80387.html","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:56:21 GMT","title":"ART: Weasleys, Angelina and Hermione","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80387.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> George and Angelina
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b>
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> I found one more art that I drew of these two in reaction to people's dislike for this pairing. I just. They. They are SO. CUTE.




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Subject:<\/b> Ron, Hermione, George and Angelina
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b>
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> More recent drawble (drawn in 2012! yay!) for ever-adorable <\/a>redheadsarehot<\/b><\/a><\/span>, who wanted something of George and Ron living above their shop, with their partners Hermione and Angelina. I can't help but think that George couldn't resist trying out new experimental tricks on poor baby bro.




<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80387.html?view=comments#comments","category":"harry potter"},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80137.html","pubDate":"Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:33:59 GMT","title":"ART: South Park!Green Lanterns and the Park-Wests","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80137.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, John Stewart and Hal Jordan (all Green Lanterns)
Fandom<\/b>: DCnU and South Park
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b>
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> The idea worked so well in my mind! Guy = Cartman; Kyle = Kyle; John = Stan and of course, Hal = Kenny. Heh.




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Subject:<\/b> Wally West (The Flash) and Linda Park-West
Fandom<\/b>: DCnU
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b>
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> When DC Comics rebooted its universe and rid itself of Wally West and his wonderful little family, it just. Wah. So I drew my feelings, lol.




<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80137.html?view=comments#comments","category":["comicbook fandom","dc universe"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80081.html","pubDate":"Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:05 GMT","title":"ART: Harry Potter and Naruto crossover","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80081.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Harry Potter and Sasuke Uchiha
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter and Naruto
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b>
Media:<\/b> ink and watercolour
Notes:<\/b> Wonderful fun commission for wonderful sweet <\/a>duchessa<\/b><\/a><\/span>! Based on a scene from the crossover fic Connections<\/a> by Sophie3.


And then they were tumbling backwards. Sasuke kept his grip on Harry the whole way down. They landed in a jumble of elbows and knees, Sasuke pinned beneath him but still not letting go.


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Subject:<\/b> Harry Potter (with Hedwig!) and Naruto Uzumaki
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter and Naruto
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b>
Media:<\/b> ink and watercolour
Notes:<\/b> Another wonderful fun commission for wonderful sweet <\/a>duchessa<\/b><\/a><\/span>! Based on a scene from the crossover fic Against All Odds<\/a> by PolarPanther.


Harry snickered. \"It tastes happy?\"

Naruto nodded and took another bite. \"I've never felt this happy before.\"


<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/80081.html?view=comments#comments","category":["harry potter","crossover","commission","naruto"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79717.html","pubDate":"Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:07:32 GMT","title":"ART: Arrowette and Arsenal (Remix)","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79717.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Cissie King-Jones (Arrowette) and Roy Harper (Arsenal\/Red Arrow)
Fandom<\/b>: DCnU
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b>
Media:<\/b> ink and colour pencil (2001) \/photoshop (2011)
Notes:<\/b> I LOVE DOING REMIXES OF MY OWN ART. This was one I discovered from a long long time ago. I think it's dated 2001? I remixed it in 2011, so ten years later! Wooooosh how times have changed!


Cute enough for my youthful skills. Massively disproportionate, but I sure had fun drawing it!


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I AM NOT USUALLY ONE TO BE PROUD OF MY ART, BUT I AM SO PLEASED WITH THIS, IDEK WHY. I JUST AM.


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Thanks for looking! *MWAH* And thank you to people who have been emailing or commenting elsewhere to my previous arts, particularly the George and Angelina Weasley family. <3333 It made me all gooshy and awash with happyemotives. And even better, I'm eager to let people know how much I an grateful to them! So! Comments back on, yay!","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79717.html?view=comments#comments","category":["arrow family","dc universe"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79587.html","pubDate":"Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:46:20 GMT","title":"ART: The George and Angelina Weasley family","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79587.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> George, Angelina, Fred II and Roxanne Weasley
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b>
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> A collection of fanarts dedicated to this family. This was all done in some response to people whitewashing Fred II and Roxanne. And Angelina-hate. :(



Baby Fred with mama!


Baby Roxanne with papa!


Roxanne and Fred at Hogwarts!


George and Fred, bonding. *wipes tear*




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Thanks for looking!!","category":"harry potter"},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79324.html","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:35:51 GMT","title":"ART: Multi-fandom party!","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79324.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> LoTR: Pippin, Merry, Sam, Frodo, Legolas, Aragorn. HP: Harry, Hermione, Snape, Draco, Ron. Star Trek: Kirk and Spock. Transformers: Optimus Prime. Star Wars: Han Solo, Leia, Luke. Original Character.
Fandom<\/b>: LoTR, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Transformers and Star Wars
Rating:<\/b> SFW<\/b> - FYI everyone's in their undies\/in drag
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> OMG this was a commission from like a couple years back that I never got around to posting. It was so much ridiculous fun to draw characters I generally don't draw, letting loose and having fun. Yay!




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Thanks for looking!!","category":["harry potter","star trek","misc","commission","lord of the rings"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79065.html","pubDate":"Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:29:40 GMT","title":"ART: Charlie\/Parvati","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79065.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Charlie\/Parvati
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> NSFW<\/b>: nudity
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Art for 2011 <\/a>smutty_claus<\/b><\/a><\/span> fest!

Link to art on smutty_claus comm!<\/b><\/a>

Hallo! I'm posting art here again. Thank you for your patience while glockart was paused for maintenance. :D

A few minor current changes:
1) After this post, all subsequent posts will have comments disabled. I thank you in advance for looking at and enjoying my arts! *MWAH*
2) Given the current state of the interwebs, I don't think it's relevant for me to lock NSFW art posts any longer. So I won't! Until there comes a time when I think I might have to. :D But for now, eh!

Stay tuned for more art, coming your way! (This time, I really mean it!)","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/79065.html?view=comments#comments","category":["harry potter adult","harry potter"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78835.html","pubDate":"Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:59:44 GMT","title":"ART: Snape, Shacklebolt, Lupin and Dumbledore","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78835.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Four Harry Potter character sketches
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> general
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Commission for the fanfiction: Bride of the Potions Professor<\/a>. Fanfiction written by the lovely <\/a>severely_lupine<\/b><\/a><\/span>. <3 <3 <3

I don't generally draw dark\/disturbing scenes\/characters, so these were fascinating and challenging to draw. I'm so happy SevyLu commissioned me!


Severus Snape (and baby)<\/b>
Why's Snape holding a baby? You'll have to read the fic to find out!

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Kingsley Shacklebolt sitting on a squashy pouf.<\/b>
Kingsley in the role of Trewlawney<\/del> the Divinations Prof.

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A traumatized Remus Lupin.<\/b>
Remus just doesn't catch a break, yo.

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Albus Dumbledore looking...ill.<\/b>
That hand-blackening\/withering condition kind of...expanded. Poor Albus!

<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78835.html?view=comments#comments","category":["harry potter","commission"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78439.html","pubDate":"Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:03:41 GMT","title":"ART: Iron Man (Tony Stark)","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78439.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Tony Stark (racebend)
Fandom<\/b>: Iron Man
Rating:<\/b> general
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> I only have a bajillion arts I need to post, but I read this fic today and the fangirl in my took over. This is Vietnamese-American Tony Stark, based off the unbelievably amazing fic horns of a deer, feet of a tiger<\/b><\/a> by softintelligence.

I don't geek out much on Iron Man except from Marvel cross-overs and movies, but I am fond of his lore. And re-branding his history like in this fic, it hit home emotionally for me, in a lot of ways.





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Also! I'm trying hard to do a sequel to my Drawing Characters of Colour<\/a> tutorial (really more of an advice sheet, lol) about how to colour, uh, characters of colour, lol. Like skin tones and stuff.

But...I'm kinda having problems figuring out what people need to know? I've never really been a strategtic colourist for anything or anyone and this upcoming tutorial is actually making me think<\/i> about my colouring process, ahahah. It's pretty neat.

So! If you have any questions about how to colour characters of colour, please let me know! You can comment here, or if you're shy, feel free to email me: glockgal@gmail.com.

Then I'll collate all the curiousities and I'll hopefully come up with a handy and useful guide!

THANK YOU!

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Finally, more art coming soon, I think I'll just do a mass art deposit!","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78439.html?view=comments#comments","category":"marvel comics"},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78220.html","pubDate":"Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:54:16 GMT","title":"ART: DRAWBLES!!","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78220.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Multi-fandom drawbles
Fandoms<\/b>: DC Universe, Harry Potter, Inception, Transformers, Hawaii 5-O, Heroes, Naruto, Star Trek Reboot, Murdoch Mysteries, Jane Eyre, Black Butler, original characters
Rating:<\/b> worksafe, all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> I did a drawble bribery meme<\/a> on my journal, which turned out to be win-win in every way. I got what I wanted, I got to make others happy and I got mega-inspired by people's requests!

WARNING: This post is IMAGE HEAVY.



<\/a>mizzmarvel<\/b><\/a><\/span>: Tempest(Garth)\/Arsenal(Roy Harper)
Remember when they were like not-dead and\/or not hitting homeless people with dead cats? Sigh. Good times.
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<\/a>ani_bester<\/b><\/a><\/span>: Titans - Nightwing(Dick Grayson)\/Tempest(Garth)
mmmmmm this brings me back. Like...ten years ago. My goodness, I've been in fandom for a long time. O___o
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<\/a>trolleys<\/b><\/a><\/span>: original characters: Lucas and Amir
omg this was so wonderful to draw, I am now a Lucas and Amir fan. YUM!
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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT <\/a>trolleys<\/b><\/a><\/span>'S DRAWBLE GIFT FOR ME. SHE DREW TIM\/BART<\/a>. I JUST. I CAN'T EVEN. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. AND THEN SHE DREW A SUPERBOY+AQUALAD, HAVE I DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN???<\/b>


<\/a>djin7<\/b><\/a><\/span>: Hawaii 5-O - Steve and Danno
I don't watch the show, but hey - if I lived in Hawaii, I figure surf shorts are part of the uniform. :)
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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT <\/a>djin7<\/b><\/a><\/span>'S DRABBLE GIFT FOR ME. SHE WROTE BEATLES RPF<\/a>. IT IS THE EXACT BEATLES THAT I LOVE, IT MAKES YOU LAUGH AND CRY AND FEEL ALL WARM INSIDE.<\/b>


<\/a>tammylee<\/b><\/a><\/a>


<\/a>tasukigirl<\/b><\/a><\/span>: Naruto - Mei Terumi(mizukage) + Gaara(kazekage)
Tasukigirl mentioned they were kinda black sheep in their groups, hence the subject of this. I love Naruto art style\/design a looooot.
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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT <\/a>tasukigirl<\/b><\/a><\/span>'S FIC GIFT FOR ME. SHE WROTE TOPH\/AANG<\/a>AND IT IS FROM TOPH'S POV AND IT IS SO PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL AND TOPH-LIKE, I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE. I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE WRITE GOOD TOPH OMGGGGG<\/b>


<\/a>jlh<\/b><\/a><\/a>
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT <\/a>jlh<\/b><\/a>
<\/a>venturous1<\/b><\/a><\/span>: Star Trek Reboot - James Kirk\/Spock
POOR KIRK. I wonder if he'll ever get that Vulcan massage. XD
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<\/a>reallyreally<\/b><\/a><\/span>: Harry Potter - Oliver Wood\/Percy Weasley
This takes me back to the good old days of early Harry Potter fandom. And now I sound old again, ahaahhaahah!
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<\/a>themostepotente<\/b><\/a><\/span>: Black Butler - Ciel and Sebastian
I dunno this fandom, so I google imaged the characters and noticed Ciel liked a lot of dresses, and tea. And being sulky, ahahahaah. XD
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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT <\/a>themostepotente<\/b><\/a><\/span>'s DRABBLE GIFT FOR ME. SHE WROTE BEATLES RPF<\/a>. IT IS ALL PAUL AND JOHN GOODNESS, WITH THEIR FEELINGS AND FRIENDSHIP AND ETERNAL BOND OMGGG<\/b>


<\/a>bowdlerized<\/b><\/a><\/span>: Jane Eyre - Jane and Mr Rochester
eeee now I totally want to re-read this again. It's such a fairy tale. <3
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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT <\/a>bowdlerized<\/b><\/a><\/span>'S DRABBLE GIFT FOR ME. SHE WROTE A:TLA - SOKKA + KATARA<\/a>. THEIR SIBLING SHENNANIGANS IS SO SPOT ON, I FEEL THIS IS LIKE SOME MISSING SCENE AT THE END OF THE SERIES OR SOMETHING, AAAHHHHHHH<\/b>


<\/a>poisonivory<\/b><\/a><\/span>: DC Universe - Supergirl(Kara Zor-El)\/Kid Flash(Bart Allen)
No lie I want to totally pair Bart Allen with like everyone, okay. KARA. YOU RULE.
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<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/78220.html?view=comments#comments","category":["young justice","harry potter","inception","drawbles meme","murdoch mysteries","gift drawbles","star trek","harry potter slash","justice league unlimited","jane eyre","batman family","comicbook fandom","naruto","meme","dc universe","misc","drawbles"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77969.html","pubDate":"Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:30:17 GMT","title":"ART: Harry Potter canon couples","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77969.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Harry\/Ginny
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> general
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Commission I did last year for <\/a>cwarbeck<\/b><\/a><\/span>, who asked for a scene based on her fic, where Harry and GInny finally kiss. And the shock topples a squirrel. XD Check out her fic Advice for the Lovelorn Masses<\/a> and enjoy!!




Er...I guess I was trying for some sort of fancy no-line painterly look?

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Subject:<\/b> Remus Tonks
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> general
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Commission I did last year for <\/a>severely_lupine<\/b><\/a><\/span>, who sweetly wanted giftart for her pal <\/a>fernwithy<\/b><\/a><\/span>. SO SWEET! Based off of a scene in one of Fernwithy's Shifts-verse<\/a> where Remus is reading from a cheesy romance book for Tonks' enjoyment. :D






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<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77969.html?view=comments#comments","category":["harry potter","commission","harry potter canon"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77643.html","pubDate":"Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:44:24 GMT","title":"ART: Marvel and DC Comics","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77643.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Namor\/Jim Hammond (the Human Torch)
Fandom<\/b>: Marvel Comics
Rating:<\/b> general, slash
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Drawble request for <\/a>ani_bester<\/b><\/a><\/span>!



I don't know why, but I've always wanted to draw Namor.

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Subject:<\/b> my cousin as Wonder Woman!
Fandom<\/b>: DC Comics
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> I drew this as a Christmas gift for my older cousin. She really would make an awesome Amazon princess!





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<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77643.html?view=comments#comments","category":["marvel comics","misc","justice league unlimited","dc universe"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77203.html","pubDate":"Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:13:46 GMT","title":"ART: Inception, Band of Brothers","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77203.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Arthur and Ariadne
Fandom<\/b>: Inception
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> I can't even remember if I posted this before, but ah well. It was like the first thing I drew after I saw Inception. Because I loved how Ariadne was like \"UH. COBB IS LIKE COO COO-BANANAS\"




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Subject:<\/b> Winters, OC and Liebgott
Fandom<\/b>: Band of Brothers
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> ink and watercolour
Notes:<\/b> The absolutely wonderful <\/a>deliciouspear<\/b><\/a><\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/77203.html?view=comments#comments","category":["inception","band of brothers","commission"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76857.html","pubDate":"Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:09:22 GMT","title":"Art: The Malfoys (Harry Potter)","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76857.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Draco, Asteria and Scorpius Malfoy
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> An extremely fun commission for the lovely brighidg! And shout-out to <\/a>artbeta<\/b><\/a><\/span> for their help. <3 (attention chess-lovers: I'm warning for artistic licence)




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NOTE:<\/b> I have a ridic amount of backlog art from 2010 that I neglected to post, so over the next few days there's gonna be an art-jag on this comm. Stay tuned! And thanks for looking! *MWAH*","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76857.html?view=comments#comments","category":["harry potter","commission","harry potter canon"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76737.html","pubDate":"Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:58:54 GMT","title":"ART: A:TLA and Naruto","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76737.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Avatar meets Naruto
Fandom<\/b>: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Naruto
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> My entry to the fun that is <\/a>yuletart<\/b><\/a><\/span>! This was my giftart<\/a> for <\/a>inknose<\/b><\/a><\/span>, I was so happy that she requested two fandoms that I've always loved the idea of a mashup. :D

Left to Right: Sasuke, Sokka, Katara, Sakura, Aang and Naruto



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It still has the <\/a>yuletart<\/b><\/a><\/span> signature, but lol whatever I'm always for pimping that comm. Speaking of:

OMG YOU GUYS GO CHECK OUT ALL THE AMAZING ART AT <\/a>yuletart<\/b><\/a><\/span>!!! HERE IS THE MASTERLIST<\/a> FOR YOUR EASY PERUSAL BY FANDOM<\/b><\/center>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76737.html?view=comments#comments","category":["avatar:the last airbender","naruto"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76525.html","pubDate":"Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:23:15 GMT","title":"TUTORIAL: Drawing Characters of Colour","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76525.html","description":"FYI #1<\/u>: there is no quick fix when it comes to any character design\/visualization This is not a how-to.

FYI #2<\/u>: you must want to want<\/i> to draw characters of colour. No obligation, no desultory \"oh right, diversity quotient fill\", no afterthought (unless that afterthought then takes time, of course! :D). This is not a reprimand that YOU MUST DRAW CHARACTERS OF COLOUR ALL THE TIME, I WILL BE MONITORING YOUR ART OUTPUT. You do what you want. If you want to draw characters of colour without feeling guilt-ridden or like this is a challenge or judgement on your art, then please read on.

FYI #3<\/u>: The advice I give in this guideline (ie take the time to think about what you draw) really applies to everything. The reason I'm writing this out is because it's one thing to know<\/i> general knowledge; it's a whole other task to know how to apply<\/i> general knowledge to specific tasks.

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WHY IS THIS RELEVANT?<\/b>
In terms of most fanart, there is a dearth of visualized characters of colour. I think the main exception to that is perhaps manga\/anime fandoms (I say 'perhaps', given how many debates<\/a> there are about the ethnicities of manga characters); but for me, it's still not enough.

Fanwriters have been batting this topic back and forth for a while now. When faced with a diverse cast of characters in a fandom, issues of character depth, character plot, character story and character interest are cited as reasons why it's sometimes difficult to write the character(s) of colour. And who can blame many fandomers for thinking this way? Many times the official writers of a movie\/book\/tv make the white characters more 'interesting' and therefore in fandom, more easy or compelling to write. Official writers do this on purpose, because the entertainment industry is convinced that people only want to watch white heroes and the stories of white people. They will make more money if they use lead white actors; and yes: financially-motivated discrimination is still discrimination. Anything with lead characters of colour is generally considered 'special interest', 'niche' or 'fluke success'. Or, you know cancelled<\/a>. (But I digress, ahaha I distrust the entertainment industry so very much. Ahhh yes.)<\/small>

So! When it comes to fanart, this reasoning can still apply. White characters are generally the main characters of large (or well-known) fandoms; therefore in fanart they get drawn more. They are considered more 'interesting', because the official writers of the canon tell and demonstrate to us that they are by giving them the complex character development, stories and plot. (RPF ties into this, but that's a social commentary I'd rather not get into here.) :D

So. Why is this important to drawing characters of colour? Read on!


My Tale of LOL!Woe: Part 1<\/b>
The person who originally emailed me about this was a Westernized woman of colour. She has learned to draw from white reference and therefore only drew white characters. Only recently has she decided to start thinking 'outside the box', so to speak, and she was emailing me for any advice that I might have.

I emailed her back and said (paraphrased):
This hits close to home for me as well. I'm ethnically South-Asian and I too live in Canada and I grew up drawing white people based off of white people references. Most of the artwork I looked at (fanart, concept art, illustrations, graphic design, comic books, etc) depicted white characters or subjects. Even my imagination was framed in 'white aka default'; so even when I was just doodling idly in my college notes or drawing for fun, it never even occurred to me to draw anything but 'default' (aka: white) characters. Like so much that surrounded my life, it just seemed like the 'normal' thing to do - white features were the default, interesting, mainstream 'style' to draw.

Only recently did I break out of that feeling that drawing characters of colour took a special sort of niche-interest effort (or even obligation). With that realization, my own personal mentality kind of switched as well. Drawing all the many features\/characteristics\/personalities of characters of colour suddenly fascinated me in the same way that drawing the features of white characters did.<\/blockquote> And there you go. That is why this write-up is relevant.

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THE....CHANGENING *cue scary music*<\/b>
So! You're here, on the cusp of \"oh hai, drawing something other than (slashy and\/or cute) white dudes sounds kinda cool!\" but you still find yourself drawn (ha ha pun intended, oh yes) towards those characters, feeling a helpless pull towards what is popular in fandom (slashy cute white dudes) because hey they're fun and interesting to draw, dangit! I know the feeling, particularly when it came to experimenting in technical artistic styles. If I want to try out a new watercolour technique - who better to practice on than the peaches-and-cream skin of Harry Potter? If I wanted to practice my sequential art - why not just use Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson? After all: everyone can connect to these characters, and they're cool and fun to draw. Right?

Here's another tale to pique your curiousity outside the cycle of (slashy and\/or cute) white dudes:

My Tale of LOL!Woe: Part 2<\/b>
There was a Reboot!Star Trek challenge fest thing, a little while ago. For the challenge, I had to draw Sulu (the John Cho version) and as a lazy fanartist<\/del> as a cocky fanartist<\/del> as a flexible fanartist, I had decided to use a very stylized, cartoony style. Feeling confident in my love for John Cho, I skipped the photo ref hunt and just started drawing him from my imagination. After all: I knew what John Cho looked like! I fangirl him so much!

But no matter how many times I went over the drawing it kept frustrating me: he just wasn't looking enough like John Cho, and I couldn't figure out why. So I used Mr Google, pulled up some image references...and what I saw shocked me. What I originally drew was something like this:


What John Cho actually has is something like this:


Geez, did I ever get his eyes wrong. Why did I get them so wrong? Because I had instinctively, subconsciously given him the typical generic!Asian!slanted-upwards eyes.<\/b> That is to say: my imagination just sort of filled in the stereotype-short-cut reasoning that a) John Cho was Asian; therefore b) John Cho had slanted-upwards eyes.

Filled with sticky, gelatinous horror and shame, I quickly changed my lineart to reflect that actual<\/i> shape of his eyes, then added some (similarly shamefully stereotyped) tweaking on his mouth and nose - and bam: there was cartoony Cho!Sulu<\/a>.

In the end, it was really gratifying to realize just how wrong and stereotyped my way of thinking was. It jolted me out of artistic complacency. It was about this time something in me clicked. My eyes opened and I was amazed with how much I had previously shut out under the underlying subconscious mentality that 'drawing white characters was default and interesting enough'.

PELASE NOTE:<\/b> THIS IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. I am not saying that this is how all fanartists feel all the time or that other artists are stupid and ignorant and should feel bad about themselves. I am saying that, as a woman of colour, it was a shock to realize just how much internalized 'white = default' mentality I harboured and spilled out into my art-making. I wanted to share this experience with you so fellow artists know they aren't the only ones seeing the elephant in the drawing room (ha ha, another pun there. hardy har har).

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SO WHAT NOW?<\/b>
Everyone's techniques are different. No one can teach you how to break out of the box, other than yourself (LEARNING MOMENT!! awwwww!) However, I do have some fun suggestions\/exercises for you to try out, if you're interested in more learning moments with yourself!

1) think up a non-white, real-life character (an actor's portrayal of a character) from a TV show or movie or RP or musicfandom and draw their likeness from your memory. Pull up some photo references and see if you have taken stereotypical shortcuts to make them look effectively non-white, and how much it matches up to their actual<\/i> features.

2) study some non-white faces of your choice and then break down the characteristics\/features into as stylistic\/cartoony style as you can muster. Sort of like a caricature, but focus less on getting the actual likeness and more on the features that define that person's face as their race\/ethnicity.
- what's really neat is when you look at people with diaspora and\/or mixed-race features. The nuances of blended racial features can be really fascinating to translate effectively into art. I personally realised this when I drew Sam and Dean Winchestgopal<\/a>. I wanted them to look West Indian (from the Caribbean), rather than East Indian - and yes: feature-wise, there are differences. :D

3) I know this sounds completely silly and elementary, but just like the features of white people can differ wildly (ie long noses vs button noses vs hooked noses) - so too can the features of non-white people in their specific groups. Like my John Cho example: not all Asian eyes are slanted upwards. Obvious statement is obvious, right? You might already internally be aware<\/i> of this as general knowledge and\/or because it's your life. But I find it's good to consciously remind yourself when you put pencil to paper. After a while, this mentality will become ingrained whenever you draw.

4) If you're a structured artist and you're looking for some hard technical references\/jumping off points, I definitely recommend looking through CedarSeed's Artist's Guides to Human Types<\/b><\/a>. She provides from really cool insights into human types, without you feeling overwhelmed or discouraged by doing the research yourself. There are a lot of visuals for artists to look at, if you're not interested in heavy reading!

5) Don't be afraid to draw a face and then be like \"wtf omg this is THIS IS SO STEREOTYPICAL, I AM SO EMBARRASSED.\" Because you know what? It's a learning moment and you should be proud of yourself that you realized how you are drawing. The joy is trying to figure out where and how you can tweak the features to figure out how you can make characters of colour look less like 'This is The Black Guy' and more, like, human.

6) Artists' comments have suggested starting a library of faces, skin tones and features. You can source not just from photographs, but also art from other artists (FYI: keeping a personal library of artist's work that isn't shared by anyone else is not considered stealing. Unless the artists SPECIFICALLY forbids it, I think saving art to one's personal desktop is acceptable etiquette). Sometimes seeing a range of styles can help expand your own perceptions on what works!
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WORDS OF ADVICE<\/b>
- Do not try to tell your friends how awesome it is that you're drawing characters of colour and actually, they should really start doing it for the sake of Peace on Earth or something like that. They won't like you, and they won't like drawing characters of colour.

- On that note: I am not saying all white characters are all forever evil and horrible and wrong. I refuse to convince you that this statement is what I believe.

- A fest\/gift exchange is not the time or place to bravely!defy! the prevalence of white characters in fandom. You signed up to do a piece of art to the specification of your recipient, and it's best for all if you joyfully commit to that.

- Not interested in just doing art for yourself? Looking for places that give you opportunities to work on characters of colour? Dark Agenda<\/b><\/a> has a myriad of fests you can participate in! If you know of other comms, let me know and I'll link back.

- Looking for a safe, artist's space to get more opinions, advice and general fanart beta services? Look no further than <\/a>artbeta<\/b><\/a><\/span>.

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QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS<\/b>
- Have any stories or experiences of your own to share? Drop 'em off here (anonymous comments allowed).

- Have questions? Ask away!

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NEXT TUTORIAL: USING PHOTO REFERENCES - the hows, whys and whats<\/b>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76525.html?view=comments#comments","category":"tutorial"},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76043.html","pubDate":"Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:24:52 GMT","title":"ART: Inception","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76043.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Yusuf and Ariadne
Fandom<\/b>: Inception
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Made for the Eid_Ka_Chand<\/b><\/a> Eid Al-Fitr Fanwork Challenge!!

<\/a>cathybites<\/b><\/a><\/a>



Subject:<\/b> Yusuf
Fandom<\/b>: Inception
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> ink
Notes:<\/b> Bonus art! Made for the Eid_Ka_Chand Fanwork Challenge<\/b><\/a>!!

<\/a>marina<\/b><\/a><\/span> suggested the prompt of Yusuf celebrating Eid. I chose a scene of Yusuf getting ready.


Yusuf was on an extraction job; he didn't have time to get to mosque. So for ablutions, the tub with the hand-held shower head would have to do.

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Eid Mubarak!","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/76043.html?view=comments#comments","category":"inception"},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75996.html","pubDate":"Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:16:37 GMT","title":"ART: Some drawbles for no reason","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75996.html","description":"Five drawbles! All drawbles are gen and worksafe:

Subject:<\/b> Ron Weasley
Fandom:<\/b> Harry Potter
Media:<\/b> pen
Notes:<\/b> Request by <\/a>eloquent_toast<\/b><\/a><\/span> for Ron eating a chocolate frog.


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Subject:<\/b> Toph and Mai
Fandom:<\/b> Avatar: The Last Airbender
Media:<\/b> pen
Notes:<\/b> Request by <\/a>handyhunter<\/b><\/a><\/span> for (not so) dutiful daughters.




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Subject:<\/b> Jet and Zuko
Fandom:<\/b> Avatar: The Last Airbender
Media:<\/b> pen
Notes:<\/b> Request by <\/a>ali_wildgoose<\/b><\/a><\/a>

Subject:<\/b> Ron and Hermione
Fandom:<\/b> Harry Potter
Media:<\/b> pen
Notes:<\/b> Request by <\/a>redheadsarehot<\/b><\/a><\/span> for Ron and Hermione swimming.


Ron is floating in that way because, uh, Hermione put a floating spell on him. MAGIC.
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Subject:<\/b> Hermione, Lavender and Parvati
Fandom:<\/b> Harry Potter
Media:<\/b> pen
Notes:<\/b> Request by <\/a>bookshop<\/b><\/a><\/a>

Subject:<\/b> John Watson (and Holmes)
Fandom:<\/b> Sherlock Holmes
Media:<\/b> pen
Notes:<\/b> Request by <\/a>bossymarmalade<\/b><\/a><\/span> for desi!Watson.


<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75996.html?view=comments#comments","category":["avatar:the last airbender","harry potter","sherlock holmes"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75664.html","pubDate":"Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:02:17 GMT","title":"ART: Star Trek - TrekReverseBang challenge!","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75664.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Star Trek (reboot): Kirk, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, Bones and Spock
Fandom<\/b>: Star Trek
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> YAY for the <\/a>trekreversebang<\/b><\/a><\/span> where writers pick artists and create fic based off the art!

I was lucky enough to get picked by <\/a>tassosss<\/b><\/a><\/span>, who writes some of the more delightful and spot-on characterizations I've ever encountered in this fandom. Her amazing work of fiction is a joy to behold and makes me feel proud that my art could inspire such a great adventure.

READ THE FIC<\/b>: The Weather Out There<\/a><\/b>








<\/center>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75664.html?view=comments#comments","category":"star trek"},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75378.html","pubDate":"Mon, 03 May 2010 14:13:17 GMT","title":"Art: Beatles","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75378.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> The Beatles (and Yoko)
Fandom<\/b>: The Beatles
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Beatles art meme!

Blank meme here<\/a> should anyone else want to do it....no names mentioned... *pleading anime cat-eyes at <\/a>melisus<\/b><\/a><\/span>* :D




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Fandom<\/b>: Murdoch Mysteries<\/a>
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Commission for <\/a>chootoy<\/b><\/a><\/a>help_haiti<\/b><\/a><\/span> who wishes to remain anonymous. How much do I love fandom?? Seriously? COMMISSION ART: PLEASE DO NOT USE\/TAKE.<\/b>





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Subject:<\/b> werewolf (original character)
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> NSFW<\/b> - full-frontal male nudity
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Commission for <\/a>severely_lupine<\/b><\/a><\/span>, who kindly asked for a sketch of her OC from her fic. COMMISSION ART: PLEASE DO NOT USE\/TAKE.<\/b>




'It was the appraising glance Hermione had given his body which caused her to blush; he was utterly, stark naked.'

<\/a><\/center><\/center>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/75079.html?view=comments#comments","category":["murdoch mysteries","harry potter","misc","commission"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74928.html","pubDate":"Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:52:11 GMT","title":"ART: My Chemical Romance","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74928.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Frank Iero and Gerard Way
Fandom<\/b>: My Chemical Romance (in the comic The Adventures of Gerard: Boy Princess of the Ocean and Frank: The Italian Gentleman's Son Who Loves Him<\/i>)
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Commission for <\/a>theopteryx<\/b><\/a><\/span>, the creator for the adorable and charming bandom AU comic series over at <\/a>thegaystarfish<\/b><\/a><\/span>! COMMISSION ART: PLEASE DO NOT USE\/TAKE.<\/b>

Seriously, I know nothing about MCR and I just fell madly in love with this web comic. The art is simply too delightful for words. It was SUCH an honour to draw art based on her series!





WIP animation for fun!
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<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74928.html?view=comments#comments","category":["bandom","commission"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74668.html","pubDate":"Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:42:59 GMT","title":"ART: Harry Potter and Beatles(ish)","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74668.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Padma Patil, Pansy Parkinson, Luna Lovegood and Hermione Granger
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Drawn for the Fiction Alley April Fool's Day front page!



The concept of an FA April Fool's Day fanart is to draw the Harry Potter characters in a mash-up\/crossover\/alternate reality with another fandom. Of course, I chose Beatles.

For those who might not be familiar with the album cover for the Beatles Rubber Soul<\/i>, the crossover is as follows:

Padma = George Harrison
Pansy = John Lennon
Luna = Ringo Starr
Hermione = Paul McCartney



Here's a pic of the original Beatles cover:
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<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74668.html?view=comments#comments","category":["harry potter","beatles"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74289.html","pubDate":"Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:12:41 GMT","title":"ART: Lily and James Potter","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74289.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> Lily and James Potter
Fandom<\/b>: Harry Potter
Rating:<\/b> all ages
Media:<\/b> photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Commission for the AWESOME <\/a>randomneses<\/b><\/a><\/span> who is AWESOME and asked for something REALLY AWESOME. AWESOME. DID I MENTION.

COMMISSIONED ART: please do not use\/take without her permission<\/b>


The commission was to draw Lily and James a la Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart in the movie Rear Window<\/a>. Eeeee!
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The rough pencils!


The inking. Changed Lily's hair.


Starting the colouring by laying flats first!
<\/center><\/center>","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/74289.html?view=comments#comments","category":["harry potter","commission"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/73741.html","pubDate":"Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:50:43 GMT","title":"ART: Beatles","author":"glockgal","link":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/73741.html","description":"Subject:<\/b> John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr
Fandom<\/b>: The Beatles (RPF)
Rating:<\/b> worksafe
Media:<\/b> pencil nd photoshop
Notes:<\/b> Some pencil sketches, boosted in Pshop. Whew, it's been a VERY long while since I've drawn straight starting with pencil! I definitely missed Crtl-Z and the lasso marquee, like. A lot. But it was nice to return to pencil and paper. :) The scanning was the most irritating part, heh.


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Paul is, I find, really difficult to draw!

Some Paul sketches - numbered in progress. I still don't think I got the hang of his face yet. He is just so naturally cartoony - how do you caricature a cartoon?
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Cartoony Beatles Version 1.0. I found this style far too derivative of the usual Beatles cartoony style.
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Cartoony Beatles Version 2.0. I confess I nicked this style from another artist...AH! <\/a>city_of_gods<\/b><\/a><\/span>! IN specific, this drawing<\/a> which is rediculously cute omg so awesome and superior. *loves*
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Don't worry - I have some HP art to post very soon! Thanks for your patience. *makes grabby hands at you*","comments":"https:\/\/glockart.livejournal.com\/73741.html?view=comments#comments","category":"beatles"}]}}