joe randel's art dump

When did being a geek become trendy or… normal.  When I was a kid, others made it their job to let you know that it wasn’t cool being nerdy.  I’m not saying that that doesn’t happen today, but it looks more widely accepted then a few decades ago.  I wonder this because I was out for free comic book day on the weekend I saw quite a lot of cute geek girls.  That for sure  didn’t happen when I was a teenager.  Although, if I was younger, I’d probably strike out with the trendy geeks too.  Anyhoo, all this thinking made me realize that I’ve never drawn a character with glasses.  So there you go.  One adorable geek girl. ^_^

I always find sitting and kneeling poses to be especially hard.  I never feel like I get the legs right.  They usually look broken or crushed so I generally avoid those poses.  I think I did an okay job with one though.  It’s been a while since I’ve done a nice bunny character.  I know people have been asking me to revisit Gwen, and I agree.  I should give her an update to her look.  What better time then right now I guess. ^_^

It’s good to be queen… er… pharaoh.  Totally rich, you get to live in a palace and you get all the tasty slaves you want.  I hope he doesn’t have to fill that goblet himself.  That would be quite the trick.  ^_^

Awwww… doggies are so cute when they sleep. ^_^

I had my first allergy attack of the season today.  It sucks.  If I know my body though, it’ll be short lived.  I usually have a bad week or two in the spring and then I’ll be fine (hopefully) during the summer.  It’s the fall that I’m my worst.  Then I;ll only be able to wish I could sleep as well as the doggie girl here.  Anyone else allergies kick in yet?

I had some time to doodle… so I drew Alice.  I remember a long time ago I found a bunch of Alice drawings.  They where fantastic!  In an age of mid level cartoon porn… these where the tops.  Done by a fellow named JAB I believe.  I should dig them out again and see if they’ve held up over the years.

Sorry for the lack of posts too.  I’ll try and do more now that my house guest is gone.^_^

She’s probably the most requested character I’ve ever drawn.  She’s also the one I’ve been most hesitant to draw again because I’m afraid of screwing her up and not achieving the cuteness level I reached before.  Well, I took the plunge and draw her… and I like it.  I think I played it a bit safe, but that’s okay.  No harm in that.  So… what does everyone else think?