Out of date

Since I haven't updated this blog in nearly a year, it's safe to say I've officially moved.

My portfolio is now PaigeHalseyWarren.com

and my sketchblog is now halseyland.tumblr.com

Raygun

The past few weeks have had me working on a character model in Maya, mostly in vain. It's still not presentable (and I still don't know how to present it) but I've done some character sketches in the meantime to get a better feel for the character. She's sort of a June Cleaver meets Flash Gordon character.

 Prints of the following piece are available here: [x]

Do you recognize her at all? I've used her for a few other pieces: [X] and [X].

Buzz Buzz

I've been working on publishing the first volume of BGC and finishing up some other projects I can't post. Unfortunately I really don't have too much to post here (although I'm trying to keep it going here). At least I can post this little animation I made with Gimp and Paint Tool Sai.

Character design - Maya

I've been working on my first character design in Maya. It's wicked confusing so I hope I'm doing it correctly.

Overwhelmed

I've been pretty overwhelmed lately. BustyGirlComics.com is up and running but some people are having trouble getting to it still, which is frustrating. I've caved and decided to add advertising to it, too, which was something I was hoping I wouldn't have to do. Then there's class. And freelance work. I don't really want to get into it. Here are some practice drawings I've done within the past few weeks to keep from going crazy.

Frogman and Otis

I recently finished a commission for the online comedian: Frogman!
He wanted vector logos done of his dog, Otis, and him with variations.

Busy Bee

I've been a little overwhelmed with work lately, hence the no new posts for awhile. I have a few commissions happening, another EZ comic almost done, some personal work, and (of course) a new Busty Girl Comic everyday. It's been nice having work to do and I won't lie, actually having money coming in (eventually) will be a nice change. Anyway, enough personal stuff. I made some time to sketch the other nice and played with different styles a bit. Here's a quick piece I decided to keep.

I also finished the BGC t-shirt design last night. I wanted to make a shirt that was more than a logo and slogan. I went with a design that is a comic where the joke only really makes sense when worn by a busty lady.

Busty Girl Comics

About a week ago, I made a comic about the frustrations of being busty and posted it on Tumblr. Apparently, a lot of my followers felt similar frustrations and I was inspired to make a few more. After each comic was well-received, I decided to create a blog specifically for these comics.

I've been pretty consistently posting at noon everyday so hopefully I'll be able to keep this going for awhile.

commissions are open

I'm currently working on building a computer, a solid desktop workhorse, for digital painting and animation. In order to do that though I need to save up a lot. That's why I'm opening up commissions for the time being.

This chart is just for digital sketches/drawings. If you're interested in commissioned pieces for web design or physical printing (such as paintings/tshirt/etc.), this is a different process which I would be happy to discuss via email. 

If you're interested, feel free to send me an email at paigehwarren@gmail.com.

Prothese Redone

I've officially finished my digital redo of "Prothese"! This will be the first of a series of digital paintings exploring Body Modifications (real and potential) in an Art Nouveau aesthetic. Many of these paintings will be recreations of previous acrylic paintings (which you can see by clicking the body modification tag below).

This painting took about two weeks to paint digitally on Paint Tool Sai and all of the textures used are my own. The sweet briar used in the frame has traditionally meant "a wound to heal". The mill city skyline is inspired in part by Lowell, MA. If you're interested in buying a print, please go to my RedBubble store.

 The idea behind this series is to use the widely loved aesthetics of the Art Nouveau movement, specifically the work of Alphonse Mucha, to express the intriguing yet controversial theme of Body Modification. As some of the later pictures will explore, some modifications are to give a person the same physical capabilities as those around them whereas others are intended to heighten inherent physical abilities. And of course, some modifications are purely aesthetic.

Body Mod Redo 2

So this is the latest WIP for a little while. I'll be tweaking the contrast and saturation levels once it's done but it's about half done at this point.

Body Mod Redo

I'm planning on redoing a lot of the body modification series, starting with Prothese. Here's what I've got so far:

I'm not completely pleased with the mechanics of the leg yet but I am liking the rest a bit more. 

Ms. Graves

Before Christmas, I was commissioned to do a pin-up. I wanted to give her something a bit more elegant but still sexy.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas! I've been working on my proposal for a Costume History Graphic novel for McFarland & Company, Inc. and another project for EZ Comics. Since I can't post from either of those, I might as well post some old stuff.

These are two pages I worked on last year for the Little Mermaid adaptation I was working on. That project has been shelved for now but I'll eventually go back to it. (The first one is inspired by Hokusai's "Great Wave")

Deadlines

So the animation isn't completely finished but I'm still working on it so give me a few weeks. In the meantime, have another pencil test gif (click it to view).

I have a number of impending deadlines, and of course Christmas and New Year's are right around the corner, so updating will continue to be sporadic. Please bear with me a bit ^.^;;

it's my birthday!

Yay! I'm 23 ^.^ I don't have much prepped to post but I did finish this the other day.

I based it off of the masquerade costumes of the 1910s-1920s. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out.

Sneak Preview

Here's a tiny part of the latest animation I've been working on. I'll be posting the rest of the animation very soon.

Gallery Reception

The gallery reception for "Pages" is this coming Sunday at The Daily Planet! I'm really excited since this is my first solo gallery. So far it's been published by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Burlington Free Press, and Seven Days. If you're in the area, please check it out!

Pin-ups

Since the first one was so popular, I sort of accidentally started doing pin-up commissions. I've done three more so far as a promotional thing.

Each of the ladies who won a pin-up loved the end result! Because of that, I've been advertising pin-ups for commission and I'm having a giveaway to get the word out. If you're at all interested in commissioning one or  know someone who would love it, please email me at paigehwarren@gmail.com. Remember: each pin-up order must be PG-13.

"Pistol" iPhone Cases by paigehwarren | RedBubble

"Pistol" iPhone Cases by paigehwarren | RedBubble:

I met the lovely folks from RedBubble at New York Comic Con and signed up almost immediately. I finally got around to setting up the account properly so now my artwork is available as swag, such as iPhone cases and stickers. Please go check it out! :D