Introducing Astrid

Astrid is a fun and spunky gal!  I am pretty sure I have had days when I had hair like this! 🙂

Astrid by Janell Mithani

Astrid by Janell Mithani

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New Manga Style Character “Midnight”

Midnight

Midnight

Occasionally a name for a character will just come to me as I am working on a piece.  This was one of those times.  I thought Midnight was the perfect name for my new character.  She reminds me of the night  and celebrates the color blue.  Many times the name of a character or title of a piece of art is a challenging process for me.  Sometimes I have two names I really like and can’t decide between the two.  I do favor one word titles.   My husband titles some of my pieces and always just nails it… like he read my mind when I didn’t know what I was thinking.  HA!

What is your creative process for naming or titling your art?

Halloween Manga – Zombies

This last weekend I taught a Manga Zombie workshop at the Pasadena Library Teen Center.  I had a group of fun and talented teens!  Here are a few demo’s I sketched for the class.

I had a lot of fun with this class, it was pretty funny listening to my gruesome drawing instructions.  A big change from my usual Manga subject matter of sweet fairies and tree ladies.   Hmm… not sure if I am up to inking them.  We had a lot of laughs throughout the workshop. 🙂  Happy Halloween!  Janell