Introducing Astrid

Posted on March 5, 2013 by janellmithani

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

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New Manga Style Character “Midnight”

Posted on February 27, 2013 by janellmithani

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?

A New Manga Character… Jazzie Butterfly

Posted on December 1, 2012 by janellmithani

This is my latest Manga character that I created.

I was inspired to create her for my daughter’s 18th birthday and her name is Jazzie Butterfly. She was really fun to create. I did a sketch in pencil and then finished and inked her in Photoshop.

Halloween Manga – Zombies

Posted on October 28, 2012 by janellmithani

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

My Daughter’s Senior Portrait

Posted on February 24, 2012 by janellmithani

My daughter loves math, science and astronomy. This is her senior year in high school. I had this idea in my head of how I wanted to photograph her and then add some digital “space” to her portrait. I finally got the chance to take her portraits in February. It was a very fun photo shoot with makeup by Carolyn Simon. I just love how it turned out! I can’t believe she will be graduating in just a few months. –Janell